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This year’s National Flood Conference (NFC) took place in New Orleans, LA from May 1 – 4. A record number of 877 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) stakeholders attended NFC 2011. Attendees included agents from all over the United States, lenders, claims adjusters, FEMA staff, and Write Your Own (WYO) Company representatives. This yearly event, like others before it, offered activities for those in the flood insurance and mitigation fields. It also served as a meeting ground for those who do not otherwise get a chance to interact and work face to face.
The NFC 2011 included a number of noted speakers. Monday’s Opening General Session featured FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Acting Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator Ed Connor, and Louisiana’s Commissioner of Insurance, James Donelon. Mr. Fugate’s speech touched on the ways FEMA is planning to engage effectively the private sector while Mr. Connor covered where the NFIP was last year, today, and where it is going.
On Tuesday of the conference, New York Times bestselling author and New Orleans native John Barry spoke to NFC attendees about the history of floods along the Mississippi River Valley, and on Wednesday, renowned political strategist James Carville served as the featured speaker at the Closing General Session. His speech included a lively question-and-answer exchange between Mr. Carville and NFC attendees. For more information about these speakers and videos of their presentations, please visit http://nfipiservice.com/nfc2011/Post_NFC/speakers.html.
As in previous years, the conference featured workshops that covered topics related to all sectors of the NFIP. A few of the workshops drew standing-only crowds as industry experts explained issues and answered critical questions about NFIP hot topics. Some of the presentations used in the workshops are available to those interested at http://nfipiservice.com/nfc2011/Post_NFC/workshops.html.
The NFIP Awards Ceremony took place on Tuesday, Agent’s Day of the conference. Photos of this year’s award winners can be found at http://nfipiservice.com/nfc2011/Post_NFC/awards.html.
A full review of the 2011 National Flood Conference in New Orleans, including photos, newsletters, a final attendee list, and other relevant information, is available online at http://nfipiservice.com/nfc2011/Post_NFC/index.html.
Next year’s conference will be held in Austin, Texas, and is scheduled for May 6-9 at the Hilton Austin. Please visit http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/natl_fldconf.shtm for more information on the 2012 NFC, as it becomes available.
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