MAY 2-3, 2011

SPA’s Charles Scawthorn will present a major talk at this 400 person conference at the San Francisco Hilton, on the topic of fire following earthquake.  The Seismic Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum is part of a national series of insurance industry-sponsored meetings to promote natural hazards loss reduction.  featuring experts from a range of disciplines to examine mitigation best practices, public policy efforts, communication success stories, and earthquake risk research. The program speakers include Mayor Edwin Lee (City of San Francisco), Mayor Jean Quan (City of Oakland), and Nancy Ward (Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Director, Region IX).