Philadelphia Post Resilience Symposium

Thursday, November 9, 2023 | 8AM – 4PM

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Airport
4509 Island Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19153

Call for Abstracts now open! Abstracts are due 8/31/2023 by Noon.

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PDHs available! We will share the agenda so you can self report them.

Infrastructure resiliency is a crucial topic of discussion as our part of the country continues to see warming temperature trends and heavy weather events of increasing frequency and intensity. These changes pose significant challenges for our region and the city of Philadelphia. Now is the time to think about a resilient future.

The SAME Philadelphia Post is hosting our annual symposium which has successfully brought together practitioners from the Greater Philadelphia Area and beyond who can speak to infrastructure resiliency and how it can help public and private entities survive these turbulent times.

Speaker

Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz is a Senior Consultant for climate resilience and adaptation in the Philadelphia office of AKRF. He formerly served as Chief Meteorologist for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and is a renowned expert in meteorology, weather forecasting, and climate consulting. Glenn is certified with the American Meteorological Society and has served as a Disaster Preparedness Meteorologist for the National Weather Service. He also co-authored The Philadelphia Area Weather Book, a staple for better understanding regional climate and weather events and their history.

Tickets:

SAME Regular Member – $160
SAME Young Member – $125
Non-SAME member – $170
Gov – free
Exhibitor – $300
Sponsor – $400

AGENDA

8:00AM – 9:00 AM – Check In/Continental Breakfast
9:00AM – 9:15AM – Welcome and Announcements
9:15AM – 9:45AM – Two Approaches to Measuring Resilience at the Project- Level, Breanna Horne, STV
9:45AM – 10:15AM – Interstate 95 Emergency Rebuild Using Ultra-Lightweight Foamed Glass Aggregate, Theresa Loux, Aero Aggregates
10:15AM – 10:45AM – Networking Break
10:45AM – 11:15AM – The Evolution of Cybersecurity Resiliency, John Whitman, HDR
11:15AM – 12:00PM – Keynote Address: Climate Change – This is Not the “New Normal”, Glenn Schwartz, AKRF
12:00PM – 1:15PM – Lunch
1:15PM – 1:45PM – Enhancing Resilient Infrastructure Planning against Climate Change-Induced Flood Risks in Camden, NJ through H&H Modeling using PCSWMM, Ahmad Haseeb Payab, Drexel University
1:45PM – 2:15PM – Funding the Resilience: Overview of Funding Opportunities and Regional Case Studies for Coastal Climate Solutions, Chris Overcash, Anchor QEA
2:15PM – 2:45PM – Networking Break
2:45PM – 3:15PM – Integrating Landscape Architecture and Engineering Concepts to Foster Nature Based Solutions in Dredged Material Management, Mindy Strevig, Anchor QEA
3:15PM – 3:45PM – Advancing Dredging and Innovative Beneficial Use Practices for More Resilient Systems, Monica Chasten, USACE
3:45PM – 4:00PM – Summary/Closing Remarks

EXHIBITORS

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