The New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management is proud to bring you:

"A Vision for the Future: Reducing Flood Impacts in the Garden State"

October 21-22, 2008

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, NJ

Registrations are now being accepted for our 4th Annual Conference!

This two-day conference will cover information important for engineers, floodplain managers, emergency management officials, code officials, planners and other professionals involved in floodplain management. The conference begins with an opening from Larry Larson, executive director of the ASFPM, followed by two days of jam packed, hands-on discussion of floodplain management.  We are bringing in the best and brightest speakers both locally and from around the country. The plenary and concurrent sessions will address many topics of importance to New Jersey, including both riverine and coastal issues.  

More information on the conference is available on our conference web page.

v Sponsorship and Exhibitor opportunities are now open and available on a first come first served basis.  Please consider supporting our conference as a corporate sponsor!  This year the exhibitor area has been expanded and will be able to accommodate the size of our growing annual conference.

v If you have something that you would like to share, we encourage you to give a presentation at one of our 15 concurrent sessions.  The conference schedule has room for up to 45, 20-minute presentations!  This is a great opportunity to share your work with colleagues and clients in New Jersey.  To be considered, please submit a short abstract and send or email it with the call for presentations form to my attention.

Please mark this conference on your calendar and consider registering and reserving your hotel room today.  Your early registration helps the NJAFM board considerably.  Don't delay, Register Now!  The Registration Form is attached and online. 

We expect this conference to be our best ever - you will not be disappointed!

Adam Slutsky, NJAFM Secretary

www.njafm.org

***A Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) exam will be given on the 2nd day of the conference. Those wishing to take the exam need to register through ASFPM (www.floods.org). CFM is a certification established by ASFPM to improve the knowledge and abilities of floodplain managers in the United States.***