The National Disaster Reconstruction Conference
& Expo (NDRExpo) announced registration for its educational programs is now
available by visitingwww.ndrexpo.com.
The conference, which takes place June 17-18 in New Orleans, features experts
who will address disaster preparation, response, repair, remediation, and
restoration.
The National Disaster Reconstruction Conference & Expo
(NDRExpo) announced registration for its educational programs is now available
by visiting www.ndrexpo.com. The
conference, which takes place June 17-18 in New Orleans, features experts who
will address disaster preparation, response, repair, remediation, and
restoration.
“The NDR Conference will present new and exciting business opportunities
to attendees,” said Imago Trade Shows conference director Jimmy Mouton. “At a
time when normal business activity is curtailed, disaster services are still
booming.”
“Every time a business or homeowner experiences a fire,
flood, tornado, hurricane, water leak, mold, asbestos claim, sick building, or
bio hazard, lucrative business opportunities are created for those ready to
address the problems,” Mouton added.
Mouton said a variety of contractors, cleaning and
restoration professionals, building services providers, insurance companies,
wholesalers, environmental hygienists, hazardous material mitigators, and data
center emergency solutions consultants are among the best candidates to
increase their work in the disaster response field.
Conference content includes sessions from representatives
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps or
Engineers, the Indoor Air Quality Association, the Restoration Industry
Association, the American Bio-Recovery Association, the U.S. Green Building
Council, the Mechanical Contractors Association, and the Institute for Business
& Home Safety.
Highlighted topics include “Measuring Mold Growth,” “Securing
Government Contracts,” “Massive Roofing Renovations – Saving the Superdome,” “Interpreting
EPA Labels,” “LEED Certification,” “The Disaster Experience,” “Satellite
Communications in Disaster Zones” and “Hosted IP PBX From a Disaster Recovery
Point of View.”
Also, Col. Alvin B. “Al” Lee [photo], the New Orleans District’s
60th commander and district engineer, will address conference attendees on
Thursday, June 18, as the day’s opening speaker. As district engineer, Lee is
responsible for a district, which, in tandem with the Hurricane Protection
Office, is working on appropriations exceeding $7 billion for hurricane
restoration.
The New Orleans District’s
jurisdiction includes 2,800 miles of navigable waterways, 1,300 miles of levees
and floodwalls, 11 navigation locks, six major flood control structures, and
other projects to create and protect coastal wetlands. Lee also serves as
chairman of the federal-state Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and
Restoration Act Task Force, which oversees a $60 million annual program to
protect and restore Louisiana’s coastal wetlands.
Lee’s previous assignment
was as a fellow in the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program, assigned
to Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, IL. He comes with district-command experience,
as his assignment previous to Caterpillar was as the commander and district
engineer of the Charleston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in
Charleston, SC.
Colonel
Lee is a distinguished military graduate of Georgia Southern University and
holds a masters degree in Engineering Management from St. Martins University.
His military schooling includes the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced
Courses, the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army
War College.
The complete conference schedule is posted on www.ndrexpo.com and continues to grow as
additional presenters are added. For more information on the conference or
expo, contact Mouton at jmouton@imagotradeshows.com
or call 770-645-0046.