Keynote Sessions
Keynote Sessions will take place throughout all three programming dates. On Wednesday, February 8th, and Thursday, February 9th, the conference program will include two keynote sessions; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. On Friday, February 10th, the final keynote will take place in the morning followed by a half-day of session programming. Please note, the program is scheduled to conclude by noon on Friday, February 10th.
Take a look at the keynote topics below!
Wednesday, February 8th
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Preparing Communities for Wildfire Through Mitigation, Funding, and Equity
- How do we make sure resources are easy to adopt & access? This keynote will center on a number of topics including fire safety inequity, a more holistic approach to community design, and the pathways available for communities to access federal funds for recovery, mitigation, & retrofit.
- This presentation will focusing on the technical side of WUI codes and comparing CA 7A vs. ICC/IWIC WUI Code.
Thursday, February 9th
- Presenting on the information that came from the research including information on post-fire analysis and the types of mitigation that are useful.
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California Building Insurance - the state’s future standards and best practices for wildfire mitigation and resilience
- Discussing where the state is going, how the commissioner is bridging the gap, reductions & incentives for communities and individuals, etc.