The SCDRP 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting will highlight proactive, collaborative strategies for navigating disasters in a future where state and local entities must continue to lead disaster preparedness, response, and recovery with potentially fewer resources.
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The Meeting will convene practitioners and stakeholders from across sectors and fields to identify and share innovative approaches that enhance state, territorial, tribal and local emergency management capacity and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The meeting will feature expert panel discussions, a demonstration field trip, interactive activities, and networking opportunities.
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Thank You to our Meeting Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
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Call for Poster Abstracts and Lunch and Learn Sessions Now Open
Submit by Dec 31, 2025 for Priority Consideration
Lunch and Learn Sessions
We invite the submission of abstracts for sessions that are relevant to the US Southeast and Caribbean region and exemplify the theme of this year's SCDRP 10th Annual Meeting: "Navigating Extreme Events: Doing More With Less, Together." Proposed Lunch and Learn sessions should highlight proactive, collaborative strategies, resources, tools and/or roundtable discussion topics for navigating disasters in a future where state and local entities must continue to lead disaster preparedness, response, and recovery with potentially fewer resources. The goal of our Lunch and Learn sessions is to foster networking, help attendees translate insights and resources from the meeting into their own work, and provide a deeper exploration of topics aligned with this year’s theme. We strongly encourage interactive formats that spark discussion, offer hands-on demonstrations, or teach practical skills.
2026 State of the Science Meeting
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SCDRP is thrilled to announce that the Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) will hold its 2026 State of the Science Meeting in collaboration with SCDRP. The 2026 State of the Science meeting will take place on March 2-3, 2026 at the College of Charleston, directly preceding the SCDRP 2026 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting on March 4-5, 2026.
Registration for the 2026 State of the Science Meeting is available using the SCDRP Annual Meeting Registration link.
Travel Logistics
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The SCCAHS State of the Science Meeting and SCDRP 10th Annual Meeting will be held in the same location.
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Meeting Location: College of Charleston, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Building
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Address: 202 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
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Lodging: A room block is reserved at the Francis Marion Hotel, located at 387 King St, Charleston, SC 29403. The Francis Marion Hotel is a 4 minute walk from the meeting location.
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Deadline to book a room in the block: January 30, 2026
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To make your reservation, call (843) 722-0600 or 1(877) 756-2121 and say that you are part of the Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership room block, or use the booking link below.
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Closest Airport: Charleston International Airport (CHS): 20 minutes from Francis Marion Hotel
SCDRP 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting Agenda
Check back soon for updates! We’ll continue adding speakers and session titles as they are confirmed. Agenda subject to change.
March 3 (Evening) - Welcome Mixer and Mentor-Mentee Meet-Up, location tbd
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Day 1: March 4
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Claire McGrath, Interim Director, Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership
Mayor William S. Cogswell Jr., City of Charleston
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9:30 am - 10:15 am: Keynote Address
Thomas McNeal, CEM, Dorchester County, SC, Department of Emergency Management
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10:15 am - 11:30 am: State and Territory Emergency Management and Resilience Updates
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Technology to Support Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Vamsi Krishna Sridharan, PhD, M.ASCE, Tetra Tech
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch & Learn Sessions
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Planning, Land Use, and Zoning
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Charleston Resilience Initiatives and Emergency Management Projects
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm Field Trip: Walking Tour of Charleston Resilience and Emergency Management Projects
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March 4 (Evening) - Networking Event, location tbd
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Day 2: March 5
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9:00 am - 9:30 am: Welcome, Overview, and SCDRP Regional Initiatives
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9:30 am - 10:30 am: Metrics and Indicators ​
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10:30 am - 11:45 am: From Hurricanes to Heatwaves: Emerging Insights in Disaster Resilience
Merrie Koester, Ph.D., University of SC Center for Science Education
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11:45 am - 12:30 pm: Poster Session
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch & Learn Sessions
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Non-Traditional Partnerships and Collaborations Panel and Participatory Discussion
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3:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Break
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3:15 pm - 4:15 pm: Funding for Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
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4:15 pm - 4:30 pm: Closing Remarks
Sponsor the Meeting
Our Meeting Sponsors make SCDRP Annual Meetings possible! Sponsorships are used to offset meeting costs, provide scholarships for students and rising professionals, and elevate meeting content and activities.
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Here are a few reasons to Sponsor:
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Network with top emergency management and resilience professionals from around the region.
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Support meeting activities led by leading experts designed to promote action and address the most pressing challenges facing the emergency management and resilience communities.
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Increase your organization’s visibility among top emergency management and resilience organizations from multiple sectors across the Southeast and Caribbean.
10th Annual Meeting Steering Committee
Alexander Easdale, Southeast Climate & Energy Network (SCEN)
Allyssa Zebrowski, NOAA Disaster Preparedness Program
Chad Martin, CEEJH Senior Fellow
Dan Kilpatrick, Ph.D., Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
David Johnston, Hamilton Advisors
Emily McGraw, NOAA National Weather Service
Geno Olmi, NOAA (Retired)
Garry Harris, Center for Sustainable Communities
Hannah Trautwein, SBP
Jared Bramblett, Moffat & Nichol
Jazz Watts, One Hundred Miles, Vulnerable Communities Initiative, Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
Jeff Morris, Moffat & Nichol
Jenna Cormany, RK&K
Kait Morano, Georgia Tech
Katharine Egan, NOAA's Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART)
Maggie Steenberg, Miami-Dade County Department of Emergency Management
Randall Mathews, Chatham County Emergency Management
Vamsi Sridharan, Ph.D., Tetra Tech
Suggestion Box
If you cannot commit to joining the Steering Committee, or are not selected to serve on the committee this year, you can still provide input on the Annual Meeting! Send your ideas, feedback, and suggestions about the SCDRP 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting below.