2026 Abstract Submissions

Deadline for Submissions is 4/30/2026

This year's theme is: Prescriptions for Flood Resilience

Share your experiences in all thing's floodplain

Topics of Interest Include:

•    Projects in the Rochester, MN Area

•    Agricultural Floodplain Considerations

•    City-Wide Floodplain Mitigation 

•    Climate Resiliency 

•    Dams & Levees

•    Emerging Technology in Floodplain Management (e.g. LiDAR, GIS, AI tools)

•    Floodplain Permitting Challenges 

•    Funding Floodplain Management 

•    Interagency & Stakeholder Collaboration

•    Modeling & Mapping

•    Natural & Beneficial Functions

•    NFIP Updates & Policy Changes

•    Planning Considerations for Floodplain Administrators

•    Post-Disaster Recovery & Resilience

•    Repetitive Loss Properties & Buyout Programs

•    Risk Communication

•    Social Justice / Equity in Mitigation

•    Stormwater & Urban Flooding

•    Urban Growth & Floodplain Development Pressures