Resilience and Small Business Symposium

This year we are combining our Small Business Conference and Resilience Symposium.

PDHs available! We will share the agenda so you can self report them.

Infrastructure resiliency is a crucial topic of discussion as our part of the country continues to see warming temperature trends and heavy weather events of increasing frequency and intensity. These changes pose significant challenges for our region and the city of Philadelphia. Now is the time to think about a resilient future.

The SAME Philadelphia Post is hosting our annual symposium which has successfully brought together practitioners from the Greater Philadelphia Area and beyond who can speak to infrastructure resiliency and how it can help public and private entities survive these turbulent times.

Tickets:

• SAME Regular Member - $155
• Non-SAME member - $175
• SAME Young Member - $125
• Government - $25
• Exhibitor - $300
• Event Sponsor - $400

Includes 1 ticket. Exhibitors get one 6" table, no electricity.

This could be you!

Does not include a ticket.

This could be you!

Infrastructure resiliency is a crucial topic of discussion as our part of the country continues to see warming temperature trends and heavy weather events of increasing frequency and intensity. These changes pose significant challenges for our region and the city of Philadelphia. Now is the time to think about a resilient future.

The SAME Philadelphia Post is hosting our annual symposium which has successfully brought together practitioners from the Greater Philadelphia Area and beyond who can speak to infrastructure resiliency and how it can help public and private entities survive these turbulent times.

In the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge incident earlier this year, national consciousness has been raised about the importance of dredging and its impact on community resilience. In our area, the federal government is actively seeking industry support in maritime work and dredging work, so this Resilience Symposium will be a great venue for industry government engagement to support this important work.

Click here to submit an abstract!

Suggested Topic Categories

In general, we will rely on the community of practice to be the barometer indicating what topics resonate within the field of resilience/sustainable infrastructure. Here are some suggested topics, but please do not feel bound by this list:

Resilient Maritime Operations: Dredging

• Small business opportunities
• Best practices for resilient dredging operations
• Role that dredging can play in building resilient communities

Resilient Leadership and Outreach

• Assisting Communities in meeting their Resiliency goals (e.g., Advisory Services, Grant Writing, etc.)
• Resiliency Reporting& Metrics: How do we know we’re making a difference?
• Providing Effective Leadership, Commitment, & Communication
• Public/ Private Partnerships for Resiliency

Resilient Planning

• Making a Business Case for Resiliency
• Selecting Resiliency Projects: Are we doing the Right Project?
• Federal Resilient Infrastructure Investment
• Public Health/ Health Care Infrastructure Resiliency

Resilient Project Execution/ Response

• Maritime Work/ Dredging Work
• Energy/ Power Grid Resiliency
• Renewable Energy in Support of Community Resilience (e.g. technical challenges, competitive environment in today’s market, collaboration and lessons learned)
• Environmental Remediation Resilience
• Transportation Resiliency
• Water Infrastructure Resiliency
• Cybersecurity Resiliency
• Historical Building Resiliency
• Coastal Resiliency

Host or Publisher SAME Philadelphia Post