The 2018 International Urban Security & Resilience Conference and Workshops provides a high-level forum for international representatives from security, intelligence and law-enforcement, public and private security practitioners, government officials, community and corporate leaders, non-governmental agencies, and academia to engage in a dialogue purpose of developing new strategies to counter evolving global security challenges.

Topics

• Cybersecurity
• Innovation
• Urban transporation
• Public spaces
• Counterterrorism

This national conference will bring together water resource professionals and others working toward a safe, sustainable, and resilient water future. Participants will learn from each others’ experiences and share innovative ideas for building a common water future. The WSP’s Jon O’Riordan be involved in coordinating a session on restoring resiliency for the Columbia Basin and implications for the upcoming negotiations on the Columbia River Treaty. Other session topics will include:

Topics

• Planning, Policy and Governance
• Transboundary Water
• ManagementWatershed ManagementFirst
• Nations and WaterClimate
• Change Impacts and Adaptation