Attendance is free of charge.
Howard will be the keynote speaker at the conference, where interested citizens and business and community leaders will meet with experts to discuss how they can protect their investments from flood loss. Also on the agenda are Dale Shipley, director of FEMA's regional office in Chicago, and Connie O'Connell of the Wisconsin Department of Insurance. The afternoon portion from 1 to 4 p.m. will consist of separate seminars covering topics of particular interest to insurance agents, lenders and community officials. The NFIP makes federally backed flood insurance available in communities that adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations to reduce future flood losses.