Tuesday, 12 January 2027 | 10:45am -12:00pm MST
Colorado Convention Center | Denver, CO
This Presidential Session focuses on mental health in an uncertain era for the weather, water, and climate enterprise. It features three speakers who have taken different paths to their current positions and have dealt with the wide range of challenges facing our disciplines, including complex shift work, working during natural disasters, graduate school, navigating government shutdowns and funding uncertainties, and facing a chaotic job market. Our speakers will discuss their paths and how they handle these mental stressors during their professional lives and how they prioritize their mental health in a very noisy world.
Tuesday, 12 January 2027 | 1:45-3:00pm MST
Colorado Convention Center | Denver, CO
When Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck in 2017, residents, civic groups, faith organizations, and informal volunteer networks became first responders, communicators, and logisticians often long before formal aid arrived. This session distills on-the-ground lessons from Key West, Florida and Puerto Rico to show how grassroots readiness can complement official emergency management strategies.