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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I' I' 1984-85 A~~UAL ~EPORT FRQM THE EXECUTIVE DIR~CTQR - LARRY A. LARSO~ The Office of the Executive Director is actively involved in the following matters: Newsletter and Information Exchange A quarterly newsletter "News and Views" was published by the Association during the past year. This newsletter is mailed to about 500 professionals, agencies, corporations and associations throughout the nation, Canada, England, Australia and New Zealand. Readers' favorite articles are those relating to projects or programs being undertaken by states or local government. Efforts have been made to encourage states and locals to provide such information for the newsletter. The newsletter is produced with funds from membership dues. Publications and brochures continue to be in demand from this office. A list of publications available through the Association can be obtained from the Executive Director. In addition, many of the publications that the Association has developed (e.g., Strengthening State Floodplain Management) are available through the Natural Hazards Center in Boulder. Two popular brochures are "CoTIllIon Legal Questions in Floodplains and Wetlands" and the brochure explaining the Association and its functions. Proceedings and technical workshops sponsored by the Association are an important activity to build our technical reputation. Proceedings are available from the Coastal Worksho~ in 1983, the 1984 Portland conference on High Risk Hazards and the Palm Sprlngs workshop on Western High Risk Hazards. We have an agreement with the Natural Hazards Center to prepare and publish proceedings of the 1985 New Orleans conference. COORDINATION WITH OTHER GROUPS AND AGENCIES The Association continues to expand our cooperative efforts with other groups. This is done through exchange of newsletters, attending each other's meetings and working together on key issues. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACO) coordination has been most productive this past year. They are providing us some office space in Washington, DC and are supporting floodplain management activities by conservation districts throughout the nation. We also started working closely with the Coastal States Organization on coastal issues. A myriad of federal agencies have asked for our advice over the year. They have also offered suggestions to our organization. Among the list are the Corps of Engineers, SCS, TVA, National Weather Service, FEMA, U.S.G.S., Federal Highway Administration, and HUD. The Association has agreed to co-sponsor three other workshops. This includes the "Cities on the Beach" conference put together by Rudd Platt at Virginia Beach in January, the "Flood Hazard Mitigation International Workshop" sponsored by ABA and the National Science Foundation in Miami in September of this year, and the "International Symposium on Flood Frequency" to be held in Baton Rouge in 1986. -15-