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<br />The opinions contained in this volume are those of the authors and do <br />not necessarily represent the views of the funding or sponsoring <br />C)rganizations or those of the Association of State Floodplain Managers. <br /> <br />Preface <br /> <br />his volume is available from: <br /> <br />The annual conference of the Association of State Floodplain Managers <br />is the premier floodplain management event in this country. This conference is <br />also the highlight of the year for the Association. Our 17th annual conference <br />theme, "Cross Training: Light the Torch," and logo incorporated the spirit of <br />athletics along with the educational element of learning about new ideas, as we <br />met in Atlanta, the host city for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. <br />Our host this year was the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, <br />and through the Conference Director, Alexis Harris, we experienced southern <br />hospitality at its fmest. This was accomplished in the face of extreme <br />adversity-this year's attendees will never forget enduring "The Stann of the <br />Century." As the snow began on the Friday before the conference and <br />continued through the day on Saturday, we early arrivals had some doubts as to <br />how it would all turn out. Although some last-minute changes had to be made, <br />by Monday o~er 300 enthusiastic people had shown up, somewhat shaken and <br />late, and many filled with personal stories of travel troubles. <br />Papers presented at this year's conference were on more diverse topics <br />than in past years~ in keeping with the cross~training theme, and emphasized the <br />technical, educational, and institutional diversity in the current world of <br />floodplain management. Conference attendees were challenged on the first day <br />to meet new people, to learn about the breadth of the field, a..'1d to attend <br />s~s:siun:s on topics about which they had iimited knowiedge. <br />Additional features of this conference were the lessons learned and <br />future directions set for emergency managers and floodplain managers after the <br />catastrophic 1992 hurricanes. Speakers relayed to conference participants their <br />experiences with all aspects of the hurricanes, along with ideas about how to <br />lessen future impacts. <br />The papers in these proceedings constitute a very concise summary of <br />the happenings at the conference. For those of you who were fortunate enough <br />to participate, these proceedings will provide a review and future reference. For <br />those who were not present, we hope that this proceedings volume will be useful <br />and will provide an incentive to join us at future conferences beginning next year <br />in Tulsa. <br /> <br />rhe use of trademarks or brand names in these technical papers is not <br />ntended as an endorsement of the products. <br /> <br />'ublished September 1993 <br /> <br />;over art by Sylvia Dane <br /> <br />he Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center <br />lstitute of Behavioral Science <br />ampus Box 482 <br />niversity of Colorado <br />oulder, CO 80309-0482 <br /> <br />1d <br /> <br />le Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc. <br />O. Box 2051 <br />adison, WI 53701-2051 <br /> <br />Jerry Louthain <br />Chair, Association of State Floodplain Managers <br />