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Red River Flood of the Century – 10 Years Later
Tuesday 6 May 2008, 11:00
(Session Leaders: Michael Ryan, US Bureau of Reclamation and Co-Chair of the International Red River Board and Wayne Dybvig, Saskatchewan Water Authority and Co-Chair of the IRRB)   

Hurricane Katrina - Perspectives on Risk and Reliability Session
Wednesday 7 May 2008, 09:00
(Session Leader:  Dr. Gerald E. Galloway, University of Maryland, "Flood Risk Management Implications of Katrina - The US National Perspective")

Assessing the Flood Risk
Wednesday 7 May 2008, 13:30
(Session Leader:  Mr. Pete Rabbon, National Flood Risk Management Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Davis, CA, Washington DC, USA)

Strategy for Mainstreaming Flood Risk Reduction in Society
Thursday 8 May 2008, 16:00
(Session Leader:  Dr. K. Takeuchi, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management, Tsukuba, Japan)

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