Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division in conjunction with the University of Iowa and the GeoTREE Center at the University of Northern Iowa will provide training on HAZUS-MH MR3 to assist counties, local governments and tribal organizations in the use of HAZUS-MH. This free course is titled "Basic HAZUS-MH". The course will be held in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the Department of Geography, 205 Innovative Teaching and Technology Center, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0406. The course will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27nd, and conclude at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009. Dress is casual.

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Eastern Iowa has experienced two big natural disasters this year- Tornado and Flood. In order to assist local and state government agencies, this year’s theme named as "Geospatial technologies for natural disaster management." The conference will take place October 6-7, 2008 at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, University of Northern Iowa and will feature workshop, keynote presentations, educational sessions, an exhibition, and networking opportunities.

The objectives of the conference include:

• To provide GIS-related workshop and sessions
• To inform broad cross-section of Iowa users about latest GIS technology and applications
• To share GIS data availability
• To foster a Iowa GIS network

Please visit the Eastern Iowa GIS Day 2008 site.