The Kentucky Association of Mitigation Managers (KAMM) was formed to promote natural hazard mitigation and floodplain management in Kentucky.

2026 KAMM 22nd Annual Conference

Gaging the Future: Focus on Mitigation Technology

The Bruce Convention Center, Hopkinsville KY

September 21-24, 2026

Call for Abstracts

Technology is the application of scientific knowledge, tools, techniques, and processes to solve problems, achieve practical goals, and manipulate the human environment. It encompasses both tangible items (machinery, computers) and intangible methods (software, systems) used to improve lives and enhance capabilities. (Britannica.com)

KAMM’s 23^rd annual conference highlights mitigation-relevant research, data collection and implementation, and use of both tangible and intangible technology across the various agencies, organizations, academic studies, and professional disciplines working to build more hazard-resilient communities.

We are interested in learning:

· What types of data are being collected, studied, and disseminated to enhance hazard mitigation and/or develop new mitigation tools?

· How is mitigation technology incorporated into Emergency Management, floodplain management, planning & zoning, resilient construction, etc.?

· Who is funding mitigation research and why?

· Where are new ideas, techniques, and processes being explored or implemented?

We can accommodate 30-minute and 1 to 4-hour sessions and may offer extended plenary sessions to facilitate panel discussions and roundtable formats.

Pre-Conference Day September 21^st: 1 to 4-hour sessions

Conference September 22^nd – 24^th: Full Conference Agenda – Plenary & Breakouts

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: MAY 31^ST

^{Selection status notifications will be sent no later than June 15th.}

Download the Call for Abstracts Flyer

2026 KAMM Conference Keynote Speaker Announced!

KAMM is excited to have Chad Berginnis, CFM, the Executive Director of ASFPM

as our 2026 conference keynote speaker!

Chad Berginnis has served as executive director of ASFPM since July 2012. As executive director, he collaborates frequently with FEMA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other federal agencies across multiple administrations to advocate for effective policies and programs related to mitigating flood risk, strengthening community resilience, and protecting our water resources.

Berginnis has also testified before U.S. House and Senate Committees and Subcommittees on a number of topics, including FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program, the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, and on disaster Response and recovery issues.

Berginnis served on FEMA's National Advisory Council from 2022-2025 where he provided valuable perspective on how we, as a nation, can best mitigate, prepare, respond, and recover in the face of growing climate threats. NAC advises the FEMA administrator on all aspects of emergency management, including preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for disasters and national emergencies.