2026 Annual Conference

September 15-18, 2026 | Boise, Idaho

The Riverside Hotel, 2900 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City, ID

Attendee List

Conference program and presentations

See the full-page program here: 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Presentation slides are available at the following link (member log-in required):



Conference App

Go to https://my.yapp.us/NORFMA2026 or scan the QR code on your phone to download the Yapp conference app.



Conference outline at-a-glance

Tuesday, September 15

1:00 to 5:00 Training: Floodplain Administration Roles and Responsibilities: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started as an FPA
5:00: New member/ new attendee welcome
6:00: Welcome Social 

Wednesday, September 16

Plenary Session: Mitigation and Risk Rating 2.0: Understanding mitigation's impact on flood insurance premiums and as a driver for smarter decisions (Bradley Hubbard, National Flood Experts)
Keynote Speaker: Risk-Informed Floodplain Management: Characteristics, Data, and Benefits (Andy Bonner, AECOM)
Afternoon: concurrent sessions 
Evening networking event: visit the wild things at the Boise Zoo

Thursday, September 17

Morning plenary session
Morning and afternoon concurrent sessions
Lunch: Annual membership meeting: Updates, Awards, Board Elections, and more 
Closing discussion

Friday, September 18

8:30 to 10:30 Field trip to the Boise Side Channel Project (self-drive to site)

2026 Conference Sponsors

Diamond Ardurra
Platinum
Gold Great West Engineering NV5 Geospatial Floodproofing.com

Black & Veatch

FloodBreak West Consultants
Silver Watershed Science & Engineering Hererra Merrick
Rivhab Wolf Water Resources
Events

HDR

Wednesday Breakfast & Breaks