VFMA’s Annual Conference will be a standalone conference for members and others interested in floodplain management. VFMA is committed to hosting an annual conference with content addressing flooding issues faced by communities across the Commonwealth, such as riverine flooding, coastal flooding, floodplain mapping and modeling, climate change and future conditions, CRS, NFIP, best practices, common issues, etc.

Historically, VFMA partnered with the Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association (VLWA) to host the Virginia Water Conference. This conference was located in Richmond in early March.

2021 Conference

In light of the increase in COVID-19 cases and to ensure the health and safety of attendees, VFMA’s 2021 Annual Conference will be held virtually. The conference is tentatively planned for the first week of December. More information will be posted on this page and shared with members when available. A call for abstracts, sponsors, and exhibitors will go out in late summer.

Past Conferences

Conference programs for past conferences are available below. If you are a VFMA member and wish to access the VFMA presentations from the conference, please visit the Member Resources page.

• 2020 Water Conference
  • This conference was approved by ASFPM for 10 continuing education credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs).
• 2019 Water Conference
  • This conference was approved by ASFPM for 10 continuing education credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs).
• 2018 Water Conference
  • This conference was approved by ASFPM for 9 continuing education credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs). The conference certificate indicated participates would earn 12 contact hours, which are CECs for water quality professionals, not CFMs.
• 2017 Water Conference
  • This conference was approved by ASFPM for 8.5 continuing education credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs). The conference certificate indicated participates would earn 12 contact hours, which are CECs for water quality professionals, not CFMs.
• 2016 Water Conference
• 2015 Water Conference
• 2014 Water Conference
• 2013 Water Conference
• 2012 Water Conference 
• 2011 Water Conference

For older conference programs, please click here.