Upcoming Conferences and Meetings Dealing
with
Hazards and Disasters
April
Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting. Denver,
Colorado. April 5-9, 2005. This professional and scholarly
meeting typically features a variety of hazards- and disaster-related
sessions and provides attendees with the opportunity to network
with colleagues, discover new developments in geography, and
learn about cutting-edge research. For more information, contact
AAG, 1710 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 234-1450;
e-mail: meeting@aag.org; http://www.aag.org/annualmeetings/index.cfm.
Progress in Understanding Coastal Land Loss and Restoration
In Louisiana: The W. Alton Jones Foundation Report Revisited.
Sponsors:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, Louisiana
Governor's Applied Coastal Science Program. Lafayette, Louisiana:
April 12-14, 2005. This symposium will focus on recent scientific
and technological developments that provide insight into the
causes of land loss, the consequences of the rapid changes
during the twentieth century, and predicting the outcomes of
system-scale restoration efforts. While the focus is on coastal
Louisiana, discussion of important findings from other systems
will be integral to the symposium program. Abstracts for posters
and papers are due December 15, 2004. For more information,
contact University of Louisiana Lafayette, Continuing Education,
CREST Symposium 2005, P.O. Box 42411, Lafayette, LA 70504;
(337) 482-5712; http://www.gulfcrest.org/activities.htm.
Coastal Engineering 2005. Organizers: Wessex Institute of Technology,
University of Coimbra. Algarve, Portugal: April 13-15,
2005.
Scientists and engineers involved in the study and use of computational
methods for coastal engineering problems are invited to attend
this conference, which will address the study of seas and coastal
regions under normal and extreme conditions, emphasizing the
practical applications. Discussions will also take place on
environmental problems of coastal areas, which are frequently
densely populated or sites of industrial development. Abstracts
are due as soon as possible. For more information, contact
Rachel Green, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge,
Ashurst, Southampton, SO407AA, UK; +44 (0) 238 029 3223; e-mail:
rgreen@wessex.ac.uk; http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2005/coastal2005/.
ISCRAM2005: Second Annual Conference
on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. Sponsors: Tilburg University,
Nuclear Research Center SCK-CEN, Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium
for Science and the Arts, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Brussels, Belgium: April 18-20, 2005. ISCRAM2005 will bring
together designers, developers and users of information systems
that support crisis-related activities, such as planning and
training for crisis response, responding to a crisis, and performance
evaluation. Organizers welcome academic and industry researchers,
practitioners, and policy makers. Papers are due by December
30, 2004. For more information, contact ISCRAM; e-mail: iscram2005@uvt.nl;
http://www.sckcen.be/iscram.
Postgraduate Training Course in Study and Management
of Geological Risks, CERG 2005. Sponsor: Universite de Geneve, Centre d'Etude
des Risques Geologiques. Geneva, Switzerland: April
18-June 9, 2005. The objective of this course is for students to develop
expertise in the field of natural risk mitigation by integrating
it in the planning of sustainable development. It offers a
multidisciplinary approach in the search for solutions for
a society confronted with natural risks and aims to develop
experts who can advise the public and private sectors to take
preventive measures to reduce the impact of natural disasters.
The training is intended for geologists, geographers, geotechnicians,
civil engineers, and land planners with an interest in humanitarian
relief. For more information, contact Fran‡oise Grondahl,
Universite de Geneve, CERG-Secretariat, departement de Mineralogie,
13 rue des Maraichers, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland; 0041 22
379 66 02; e-mail: cerg@unige.ch; http://www.unige.ch/hazards/.
The 16th Global Warming International Conference. Sponsor:
Global Warming International Center. New York, New York: April
19-21, 2005. A variety of topics related to global warming
will be addressed at this conference, including global warming
science and policy, extreme events and impact assessment, and
human health in a changing climate. For more information, contact
James A. Roberts, GWXVI International Program Committee, P.O.
Box 5275, Woodridge, IL 60517; e-mail: jroberts@globalwarming.net;
http://www.globalwarming.net/.
ASDSO 2005 West Regional Conference. Sponsor: Association of
State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO). Santa Fe, New Mexico: April
24-26, 2005. This regional conference will be geared toward
dam safety engineers and dam owners/operators in the Western
states. Both technical and nontechnical topics will be included
on the agenda. Abstracts are due by January 20, 2005. For more
information, contact ASDSO, 450 Old Vine Street, Floor 2, Lexington,
KY 40507; (859) 257-5140; e-mail: info@damsafety.org; http://www.damsafety.org/.
