November 6-8, 2013
Cultures of Disasters
Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research
Oslo, Norway
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This conference will focus on disaster experience with a focus on historical perspectives and cultural understanding. Topics include disaster ethnology, the rhetoric of weather extremes, cultural heritage and mitigation, apocalyptic disaster stories, disaster memory, and visual representations of disaster.
November 7-8, 2013
Disaster Governance: The Urban Transition in Asia
Asia Research Institute
Singapore
Cost and Registration: Free, open until filled
This conference will discuss ways in which urban populations in Asia deal with disaster using social decision-making that involves government, civil society, and business. Topics include impediments to preparedness, cultural contributions disaster readiness, priorities that shape disaster governance, the role of communities in disaster prevention, and collaborations between cities.
November 11-13, 2013
2013 SPAR Europe and European LiDAR Mapping Forum
SPAR Point Group
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cost and Registration: $670, open until filled
This conference will focus on measurement gathering, data analysis and delivery of 3D images and mapping. Topics include technology for oil and gas “mega projects,” LiDAR data acquisition, offshore and coastal measurements, new technologies, LiDar tools for forestry, laser scanning in railway monitoring, and digital documentation of heritage sites.
December 2-6, 2013
Eighth Annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Cost and Registration: $400, open until filled
This conference will examine the disaster risk management in the Caribbean and the role comprehensive disaster management plays. Topics include public-private partnerships, insurance, resilient infrastructure, recovery, economic development, and reducing agriculture losses.
December 16-17, 2013
International Conference on Environment and Energy
International Center for Research and Development
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Cost and Registration: $450, Open until filled
This conference will discuss environmental sustainability, ecosystem management, wastewater, air pollution, and ecological restoration. Topics include climate change, carbon capture and storage, habitat management, deforestation, groundwater remediation, bioengineering, environmental risk, and resource management.