Welcome, Recognition, and Opening Remarks
Wednesday, July 16, 2:00 to 2:20 p.m. MDT
Location: Centennial Ballroom
Please join us for this opening session for the 2025 Researchers Meeting, organized by the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Disasters (ISA-RC39) with the support of the Natural Hazards Center and the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) CONVERGE facility at the University of Colorado Boulder. Participants will hear more about the program and organization of the sessions. In addition, ISA-RC39 leadership will share ideas for getting involved in the committee and encourage presenters to publish their work in the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.
Speakers

Michèle Companion, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
President, ISA-RC39
President, ISA-RC39

Rodrigo Costa, University of Waterloo
2025 Researchers Meeting Chair
2025 Researchers Meeting Chair

Alyssa Provencio, University of Central Oklahoma
2025 Researchers Meeting Chair
2025 Researchers Meeting Chair