Banda Aceh
Indonesia

11th Aceh International Workshop and Expo on Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Recovery (AIWEST-DR) 2018

Organizer(s) Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University
Venue
Hermes Palace Hotel
Date
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Since entering the second decade after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the world has been progressing towards a focus on sustainable disaster risk reduction. AIWEST-DR was first launched in 2005 as a contribution by Syiah Kuala University to ensure that the key messages and lessons learned from the 2004 tsunami were shared across the region and with other tsunami-prone countries. For the first nine events, AIWEST-DR was named the Annual International Workshop and Expo on Sumatra Tsunami Disaster Recovery during the first ninth consecutive events. 

Since 2016, the name of this event has been refined into a new name with the same acronym: Aceh International Workshop and Expo on Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Recovery. Bearing in mind the Sendai Frameworksfor Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), released in Sendai, Japan in 2005, researchers, academia, disaster practitioners and managers are kindly invited to submit their extended abstracts for the 11th AIWEST-DR 2018.

Theme: Advancing science and technology innovation for sustainable disaster resilience and risk reduction

Keynote speakers

  • Prof. H. Mohamad Nasir, Ph.D., Ak. (Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Indonesia)*
  • Prof. Shunichi Koshimura (Hazard and Risk Evaluation Research Division, IRIDeS Tohoku University, Japan)

Invited speakers

  • Prof. Dwikorita Karnawati (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia, BMKG, Indonesia)*
  • Prof. Phil Cummins (Research School of Earth Sciences,  Australian National University, Australia)
  • Prof. Franck Lavigne (Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)
  • Prof. Rajib Shaw (Keio University, Japan)*
  • Carmine Galasso, PhD (University College London, England)

*to be confirmed

Scope of AIWEST-DR 2018

AIWEST-DR 2018 are expected to cover the following topics (but are not limited):

  • Geohazards, Technology and Infrastructure;
  • Coastal City Resilience Towards Natural Hazard;
  • Knowledge management for Disaster Risk Reduction;
  • Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance;
  • Human Security and Disaster Medicine;
  • Policy Making for Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction;
  • Hydro-meteorological Hazards and Climate Changes;
  • Tsunami Numerical Modeling and Its Applications;
  • Resilient City Planning;
  • Evacuation Planning and Training;
  • Disaster Education;
  • Emergency Handling and Psychological Dimension of Responses;
  • ICT Application in Disaster Management;
  • GIS and Remote Sensing for Disaster Management; 
  • Local and Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction;
  • Applied Geosciences for Disaster Risk Reduction;
  • Effective Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction;
  • Paleotsunami and Paleoseismic studies;
  • Disaster Management in Religious Perspective;
  • Progress of SFDRR implementation.

Abstract & paper submissions

Prospective presenters in AIWEST-DR are invited to submit their abstracts that consist of not less than 1000 words with title and affiliation and five keywords following the abstract. The papers to be presented in this conference must have not been presented, accepted or published elsewhere. The abstract should be submitted before May 23, 2018 and the full paper should be uploaded before August 1, 2018.All submitted papers will be subjected to a review process. The abstract should explain brief background of the paper, objectives, methods, and important findings. The template of the extended abstract and full paper can be found in the Submission & Registration page and the submission can be done through the same menu.

Publication

All accepted papers will be included in the 11th AIWEST-DR Proceeding and will be made online (Scopus indexed). A hard copy of the proceeding can be ordered separately to the committee during the workshop. Selected papers from this symposium will be invited to submit to a reputable peer reviewedinternational journal (Scopus indexed). Acceptance to the international journal will go through a blind-review process and a decision of the acceptance/rejection will be based on the quality of the papers.

Important dates

  • Deadline of Abstract Submission: May 22, 2018
  • Announcement of Abstract Acceptance: June 22, 2018
  • Deadline for full paper submission: August 1, 2018
  • Deadline of Early Registration for presenters: September 1, 2018
  • Deadline of Online Registration for presenters: October 1, 2018
  • Announcement of full paper acceptance: September 14, 2018
  • Workshop and Expo Date: October 10-12, 2018
  • Field Trip to Tsunami imprints: October 18, 2018

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