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The 19th APRU Multi-Hazards Symposium 2024

The 19th APRU Multi-Hazards Symposium 2024 will be held in Taipei on October 1–3, 2024 with the theme “Forging Sustainable and Resilient Futures: Science, Technology and Innovation for Disaster Risk Reduction”.

The symposium is organized and hosted by the Center for Weather Climate and Disaster Research (WCDR) of National Taiwan University (NTU) in collaboration with the APRU Multi-Hazards Program. We invite experts and scholars in atmospheric sciences, hydrological sciences, geology, social sciences, and disaster prevention and response to share their latest research results and promote international communication and cooperation.

Date & Time: October 1–3, 2024
Location: GIS NTU Convention Center, Taipei

This year, the symposium will focus on nine sub-topics:

  1. Lessons learned from Earthquakes of Noto and Hualien
  2. Tectonic and geological multi-hazards
  3. Weather, climate, and hydrology multi-hazards
  4. Advanced science and technology regarding AI, big data, and GIS
  5. Early warning systems for multi-hazards
  6. Disaster impact analysis and risk assessment
  7. Risk communication and disaster risk reduction
  8. Disaster management and education
  9. Gender, diversity, and inclusion in disaster risk reduction

 

Visit the Symposium 2024 Website

Registration (Closed)

Online registration is available here

Type Fees
($USD)
Reduced Fees
($USD)*
Early Career
Researcher Waiver
($USD)*
Earlybird Registration
Aug 9 – Aug 23, 2024
300 150 60
Regular Registration
Aug 24 – Sep 16, 2024
350 200 60

* Reduced Fees and Early Career Researcher (ECR) Waivers are only applicable to participants from institutions located in low to middle income nations.

** Please note that to qualify for Reduced Fees/ECR waivers, participants will be required to submit proof of current residence/institutional affiliation. 

Definition of Early Career Researchers (ECR): 

Early career researchers ECRs – students, and scientists who are <10 years from receiving their PhD. A photo of your staff/ student card or other proof of employment will be necessary to provide during registration as justification.  

Definition of participants from low to middle income nations:  

Participants attending or affiliated to an institution located in a nation listed in the World Bank database list of low-middle income countries here.

Note:

In case you encounter a problem with the payment system, you may still register without completing the payment step. Please email us where you encounter the problem and we will try to resolve the problem. The email is [email protected].

Registration

Online registration is available here

Type Fees
($USD)
Reduced Fees
($USD)*
Early Career
Researcher Waiver
($USD)*
Earlybird Registration
Aug 9 – Aug 23, 2024
300 150 60
Regular Registration
Aug 24 – Sep 16, 2024
350 200 60

* Reduced Fees and Early Career Researcher (ECR) Waivers are only applicable to participants from institutions located in low to middle income nations.

** Please note that to qualify for Reduced Fees/ECR waivers, participants will be required to submit proof of current residence/institutional affiliation. 

 

Definition of Early Career Researchers (ECR): 

Early career researchers ECRs – students, and scientists who are <10 years from receiving their PhD. A photo of your staff/ student card or other proof of employment will be necessary to provide during registration as justification.  

Definition of participants from low to middle income nations:  

Participants attending or affiliated to an institution located in a nation listed in the World Bank database list of low-middle income countries here.

Note:

In case you encounter a problem with the payment system, you may still register without completing the payment step. Please email us where you encounter the problem and we will try to resolve the problem. The email is [email protected].

Abstract Submission (Closed)

We are accepting abstracts that will fall under the nine sub-topics from now on till July 5 August 2 August 7, 2024. Please follow the guidelines:

  • The abstract body should be short (100–500 words), clear, concise, and written in English with correct spelling and good sentence structure.
  • Abstracts should be carefully compiled and thoroughly checked, in particular with regard to the list of authors, before submission in order to avoid last-minute changes.
  • If you want to attend Student Poster Competition, please make sure you are the first author, and check more details about the Competition below.

Submit your abstract here

Student Poster Competition (Results Announced)

The Symposium will organize the Student Poster Competition for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students from any university to participate. The requirements are:

  • The theme must fall under the nine sub-topics of this year’s symposium.
  • The participant must be a current student or recent graduate from universities or graduate schools, and be the first author.
  • Upload the summary of the poster in English, without pictures and equations (plain text only) before July 15 August 2 August 7, 2024.
  • The poster should be 84×118.8cm (A0) in portrait orientation and must be written in English.
  • If the information provided is false, the organizers are entitled to disqualify the participant.

Read the evaluation criteria here

Every participant will receive a Certificate of Participation.

The First, Second, Third, and Honorable Mention awards was announced on October 2:

First Place Award (2 awardees, USD500 each)

Xinyu Zhang, Tohoku University, “Review on the Development of Disaster Education Strategies in China”

Mary Joanne C. Aniñon, De La Salle University, “Site Suitability Analysis of Evacuation Center in Zamboanga City, Philippines Using GIS: Assessing Safety and Accessibility in Hazard-Prone Areas”

Second Place Award (3 awardees, USD300 each)

Novi Andriany Teguh, National Taiwan University, “Meteotsunami Impact Simulation: A Case Study of the Tamsui River”

Geo Tirta, Universitas Pertamina, “Integrating Geomythology for Geoconservation in the Ijen UNESCO Global Geopark”

Chen-Hao Tseng, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, “Innovation of Disaster Prevention Education: Dynamic Quiz System”

Third Place Award (5 awardees, USD200 each)

Warinthorn Angkanasirikul, Nanyang Technological University, “Key Factors Influencing the Flood Severity and Susceptibility from Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in Northern Vietnam”

Yu-Hao Li, Central Police University, “Inclusion of Youth for Building A Disaster Risk-resilient Indigenous Community”

Szu-Ying Lin, National Taiwan University, “Compound Heat and Dry Events Influenced by the Pacific-Japan Pattern in Summer Over Taiwan”

Aaron Joseph M. Sabo-o, University of the Philippines Los Baños, “A Coastal Community’s Readiness, Response, and Recovery to Volcanic Eruptions: The Case of Lemery, Batangas During the 2020 Taal Eruption”

Ruiyu Liu, Osaka University, “Utilizing Black Marble Nighttime Light Data to Detect Disaster-Damaged Areas Based on Three Flood Events in China”

Honorable Mention (4 awardees, USD100 each)

Lawrence Velasco, National University of Singapore, “Do Local Governments Learn from Major Natural Disasters? Examining the Composition of Local Expenditures after Natural Disasters”

Qing-Long An, Kyoto University, “Traditional Knowledge of Disaster Risk Reduction in Ancient Chinese Cities: A Case Study of Linhai Ancient City, China”

Yu-Yun Tu, National Chung-Hsing University, “Applying Layer-Averaged 2D Model to Simulate Sediment Sluicing Efficiency Changes of Desilting Tunnel in A Water Supply Reservoir During Flood Event of Different Return”

Ren-Jie Li, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, “No-Code Management for Community-Based Disaster Prevention Mobile Application”

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