The first regional conference on geoinformatics, will focus on the role of geoinformatics in disaster management and early warning systems. This conference will be organized by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) in cooperation with the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Egypt. This conference is the first one in a series that will take place in our region and will cover many different themes that could benefit from the Geoinformatics technologies. We hope it offers an opportunity for all researchers and professionals involved in the research and development of Geoinformatics and their role in the disaster management and early warning systems.

English

State of Kuwait

main areas conference will cover

Natural and man-made disasters

Flash-floods

Sandstorms

Earthquakes

Risk assessment for epidemic diseases

Hurricanes

Droughts

Wars

Oil spills

Accidental /toxic gas release

Other

Disaster management and EWSs

Concept

Function

Applications

Integrated geoinformatics technologies to support decision makers before, during and after crises

Geoinformatics and modeling

Risk assessment

Prediction

Environmental sensitivity indices

Site suitability (optimal allocation of new developments)

Post-disaster monitoring (change detection)

National disaster management policies and plans:

Case studies

Panel discussion

First announcement and call for Abstracts.

Contact:

hgamily@kisr.edu.kw

Key Dates:

• 10 June 2008:  Deadline of Extended Abstract
• 01 July 2008:  Acceptance Notice
• 01 November 2008:  Deadline of Final Manuscript

Contact:

hgamily@kisr.edu.kw

Key Dates:

• 10 June 2008:  Deadline of Extended Abstract
• 01 July 2008:  Acceptance Notice
• 01 November 2008:  Deadline of Final Manuscript