Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Second Call: International Conference on Disaster Management 2012

 

To: International Conference on Disaster Management
<icdm.onlineconference@gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:40:33 +0500
Subject: Second Call: International Conference on Disaster Management 2012

*Dear Colleague*



*It is to inform that submissions and registration for International
Conference on Disaster Management 2012 (ICDM [WINDOWS-1252?]'12 ) are now
open.*

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*(Please forward this to concerned persons.)*

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*URL of the Conference:*

*http://www.masaumnet.com/icdm.html*

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*For more information, contact conference secretary at:*

*icdm.onlineconference@gmail.com*

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*Introduction and Scope*

ONE-DAY International Conference on Disaster Management (ICDM '12) will be
held ONLINE.ICDM '12 will be technically co-sponsored by MASAUM Network.

All the activities of the conference will take place Online.

[WINDOWS-1252?]Today's societies are faced with numerous interconnected,
complex and
emerging risks. Environmental, technical, social and economic risks are
often closely linked and can result in successive impact. For example, in
the past few years, earthquakes in Pakistan, Japan, floods in Pakistan and
disastrous tsunami, creating many problems and disasters. Risks and
disasters explored at the ICDM include, amongst others, natural hazards,
failures of critical infrastructure and services, pandemics, acts of
terrorism and financial crises. All can severely impact and influence human
beings and collective societies.

ONE-DAY International Conference on Disaster Management (ICDM'12) is a
one-day conference aiming to provide a forum for risk management experts,
practitioners, scientists, key players from civil society, Non-Governmental
Organisations, the private sector. Professionals, researchers, engineers,
students to debate current international issues and challenges in the broad
area of disaster management. This is an Online Conference, which merely
takes place online, allowing you to save accommodation and flight expenses.

The event will bring together risk management experts, practitioners,
scientists, key players from civil society, Non-Governmental
Organisations,the private sector.professionals, researchers, engineers,
students interested in disaster management and other sister disciplines .

Disaster Management and Applications are research areas of much importance
.These include several areas of theoretical and practical importance.
Therefore, we look forward to receive research work and applications on
innovative aspects of several areas related to disaster management.

Conference Format

ICDM'12 enjoys desktop sharing technology, which means while presentations
are delivered, participants will have the ability to watch the presenter
power point file, hear the presenter and even ask questions via text and
voice. To sum up, all you need to participate in this prestigious
Conference program is a normal PC/laptop with a reliable Internet
connection, a microphone and a speaker. Conference participation
instructions will be shared with registered participants soon.

Topics

The topics of interest for ICDM '12 Conference includes but is not limited
to:

   - Disaster Prevention, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Response,
   Recovery, Vulnerability and Resilience
   - Critical Infrastructures and Services
   - Na-tech Hazards, Cascading Risks, Technological Risks
   - Health Impacts, Medical Response
   - Capacity Building, Education, Communication and Training
   - Economics of Disaster, Financial Tools for Risk Management
   - Risk and Society, Risk Governance, Risk Culture
   - Reconstruction Planning and design
   - Best Practices in Advanced Disaster Management
   - Competency Management in Disaster Management
   - Disaster Management Models
   - Role of Donor Agencies in Disaster Management

Submission Formatting

Authors are invited to submit their work in MASAUM Network Paper
Template <http://www.masaumnet.com/masaumnet_paper_template2.doc>as
an attachment (Doc format) by email to:icdm.onlineconference@gmail.com

The suggested instructions to follow for the MASAUM Net format are
available at:

http://masaumnet.com/instructionsforauthors.html

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings
published by MASAUM Network. Proceedings of ICDM '12 will be published in
CD format and enhanced versions of all the papers will be published as
chapters of e-book.

Important Dates

Papers/Articles are to be submitted electronically

Paper/article Submission Deadline: May 30, 2012

Author Notification: After 7 days of Submission

Camera Ready Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2012

Deadline for Registration: June 28, 2012

Registration

*For Authors/presenters/Participants*

Early Bird Registration (by April 30, 2012): $50 /Rs.2000 (for Pakistani)

Normal Registration (by May 15, 2012): $75 /Rs.3000 (for Pakistani)

Late Registration (After May 15, 2012): $100 /Rs.4000 (for Pakistani)

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*For Student Authors/Presenters/Participants*

Early Bird Registration (by April 30, 2012): $40 /Rs.1000 (for Pakistani)

Normal Registration (by May 15, 2012): $60 per Paper /Rs.1500 (for
Pakistani)

Late Registration (After May 15, 2012): $80 per Paper/Rs.2000 (for
Pakistani)

Registration fee includes access to conference sessions, Conference
participation certificate and Proceedings.

Download ICDM Registration
Form<http://www.masaumnet.com/ICDMRegistrationForm.doc>
from

www.masaumnet.com/ICDMRegistrationForm.doc

Conference Co-Chairs

Fateh Muhammad Mari, Sindh Water Sector Improvement Project, P&D, Pakistan

Saima Noreen,Plus Development Foundation, Pakistan

Qamar Iqbal, Institute of Research and Social Development (IRSD),Pakistan

Shazia Ashraf,RESEARCH-PAKISTAN,Pakistan

Mariyam Kassem,CnR, Pakistan

Program Co-Chairs

Syed Muhammad Ali Shah,,Pak Friends Foundation (PFF),Pakistan

Naeem Iqbal,PMI Islamabad Chapter, Pakistan

Anwar Ali,Rotary Club of Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Pakistan

Proceedings and Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs

Labeeqa Akram, ICRG-MS, UK

Nasrullah Thahim,Sustainable Environment and Development
Foundation-SEDF,Pakistan

Registration Co-Chairs

Shumaila Khurshid, Association for Humanitarian Develoment (AHD), Pakistan

Agha Mohsin Ali,UN DRM Programme, United Nations Development
Programme,Pakistan

Kinza Mullaim,ICRG-MS,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Publicity Co-Chairs

Usman Shahid, Youth Parliament of Pakistan ,Pakistan

Nadia Awan,Action Against Poverty, Pakistan

Mariyam Talaat Mughal,ICRG-MS, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Contact Us

For more information please contact to conference secretary at:

icdm.onlineconference@gmail.com  <icdm.onlineconference@gmail.com>

Regards;

ICDM Team


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