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SUMMARY:Call for contributions "Second International Conference on Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World"
LOCATION:Potsdam/Online
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: justify;">We invite you to contribute to the "<strong
 >Second International Conference on Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing
  World". </strong>Registration and abstract submission are possible now! Th
 e conference will be held in a hybrid format to allow for worldwide partici
 pation and pandemic related uncertainties. We will be happy to welcome you 
 on-site at the University of Potsdam (Campus Griebnitzsee) in Potsdam, Germ
 any on <strong>5-6 October 2021</strong> or as an online participant.</p><p
  style="text-align: justify;">The purpose of this conference is to bring to
 gether researchers from natural sciences (e.g. hydrology, meteorology, geom
 orphology, hydraulics, environmental science, seismology, physical geograph
 y), risk research, human geography, nonlinear systems dynamics, and applied
  mathematics to discuss new insights and developments about impact modeling
 , risk assessments and risk mitigation, process understanding and the analy
 sis of complex systems. Knowledge transfer, communication and networking wi
 ll be a key issue of the conference. The conference will comprise keynote s
 peeches and invited talks given by outstanding experts, oral presentations,
  poster sessions and discussions.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Alread
 y confirmed keynote speakers are:</p><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li><
 strong>Prof. Susann Cutter</strong>, University of South Carolina, US</li><
 li><strong>Prof. Torsten Dahm</strong>, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam German Res
 earch Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Germany</li><li><strong>Prof. Bruno Merz<
 /strong>, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences G
 FZ, Germany</li><li><strong>Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum</strong>, Hydrological Sci
 ences Laboratory NASA, US</li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">Moreover
 , we are happy to announce confirmed invited talks by:</p><ol style="text-a
 lign: justify;"><li><strong>Prof. Britta Tietjen</strong>, Freie Universitä
 t Berlin, Germany&nbsp; (Session 1)</li><li><strong>Prof. David N. Bresch</
 strong>, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (Session 2)</li><li><strong>Prof. Paul H. 
 Whitfield</strong>, Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Canad
 a (Session 3)</li><li><strong>Dr. Helen Crowley</strong>, Eucentre, Italy&n
 bsp; (Session 4)</li><li><strong>Dr. Kristen Cook</strong>, Helmholtz Centr
 e Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Germany (Session 5)</
 li><li><strong>Dr. Jakob Zscheischler</strong>, University of Bern, Switzer
 land (Session 6)</li></ol><p style="text-align: justify;">Please submit you
 r abstract of 300-500 words, including title, authors names, and affiliatio
 n <strong>until 30 April 2021</strong> via the <a href="https://www.conftoo
 l.net/natriskchange2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</a>.</p><p sty
 le="text-align: justify;">Letters of acceptance/rejection will be send to t
 he corresponding author before 15 June 2021. <strong>Registration can be do
 ne until 31 August 2021</strong> via the same link as for abstract submissi
 on. For organisational reasons, attendance is limited in number. More detai
 ls about the conference can be found in the attached flyer and at our websi
 te: <a href="https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/natriskchange/activities/second-
 international-natriskchange-conference-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener"
 >https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/natriskchange/activities/second-internationa
 l-natriskchange-conference-2021</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We 
 are looking forward to welcoming you in Potsdam or as an online participant
 !</p>
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20211005
DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20211007
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