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Schedule of the Interpraevent 2024: On Monday morning 10th of June 2024, the first Session on “Emergency Management and Recovery” will take place, followed by the Opening Ceremony. Afterwards there will be a Lunch Break and in the afternoon the Session “Climate Change: Drivers, Triggers and Consequences” as well as a panel discussion on “How to manage risks under global warming?” will take place. In the evening will be a Poster Walk and the Welcome Reception. Tuesday the 11th of June 2024 will start with two Sessions on “Hazard and Risk Assessment” in the morning. Afterwards will be a Lunch Break and the Session “From Observations and Experiments to Modelling and Simulations” followed by the Student Session in the afternoon. In the evening will be the second Poster Walk and the Gala Dinner. Wednesday the 12th of June 2024 will start with the Sessions “From Observations and Experiments to Modelling and Simulations” and the Session “Structural and Non-Structural Mitigation Measures” in the morning. After the Lunch Break another Session on “Structural and Non-Structural Mitigation Measures”, followed by the Session “Risk Governance, Policies and Resilience” will take place. At the end, the Closing Ceremony will be held. In the evening, the Networking Events will take place. All Field Trips take place on Thursday the 13th of June 2024 the whole day. From Friday the 14th of June to Sunday the 16th of June 2024 will be the Post-Conference Excursion.

Preliminary programme

Participants of INTERPRAEVENT 2024 can look forward to 46 insightful oral presentations and 7 inspiring keynote speeches, 1 high-level panel discussion, 2 poster sessions (Poster Walk) and several side and social events.

Find out more about the thematic sessions and speakers at this years conference in Vienna.

 

Landscape showing a mountainous region with a high percentage of protective forest and a settlement area in the valley.
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Panel Discussion

Diverse perspectives on the conference topics can be interesting and enriching. We therefore invited seven panellists from different working fields to discuss the question “How to manage risk under global warming?”.

Find out who will participate in the exciting panel discussion here.

combination of 4 photos from the cross-cutting issues: upper left corner shows a hugh rock slide, upper right corner shows a renaturalized river course, lower left corner shows the earth quake test area in Austria, lower right corner shows a torrent flowing through a filter dam and ending in the lake Hallstatt

Cross-cutting topics

In addition to the main topics, the conference programme of INTERPRAEVENT 2024 focuses on the following cross-cutting issues. Get in the thematic mind-set by reading more about them.

Find the cross-cutting issues here.

Call to prepare a poster presentation for INTERPRAEVENT 2024 the upload is open from 20 February until 12 May 2024.

Poster presentations

Poster presentations are a valuable way to share your work, connect and discuss with the international audience. From 20 February until 12 May 2024 you have the opportunity to upload your poster.
Take the chance and present your poster at INTERPRAEVENT 2024 in Vienna!

Get the poster template and find out more about the process.

 

Inside view of the Zeremoniensaal at Hofburg in Vienna with a screen, chairs in rows and chandeliers
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Announcing our Keynote Speakers

We are delighted to announce our seven international Keynote Speakers who will be attending INTERPRAEVENT 2024.
In their keynotes, they will provide insights into the various conference topics and share their vast experience and  expertise.

Find out more about who they are, what they do and what they talk about.

Graphic about why you should attend the Interpraevent 2024 in Vienna, Austria. About 500 participants from 20 different nationalities will talk about 6 different topics. There will be around 40 speakers, 12 field trips and 1,000 square meter of conference space for poster, exhibition and networking.

Conference registration is open!

On the 15th of January 2024 the “Early Bird” registration for the INTERPRAEVENT 2024 starts. Don’t miss your chance and be part of the INTERPRAEVENT 2024!

Find further details here

Front view of a torrent barrier during the day with the sun and an excavator in the background
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Field Trips and Post-Conference Excursion

To strengthen the practical experience INTERPRAEVENT 2024 offers attractive and interesting 11 one-day field trips in and around Vienna, focusing on the different conference topics. Additionally, the post-conference excursion provides you with fascinating views and more in-depth knowledge about natural hazard management in western Austria.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of it.

Natural Disasters in History

  • Flood disaster Rellsbach
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    Flood Disaster Rellsbach 1910 (Vorarlberg)

  • rockslide in vals
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    Rockslide Vals 2017

  • mountain with forest fire
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    Cerbère forest fire 2023

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