git4ndm Conference - 1-2 December 2008, Bangkok

18 November 2008, 10:44am

The 2nd International Conference on Geoinformation Technology for Natural Disaster Management and Rehabilitation (git4ndm)will be held at the Rama Garden Hotel and Resort, 99 Vibhavadee Rangsit Rd., Bangkok, Thailand on 1-2 December 2008.

Objective

The symposium will focus on the use of geoinformatics for natural disaster preparedness such as earthquake, flood, typhoon, landslide and tsunami etc., and for rehabilitation and risk management by exploring the various causative factors. There will also be deliberations on how to use GIS for better planning of risk areas.

Themes

Geo-Information Technology in

* Climate Change a Global Threat
* Remote Sensing for Disaster Monitoring
* NDM Planning and Management
* Disaster and Preparedness
* Early Warning Systems, and also special sessions on earthquake, floods, Coastal disasters and forest fire.
* Rehabilitation and Retrofication,

Poster Presentations: Submission Accepted Until Nov. 27, 2008

- Submit an abstract (around 200 words) to git4ndm@gmail.com
o Guideline for poster available on website

Hardcopy Proceedings to be distributed to all delegates.

Selected papers will be published in the special issue on NDM in the International Journal of Geoinformatics

Free Registration for Workshop on Web GIS (only 25 seats)

Free Registration for 2–Days Training on GIS - by Univ. of Salzburg, Austria (28 – 29 November, Asian Institute of Technology)
Certificates will be Provided.

REGISTER today. Do not delay.

Special discounts on Registration
- 50% for students;
- Group Discount of 30 % (At least 2 people from same organisation)

Contact:
Dr. Nitin Kumar Tripathi
Organising Secretary, git4NDM,
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box. 44
Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
E-mail: nitingis@gmail.com

Conference web site

Geo: International