CONFERENCE CHAIR

Ammann Walter J., President, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos, Davos, Switzerland

CONFERENCE HONORARY CHAIRS

Wahlström Margareta, UN Assistant Secretary General and Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction UN-ISDR, Geneva, Switzerland

Rouhban Badaoui M., Director, Section for Disaster Reduction, UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, France

Steiner Achim, Executive Director, UNEP United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya

Gnacadja Luc, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD, Bonn, Germany

Wang Shaoyu, Professor and Director, HIT Harbin Institute of Technology, Executive Chairman IDRC Chengdu 2009, China

Li Guangxian, Executive Vice of Sichuan University, Executive Chairman IDRC Chengdu 2009, China 

Wu Yaoqiang , Director of Sichuan Earthquake Administration, Senior Engineer, China

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE IDRC DAVOS 2010

Aditya Trias, Assistant Professor, Department of Geodetic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Alam Edris, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Envt. Studies, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Alexander David, Professor of Disaster Management, Centre for Risk and Civil Protection Studies, University of Florence, Italy

Al-Hussaini Tahmeed M., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology BUET, Vice-President of Bangladesh Earthquake Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Allia Kedidja, Professor and Director, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari USTHB, Alger, Algeria

Asgary Ali, Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, Emergency Management, School of Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada

Aubrecht Christoph, Research Associate, Foresight & Policy Development Department, Regional and Infrastructure Policy, Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna, Austria

Barghouthi Samira A., Dean of Scientific Research & Academic International Cooperation, AlQuds University, Jerusalem, Palestine

Bebe Bockline Omedo, Senior Lecturer, Scientific and Technical Committee, Egerton University, Faculty of Agriculture, Kenya

Beerens Ralf J.J., Researcher, The Netherlands Institute for Safety NIBRA (NIFV), Research Department; The Netherlands and Lund University, Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety, Sweden

Benouar Djillali, Professor and Director, LBE, University of Bab Ezzouar, Alger, Algeria

Bessis Nik, Principal Lecturer (Associate Professor), Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Bedfordshire, UK

Beyerer Jürgen, Professor and Director, Frauenhofer-Institut für Optronik, Systemtechnik und Bildauswertung IOSB, Karlsruhe, Germany

Brem Stefan, Head of Risk Analysis and Research Coordination,Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport Federal Office for Civil Protection Policy Division, Bern, Switzerland

Bunting Christopher, General Secretary, IRGC International Risk Governance Council, Geneva, Switzerland

Burgherr Peter, Risk Analyst,Group Leader Technology Assessment, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland

Burton Ian, Professor Emeritius., University of Toronto, Scientist Emeritus, Meteorological Service of Canada, Toronto, Canada

Cliff Barbara J., President/CEO, Windber Medical Center, Windber, USA

Collins Andrew, Director of Disaster and Development Centre, School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, UK

Dissanayake Ranjith, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

El Moumni Bouchta, Professor, Doyen de la FP - Larache, Morocco

Erdik Mustafa Ö., Professor, Department of Earthquake Engineering, Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Istanbul, Turkey

Faber Michael H., Professor for Risk and Safety, Institute for Structural Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Fernandez-Galiano Eladio, Executive Secretary, European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France

Fröhlich Josef, Director Systems Research, ARC Austrian Research Centers, Vienna, Austria

Giardini Domenico, Professor, Chair of Seismology and Geodynamics, Director of Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Gibson Carl, Director, Risk Management Unit, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Glade Thomas, Professor, Department of Geography and Regional Research, Geomorpic Systems and Risk Research Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Gonzalez Raul, Professor, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Chiapas, Mexico  

Grundy Paul, Chairman, Joint Working Commission for Disaster Reduction on Coasts Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

Gupta Anil, Associate Professor (Division of Policy & Planning), National Institute of Disaster Management (Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs), New Delhi, India

Gwimbi Patrick, Lecturer, National University of Lesotho, Southern Africa

Haq Rezaul, Executive Director, Wetland Resource Development Society, Khulna, Bangladesh

Hashimura Ryusuke, Associate Professor, Department of EcoDesign, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan

He Yongnian, Professor, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China

Hetiarachchi Sam S.L., Professor, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Izadkhah Yasamin O., Assistant Professor, Risk Management Research Center, International Inst. of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tehran, Iran

Javanbarg Mohammad Bagher, Willis Research Fellow, Willis Re, London and Research Assistant Professor at Kyoto University, Dept. of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto, Japan

Jia Jinsheng, Professor and Vice President, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing, China

Krishnamurthy Krishna, Independent consultant, Researcher, Universidad Autonoma de Chapingo, London

Kröger Wolfgang, Professor, Laboraty for Safety Analysis, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Kundak Seda, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turdey

Leal Walter, Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences",  Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

Linayo Alejandro, President, Disaster Risk Management Research Centre, Merida, Venezuela

Marton Laszlo,  Associate Professor, Scientific Researcher, Associate Universtiy, Professor Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Mascarenhas Adolfo C, Local & Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Commission of Science and Technology, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Moore Tony M., Joint Chair, Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, Camberley, Surrey, UK

Murray Virginia,  Professor, FFOM, FRCP, FRCPath, FFPH, Consultant Medical Toxicologist, Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division, London, UK

Nagamatsu Shingo, Associate Professor, Faculty of Safety Science, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan

Neuhold Clemens, Research Associate, Universtity of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Vienna, Austria

Paulinyi Helene M., Researcher, Departmento de Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental, Universidade Federa de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Pickl Stefan, Professor, Chair for Operations Research, Director COMTESSA (Competence Center for Operations Research, Management of Intelligent Engineering Secure Systems and Algorithms), Faculty for Computer Science, UBW Munich, Germany

Pooyan Zhila, Urban and Regional Research Group, Risk Management Research Center, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tehran, Iran

Raciné Didier, Director of EISTI Development and Director of the Specialized Master in "Management of Risk on the Territories", President of the Euro-Mediterranean Risk Society, Vice President of the Euro-Mediterranean Risk Science Institute, Cergy, France

Rahman Saifur, Professor, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute, Arlington, USA

Renn Ortwin, Professor and Director, DIALOGIK, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Roman Carolina E., Research Associate, School of Geography and Environmental Science Monash University Melbourne, Australia

Sassa Kyoji, Executive Director, International Consortium on Landslides, UNITWIN Headquaters, Kyoto University Uji-Campus, Kyoto, Japan

Scheer Stefan, Scientific Officer, European Commissioin - Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC)

Schieb Pierre-Alain, Advisory Unit to the Secretary General, OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France

Schneider Erich, Professor, CEO of Academia Raetica, Davos, Switzerland

Shah Haresh C., Obayashi Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, Stanford University, Founder and Senior Advisor Risk Management Solutions, Inc., Stanford, USA

Shaikh Mohsin G, Assistant Professor of Community Medicine in Govt. Medical College Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Shanker Daya, Assistant Professor of Engineering Seismology, Department of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India

Schrestha Bijaya K., President, Development Forum for Habitat, Kathmandu, Nepal

Shukla Shital Hardik, Assistant Professor, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahemedabad, India

Sieber Habil. Alois J., Head of Security Technology Assessment Unit, European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute, Ispra, Italy

Souza Celia R. de G., Scientific Researcher and Associated Professor, Geological Institute-SMA/SP and Physical Geography Department-FFLCH/USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Subedi Jishnu, Chief Research and Training Unit,  Department of Cilvil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Nepal

Tan Ngoh Tiong, Dean, School of Human Development and Social Services, SIM University, Singapore

Tekeli-Yesil Sidika, Researcher, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel Switzerland

Turkmen Sanduvac Zeynep M., University Instructor, Independent Social Consultant, Bogazici University, Bebek-Istanbul Turkey

Vyas Ashok Kumar, Professor, Department of Civil Engg Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India

Wilhelm Christian, Head Natural Hazards, Forestry Department Grisons, Chur, Switzerland

Williams Michelle-Ann C, Legal Sepcialist, General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, Department of Sustainable Development, Washington DC, USA

Wu Guochun, Associate Researcher, Insitute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China

Yarmohammadian Mohammad Hossein, Associate Professor and Head of Health Management & Economic Research Center (HMERC), Department of Health Services Administration, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Isfahan, Iran

Zeppos John N., Group Business Continuity Manager, COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A., Maroussi, Greece

IDRC Davos 2010 Reviewers

GRF Davos as the organising committe of IDRC Davos 2010 is grateful for the valuable support of the following reviewers:

Azizi Ramin, Natural Disaster Management from University of Tehran, Iran

Chen Wenfang, Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Djalante Riyanti, School of Environment and Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Duan Bailing, Research Assistant, Department of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

Farzad Behtash Mohammad Reza, Deputy of Environmental Research Committee in Tehran Municipality & Dean of HSE Research Group in Research & Planning Center of Tehran Municipality, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tehran, Iran

Firoozi Nezamabadi Maryam, Instructor, Civil Engineering Department, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Gangwar Rashmi, Environmental Educator, Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Lucknow, India

Guevara Oscar J., Lecturer, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, El Rosario University, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Jayawardena Upali, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Geology, Department of Cilvil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Lassa Jonatan A., Researcher, United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonn, Germany

Mitra Swati, Disaster Management & CSR, New-Delhi, India

Naseri Boori Abadi Tahereh, Medical Records Department, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran

Qu Changsheng, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

Saleh Fatemeh, Deputy for Training and Public Participation and Dawam Project Manager, Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO), Tehran, Iran

Varaganti Ravikanth, Researcher, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK

Wickramasooriya Ashvin Kamal, Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences, Department of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Yadollahi Mohammadreza, Construction Risk Management, Johor Malaysia, Malaysia

Yaghoobi Vayeghan Fariborz, Deputy of Educaiton, Research and Technology, Ministry of Road and Transportation, Tehran, Iran

Yavar Bijan, Head of Research Department, International University of Chabahar (IUC), Tehran, Iran