"International Conference on Disaster Management 2012"
organized by the International Institute for Infrastructure, Renewal and Reconstruction (IIIRR), which will be held from 24-26 August 2012 in Kumamoto, Japan.

The following conference topics are encouraged:
- Hazard mitigation, emergency response and recovery planning
- Socio-economic strategies for disaster risk reduction
- Social vulnerability
- Database and data models development
- Transportation systems
- Critical infrastructure
- Information systems
- Natural and technological (Natech) disasters
- Other topics related to disaster management

You may visit the conference web site at

A call for abstracts is now open.
Please submit your abstract (150 to 300 words) to iiirr@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
The format of the abstract is attached.
Deadline for abstract submission: January 10 2012

Important Dates:
2012
January 10 Deadline for abstracts
January 20 Notification of acceptance of abstracts
February 25 Deadline for full papers for the proceedings
April 14 Notification of acceptance of full papers
May 26 Deadline for revised papers for the proceedings
June 30 Deadline for registration
August 24-26 Conference