International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction Held in Italy, with CSRME Delegation in Attendance

From July 22 to 25, 2024, the 22nd International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ISGdR 2024), organized by the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR), was held in Salerno, Italy. The event attracted 168 registered scholars from over ten countries and regions, including China, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, and Croatia. The Chinese delegation was particularly strong, with 68 participants, representing 40% of the total attendees. The delegation was led by Academician He Manchao, President and Party Secretary of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME), who delivered a keynote speech titled “Accurate Prediction of Landslides” and was elected as the new Vice President for Asia of ICGdR.

The symposium featured 90 academic presentations, covering a wide range of topics related to various types of geo-disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, and debris flows, as well as the latest advancements in theoretical research, experimental studies, and artificial intelligence applications. Notably, Chinese experts contributed 47 presentations, accounting for 52% of the total.