World  Congress on Natural Disaster Mitigation, February   2004, New Delhi, India

Organised by
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA)
Under the aegis of
WORLD FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS

Preamble

Object of the Congress

Programme - Overview

The Institution of Engineers(India) has a tradition of orgazing World Congresses to spotlight issues of global engineering importance. The International conference on Habitat in December 1997and the World Congress on Sustainable Development in January 2000 are two such examples. World Congress on Natural Disaster Mitigation marks yet another initiative of the continuing partnership between The Institution of Engineers (India) - IE(I) and World Federation of Engineering Organizatipon - WFEO. A Large Number of national and International agencies too have joined hands to support the event.

The Congress as perceived in a historic necessity. It Offers a professional platform for face-to-face dialogue with those who went through the thick and thin of the Gujrat Earthquake of 26th January,2001,the Orrisa Super Cyclone of October 1998, and many more cataclysmic events in the recent memory.

New Delhi, the venue of the Congress, is regarded as the most ideal metropolis for a World Congress based on decades of feed back experience. It offers World Class conference facilities.

India is a multi-color garland. It is not a Country only but a message. It is a cradle of Civilisation. It is a land of never ending festivals. It's fine landscape, Its dances,music,arts,crafts, and cuisines and faces lend India a rare Charm.

Object of the Congress

The object of the World Congress is to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for engineers, architects, planners, technocrats, scientists, disaster  managers, international and voluntary agencies and others working for the field of natural disaster mitigation and management to meet and share ideas, achievements and experiences. Exclusive time will be provided for authors to present their work through poster sessions and interact with delegates of eminence in their chosen specialized fields.

Programme - Overview

The programme of the congress will be spread over three days. It will have five plenary sessions including a special plenary session and twelve parallel sessions. The special plenary session will address how some countries mitigate and manage their disaster and how such experiences could fashion disaster mitigation and management plans especially of developing countries.