Scope
The RIMMA conference is being held for the first time in Bern, Switzerland, where we have a long tradition in hazard cartography and integrated management of natural hazards and risks.
Information and warnings are decisive elements in integrated risk management. Warnings increase preparedness and are one of the organizational measures (along with forecasts and emergency planning) to respond to hazards and risks. (Near-)Real-time data and warnings need to be available, accessible, communicable, and understandable and must be issued and distributed according to the needs of various target groups. User-centered impact-based warnings aim to complement meteorological forecasts with impact forecasts. This requires a dedicated collaboration between meteorological services, warning services, and user groups.
Visualization, communication, and information management are crucial for effective forecasting, nowcasting, and warning systems and thus are the key to better disaster prevention and management. Cartography and visualization, in general, offer various means for this. Today's maps are (almost entirely) digital: web-based, interactive, and updated in real time. However, visualization of spatiotemporal data streams and impact-based warnings comprise maps and full Geoinformation-Systems, including digital twins and multi-media (text, images, virtual reality, storytelling).
Open questions remain to be discussed and answered regarding user-centered information management, large data processing, visualization, and communication of operational consequences as well as humanitarian and economic impacts of natural hazards, visualization of uncertainties, and other perspectives coming from geovisualization, cognitive visualization, interoperability of systems, standardization of processes, distribution channels of early warnings, and early action.
Date and venue
The conference will take place in Bern, Switzerland, on 28-31 January 2025, at the University of Bern, UniS building, near the university's main building, city, and railway station.
On January 31st, 2025, two scientific excursions to the Jungfraujoch High Altitude Research Station (www.hfsjg.ch) or the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo in Wabern near Bern will be organized (optional).
Important dates
- 2 May 2024: Registration opened
- 30 June 2024: Submission of session proposals
- 31 August 2024: Submission of abstracts and full papers
- 30 October 2024: Confirmation of acceptance of abstract or full paper
- 1 December 2024: Submission of final abstract or full paper
- 8 January 2025: Registration closes
- 28-30 January 2025: Conference, University of Bern, Switzerland
- 31 January 2025: Scientific excursion to Jungfraujoch or to the Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Contact
In case of questions, inquiries, or requests, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you need an invitation letter, please email the conference organizers.
Cover image by the RIMMA organizers
