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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">We are pleased to invite submissions for
</span><a href="https://www.itdrr.org/conference/itdrr2022"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">the 7<sup>th</sup> IFIP WG5.15 Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction</span></a> (<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">ITDRR-2022),
to be hosted by the <a href="https://www.uia.no/en/centres-and-networks/ciem-centre-for-integrated-emergency-management">
Centre for Integrated Emergency Management (CIEM)</a> at University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, on October 12-14, 2022. We are encouraging physical attendance but will also offer virtual participation. ITDRR-2022 provides an international forum for researchers
and practitioners to present their latest findings and innovations in information technology for disaster risk reduction. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in the IFIP ACIT series by Springer, and will be indexed by Scopus.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Important dates.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Paper Submission: July 31, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notification of Acceptance: August 31, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Conference Date: October 12-14, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Camera Ready Paper: November 30, 2022</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find more information including the full call for papers on the conference website:
</span><a href="https://www.itdrr.org/conference/itdrr2022"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.itdrr.org/conference/itdrr2022</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Relevant topics including but not limited to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Advanced ICT (IoT, sensors) for disaster management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Artificial Intelligence and disasters</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Climate change and disaster risk</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Climate information management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cloud Computing in emergency management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Command and control studies</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Crowdsourcing, digital volunteers and citizen journalism</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Data analytics and information visualization for disasters</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Digital transformation in emergency management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster information processing</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster relief and resilience</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster vulnerability and risk management and assessment mapping</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster monitoring</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster information management systems</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster risk reduction</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Disaster communications</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Emerging technology support for disaster risk reduction (Robotics, UAV)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Ethical issues arising from the technology usage for disasters</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hazard and vulnerability analysis</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ICT challenges in emergency management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Integrated risk governance</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mobile computing and emergency management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Pandemic management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Security and privacy issues in disaster management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Simulation and gaming for disaster management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Situation awareness and common operational picture</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Social media and disasters</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Socio-economic impacts of disasters</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Trust Issues in the disaster risk reduction context
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Universal design thinking for disaster risk reduction</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">VR/AR technology application for disaster management and training</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Terje Gjøsæter (PC Chair) and Jaziar Radianti (General Chair)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Centre for Integrated Emergency Management (CIEM)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Agder, Norway</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.uia.no/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="163" height="33" style="width:1.7013in;height:.3472in" id="Bilde_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D82D7B.09B7AFD0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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