21 January 2011

A symposium on seismically-induced landslides to mark the third anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake

Posted by Dave Petley

The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China remains the defining landslide event of the last three decades.  To commemorate this event, the State Key Laboratory of Geo-hazard Prevention (SKLGP) at the Chengdu University of Technology are organising a symposium entitled:

An International Symposium on Earthquake Induced Landslides and Disaster Mitigation at the 3rd Anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake

This will take place in Chengdu, China from 11th to 15th May 2011, including two days of presentations and two days of field excursions to the earthquake-affected areas.  Abstracts are due on 10th March 2011.  Further details are available from: [email protected] or from the  pdf linked here: 11_01 Chengdu conference