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12 November 2008
Conference report: Sendai
Here are my views of the Sendai landslide conference. The meeting was entitled “The First World Landslide Forum Satellite Conference”, with the theme of “Management of Landslide Hazard in the Asia-Pacific Region”. There were over 200 delegates from more than 30 countries, with many (but not all) Asia Pacific countries represented. The first memorable contribution was the short but sweet keynote by Alexander Strom. It is being argued by some, …
Sendai presentations
The following are my presentations from the World Landslide Forum Satellite Conference in Japan on 11th and 12th November 2008. In each case, you should be able to download the Powerpoint show from the link below the file. I am more than happy to send copies of the papers to anyone who might like them, and will post them online next week. I also welcome any comments that you might …
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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