Call for Abstracts and Papers“IDRiM Virtual Workshop for Interactive Discussions between Senior and Early-Career
Scientists”
23-24 September, 2020
Workshop webpage: http://idrim.jp/
Note: Please check the webpage often as the it is currently being updated. You will soon be able
to submit abstracts and register via the workshop webpage link (http://idrim.jp/). Thank you foryour patience.
The IDRiM Society has postponed the 11th IDRiM Conference due to the tremendous growth ofcoronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the globe. For this reason, although we cannot meet
physically at our annual conference, we will hold the “IDRiM Virtual Workshop for Interactive
Discussions between Senior and Early-Career Scientists” on 23-24 September, 2020. We thinkthat it is at times like these that IDRiM Society and all its members should play an important roleby promoting integrated disaster risk management.
The Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society (IDRiM) (idrim.org), an academic society, wasfounded in 2009 following a series of ten conferences organized by the Disaster Prevention
Research Institute (DPRI) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
Since 2009, we have hosted IDRiM conferences annually in different countries around the world
showcasing research, implementation cases studies and addressing some of the most pressing
problems in the field.
The idea behind the “IDRiM Virtual Workshop” is to provide a virtual communicative space topromote the exchange of ideas and discussion between well established, experienced scientists andexperts who will chair the sessions, and early-career scientists and researchers. Although we would
like to create a space for dialogue between senior and early-career scientists, the workshop is open
to everyone who is interested and motivated to learn, share ideas, provide comments, and promote
IDRiM. The Workshop will also host keynote talks and provide opportunities for discussion.
Confirmed chairs and tentative session topics / titles appear in the table at the end of this call.

Call for Abstracts
Please submit your abstract including the following information:1) Names and affiliations of a presenter and co-authors of a study2) Contact email address3) Title of presentation
4) Abstract (within 200 words) and 3-5 keywords
5) Preferable time zone for presentation: a country of your residence or another country/region6) Chair and topic you are interested in. If more than one, please indicate priority (1- Firstchoice...)7) Please inform if you would like to submit a full paper and your preferable option. (Please see
the options for the Call for Papers below)
Abstract submission should be done via the Workshop website (http://idrim.jp/) by July 1,2020 (the deadline will be extended to 31 July). Abstracts will be peer reviewed, and resultsof acceptance will be informed by mid-August 2020.
Note: Please check the webpage often as the it is currently being updated. You will soon be able
to submit abstracts and register via the workshop webpage link (http://idrim.jp/). Thank you foryour patience.
Call for Papers
A call for papers based on work presented at the “IDRiM Virtual Workshop” to be published as
an IDRiM Journal Special Issue is now open (IDRiM Journal @ https://www.idrimjournal.com/).
We invite papers based on work presented at the workshop from all participants including
early-career scientists. Early-career scientist papers will have a chance to receive comments andadvice from session chairs.
Eligibility and condition for Early-Career Scientist paper submissions:•••“Early-Career Scientists” are basically Ph.D. candidates, or those that have obtained theirPh.D. degree within 3 years from September, 2020.
The “Early-Career Scientist” should be the lead author of the paper
The lead author must make a presentation at the Workshop. No paper will be accepted orpublished without a presentation by the lead author.

As indicated above, early-career scientists will undergo a special review process including
receiving comments and advice from session chairs.
Important dates for Paper Submission
Papers submitted may follow two publication options. Please consider these options carefully
and submit your paper by the indicated deadlines. All papers should be submitted directly
through the IDRiM Journal website at: https://www.idrimjournal.com/

Option A
Full Paper Submission Deadline: August 15, 2020
First-round Review Result: September 10, 2020
Revised Paper Submission Deadline: October 15, 2020
Second-round Review Result: October 30, 2020
Paper Online: November, 2020

Option B
Full Paper Submission Deadline: October 15, 2020
First-round Review Result: November 10, 2020
Revised Paper Submission Deadline: December 15, 2020
Second-round Review Result: December 30, 2020
Paper Online: January, 2021
Why submit• Have a speedy review and publication.
• Get a chance of converting your workshop presentations into a journal paper for greater
academic achievements.
• Participants/authors under 'Option A' paper submission will have the opportunity toconsider comments and suggestions for improvement from session chair (s) during thesession and will enjoy direct oral feedback and suggestions from the audience during theworkshop.
• Enjoy the benefit of the IDRiM Journal’s free OpenAccess policy.
• The IDRiM Conference is one of the most important and well-known conferences in
DRR science. Discussion results in journal papers by young, innovative and smart IDRiM
researchers will contribute to the dissemination of knowledge more widely and intertemporally.
Confirmed chairs and tentative session topics / titles*
Session Chair

Tentative session topics/ titles

Irasema Alcantara Ayala (Mexico)

COVID-19: Insights through the lens of IDRiM

Ilan Chabay (USA, Germany) and Norio
Okada (Japan)
Ana Maria Cruz (Japan) and Elisabeth
Krausmann (Italy)Andrew Collins (UK)Open discussion session, no abstract needed.
Topic to be confirmed.
Natechs, Natech risk management, Natech casestudies, Natech regulatory landscape, risk
communication
Action Data and Epidemic Risk

Emmanuel Garnier (France)

Historical perspectives on disaster memory

Mohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany (USA, Iran)a. Disaster Insurance

b. Risk management and risk reduction indeveloping countries: Why DRR policies andprogram do not really get implemented. Case
Study Reports
a. James Goltz (USA) and Katsuya Yamori a. Conceptions of Disaster and the Corona(Japan)
Virus: What the Pandemic is Teaching Us
b. James Goltz and Asthildur Elva
Bernhardsdottir (Iceland)b. Risk and cultureGuoyi Han (Sweden)
Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler (Austria)
Bijay Anand Misra (India)
Ilan Noy (New Zealand)

Risk and development: A dialogue ontransforming development and disaster risk
Systemic risk, compound events and cascading
effects.
Strengthening
Participatory
Adaptive
Governance at Local level: Evidence based
Lessons on Natural and Social Risks
a. Economics of COVID-19
b. Economic Policy in the times of COVID

Norio Okada (Japan)

Participatory risk governanceOrtwin Renn (Germany)a. Covid-19, Systemic risks, multigovernance;b. Psychological responses to pandemics,
lessons learned from international
experiences

Adam Rose (USA)

Economic consequences of disasters; economic
resilience to disasters
Innovation and incubation in disaster risk
reduction
Implementation science: functional recovery,
addressing slowly developing catastrophic
events, complexity analysis, the integration ofsystemic risk in DDR practice, understanding
how to characterize triggers, and improving
how to characterize expected outcomes.
Economic impact assessment

Rajib ShawWilliam Siembieda (USA)

Hirokazu Tatano (Japan)
Gisela Wachinger (Germany) and Yoko
Matsuda (Japan)
Yoshiyuki Yama (Japan) and Na Jongil(Korea)
Katsuya Yamori (Japan)
Muneta Yokomatsu (Japan)
Peijun Shi (China)

Involving stakeholders to risk governanceCommunity and Narrative based Disaster Risk
Management
Disaster education, community-based disastermanagement, disaster risk communication
Social network, economic growth

Changing risk landscape of natural disasters inthe changing global environment
David Nguyen (Japan)
Integrating disaster management practices andexperiences in tourism
Tetsuya Takemi
Understanding meteorological hazards andrisks for disaster rick reduction under climatechange
Subhajyoti Samaddar (Japan), Hideyuki What is your “IDRiM” – what is yourShiroshita (Japan),Rabindra Jayarantne experience of or idea for a collaborative(UK), and Kaori Kitagawa (UK)project?

Eiichi Nakakita (Japan)

Perspectives on disaster related climate change
impact assessment and adaption
Yoko Matsuda (Japan) and Junko Mochizuki Women in disaster science : A networking(Austria)
session*Note: This is a list of confirmed session chairs. Other scientist and experts may be added to the list as they areconfirmed. Sessions may be merged, particularly if topics are similar. All sessions are subject to a limit of four
presentations per session, and a minimum of three. Sessions will be 90-120 min. The time and time zone of thesession will be decided based on the preferences of the session chair(s).