Call for oral session proposals for the World Bosai Forum 2019
The World Bosai Forum 2019 is issuing a call for proposals for oral sessions. There will be around 50 sessionsof 90-minute length. Session topics must be seeking practical solutions in disaster risk reduction. Proposals
from any sector (research organizations, private companies, governmental bodies, international organizations,non-governmental organizations, etc.) are welcome.
Submission Deadline
July 19, 12 midnight. (JST), 2019

Abstract Submission
Submit your oral session abstract through our online submission form.

Submission Guidelines
1) Each person may submit only one abstract.
2) The abstract is limited to 300 words and images are NOT allowed.
3) Authors should not denote specific categories such as "Introduction," "Methods," and "Conclusion"(etc.) in the body of the abstract. The abstract should appear in one fluid paragraph.
4) All speakers and their affiliations should be included with the abstract submission. Funding sources
for the work, if any, should be acknowledged.
5) Each abstract will be evaluated for the significance of the topic and its relevance to the conference
theme, as well as the quality and clarity of the submission.

Some of the key points for the selection will be:Relevance, importance, practicality, needs from society, and originality of the topic and contents to Bosai(disaster risk reduction)

Geographic representation

Balanced ratio of male/female speakers

 Sessions, including the Global Target E of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction would bepositively reviewed

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On-line Registration
First, you are required to create an account, then go to on-line registration form.
*Required information at On-line registration form-

Company/ Institution (up to 50 affiliations.)-Authors (Speaker) (up to 50 authors.)-Session language (English or Japanese)-

Number of participants from your organization-Title-Outline of Oral session-Keywords-Remarks (if any)

Abstracts should be submitted for review online by July 19, 12 midnight. (JST), 2019 to the website
You will not be able to submit, edit your registered information, nor withdraw your session after thesubmission deadline.
Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the World Bosai Forum Session Selection Committee, composedof disaster risk reduction experts. The committee will inform the results of the selection of session
proposals by August 2019.
All accepted abstracts will be posted on the World Bosai Forum website after selection

Here is more information on the roles and responsibilities of session organizers:
 All participants, speakers or not, must register for the forum.
 Unlike the World Bosai Forum 2017, there will be no session organizing fees except for special requesting
items.
 The session organizers are requested to manage their session. The expected duties of the session organizer
include defining the theme, programming oral presentations and/or panel discussion (or other contents),and arranging a chair person/facilitator.
 The organizer is requested to submit the outcomes of the session soon after its completion. It will beintegrated into a final report (i.e. Chair’s summary).
2 The provisional program is planned to be online in August 2019. Upon acceptance of your session proposal,
we intend to use the session title and summary as entered in this form. We will ask you for
updates/corrections before they are posted online.

Contact

Registration Support Office for the World Bosai Forumc/o Convention Linkage, Inc.
#20, SS30 Bldg., 4-6-1, Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-6020, Japan
E-mail: reg-wbf2019@c-linkage.co.jp

For inquiries about the contents of the Session
World Bosai Forum Secretariat
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University468-1, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-0845, Japan
E-mail: info@worldbosaiforum.com

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