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March/ April 2012 Society for Risk Analysis R i s k N e w s l e t t e r Page 26 Return to Table of Contents Announcements dynamics; institutional and structural forces in risk; probabilistic risk assessment; integrated risk management. • Methodological Approach: risk, uncertainty, probability modeling; cognitive modeling; consequence modeling; scenarios; simulation (including agent-based modeling); game theory; case studies, interviews, surveys; Delphi methods; comparative or historical approaches; event-, decision-, value-, tree-analyses. • Risk Domain: natural hazards; infrastructure and technological risks; humancaused risks; social, political, economic risks; ecological risks; systemic risk; emerging risks. Participants are expected to have a genuine interest in cross-disciplinary interaction and to take part with the aim of setting up transnational research collaborations. The conference will facilitate both focused scientific discussions and networking among the participants. It is expected that collaborations will not have been established prior to the conference. The funding agencies will consult with participants regarding appropriate avenues for supporting collaborative projects. There will be a small number of slots reserved for graduate students working on these issues to attend the conference to discuss their own work and to serve as rapporteurs for the conference sessions. Interested applicants should submit a one-page letter by 15 May 2012 outlining their reasons for wishing to attend and what they have to contribute to the workshop. Abstracts and graduate-student applications will be reviewed by the Conference Steering Committee (Lee Clarke, Rutgers; Ralph Hertwig, Basel; Andrew Lo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ortwin Renn, Stuttgart; Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, Stanford; Friedemann Wenzel, Karlsruhe). Decisions regarding participation will be announced in June 2012. Participants will be invited to make oral presentations and to serve as discussants. The expenses of participants will be covered by the conference organizers. Additional information, including the conference venue and tentative schedule of events, instructions for completing and submitting abstracts and graduate student letters, and the membership of the Conference Steering Committee, is available at the conference website: http://dfgnsf2012.mit.edu. Sustainable Cities and Military Installations NATO Workshop 3–6 June 2012, Hotel Ranga, Hella, Iceland Igor Linkov, Workshop Director, Igor.Linkov@usace.army.mil Access to reliable and affordable energy and water is an important determinant of the prosperity of cities along with effective mission sustainment at military installations. Both military and civilian organizations alike are actively pursuing locally oriented energy strategies to address both the sources of energy production as well as the quantity of energy and water consumption. The objective of this workshop is to review state-of-thescience to develop adaptive strategies to identify and evaluate sustainability initiatives that are resilient in the face of the uncertainties posed by climate change. Due to the global nature of climate change, this event will allow for collaboration and collective learning between attendees, facilitating discussion of the current state of green technologies and longterm and sustainable energy strategies. Application of these technologies and strategies is expected to benefit environmental sustainability, energy security, and preparedness at both military installations and small cities. This workshop will provide environmental scientists and government officials with a better understanding of the trade-offs associated with the sustainable development and potential impacts of climate change and will provide them with a broad suite of decision tools to manage security risks.
March/ April 2012 Society for Risk Analysis R i s k N e w s l e t t e r Page 27 Return to Table of Contents Announcements 5 th European Risk Conference, European Risk Research Network Doctoral Colloquium 12 September 2012 Main Conference 13–14 September 2012 The European Risk Research Network (ERRN) is pleased to invite you to the 5 th European Risk conference to be held in Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, 13–14 September 2012. Organized and hosted by the Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, the conference aims to bring together practitioners and academic researchers in the risk domain. The conference will enable doctoral students, academics, and practitioners to present their work during parallel sessions on topics relating to risk and risk management. The conference includes a business forum session addressed by leading practitioners from the field of risk. Interest in risk and risk management has continued to increase as financial and non-financial companies endeavor to achieve success in environments that appear more uncertain than ever. This conference encompasses all risk-related topics whether from an accounting, finance, or management perspective. Doctoral students, academics, and practitioners are invited to submit papers to be presented during parallel sessions on topics relating to risk, risk management, internal control, and corporate governance. These topics may include: • Quantitative and qualitative tools for risk management (stress test, scenario, capital management, control, modeling . . . ) • Internal and external reporting of risk • Risk and performance measurement • Risk and accounting (the incorporation of risk into accounting measures and external audit) • Internal audit (risk-based auditing) • Liquidity, credit, operational, or reputational risk, people risk • Risk management in the public sector • Management of partnership and joint venture risks • Risk governance (risk fund governance, role of governance in risk management, internal control issues, compensation) • Risk culture • Risk appetite • Risk regulation (the evolution and impact of regulation such as Basel II, III, Solvency II, UCITS, . . . ) Applicants are required to submit a full paper by 14 May 2012 to philip.linsley@york. ac.uk. Please indicate whether you wish your submission to be considered for the doctoral colloquium (to be held on 12 September immediately preceding the main conference), or the main conference, or both. Authors will be notified of acceptance by the end of June 2012. All presenters will be allocated an academic discussant who will provide the author(s) with a written feedback in addition to leading the discussion of the paper following the presentation. We also intend to provide practitioner feedback to supplement the academic feedback. A prize will be awarded for the best conference paper. You are welcome to contact Professor Philip Linsley at philip.linsley@york.ac.uk if you have any questions, and a dedicated website will be made available in the coming weeks.
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