RIMMA2025 - International Conference on
Forecasting, Preparedness, Warning and Response
Visualization, Communication and Information Management
28 - 30 January 2025, Excursions 31 January 2025
University of Bern, Switzerland
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Wednesday, 29/Jan/2025 | ||||
| 8:45am - 9:15am |
Keynote: Katrin Schneeberger: Management of natural hazards in Switzerland: a retrospective and outlook Location: Lecture Hall S003 Chair: Katrin Schneeberger Katrin Schneeberger
Director of the Federal Office for the Environment,
Chair of the Steering Committee on Intervention in Natural Hazards
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| 9:30am - 10:30am |
Communication & Visualization I: Effective and Useful Communication and Visualization of Natural Hazards Location: Lecture Hall S003 Chair: Franziska Angly Chair: Michèle Marti Effective Communication and Visualization of Natural Hazard Warnings, Including Communication of Uncertainties
Session II will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Lecture Hall S003.
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Side event CB: Crossing Borders Location: A027 Seminar Room Chair: Horst Kremers A growing number and spectrum of European cross-border exercises are devoted to special aspects of first-aid training. In addition, Cross-Border interaction also implies finding solutions to cross-border Information Interoperability and legal and administrative obstacles. This RIMMA2025 session presents results of cross-border situations in various facets of the complex RISKs topics domains. |
Heat & Drought I: Forecasting for Heat and Drought Assessment Location: A-122 Lecture Hall Chair: Olivia Martius Session II will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, Room A-122. |
Poster Session 1: Posterpresentation Location: A017 and A019 Connected Seminar Rooms Chair: Marcela Alejandra Vollmer Quintullanca Each poster will be presented in a 2-minute session to the entire audience, with presentations proceeding sequentially. Authors will be available at their posters after the presentations to address questions and facilitate discussions. |
| 10:30am - 11:00am |
Break Wednesday 1: Coffee Break Location: Foyer/Mensa |
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| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
Communication & Visualization II: Effective and Useful Communication and Visualization of Natural Hazards Location: Lecture Hall S003 Chair: Franziska Angly Chair: Michèle Marti Effective Communication and Visualization of Natural Hazard Warnings, Including Communication of Uncertainties
Session I will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, Lecture Hall S003.
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Forest Hazards I: Forest Hazards: Forecasting and Mitigating Natural Hazards in and around Forests Location: A022 Seminar Room Chair: Colin Kretz Bloom Session II will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Room A022. |
Heat & Drought II: Forecasting for Heat and Drought Assessment Location: A-122 Lecture Hall Chair: Olivia Martius Session I will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am in Room A-122. |
Poster Session 2: Posterpresentation Location: A017 and A019 Connected Seminar Rooms Chair: Marcela Alejandra Vollmer Quintullanca Each poster will be presented in a 2-minute session to the entire audience, with presentations proceeding sequentially. Authors will be available at their posters after the presentations to address questions and facilitate discussions. |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch 1: Lunch Wednesday Location: Foyer/Mensa |
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Impact Forecasts II: Closing The Circle: From Data to Hazard Warnings, Impact Forecasts, and the Verification Location: Lecture Hall S003 Chair: Gabriela Grisel Espejo Gutierrez Chair: Firdewsa Zukanovic Chair: Evelyn Mühlhofer Chair: Irina Mahlstein From Meteorological Forecasts to Impact-Based Warnings: Challenges and Interdisciplinary Synergies (organized by young researchers and dedicated to young researchers)
Further Sessions will be:
Session I: Tuesday, 28 January 2025, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
Session III: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
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Forest Hazards II: Forest Hazards: Forecasting and Mitigating Natural Hazards in and around Forests Location: A022 Seminar Room Chair: Colin Kretz Bloom Session I will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in Room A022. |
Session IM I: Information Management I Location: A-126 Lecture Hall Chair: Horst Kremers Session II will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in room A-126. |
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| 2:00pm - 3:15pm |
Table Top Drought I: Swiss Civil Protection Service Tabletop Exercise on Extreme Drought: Insights for the Insurance Sector Location: A-119 Lecture Hall Chair: Astrid Björnsen Part II of the Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 3:45 pm to 5 pm in Room A-119.
Please register for this workshop by writing an email to astrid.bjoernsen@wsl.ch
Chair/Rapporteur: Astrid Björnsen, Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland
Co-Chair/Discussant: Matthias Röthlisberger, Mobiliar Versicherungen, Switzerland
Discussant: Stefan Rimkus, SCOR, Switzerland
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| 2:45pm - 3:30pm |
Roundtable/Panel: The Benefits of Integrated Catastrophe Management - an International Comparison Using the Example of 2021 European Floods. Location: A027 Seminar Room Chair: Reimund Schwarze Chair: Peter Moser Chair: Corinne Singeisen Prof. Peter Moser (FHGR/ZWF)
Prof. Raimund Schwarze (DKKV)
Corine Singeisen (PS/VKG) |
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| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Break Wednesday 2: Coffee Break Location: Foyer/Mensa |
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| 3:45pm - 5:00pm |
Table Top Drought II: Swiss Civil Protection Service Tabletop Exercise on Extreme Drought: Insights for the Insurance Sector Location: A-119 Lecture Hall Chair: Astrid Björnsen Part I of the Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm, in Room A-119.
Please register for this workshop by writing an email to astrid.bjoernsen@wsl.ch
Chair/Rapporteur: Astrid Björnsen, Federal Research Institute WSL, Switzerland
Co-Chair/Discussant: Matthias Röthlisberger, Mobiliar Versicherungen, Switzerland
Discussant: Stefan Rimkus, SCOR, Switzerland
Di... |
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| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Impact Forecasts III: Closing The Circle: From Data to Hazard Warnings, Impact Forecasts, and the Verification Location: Lecture Hall S003 Chair: Gabriela Grisel Espejo Gutierrez Chair: Firdewsa Zukanovic Chair: Evelyn Mühlhofer Chair: Irina Mahlstein From Meteorological Forecasts to Impact-Based Warnings: Challenges and Interdisciplinary Synergies (organized by young researchers and dedicated to young researchers)
Further Sessions will be:
Session I: Tuesday, 28 January 2025, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
Session II: Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Lecture Hall S003
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Session IM II: Information Management II Location: A-126 Lecture Hall Chair: Horst Kremers Session I will take place on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, from 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm in room A-126. |
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| 5:15pm - 5:45pm |
Keynote T. Röösli & A. Pache: Early Warning Systems for UN Location: Lecture Hall S003 Chair: Thomas Röösli Chair: Alicia Pache Thomas Röösli (MeteoSwiss, Weather4UN Project)
Isabelle Bey (Head of the Western Regional Center of the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss)
Alicia Pache (Weather4UN Project Coordinator, MeteoSwiss) |
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| 7:00pm - 11:30pm |
Dinner: Conference Dinner 'Altes Tramdepot' Located next to the iconic Bear Park, Altes Tramdepot is the venue for the RIMMA2025 conference dinner. This historic brewery restaurant offers a unique dining experience with freshly brewed craft beers and a diverse menu of Swiss and international dishes. Guests can enjoy a warm, rustic atmosphere and stunning views of Bern’s Old Town and the Aare River. A perfect spot for our special evening... |
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