Participants from 34 countries present at the SRA-E 2011 annual meeting

The 20th Annual meeting of SRA-E took place in Stuttgart from June 6-8, 2011 and was conducted alongside the conference of the iNTeg-Risk project.  Based at the imposing Haus der Wirtschaft, over 300 participants were able to enjoy a wide range of interesting presentations.  The theme of the SRA-E conference was Multi-risk analysis in a global world, and this, along with the iNTeg-Risk theme of Risk vs. Risk: Managing Emerging Risk-Benefit Tradeoffs in Complex Systems in total provided participants with over 250 papers over the 3 days of the conference (click for the book of abstracts). The conference was truly an international affair with participants representing 34 countries including Rep. of Korea, Canada, USA, Japan, Australia and China. 

Undoubted highlights of the conference for SRA-E participants were the plenary presentations. Ellen Peters (Ohio State University, United States) opened the conference by providing a stimulating narrative of the many interesting results of her work around understanding how numeracy affects processing information about risk. On the following day participants greatly enjoyed the challenges posed in the presentations given by Terje Aven (University of Stavanger, Norway) and  Charles Vlek (University of Groningen, Netherlands) focusing on core definitional issues around risk assessment and management, uncertain risk and precaution.  SRA-E participants also had the chance to hear presentations from distinguished contributors to the iNTeg-Risk conference including Gene Rosa (Washington State University, United States) and William Leiss (University of Ottawa, Canada).  

The SRA-E student scholarship was awarded to Nicolai Bodemer (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition) for his paper, Risk communication during a pandemic: The benefit of disclosing uncertainty.

At a welcome drink sponsored by the Journal of Risk Research (Taylor & Francis Group) we had the opportunity to celebrate 20 years of SRA-E conferences with a cake specially designed to mark the occasion.

We were pleased to welcome Margôt Kuttschreuter as the new President of SRA Europe and Lars Bodsberg as President Elect. At the business meeting members were told about the impending change of status of SRA-E to becoming a legal entity in Europe.

SRA-E greatly appreciated the efforts of EU-VRi, the European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management in organizing the joint conference. We look forward to welcoming you to the 21^st SRA-E conference to be held at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 18-20^th June 2012.  



Last modified: July 9, 2011

SRA-Europe 2011 Annual Meeting

The 20th SRA-Europe Annual Meeting will be hosted by the European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management (EU-VRi) in Stuttgart, Germany, 6 - 8 June 2011.

The special theme of this conference will be "Multi-risk analysis in a global world". The conference language is English.

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General theme

The conference theme will span across a broad range of issues addressing "Multi-risk analysis in a global world" . The SRA-E Executive Committee welcomes abstracts for oral and symposium presentations at the conference.

It to provide a forum for traditional SRA themes such as risk identification, quantification and mitigation, risk perception and communication, policy making and legislation, as well as opening up for new risk-related topics. The conference aims to facilitate interaction among all players in the risk field: risk experts from all disciplines, and risk stakeholders as policy makers, the private sector, NGOs and other interest groups.

Specific topics

In addition to the usual topics, presentations in the following areas are particularly welcome:

• Multi-risk analysis: Issues here include identification and analysis of complex systems where risks are combined and where the implementation of risk reduction measures can generate new unexpected risks.
• Disaster risk management and natural hazards: Global warming and population growth has increased disaster risk. This theme addresses the role of modern technology and risk management in keeping individuals safe from natural and man-made disasters.
• Emerging public health threats: Recent history has witnessed a number of outbreaks of hitherto unknown human diseases. This theme focuses on the global nature of these threats and the need for collaborative responses.
• Perceiving and communicating risk: Effectively communicating risk remains a challenge. There are huge variations between publics in their appreciations of risk; traditional and social media highlight differences in expert opinions, news travels faster than ever. This theme focuses on understanding the role that these and other such factors play.
• Governance, dialogue and engagement: There are many risk issues that need to be resolved. This theme focuses on the role of dialogue and engagement in achieving agreement on risk acceptability and even in defining and assessing risk.

Conference concept and activities

The SRA Europe conference will start on Sunday evening June 5^th with a Get Together Drink. Registered participants are invited to join this Get Together Drink taking place from 17:30 to 18:30 hrs at the Restaurant Amadeus in Stuttgart. This restaurant is close to the Schlossplatz in the center of Stuttgart.

The opening ceremony of SRAE conference will be on Monday June 6^th morning with a plenary session with keynote presentations and discussions. Then, SRAE delegates will split to attend parallel sessions including oral papers, round table discussions and symposia reflecting particular themes of interest. SRAE conference will last through until Wednesday June 8^h, 15.00 (CET)

The conference dinner will take place on Tuesday 7^th evening, providing the delegates with an opportunity to enjoy the special taste of Swabian cuisine and wine, and to mix with delegates with iNTeg-Risk conference. ( http://www.integrisk.eu-vri.eu/ )

The iNTeg-Risk conference addresses the same topic, highlighting it more from an application and project-related side. iNTeg-Risk's main conference will be on June 7-8. The 2 conferences will be run in parallel with a common plenary meetings on Wednesday. In addition, delegates from SRAE will have the possibility to attend iNTeg-Risk sessions and vice-versa.

The conference language is English.

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Updated programme for the 2011 Conference in Stuttgart available

The call for papers to the conference has resulted in a very positive response. Over 150 abstracts and a number of interesting proposals for symposia have been submitted. We are pleased to see so many European countries represented, as well as contributions from around the globe.

In order to maximise the chances that people are able to attend all the sessions they wish to, the preliminary programme for the 2011 conference has been updated. The revised programme can be found here.

Please note that online registration is open until Tuesday, May 31, 2011. On-site registration is possible.


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Plenary sessions

The 2011 conference will also span across a broad range of issues addressing "Multi-risk analysis in a global world"  and traditional SRA themes such as risk identification, quantification and mitigation, risk perception and communication, policy making and legislation, as well as opening up for new risk-related topics.

The plenary sessions will include keynote addresses from various fields of risk research. Confirmed keynote speakers so far include Dr. Ellen Peters, a psychologist with a special interest and expertise in the role that affective, intuitive and deliberative processes play in decision making, Dr. Terje Aven, who is Professor of Risk analysis and Risk Management at University of Stavanger, Norway, and Dr. Charles Vlek, professor emeritus of environmental psychology and decision research at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

The conference will run in parallel with the iNTeg-Risk conference on the same topic, providing delegates from SRAE the possibility to attend iNTeg-Risk sessions and vice-versa. In a Joint Plenary session with iNTegRisk, keynotes will be given by Professor William Leiss, Professor Eugene Rosa and Dr. Atsuo Kishimoto.


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Submission of abstracts

Authors wishing to present their work at the conference in the form of an oral presentation, poster, round table discussion or symposium are requested to submit an abstract no later than January 10th 2011.

Abstracts for individual papers and posters should be submitted electronically, by filling out the abstract submission form. Oral presentations will last approximately 20 minutes. The abstract of an oral presentation or poster should be 2.000 characters maximum and include specific field of interest, issues addressed, methodology applied and results achieved or expected.

Symposium and round table organisers are very welcome to contact sraeurope@eu-vri.eu before the submission deadline, for feedback on their proposal. The general scheme is a symposium with 4 presentations, lasting for 90 minutes. In some cases symposia may be extended to last over 2 consecutive sessions, involving 7-8 speakers.
Abstracts for symposia or round-table discussions should also by submitted through the abstract submission form. The symposium organiser is requested to submit a description of the general theme of the symposium or the round table, and list the name(s) of the symposium leader(s) and the individual presentations (title, author(s)). Each author within the symposium should also fill out the abstract submission form.
Priority will be given to symposia where authors are drawn from different institutions and/or countries.

Authors whose abstracts have been accepted will be expected to attend the conference and present their work in person.

Abstracts and proposals will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee. Upon acceptance authors will be notified by February 21, 2011. The conference program schedule will be available at the beginning of May 2011. Closing date for early registration is 14^th March 2011.

All questions can be addressed to sraeurope@eu-vri.eu.

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Poster size at the 2011 annual meeting in Stuttgart


The maximum size of the posters is 85cm (width) x 120cm (height).


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The conference will take place in the city of Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg Region.

The conference venue is the famous Haus der Wirtschaft, located in the city center easy accessible from airport (25 min by metro) and train main station (10 min walking distance). See: http://www.hausderwirtschaft.de

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Fees including conference dinner

The (VAT-included) fees for the conference depend on type of membership and the registration date (early bird, late bird). The fees include the conference dinner.

SRA members who choose to be affiliated to SRA Europe as an SRA Europe supporting member when they renew their 2011 membership (40 dollars - approximately € 27), will receive a reduction of more than € 80 on the conference fee.

Participants who are giving an oral or a poster presentation, can not register for one-day only.

In order that we can print the final programme we need to ensure that all those that are presenting are registered at the conference. To this end, if you have not registered would you please do so by April 28^th.

The deadline for early bird registration is 14 March 2011.

Cancellation policy:
For cancellations until 29 April 2011 the registration fee will be refunded less a handling fee of 50 € plus 19 % VAT. For cancellations after 29 April 2011 the participation fee cannot be refunded and has to be fully paid. To cancel, please inform Congrex Deutschland GmbH in writing.

Registration is now open

To register for the conference, click here.

There is a substantial discount in fees for those members that affiliated to SRA-Europe when they renewed their 2011 membership. It is not too late to benefit from this discount.  If you have not renewed your 2011 membership, or indeed if you wish to become an SRA member for the first time, you can do this on the SRA website now. Be sure to select the box to affiliate to SRA Europe - and you are then entitled to register at the Stuttgart meeting for the reduced fee.

Please note that the deadline for early bird registration is March 14, 2011. Online registration is open until Tuesday, May 31, 2011. On-site registration is possible.

Accommodation

While booking for the conference, it is also possible to sign up for a hotel room at the same time. The rates and other relevant particulars are mentioned in the table below.
It is, of course, also possible to book a room through a regular travel agency. To ensure you get the best price you are advised to check the rates available through the hotel websites.

Please be advised that there is another event in Stuttgart at the same time as the joint SRA-E - iNTeg-Risk conference. We suggest to book rooms timely.

* Please note that the Maritim Hotel can only be booked directly with the hotel using the keyword "EU-VRI" until 28 February 2011.

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SRA Europe Conference Studentship Scholarships

We are pleased to announce two SRA-Europe Conference Scholarships each worth €500.

Students wishing to apply for a Scholarship are required to submit:

1. a standard abstract, by 10th January 2011, following the procedure for the submission of abstracts, and


2. an application to the Awards Committee consisting of:

o    An extended abstract (up to 800 words)
o    A short CV (no more than 1 side A4)
o    A description of their motivation for wishing to attend the conference
o    A letter of support from their supervisor

This information should be sent to sraeurope@eu-vri.eu, also by 10th January 2011. Only 2 documents should be sent: one containing 1-3 above with the letter from the student’s supervisor in the other. The email subject line should read: SRA Europe conference scholarships.

The applications will be assessed by an Awards Committee. Each application will be rated for (1) quality of research; (2) relevance to interests of SRA-E *; and (3) motivation for application. The successful candidates will be required to submit proof of their student status before the award can be made.

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Student Scholarship awarded

We are pleased to announce the winner of the SRA-Europe Conference Scholarship 2011.

The winner is Nicolai Bodemer, Max Planck Institute for Human Development Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Harding Center for Risk Literacy.
Nicolai received his award for the presentation

Bodemer, N., Feufel, M., & Garcia-Retamero, R.: Risk communication during a pandemic: The benefit of disclosing uncertainty.

During the business meeting of SRA-Europe at the Annual Meeting in Stuttgart, Nicolai received his award, worth € 500, out of the hands of the new President of SRA-Europe, Margôt Kuttschreuter.

Congratulations, Nicolai!

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