Due to the impact of COVID-19, the offline iRALL School 2020 will be replaced by Online iRALL School 2020. Everyone can join the 2020 iRALL through the platform of ZOOM from October 19 to October 22, 2020.
iRALL (International Research Association on Large Landslides) founded on 11th November 2015.It is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit-making and unaffiliated institution, aiming to promote large landslides knowledge. The scientific committee is a gathering of international leading experts on the large landslides. The secretariat of iRALL is based on the State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (SKLGP), Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China.
The objectives of iRALL aim to promote:
Cooperation and exchanges among scientists and engineers working on large landslides
Publicity of scientific large landslides knowledge
Capability of large landslides disaster prevention and mitigation
iRALL Chairman:
Dr. Runqiu HUANG, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the P.R.C
iRALL Vice Chairmen:
Dr. Mauri MCSAVENEY, GNS Science, New Zealand
Dr. Alexander STROM, Geodynamics Research Center, JSC " Hydroproject Institute", Russia
Dr. David PETLEY, University of Sheffield, UK
Dr. Gonghui WANG, Kyoto University, Japan
Secretaries:
Dr. Xuanmei FAN, Chengdu University of Technology,China
Dr. Wei HU, Chengdu University of Technology, China
Online iRALL School 2020 offers a four-day high-level course for Ph.D students and postdocs from all over the world. The course is taught by international leading experts on the large landslides, focusing on investigation, analysis, and management of large landslides.
Topics
1.Occurrence of large/giant landslides
Types (rock avalanches, large rockslides, debris avalanches, etc.)
Identification criteria
Geological context (morpho-structural setting, lithology, etc.).
2. Initiation and movement mechanism of large landslides and debris flow
3. Monitoring and early-warning of large landslides
4. Mitigation, prevention and protection strategies for large landslides
5. Early warning
Teaching staff
Dr. Xuanmei FAN, Chengdu University of Technology, China (Course director)
Dr. Wei HU, Chengdu University of Technology, China (Course director)
Dr. Hans-Balder HAVENITH, University of Liege, Belgium
Dr. Runqiu HUANG, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the P.R.C
Dr. Vaughan GRIFFITHS, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Dr. Mauri MCSAVENEY, GNS Science, New Zealand (Emeritus)
Dr. Theo VAN ASCH, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands (retired)
Dr. Alexander STROM, Geodynamics Research Center, JSC "Hydroproject Institute", Russia
Dr. Cees VAN WESTEN, ITC, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Dr. Yunsheng WANG, Chengdu University of Technology, China
Dr. Janusz WASOWSKI, CNR, IRPI, Bari, Italy
Dr. Vincenzo DEL GAUDIO, University of Bari, Italy
Dr. Qiang XU, Chengdu University of Technology, China
Dr. Xiujun DONG., Chengdu University of Technology, China
(To be added…)
Participation: Everyone is welcome to attend online iRALL School 2020. The detailed course schedule and ZOOM platform link will be announced at the website of iRALL and CDUT later.
For more information, please visit http://en.sklgp.cdut.edu.cn/
http://irall.sklgp.cdut.edu.cn/
Contact information:
Jie Liu, Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Tel: +86 28 84073193, +86 18583902793
Email: sklgp_cdut@126.com
Ting Shi, Assistant of Foreign Affairs
Tel: +86 28 84073685, +86 17783110646
Email: 986717778@qq.com
The website links of iRALL and CDUT:
http://irall.sklgp.cdut.edu.cn/
http://www.cdut.edu.cn/
