12 – 19 April, 2020, Tbilisi, GEORGIA

A WEEK OF SCIENCE, CULTURAL HERITAGE and RELIGION in GEORGIA

The 2nd Eurasian Conference, Symposium and Young Scientists Spring School (RISK-2020) will be held on April 12-19, 2020, in Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

On behalf of Organizing Committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to participate in these events, which will contribute to the development of innovative solutions of important problems within analyses, assessment and minimization of natural and technological risks.

2^nd Eurasian Conference RISK-2020: “Innovations in the Minimization of Natural and Technological Risks” 12 – 13 April, 2020, Tbilisi, GEORGIA

Within the framework of the 2^nd Eurasian Conference “RISK-2020”, a Satellite Symposium on the topic “Minimization of the Most Prevalent Project Risks in the Oil and Gas Industry” and the Young Scientists Spring School on the topic “Risk and Safety” will be organized.

RISK-2020: Satellite Symposium “Most Prevalent Project Risks in the Oil and Gas Industry” 15 – 16 April, 2020, Tbilisi, GEORGIA

RISK-2020: Young Scientists Spring School “Risk and Safety” 13 – 16 April, 2020, Tbilisi, GEORGIA

ORGANIZERS

International Event Organizer Company AMIR Technical Services LLC
Georgian Technical University
Institute of Geography, Kazakhstan
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Russia

IMPORTANT DAYS

Registration Deadline:	01 January, 2020
Abstract Submission Deadline:	01 February, 2020
Announcement of Acceptance:	10 February, 2020
Announcement of Program:	15 February, 2020
RISK-2020 Conference:	12 – 13 April, 2020
Full Day Wine Tour to Kakheti	14 April, 2020
RISK-2020 Satellite Symposium:	15 – 16 April, 2020
Full Day Tour to Kazbegi	17 April, 2020
RISK-2020 Spring School:	13 – 16 April, 2020
Holidays in Georgia	17 – 20 April, 2020
Orthodox Good Friday	17 April, 2020
Great Saturday	18 April, 2020
Orthodox Easter Day	19 April, 20

STAFF OF ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman: Prof.Dr. Vugar Aliyev (GEORGIA)

Co-Chair: academician Archil Prangishvili (GEORGIA)

Co-Chair: academician Nikolai Makhutov (RUSSIA)

Co-Chair: Prof.Dr. Motoki Kazama (JAPAN)

RISK-2020 Conference TOPICS

Risk assessment
Risk analysis and risk management
Risk modelling
Natural hazards and environmental decision making
Storms, floods and forest fires
Explaining what people in the Eurasian countries associate with climate change
The Eurasian seismic activity: Earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis
The Eurasian hydrogeography, hydraulic modelling and flood risk forecasting
Dam failure risks and dam safety
Early warning systems
Cascading effects between critical infrastructures
Environmental atmospheric sciences and air pollution
Interdisciplinary research within the hazard and risk research
Interdisciplinary analyses of social-ecological systems
The Eurasian geography of litter
Industrial risks and technological safety
Chemical contamination
Radiation risks and radionuclide contamination

RISK-2020 Symposium TOPICS

Most prevalent project risks in the oil & gas industry
Offshore oil platforms safety and risk engineering
Know-how in oil & gas industry risk reduction
Well operational risks and critical well engineering for oil & gas
Risk governance deficits in oil & gas industry
Evidence-based risk governance in oil & gas industry
Multi-actor approaches in risk analysis and governance in oil & gas industry
Environmental safety of oil & gas field development
Strengthening of oil and gas pipelines in difficult conditions
Oil and gas well drilling: Complications and accidents
Oil pollutions

RISK-2020: YOUNG SCIENTISTS SPRING SCHOOL

During the 13-16 April, every day there will be three 60-minute lectures.

Students will take final exams, where they answer 200 questions in 3 hours. If the exam is successfully passed, the participants will receive İSO 31000 Professional Risk Manager Certificates (C31000) on behalf of the International Accreditation Board for Risk Management, Global Institute for Risk Management Standards, Geneva, Switzerland.

Those students who did not pass the exams will receive a Certificate of Attendance with the signature and seal of the organizers.

VENUE

The Second Eurasian RISK-2020 Conference will be held on the Administrative building of Georgian Technical University, at a walking distance from the metro station “Technical University”. Around the Conference venue are hotels Ameri Plaza, Hotel Wine Palace and Holiday Inn.
REGISTRATION FEE

Category	Int. Participation (except former Soviet Republics)	former Soviet Republics (except Georgia)	Georgia
Full Registration	450 EUR	250 EUR	150 EUR
Accompanying person	200 EUR	100 EUR	50 EUR
On line participation	200 EUR	50 EUR	–

Tuition Fee for Spring School students: 400 EUR

Registration fee includes:

Abstract Book of Conference
Admission to scientific sessions
Conference materials and accessories
Professional Risk Manager Certificate ISO 31000 or Certificate of Attendance
Coffee breaks and Lunchs
Banquet in honor of Conference participants and quests in Krtsanisi Restaurant with a view on the banks of the Kura River! (http://krtsanisi.info-tbilisi.com/)
Banquet in honor of Symposium participants and quests in Old Metekhi Restaurant with a fantastic view over the city and river! (http://oldmetekhi.info-tbilisi.com/)