SRA Europe Conference 2009
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28th June to 1st July
Karlstad, Sweden
The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, scholarly international society that provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis. Risk analysis is broadly defined to include risk assessment, risk characterization, risk communication and perception, risk management and risk policy. It may concern individuals, public and private organizations, and society at a local regional, national or global level. SRA-Europe is a regional organization of the Society for Risk Analysis.The 2009 conference of SRA-Europe will take place in Karlstad, Sweden. The conference theme will span across a broad range of issues from everyday risks to extraordinary events. The conference aims 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.
Each conference day will open up with a plenary session with keynote presentations and discussions, followed by parallel sessions including oral papers, round table discussions and symposia reflecting particular themes of interest. Professor Paul Slovic will give a keynote talk: "The more who die, the less we care: Confronting psychic numbing". Other confirmed speakers thus far include Professor Ortwin Renn, Professor Glynis Breakwell and Professor Åsa Boholm. A special drinks and buffet poster session is planned on Monday evening. Further Details.