Uncertainty and Risk in Natural Hazards

28 June 2012, 11.00 AM - 28 June 2012, 11.00 AM

Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London EC1Y 8LX
A one-day meeting at the Royal Statistical Society, Errol St, London, organised by Jonathan Rougier and Richard Chandler, for the Environmental Statistics Section of the RSS.
 
Speakers:
 
Prof Steve Sparks FRS, Uni Bristol, "Risk and uncertainty assessment of volcanic hazards"
 
Prof Willy Aspinall, Uni Bristol, "Quantifying natural hazards and risk assessment uncertainties with expert elicitation: current praxis"
 
Dr Bruce Malamud, King College London, "Wildfires and their Statistical Distributions: Implications for Risk, Ecology and Government Reporting"
 
Dr Tamsin Edwards, Uni Bristol, "Uncertainty and risk assessment for weather extremes"
 
Drs Tiziana Rossetto and Ioanna Ioannou, University College London, "Modelling uncertainty in seismic vulnerability assessment of buildings- Case study: empirical fragility assessment of buildings"
 
Dr Enrica Bellone, Risk Management Solutions, "An Introduction to Catastrophe Loss Models"

This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the state of the art from some of the world's leading experts!
 
There is a charge for this meeting and registration is required. 
 
For more information and to register, visit the Royal Statistical Society website.

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