Wessex Institute of Technology

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Academic & Scientific

Mission

The overall aim of Wessex Institute is to develop a series of knowledge transfer mechanisms, particularly directed towards the exchange of information between academics and professional users within industry.

This is achieved through a range of activities organized by a dedicated team of staff both within the Institute and its associate companies. A large network of prestigious contacts and links have been established with many organizations throughout the world.

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Meetings and conferences
In person
18 June 2014 - 20 June 2014
Poznan
4th international conference on flood recovery, innovation and response
FRIAR 2014 is the fourth Conference of this successful series. The conference started at the Institute of Civil Engineers in London 2008 and was reconvened at the Lombardy Region in Milano in 2010 and in Dubrovnik in 2012.
Meetings and conferences
In person
09 April 2013 - 11 April 2013
Gran Canaria
3rd international conference on physical coastal processes, management and engineering
Following the success of the first two conferences on Coastal Processes held in Malta in 2009 and Naples in 2011, it has been decided to reconvene the meeting in Gran Canaria. Conference Topics
Meetings and conferences
In person
30 May 2012 - 01 June 2012
Dubrovnik
3rd International conference on flood recovery, innovation and response
FRIAR 2012 is the third conference in this successful series. The conference started at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London in 2008 and was reconvened at the Lombardy Region in Milano in 2010.
Meetings and conferences
In person
26 May 2010 - 28 May 2010
Milan
Flood recovery, innovation and response 2010
FRIAR 2010 provides a forum for researchers, academics and practitioners actively involved in improving our understanding of flood events including risk management and mitigation, as well as emergency response and many other related issues.
Meetings and conferences
In person
02 July 2008 - 03 July 2008
London
FRIAR 2008: flood recovery, innovation and response
The goal of the International Conference on Flood Recovery Innovation and Response, FRIAR 2008, is to identify and disseminate good practice in flood repair, reinstatement and flood management.

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.wessex.ac.uk/