The list of I-GEO past seminars.
8th I-Geo Seminar Series – 7 August 2017 “Pavement Technology in Malaysia – Present And Future”
Monday, 07 August 2017,
The IGEO Disaster Research Centre hosted the 8th I-GEO seminar series on Pavement Technology – Present and Future on the 7th of August 2017 at the Conference Hall, IUKL. There were approximately 75 participants from the academia, government sectors and industry players from all over the country who joined the daylong seminar. The seminar was
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6th I-Geo Seminar Series – 5 October 2015 “Earthquake Risk In Malaysia: Past, Present And Future”
Monday, 05 October 2015,
Earthquake is one of the most devastating natural disasters on earth. Earthquake effects can cover hundreds of thousands of square kilometers; cause damage to structures or infrastructures facilities; result in loss of life and injury to hundreds of thousands of people; and disrupt the social and economic functioning of the affected area. Although it is
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5th I-Geo Seminar Series – 15 June 2015 “Landslide Hazards And Disaster Management”
Monday, 15 June 2015,
Millions of people are affected by natural and human induced environmental hazards and disasters every year, and the impact can be calamitous. From the destruction of building to the spread of disease, it can devastate entire countries overnight. The unplanned growth of urban populations and economies drives exposure to natural hazards ever higher. At the
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4th I-Geo Seminar Series – 27 April 2015 Pavement Industry In Malaysia – Present And Future!!
Monday, 27 April 2015,
Pavement industry is one of the backbone industries contributing to the prosperity of the nation and mobility of business and social network by providing and maintaining reasonable road infrastructure. The seminar is designed to focus on the development of pavement industry in Malaysia encompassing several aspects including policy and technology, design and maintenance, construction and
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3rd I-Geo Seminar Series – 20 October 2014 Seminar On And Earthquake Risk In Malaysia
Monday, 20 October 2014,
Most Malaysian would believe that this country is not prone to tsunami and earthquakes. But this is totally not true since the experts have different views based on their knowledge and research. One of the evidence is the occurrence of terrific attacked of tsunami on 26 December 2004 which affected northern coastal areas in Peninsular
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2nd I-Geo Seminar Series – 17 June 2014 Seminar On Forecasting Flood And Control Technology
Tuesday, 17 June 2014,
Floods in Malaysia are regular natural disasters which happen every year during the monsoon season. Besides due to its geographical location, most floods that occur are a natural result of cyclical monsoons during the local tropical wet season that are characterized by heavy and regular rainfall that strikes from October to March. Inadequate drainage in
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1st I-Geo Seminar Series – 4 April 2014 Seminar On Landslide Forecasting And Control Technology
Friday, 04 April 2014,
Natural Disasters namely floods, landslides, tsunami, sinkholes and earthquake are very frequent this days and it brings immense loss to lives and property. The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) defines a disaster as a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving wide spread human, material, economic or environmental losses
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