Ort: Washington, DC
Veranstalter: DFG und NSF
Internet: http://dfg-nsf2012.mit.edu/The DFG-NSF Research Conferences are designed to strengthen the research ties between the United States and Germany, and are intended to be the starting point for joint research activities between German and U.S. researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories. The emphasis of the 2012 conference will be on scientific advances across disciplines to help societies assess and manage their vulnerabilities to catastrophic risks. The conference will showcase the most promising frontier research pertinent to risk identification, estimation, characterization, assessment, forecasting, prioritization, perception, communication, governance, mitigation, and policy-making.