Project dissemination

Parliamentary questions
7 November 2016
Answer given by Mr Stylianides on behalf of the Commission
Subject: Earthquake information for European citizens

European Commission: Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
2015 The project KnowRISK aims at facilitating local communities’ access to expert knowledge on seismic risk and non-structural protective solutions into practical knowledge and communication tools designed to engage communities in disaster risk reduction.
Know your city reduce your seismic risk through non-structural elements (KnowRISK)

For the time being the consortium have participated in the following events:

Event name: Talks | Comunicação de Risco. Quando Lisboa Treme – de 1755 à Cidade Resiliente
Date(s): 28 January 2016
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
KnowRISK involvement: standard dissemination
Website: http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/cidade-resiliente

Event name: EGU General Assembly 2016
Date(s): 17-22 April 2016
Location: Vienna, Austria
KnowRISK involvement: project presentation + standard dissemination
Website: http://www.egu2016.eu/
Comments: the 3 presentations of the project (one PICO and two posters) received great appreciation, as the number of worldwide visitors was particularly high. Attendees had their expertise in several fields (seismologists, engineers, experts in communication, filmmakers, and architects).

Event name: Sísmica 2016 – 10º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Sísmica
Date(s): 20-22 April 2016
Location: Azores, Portugal
KnowRISK involvement: standard dissemination
Website: http://sismica2016.azores.gov.pt/

Event name: ScienzAperta
Date(s): 12-13 May 2016
Location: Milan, Italy
KnowRISK involvement: project presentation + standard dissemination
People: 10 classes with more than 200 students
Website: http://scienzaperta.rm.ingv.it/

Event name: ScienzAperta
Date(s): 16-21 May 2016
Location: Catania, Italy
KnowRISK involvement: project presentation + standard dissemination
People: 12 classes with more than 250 students and several other visitors
Website: http://scienzaperta.rm.ingv.it/

Event name: ICUR2016 – International Conference on Urban Risks
Date(s): 30 June-2 July 2016
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
KnowRISK involvement: standard dissemination
Website: http://www.ceru-europa.pt/icur2016/

Event name: 35rd General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (GA ESC)
Date(s): 4-11 September 2016
Location: Triste, Italy
KnowRISK involvement: project presentation + standard dissemination
Website: http://www.35esc2016.eu/

Event name: Sons do Vale_Sustentabilis
Date(s): 11 September 2016
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
KnowRISK involvement: project presentation + standard dissemination
Website: https://www.facebook.com/sonsdovalesustentabilis/?fref=ts

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