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Plenary and Keynote Speakers

Patricia Ann Mothes
Patricia Ann Mothes

Instituto Geofísico - Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Ecuador)

Lara Mani
Dr Lara Mani

Global Volcano Risk Alliance/ University of Cambridge (UK)

Tom Pering
Dr Tom Pering

VolcanoTech/ University of Sheffield (UK)

Eisuke Fujita
Dr Eisuke Fujita

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (Japan)

Pablo Forte
Dr Pablo Forte

Observatorio Argentino de Vigilancia Volcánica (Argentina)

Conference Schedule

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19:30–21:00: Icebreaker

Venue: 街CAFE Sea Point YORIMICHI (for those who have registered ahead of time)

Venue: Niigata University Library main hall

09:20–09:25: Welcome — Jamie Farquharson

09:25–09:30: Opening address — President Ushiki

09:30–10:20: Plenary Talk — Patricia Mothes — Practicing Volcanology in the Northern Andes

10:20–10:40: Photo break + coffee break

10:40–11:20: Keynote 1 — Lara Mani — Are we prepared for the next big eruption?

11:20–11:40: Oral 1 — Heather Craig — Exploring volcanic risk management challenges for authorities and stakeholders

11:40–12:00: Oral 2 — James Hammond — Environmental Hazards in Asia: Building a Community of Disaster Researchers

12:00–12:15: Lightning talks 1 — P01–P03 (A1–A3), P13–P18 (D1–D6)

12:15–13:30: Lunchtime and poster session

13:30–13:50: Oral 3 — Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi — Rebuilding Lives on Lava: The Dynamic Forces Shaping Resettlement in Post-Eruption Goma

13:50–14:10: Oral 4 — Thystere Bantidi — Uncovering the Interplay Between Tectonism and Magmatism During the 2021 Nyiragongo Eruption

14:10–14:25: Oral 5 — Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi — Mitigating Mazuku Hazards in Goma area

14:25–14:40: Coffee break

14:40–15:00: Oral 6 — Jonathan Procter — From Maps to Models: Advancing Lahar Hazard Assessment at Ruapehu Volcano

15:00–15:20: Oral 7 — Josh Hayes — Developing a National Volcano Model for New Zealand

15:20–15:40: Oral 8 — Pablo Forte — Turning the World’s Youngest Volcano Observatory into an Effective Tool for Risk Reduction

15:40–15:55: Oral 9 — Gaurav Kumar — Integrating AI-Driven Risk Metrics, Low-Cost Sensors, and Open-Access Training

15:55–16:00: Break (preparation for worshop)

16:00–17:45: GVRA workshop

17:45: Dispersal

Venue: Niigata University Library main hall

09:00: Welcome — Jamie Farquharson

09:00–09:40: Keynote 2 — Tom Pering — Results and reflections from a network of low-cost permanent ultraviolet cameras for sulphur dioxide measurements

09:40–10:00: Oral 10 — Abigail Robinson — Enhancing Deep Learning Phase Detection Models with Multi-Station Context

10:00–10:20: Oral 11 — Stephan Kolzenburg — A new generation of field rheometers and their potential for improving near real time lava flow monitoring and hazard assessment

10:20–10:40: Oral 12 — Vladimir Bolgov — An underwater radiosonde to measure radioactive radiation and radon at the bottom of an acidic volcanic lake

10:40–11:10: Coffee break

11:10–11:30: Oral 13 — Eric Newland — Temporal Evolution of Crustal Stress at Volcanoes During Periods of Unrest

11:30–11:50: Oral 14 — Rikuto Daikai — High-Resolution GBSAR and DEM Approaches for Detecting Long-Term Deformation of the Heisei-Shinzan Lava Dome

11:50–12:10: Oral 15 — Chris Conway — An overview of methods for dating Holocene lava flows at stratovolcanoes

12:10–12:25: Lightning talks 2 — P4–P9 (B1–B6), P19–22 (D7–D10)

12:25–13:40: Lunch and posters

13:40–14:00: Oral 16 — Shohei Shibata — Magma fragmentation depth of large-scale and explosive phreatoplinian eruption

14:00–14:20: Oral 17 — Christopher Gomez — The Summer 2024 Lahar in the Tansandani of Unzen Volcano: Reflections on the role of local over-steepening

14:20–14:40: Oral 18 — Kyoko Kataoka — Lahar chronology and associated eruption history during the past 32,000 years at Adatara volcano, northeast Japan

14:40–14:50: Break (+Setting up for workshop)

14:50–16:50: Volcano monitoring tools workshop — Tom Pering

16:50: Dispersal

Venue: Niigata University Library main hall

09:00: Welcome — Jamie Farquharson

09:00–09:40: Keynote 3 — Eisuke Fujita — Activity of Asian Consortium of Volcanology (ACV)

09:40–10:00: Oral 19 — Christina Widiwijayanti — Advancing Volcanology Through Global Knowledge Sharing and Standardized Data Practices

10:00–10:20: Oral 20 — Yasuhisha Tajima — The process of revising volcanic hazard maps and lessons learned and challenges in response during recent eruptions of Kirishima Volcano

10:20–10:40: Oral 21 — Shinji Takarada — Development of Geological Hazards Information Database: New release of Geological Hazards Information System and Volcanic Hazards Information System

10:40–11:00: Coffee break

11:00–11:20: Oral 22 — Aisyah Qurrataaini — MARABUMI: Bridging Researchers and Citizens through Geological Hazard Science Communication

11:20–11:40: Oral 23 — Denise Owen — Communicating Everyday and Potential Hazards to Tourists

11:40–12:20: Keynote 4 — Pablo Forte — ALVO: a regional platform for volcanic risk reduction in Latin America

12:20–12:25: Lightning talks 3 — P10–P12 (C1–C3)

12:25–13:40: Lunch and posters

13:40–14:00: Oral 24 — Mariton Bornas — Monitoring Volcanic Unrest in the Philippines in the Past 13 Years: Challenges to Effective Forecasting and Crisis Communication

14:00–14:20: Oral 25 — Mochamad Nugraha — Four-Pillar Approach to Volcanic Disaster Mitigation Strategies in Indonesia

14:20–14:40: Oral 26 — Perla Delos Reyes — Assessment of volcanic eruption preparedness of communities: Taal Volcano as Case Study

14:40–15:10: Coffee break

15:10–16:20: Panel discussion + Q & A

16:20–16:25: Closing remarks — Jamie Farquharson

16:25–16:30: Closing remarks — Kuni Sueyoshi

19:00–21:00: Banquet (Venue: ANA Crowne Plaza)

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