World Landslide Forum 3

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Landslides (2013) 10:111–117 DOI 10.1007/s10346-013-0381-9 Published online: 22 January 2013 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

World Landslide Forum 3 Landslide Risk Mitigation: Toward a Safer Geo-Environment 2–6 June 2014 at China National Convention Center, Beijing, China Call for Papers : Important Dates and Website for WLF3: www.wlf3.org 31 May 2013 31 August 2013 28 February 2014 2 June 2014

Preliminary registration and deadline for abstract submission Deadline for submission of full papers Deadline for application for exhibit space On-site registration for the Forum

SPONSORS 1. Global Promotion Committee of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL), including: International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) United Nations University (UNU) International Council for Science (ICSU) World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) 2. Ministry of Land and Resources, P. R. China ORGANIZERS International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) China Geological Survey (CGS)

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) China Association of Geological Disaster Prevention (CAGDP) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Chinese Academy of Geosciences (CAGS) China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring (CIGEM) Northeast Forestry University, China Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT) China University of Geosciences (CUGS) Chang’an University *under request OBJECTIVES World Landslide Forum 3 aims to provide an information and academic exchange platform for landslides researchers and practitioners. It creates an opportunity to promote worldwide cooperation and to share new theories, technologies and methods in the fields of landslide survey/investigation, monitoring, early warning, prevention and emergency management. The purpose of the Forum is to present the achievements in landslide risk reduction in promoting the sustainable development of society. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Co-Organizers International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) * International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) * China Society of Geosciences (CSG)

Honorary Chairpersons Shaoshi XU (Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources, P. R. China) Irina BOKOVA (Director General of UNESCO) * Margareta WAHLSTRÖM (Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction)* José GRAZIANO DA SILVA (Director-General of FAO)* Michel JARRAUD (Secretary-General of WMO)* Landslides 10 & (2013)

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ICL/IPL Activities Konrad OSTERWALDER (Rector of UNU)* Yuan Tseh LEE (President of ICSU) Adel Al-KARAFI (President of WFEO)* Roland OBERHAENSLI (President of IUGS)* *under request Chairpersons Min WANG (Vi