PRESENTATION AND AIMS

To address the fundamental issues of the Workshop, we invited both senior researchers who have a broad view of the field and some of the most promising young researchers who will lead the activities in the decades to come.
The workshop comprises presentation and discussion sessions. We will first examine the state of knowledge in light of the lessons learned from recent major earthquakes about disaster Resilience.

HOSTING INSTITUTIONS

For more than 150 years, the Politecnico di Torino has been one of the most prestigious public institutions at both the International and the Italian levels concerning education, research, technological transfer and services in all sectors of architecture and engineering.
It was founded in 1859 as Scuola di Applicazione per gli Ingegneri (Technical School for Engineers), and it became Regio Politecnico di Torino in 1906.

AGENDA

Monday, September 19
Attendees' arrival, welcome cocktail reception.

Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21
Workshop sessions in the Hall of Honour at the Castello del Valentino, Torino (Valentino's Castle, Turin)

Thursday, September 22
Workshop sessions in the JRC Visiting Center meeting room, Ispra.