Global Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 15-20 March 2021, 

https://vcdrr.nitk.ac.in/ 

The Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Civil Engineering for a Disaster Resilient Society (VCDRR 2021) was organized by National Institute of Technology Karnataka, National Institute of Disaster Management, Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network, Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction, and International Water Management Institute, in association with Indian Geotechnical Society and IGS Surathkal chapter. The conference was supported by 15 global partnering organizations including ISSMGE, ASCE, IAHR, IACRR, AIWC, ISET, IGS, ECI, Springer etc. The conference was advertised on 13 October 2020, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and ended on 20 March 2021, International Day of Happiness. There was an overwhelming response from across the globe with 612 paper submissions out of which 310 papers were accepted after peer review. The conference had around 1800 delegates registered from over 75 countries.