An Overview of the 2^nd National Young Researchers Symposium on Engineering Risk Analysis and Management

  Introduction  The 2nd National Young Researchers Symposium on Engineering Risk Analysis and Management was held in Wuhan on March 30—31, 2018, aiming to promote development of new theories and technologies on engineering risk management and insurance and to provide a forum for academic communication for young researchers.

  Method  The symposium was co-hosted by the Engineering Risk and Insurance Research Branch of China Civil Engineering Society, Wuhan University, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), the National Key R&D Project (2017YFC1501300) and International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering TC304 (Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment and Management Committee).

  Result  The major themes of the symposium include cutting-edge studies on theories and methods for engineering risk assessment and control. The symposium provides a great opportunity to young researchers in the engineering risk field to exchange ideas and to establish corporation with one another.

  Conclusion  This is of great significance to the advancing in the field of engineering disaster prevention and risk control in China.