ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dr. Vishnu Dangol Convener P.O. Box 21897 Kathmandu, Nepal Tel/Fax:  + 977 - 1 - 4479761 Email: symposium@nels.org.np	Dr. Daisuke Higaki Co-convener Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Tel.: +81-172-39-3854 Email: dhigaki@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Members:   Mr. Achyuta Nanda Bhandary, President, Nepal Landslide Society, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4482310; Fax: 4498668 E-mail: icgs@htp.com.np
Prof. Dr. Akal Bahadur Singh, President, Nepal Geotechnical Society, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5521531; Fax: +977-1-5525830 E-mail:	Mr. Amod Mani Dixit, General Secretary, National Society for Earthquake Technology Tel.: +977-1-4 474192; Fax: +977-1-4 490943 E-mail: adixit@nset.org.np
Prof. Bhagban Ratna Kansakar, Director, Centre for Applied Research and Development, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5521310; Fax: +977-1-55 25830 E-mail: br_kansakar@yahoo.com	Prof. Dr. Bishal Nath Upreti, General Secretary, Nepal Centre for Disaster Management Tel.: +977-1-4416386; Fax: +977-1-4220476 E-mail: bnupreti@wlink.com.np
Dr. David Petley, International Landslide Centre, Department of Geography, University of Durham, DH 13 LE, UK Tel.: +44-191-334-1409; Fax: +44-191-334-1801 E-mail: d.n.petley@durham.ac.uk	Prof. Deepak Bhattarai, Principal Nepal Engineering College, Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-6611744; Fax: +977-1-6611681 E-mail: info@nec.edu.np
Mr. Durga Prasad K.C., Director General, Department of Roads, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4262693; Fax: +977-1-4262993 E-mail: dgdor@ntc.net.np	Prof. Dr. Francesco Guadagno, Dip. Di Studi Geologici ed Ambientali, Facoltà di Scienze, Università del Sannio, via Port’Arsa, 11- 82100, Benevento, Italy Tel.: +39-0824-305136 E-mail: guadagno@unisannio.it
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Yagi, Faculty of Education, Yamagata University, 1-4-12 Shirokawa-cho, Yamagata, Yamagata Pref. 990-8560, Japan Tel.: +81-23-628-4393 E-mail: yagi@kescriv.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp	Dr. Isakbek Torgoev, Director (Tech.) Kyrgyzstan National Academy of Sciences, Research Engineering Center, 98 Mederova St., 720035   Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic Tel. /Fax: +7319-996 312 541131 E-mail: geopribor@mail.ru
Dr. Janak Lal Nayava, President, Society of Hydrologists and Metereologists, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4470067 E-mail: soham@info.com.np	Prof. Dr. James H. May, Past President IAEG, Department of Geology and Geophysics, A & M University, 3115 TAMU College St., TX 77842-3115 USA Tel: +1-679-845-0142; Fax: +1-979-862-7959 Email: mayj@wes.army.mil
Prof. Dr. Jib Raj Pokhrel, President, Nepal Engineers’ Association, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5550071; Fax: +977-1-5550073 E-mail: jrpokhrel@ioe.edu.np	Mr. Jun Umemura, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Nihon University, 1 Nakgagawara, Tokusada, Tamura-cho, Kouriyama, Fukushima Pref. 963-1165, Japan Tel.: +81-24-956-8709 E-mail: umemura@ce.nihon-u.ac.jp
Mr. Keshav Kunwar, President, Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4470866; Fax: 977-1-4473573 E-mail: silt@mos.com.np	Prof. Li Tianchi, Inst. of Mountain Hazards & Environment No.9, Section 4, South People's Avenue, Chengdu City, Sichuan 610041, China Tel: +86-28-85222618; Fax: +86-28-85222258 E-mail: tianchili@hotmail.com
Dr. Megh Raj Dhital, Coordinator, Mountain Risk Engineering Unit, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4331325 E-mail: mrdhital@wlink.com.np	Mr. Nanda Ram Sthapit, Director General, Department of Mines and Geology, Lainchaur, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4414740; Fax: +977-1-4414806 E-mail: dmgdgo@infoclub.com.np
Dr. Ramesh Man Tuladhar, President, Nepal Geological Society, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5535503; Fax: +977-1-5523528 E-mail: rameshtula@hotmail.com	Dr. Shubh Pathak, Deputy Director, Centre for Applied Research and Development, Institute of Engineering, T U, Lalitpur, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5521310; Fax: +977-1-5525830 E-mail: shubhpathak@hotmail.com
Mr. Shital Babu Regmee, Director General, Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5535502; Fax: +977-1-5523528 E-mail:dwidp@ntc.net.np	Mr. Sohan S. Shrestha, Director General, Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agriculture Road Narayan Bhawan,Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5550482; Fax: +977-1-5531850 E-mail:dg@dolidar.gov.np
Prof. Dr. Toyohiko Miyagi, Faculty of Literature, Tohoku-Gakuin University, 1-3-1 Tsuchitoi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Pref. 980-8511, Japan Tel.: +81-22-721-3360; Fax: +81-774-38-4105 E-mail: miyagi@tscc.tohoku-gakuin.ac.jp	Mr. Toshiya TAKESHI, Senior JICA Expert for Sediment Related Disaster Mitigation, DWIDP, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-5543285; Fax: +977-1-5523528 E-mail: take4@mos.com.np

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Coordinator: Dr. Vishnu Dangol

Members:

Dr. Binod Tiwari, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Research Lab., 104 Plantation Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA Tel.: +1-540-231-6121; Fax: +1-540-231-7532 E-mail: tiwari@vt.edu	Dr. David Petley, International Landslide Centre, Department of Geography, University of Durham, DH 13 LE, UK Tel.: +44-191-334-1409; Fax: +44-191-334-1801 E-mail: d.n.petley@durham.ac.uk
Prof. Dr. Hideaki Marui, Vice President, Japan Landslide Society Research Institute for Hazards in Snowy Areas, Niigata University, Igarashi 2-nocho, Niigata 950-2181, Japan Tel.: +81-25-262-7055 E-mail: maruihi@cc.niigata-u.ac.jp	Mr. Jagdiswar Nath Shrestha, Member, Nepal Landslide Society, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4220950; Fax: +977-1-4245215 E-mail: jn_shrestha@hotmail.com
Dr. Masahiro Chigira, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto Pref. 611-0011, Japan Tel.: +81-774-38-4100 E-mail: chigira@slope.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp	Mr. Tuk Lal Adhikari, Member, Nepal Landslide Society, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel.: +977-1-4493764; Fax: 977-1-4482298 E-mail: tuklal@gmx.net