The conference aims at bringing all stakeholders who are in charge of, or required to be involved in disaster management together, to discuss different issues of disaster management. The issues shall include but not limited to planning, organizing, implementing, coordinating and minimizing the implications of disasters. The forum shall bring to the audience and participants the latest technological advances in different fields and show them how they can make use of it in their areas of expertise. IEEE members, experts and distinguished speakers shall play a leading role in the forum. All IEEE societies who can contribute to the theme of the conference shall be invited to attend. This is the first conference/forum of its kind which will be held in the Kingdom. International organizations in addition to universities and academic research centers shall be invited to attend. Some of them have already agreed to participate in the forum.