29/06/2026
GEM
𝗚𝗘𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀 — 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗭𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗯
Over three days, the GEM Conference 2026 brought together 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝟴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, creating a unique space for the global earthquake hazard and risk community to exchange ideas, share experience, and explore the next generation of earthquake risk science.
The conference opened with the release of 𝗚𝗘𝗠’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀, expanding the scope of global earthquake risk assessment through updated hazard and risk models, new hazard datasets, 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and the 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀. The following days broadened the conversation even further, showcasing advances in 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, and 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲.
Beyond the scientific programme, what made this conference particularly valuable was the opportunity to bring together researchers, engineers, public agencies, international organisations, industry, and early-career scientists from around the world. Through presentations, workshops, live demonstrations, posters, and countless conversations between sessions, the conference reaffirmed that advancing earthquake risk understanding is a collective effort, driven by 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.
We extend our sincere thanks to our hosts at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, (Građevinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu) University of Zagreb and the Croatian Centre for Earthquake Engineering (Hrvatski Centar za Potresno Inženjerstvo - HCPI), Zagreb University, to all speakers, session moderators, presenters, poster authors, demonstrators, volunteers, sponsors, partners, and participants whose enthusiasm and expertise made this edition possible.
The conversations started in Zagreb do not end here. Over the coming weeks, conference materials, recordings, and additional resources will be made available through the GEM website, helping ensure that the knowledge shared during these three days continues to support research, practice, and earthquake resilience worldwide.
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