Information of the Organizing Committee, October 10, 2026

The Institute of Geography of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Debris Flow Association invite you and your colleagues to participate in the 9th Conference “Debris Flows: Disasters, Risk, Forecast, Protection”, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from October 4 to 8, 2027.
Debris flows in mountainous regions cause significant damage to the economy and often lead to casualties among the population. The first recorded mentions of debris flow in the territory of present-day Azerbaijan date back to 1772. Since the early 20th century, research has been conducted there to assess the scale of debris flow activity and implement measures to mitigate the damage caused by these flows.
To solve the debris flow problem, cooperation of experts from different countries is required. One of the forms of such cooperation is the conferences “Debris Flows: Disasters, Risk, Forecast, Protection”. The conference in Georgia is the eighth and continues a series of conferences held in Pyatigorsk (2008), Moscow (2012), Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (2014), Irkutsk and Arshan (2016), Tbilisi (2018), Dushanbe and Khorog (2020; due to pandemic held in a reduced correspondence format), Chengdu (2024), and Tbilisi (2025).
The conference is being held with the participation of Azerbaijan state agencies, institutes and universities from several countries.
The conference sessions will be followed by a two-day field seminar on debris flow basins in Azerbaijan.

Important dates

Deadline for the abstract submission – May 10, 2027
Deadline for article submission for conference proceedings – June 1, 2027
Deadline for the online payment of participation in the field seminar – September 1, 2027
Arrival of participants to Baku and registration – October 3, 2027
International Conference – October 4-6, 2027 (Baku)
Field seminar – October 7-8, 2027
Departure of participants – October 9, 2027

The conference is planned to be held in-person only. There will be no online/virtual access for this event.

Languages

Working languages of the conference: English, Azerbaijani, Russian.