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SRA europe - first announcement




	First Announcement
	The 1998 Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis-
Europe
	Paris, October 11-14, 1998

	Risk Analysis : Opening the process

	A rational approach to risk analysis has been developed in the
last three decades. Techniques for risk assessment have been thoroughly
enhanced, risk management approaches have been developed, decision
making processes have been clarified, the social dimensions of risk
perception and management have been investigated.

	Nevertheless this construction is being challenged by recent
events which reveal how deficits in stakeholder involvement, openness
and democratic procedures can undermine risk management actions.
Actually, the global process and most components of risk analysis may be
radically called into question.

	Food safety has lately been a prominent issue, but new debates
appear, or old debates are revisited in the domains  of public health,
consumer products safety, waste management, environmental risks, nuclear
installations, automobile safety and pollution. To meet the growing
pressures for efficiency, openness, accountability, and multipartner
communication in risk analysis, institutional changes are underway in
many European countries. However,  the need for stakeholders to develop
better insight into the process may lead to an evolution of all the
components of risk analysis, even in its most " technical " steps. 

	For stakeholders of different professional background, political
project, and responsibilility, risk identification procedures must be
rendered understandable,  quantitative risk assessment must be laid open
to critical analysis, the data of impact assessment and exposure
analysis must be intelligible and verifiable. Public perceptions and
behavioural preferences must be identified and accomodated in action
proposals, ranging from countermeasures, to educational programs, to
insurance mechanisms. Management formats must be open to local and
political input and other types of operational feedback. 

	Conference profile
	The conference will address all major risk issues today. SRA
Europe strongly believes that such issues deserve multidisciplinary
approaches, and must involve all partners ; scientists, engineers,
corporate managers, insurers, authorities and all types of interest
groups. 

	Contributions of the partners are invited in the disciplines
that ground risk assessemnt, risk management and risk communication, as
well as on practical assessments and case studies, and on corporate,
national and international guidelines for assessment and management. 
	Address enquiries to
	Philippe HUBERT, SRA-E President 1997 and Conference Director
	Claire MAYS, Liaison Committee
	Nathalie DOUCIN, Secretariat
	e-mail: sraparis@ipsn.fr
	IPSN DPHD SEGR  " SRA Paris Conference "
	BP6 92265 Fontenay aux Roses Cedex. France
	Tel. +33 (0)1 46 54 79 11 Fax +33 (0)1 46 54 88 29


	The Society For Risk Analysis - Europe
	SRA is an interdisciplinary professional society concerned by
every  dimension of risk analysis : 
		Risk assessment, 
		Risk management, 
		Risk communication. 
	It brings together all individuals and organisations concerned
with risk analysis, risk problem solving, and risk regulation in Europe.
Its membership is multidisciplinary and comprises engineering risk and
safety analysts, biologists, chemists, toxicologists, health scientists,
social scientists and risk regulators, policy formulators and
industrialists. It provides a platform for academics, industry and
policy makers to discuss both the state of the art and future directions
in the expanding and multidisciplinary study of Risk Analysis. 

	The European section (SRA-E) provides emphasis on the European
dimension in promoting advancement of research, education in risk
analysis, and multidisciplinary research. It is represented in 25
European countries, including countries of the former USSR. The European
section conferences, publications and informal networks supports its
activities. Previous conferences organised by the Society have been held
in Stockholm (1997), Guildford (1996), Stuttgart (1995), Rome (1993),
Paris (1991), Vienna (1988, 1990). The Journal of Risk Research was
launched in 1997, in liaison with the Japanese section,  as the official
journal of SRA-Europe. 
	SRA Executive committee
	Blokker E. (DCRM, Environmental Protection Agency) NL
	Drottz-Sjöberg B.M. (Norwegian University of Science) N 
	Frewer L. (Institute of Food Research) UK
	Hubert P. (Institute for Protection and Nuclear Safety) F
	Linnerooth Bayer J. (IIASA) Au
	Löfstedt R. (University of Surrey) UK 
	Mays-Poumadère C. (Symlog) F 
	Renn O. (Center for Technology Assessment) D
	Sjöberg L. (Center for Risk Research, Stockholm School of
Economics) Se
	Tait E.J. (Environmental and Technology Management) UK 
	The conference liaison Committee 
	Blokker E. (DCRM, Environmental Protection Agency)  NL
	Drottz-Sjöberg B.M. (Norwegian University of Science) N 
	Hubert P. (Institute for Protection and Nuclear Safety) F
	Mays-Poumadère C. (Symlog) F
	Pineau J.L. (Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et
des Risques) F
	Zmirou D. (CAREPS) F 
	Mc Quaid J. (Health and Safety Executive)UK