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The 8th ICGDM
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The 8th ICGDM

18 November 2026 - 19 November 2026 Conference Dates
Virtual Conference Conference Venue
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Theme: Smart and Sustainable Earth: Innovating and Interdisciplinary Pathways in Global Challenges

The International Conference of Geography and Disaster Management (ICGDM) 2026 run by Faculty of Geography UMS in collaboration with the Center for Environmental Studies UMS as localhost. The conference invites prospective authors, academics and industries to submit papers related to environment, natural resource management, socio-economics aspect of tropical regions, regional development, disaster management in tropical areas, remote sensing and GIS application for sustainable tropical regions. The conference will be held virtually. This conference is part of a conference program called International Summit on Science Technology and Humanity (ISETH) 2026 Organized by Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. In addition, there will be an international student poster competition 2026.

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Edo Han Siu Andriesse

Prof. Edo Han Siu Andriesse

Seoul National University

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Assoc. Prof. Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

Assoc. Prof. Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

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Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Ph.D.

Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Ph.D.

Institute of Research for Development

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Invited Speaker

Hamim Zaky Hadibasyir, M.GIS. (Ph.D. student)

Hamim Zaky Hadibasyir, M.GIS. (Ph.D. student)

University of New South Wales

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Focus and Scope

  • Tropical Area Development
  • Natural Resources Development
  • Regional Development
  • Socio-economic Development
  • Law and Policy on Environment and Natural Resources
  • Environmental Risk Management
  • Pollution and Environmental Damage on Health
  • Biodiversity Exploration and Conservation
  • GIS Application for Sustainable Development
  • Environmental-friendly Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence on Geography
  • Multi-purpose Applications Remote Sensing
  • Early Warning System on Disaster
  • Disaster Management and Mitigation
  • Climate Change Mitigation
  • Multi-dimensional Effects of Disaster

Important Dates

20 September 2026

Abstract Submission Deadline

01 October 2026

Notification of Accepted Abstract

07 November 2026

Payment Deadline

15 November 2026

Notification Timetable of The Conference

18-19 November 2026

The Conference Date

30 November 2026

Re-submission Deadline for Full Paper

15 December 2026

Re-submission Deadline for Revision Paper