The proposal for a Special Session should be submitted by one of the Special Session Convener(s)/Moderator(s)/Coordinator(s)/Chair(s). Furthermore, he/she should inform each contributor about the Session.

If the Special Session is structured in the form of a set of oral presentations following an introductory presentation/invited speech, the Convener(s)/Moderator(s)/ Coordinator(s)/Chair(s) should inform the participating author(s) that they should submit their abstracts individually through the conference website, indicating the Special Session they belong to. 

Submission of a proposal for a Special Sessions involves the following information:

• Title of the proposed Special Session (up to 20 words)
• Information about the convener(s)/coordinators (Name, affiliation, contact details)
• Rationale and introduction of the topic of the session [up to 300 words]
• Alignment of the proposed Special Session to the IDRIM 2025 theme “Advancing disaster risk reduction in islands and remote areas”? [up to 100 words]
• Format in which the session will be organized [up to 100 words]
• Proposed duration and preferred mode of the session
• If relevant, details of the invited speaker(s) (Name, affiliation, contact details, link to online profile)
• Expected number of presenters/contributors (including keynote speakers if any).
• If relevant, information about the proposed presentations (Topic of presentation, Name of author(s), affiliation, contact details, Presenting author)
• Preferred date and time (Tentative. The date and time will be decided by the Organizing committee) 

All Special Session proposals will be reviewed by the IDRiM Scientific Committee. Upon acceptance, the assigned contacting  person will be notified by email. To download the Session proposal template, please click here.