Previous IDERs have been held as follows (see link for pdf of Programme):

IDER 1997 - The Hague, The Netherlands

IDER 1999 - The Hague, The Netherlands

IDER 2001 - The Hague, The Netherlands

IDER 2003 - Commonwealth Institute, Kensington, London, UK

IDER 2004 - Fire Service College, Moreton in Marsh, UK

IDER 2005 - Fire Service College, Moreton in Marsh, UK

IDER 2006 - Italian Fire Service College, Rome, Italy

IDER 2007 - Deutsche Bank, City of London, UK

IDER 2008 - BT Centre, City of London, UK

IDER 2009 - MSB (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency), Karlstad, Sweden

IDER 2011 - Leopoldine, Florence, Italy

International Disaster and Emergency Resilience (IDER) is a conference, with exhibits, where best practices and solutions to ensure readiness for, response to, recovery from and resilience for disasters and major emergencies, whether caused by nature, accident or terrorism are identified, implemented and shown. It has also become an international network of emergency responders.

Since 1997, IDER has established itself as the leading international forum where specialists in disaster readiness meet to develop effective disaster avoidance, readiness and response techniques and strategies. Covering both human and natural disasters, from fire and flood to terrorist attack, IDER has explored the role of the media during disasters, training for preparedness, planning initiatives, disaster responder/emergency services interoperability and international standards and certification. IDER uses case studies, such as on earthquakes, floods, fires and terrorist attacks, to identify the many lessons to be learnt and, very importantly, identify “best practice”.

What is IDER?