FREE programs on Lightning Protection, Research ideas and more
Covid-19 has given lightning safety advocacy programs around the world an opportunity to work together to provide FREE virtual meetings on International Lightning Safety Day, lightning protection, safety education, research topics, and more.
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This conference came about because of the many questions on research questions and opportunities we received during and after the seminars we have given over the last several months (see below). The faculty for this program are internationally known researchers across the spectrum of lightning who donated their time and expertise to highlight aspects of lightning research to investigate for undergraduates, graduate students and young faculty who wish to expand their research activities. The Q&A sessions at the end of both days are among the most interesting, giving information on programs, fellowships, study opportunities, clarifying other questions and many other insights. ZOOM conferences during Covid-19 have allowed us to reach hundreds of students, engineers, and others who would never have been able to travel to attend international meetings to interact with the experts who have given their time. Students commented, 'After the desert of Covid, you have given us the opportunity to see and hear the researchers who are writing the papers we read for our research. Thank You!'
Zoom Link to Day 1 Recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg9xPkALIqs&t
Zoom Link to Day 2 Recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCLnqfcaLbY&t -
Organized by Brac and Ekattor Television, Dr Akm Saiful Islam, from Bangladesh, discussed myths, causes, lightning detection, climate change impact, building awareness, public safety education, instalation of lightning protection systems including building Lightning Shelters, treatments of lightning injured, role of Govt and NGOs and media, Lightning Safety Drill, and many other issues.
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A one day seminar on lightning protection of buildings including surge protection was put on by ZaCLIR (the Zambia Center for Lightning Information and Research) and SALNet (the South Asia Lightning Network).
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On October 10, - Need VERY SHORT description, and affiliations you wish to have listed.
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June 28 marks the day in 2011 when 178 children were killed and 38 others sent to the hospital with lightning injuries. Lightning safety programs around the world met this year to raise awareness of injuries in their countries as well as discuss how to gather data, increase their effectiveness and enhance their lightning safety education programs. Over 70 people participated from more than a dozen countries on 4 continents.
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The National Lightning Safety Council (USA) is an outgrowth of the US NOAA Lightnng Safety Week (LSW - 2001-15). The NLSC website has a wealth of videos on lightning science and safety, statistics on USA lightning fatalities and many more features. LSW 2020 led up to International Lightning Safety Day, 28 June 2020.
