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EVAN 2013

Proceedings of the 1st International Short Conference on Advances in Extreme Value Analysis and Application to Natural Hazards (EVAN 2013)

For more than 30 years I have been working in the field of extreme values, statistical or probabilistic analysis and applications concerning different natural hazards, e.g. storm surges and floods. Developing and applying statistical models for engineering needs is also one of the core research disciplines at the Research Institute for Water and Environment (fwu) of the University of Siegen. The experience we made over the last few years discussing this topic with colleagues from various research fields and stakeholder inspired us to organize and host the first "International Short Conference on Extreme Value Analysis and Application to Natural Hazards (EVAN2013)". The conference was held in Siegen (Germany) from the 16th to 18th September 2013. The importance and current relevance of the conference topic was illustrated only a few weeks before the meeting started by the catastrophic flood along the Danube and Elbe River in the summer of 2013. The conference was jointly organized by the Research Institute for Water and Environment (fwu) and the Institute of Advanced Studies (FoKoS) of the University of Siegen.

Eight outstanding scientists from around the globe were invited to present keynote lectures covering most of the topics covered by the conference. Almost 70 participants from 14 countries attended the conference and listened to nearly 40 presentations.

I want to thank all participants and speakers for their interest and their contribution through interesting discussions to making this a successful event. I also would like to thank the Institute of Advanced Studies (FoKoS) from the University of Siegen, and in particular my colleague Carsten Hefeker, for the financial support to make this conference happen. My thanks also go out to the conference organization committee, namely Jens Bender and his team. They have made a crucial contribution towards the success of the event.

The second "International Short Conference on Extreme Value Analysis and Application to Natural Hazards (EVAN2015)" will be hosted by Fernando Méndez (IH Cantabria) and will take place in Santander (Spain) in 2015. I hope to see you all again.

Jürgen Jensen

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