On November 28th, the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Disaster Reduction Professional Committee of the China Hydraulic Engineering Society and the Editorial Board of "China Flood Control and Drought Relief" magazine was successfully convened in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. Key attendees included Yao Wenguang, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Ministry of Water Resources and Chairman of the Disaster Reduction Committee; Tian Yitang, Secretary-General of the China Hydraulic Engineering Society Disaster Reduction Professional Committee; Wang Zhangli, Deputy Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Ministry of Water Resources and Vice Chairman of the Disaster Reduction Committee; Wan Qunzhi, Deputy Director of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management and Vice Chairman of the Disaster Reduction Committee; Tan Xiaoping, Deputy Director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Water Resources; Ding Liuchan, Vice President of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research; and Chu Minghua, Deputy Director of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Disaster Mitigation Engineering Technology Research Center (Disaster Defense Center). Over 200 members from the national water conservancy sector, government units, colleges, research institutions, and enterprises attended. As a member of the Disaster Reduction Professional Committee, Istrong Technology supported and assisted in the successful organization of this annual meeting. Chen Bojia, Vice President of Istrong Technology, was invited to participate.

The annual meeting summarized the annual work report of the Disaster Reduction Professional Committee and "China Flood Control and Drought Relief" magazine and the next steps, announced the commendation decision for outstanding editorial board members, special correspondents, liaison officers of the magazine, and the nominations for the seventh term of the committee. Discussions and exchanges focused on topics like "rainfall forecasting, the '23.7' large-scale flood in the Haihe River basin, digital twins, 'Four Pre,' urban flood control, and flash flood disasters."

Liao Chengwei, Senior Engineer at Istrong Technology, presented on the topic "Digital Technology Empowering Urban Resilience to Flood Control," discussing the "14th Five-Year Plan for Urban Drainage and Flood Control System Construction." He proposed using informatization technologies to improve urban disaster prediction, disaster resistance, and post-disaster recovery capabilities. Combining basin management and urban waterlogging management practices, he explored strengthening urban drainage and flood control systems, promoting basin and urban waterlogging management, and achieving "no waterlogging for small rains, no flooding for heavy rains, operational capability during storms, and disaster control."

Simultaneously, new technologies and products were exhibited at the annual meeting. Istrong Technology displayed its twin + four pre smart water conservancy solutions, the digital twin Jiulong River Beixi construction pilot platform, Fuzhou city's digital twin Xiyuanxi River Basin platform, Fuzhou smart water conservancy, Zhangzhou city district river water environment comprehensive renovation PPP project smart water platform, Sichuan Province's smart Wu-Yin Irrigation District management platform, and other premium cases. These showcased the application of cutting-edge technologies and excellent achievements in flood and drought disaster prevention. IoT hardware products for urban disaster prevention and reduction, such as flood and drought disaster warning platforms and buried level monitoring instruments, were also exhibited. Using IoT and big data analysis technologies, these products empower smart city construction and attracted leaders from various levels of water conservancy and emergency management for guidance and exchange.

Xu Jing, Deputy Director of the Huaihe River Commission (second from right), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

He Qi, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Huaihe River Commission and member of the Disaster Reduction Committee (first from left), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Yang Zhigang, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Haihe River Commission and member of the Disaster Reduction Committee (second from left), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Xu Shuang, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Pearl River Commission and member of the Disaster Reduction Committee (second from right), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Wu Jiaqing, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Shandong Provincial Department of Water Resources and member of the Disaster Reduction Committee (second from right), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Su Huawen, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources and member of the Disaster Reduction Committee (first from left), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Qin Anpei, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Guangxi Autonomous Region Department of Water Resources and member of the Disaster Reduction Committee (second from left), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Zheng Xin, Director of the Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Department of Water Resources and member of the Disaster Reduction Committee (first from right), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Liu Bochao, a third-grade chief staff member of the Beijing Municipal Emergency Management Bureau (first from left), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

Song Jinlong, Head of the Flood Control Section of the Xiajin County Emergency Management Bureau, Dezhou City, Shandong Province (first from right), visited the Istrong booth for guidance and exchange.

This annual meeting provided an excellent platform for technical and product exchanges in the new phase of flood control and drought relief work. Istrong Technology will take this opportunity to continuously innovate and develop, actively participate in industry exchanges and sharing, and explore the application and practice of new technologies and ideas. The company is committed to contributing to the informational and systematic development of the disaster prevention and reduction initiative.