The 6th Annual Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM 2015), entitled “Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth” has been scheduled during October 28-30, 2015at the Scope Convention Centre, Scope Complex, in New Delhi. The conference is being hosted by TIFAC in partnership with International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM). The conference is being supported by several national and international organizations including, the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) (Japan) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) (Austria). Pl visit our website www.idrim2015.org for details on the paper submission and the registration.This collaborative three day conference aims to develop a comprehensive roadmap on a regional framework for earthquake, flood, extreme weather and other natural hazard triggered disaster risk management. India is going through a period of economic growth, with its many benefits as well as challenges. This is also a period that presents opportunities to introduce DRR practices in support of sustainable growth. The conference will endorse mechanisms for strengthening collaboration between research and knowledge-based institutions as well as practitioners in the region. The conference also evolves strategy for training, capacity development on the importance of disaster countermeasures and response preparedness in the region leading to effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategies and implementation of related projects at regional levels.