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anchor disaster research across multiple institutions, there are strategic partnerships. These can be met with ministries, local authorities and international institutions that will pursue a common goal with DCNA. Meanwhile, the network has been expanded to include major players in disaster management and prevention (Figure 1). The common denominator of all participating institutions is disaster prevention and appropriate preparation to potential emergencies. This large clip is drawn by DCNA in order to be equally available to research institutions and academia as well as stakeholders from the public and private sector. 3. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The organizational structure of DCNA includes the Board Members from the founding universities such as Graz University of Technology and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna with their rectors holding the Chairmanship. A General Assembly is bringing together all network members and partners once a year. In addition to the management level, the implementation- oriented and scientific activities are carried out in different scientific working groups that are formed by experts from DCNA member organizations. Official meetings of the working groups are scheduled twice a year in spring and autumn for two to three days alternately at one of the various member institutions. A chairperson which is elected coordinates a specific working group. If needed, subgroups or project groups are set up for specific topics and demands. The five working groups within DCNA will be the content of the following sections. 3.1. MASS MOVEMENTS AND EARTHQUAKES Mass movements are gravitation-related catastrophic events such as landslides, rock-falls or and avalanches. In the Alps, a large number of potential landslides threaten public infrastructure and settlement areas can be detected. The working group therefore devotes itself to the gravitational sources of danger in alpine regions with. As Earthquakes are not very likely to happen in Austria, but Figure 1: Current DCNA members 667