It was attended by scientists, technicians, teachers, researchers and officials of Kim Il Sung University, Bureau of Earthquake, Kim Chaek University of Technology, the Geology Institute, Global Environmental Information Institute, Pyongyang Observatory and the Architectural Science Institute of the Architectural Engineering Branch of the State Academy of Sciences.

Its participants heard dozens of papers dealing with scientific and theoretical issues arising in ensuring the accuracy and speed in observing earthquake and volcano and providing information about them.

They also heard papers introducing successes made in distributing various types of observation networks as required by natural and geographical features of Korea and developing reality and updating quake observation equipment at a high level.