The 12th annual meeting of China Earthquake Prediction Forum held on Aug. 13—17, 2024 in Haikou City, Hainan Province

The 12th annual meeting of China Earthquake Prediction Forum (CEPF), which was co-sponsored by Prediction Committee of China Seismological Society and Hainan Earthquake Agency, was held on Aug. 13—17, 2024 in Haikou City, Hainan Province. More than 130 persons from 17 universities (one from abroad), 7 institutes from Chinese Academy of Sciences and China Earthquake Administration (CEA), 23 Provincial Earthquake Agencies of CEA attended this conference. 13 special topics had been set up for academic exchange. 96 conference articles were collected, where the pier reviewed articles will be published by the journal of South China Earthquake in Supplementary Issue of 2024. During the 2 days room meeting, there were 26 orals and 25 posters presented, where 7 invited key note speakers presented the research current advances and future trend of earthquake prediction practice in China. There were 6 young presenters got excellent poster awards who obtained the permission of oral presentation in the following annual conferences of China Earthquake Prediction Forum. Popular science lectures on 1605 Hainan M7.5 earthquake and the disaster and monitoring techniques of volcano respectively were organized for the one day field training course held in the source area of Hainan M7.5 earthquake and the monitoring station of volcano creator in Hainan after the room meeting of this conference. A short panel discussion on how to enhance the capability of hunting precursors and prediction efficiency in high risk area was conducted. All the attendees enjoyed the successful conference both in scientific exchange and in onsite training courses.