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International panel discussion
"What happened after large earthquakes in Asia?
-What earthquake engineers should do?-"
Focusing on "the aftermath of the area stricken by major earthquake disaster," the international panel discussion we will debate "How the area stricken by a massive earthquake is now?", What the earthquake engineers able to do", and "What earthquake engineering must do for future disaster prevention and to rebuild from a disaster." We will invite as panelists earthquake engineering researchers and persons involved in reconstruction of areas around Asia stricken by such disasters as the great Szechuan earthquake of May 2008, the Pakistan earthquake of October, 2005, and the Sumatra open sea earthquake and tsunami of 2004, to bring them together for a discussion. Global warming and the expansion of rapidly urbanizing areas (slums) has been remarkable in the Asian region, and the momentary intensity of natural disasters themselves has also growing, thus exerting an acute long-term effect on the rebuilding that follows them. On the other hand, the international support and rebuilding strategy is decided immediately after the earthquake primarily at the discretion political and governmental authorities, and accordingly, large budgets are allocated; unfortunately however, there are thought to be precious few opportunities for scientifically and technologically ascertaining with a cool eye the effects exerted by such natural disasters and reflecting them into the rebuilding strategies, and for discussing what sorts of contributions have been made by earthquake engineers and what they will be able to do in the future. We want this international panel discussion to serve as an opportunity to find what is missing in the field of earthquake engineering as relates to the current state of disaster stricken regions and together to consider what must be done in the future. We hope that many of you will participate. We have also prepared equipment for simultaneous interpretation at the hall and you will not need to apply in advance to participate in it
Here is a Japanese prospectus
Panelists' biographies, abstracts and other details are
available here.
| Date & Time |
14:00 - 16:30, Nov. 18 (Thu.), 2010 |
| Place |
Main Convention Hall, Tsukuba International Congress Center |
| Theme |
What happened after large earthquakes in Asia?
-What earthquake engineers should do?- |
| Panelists |
• Earthquake engineers and rebuilding related professionals from China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and the Philippines
•Mr. Tadayoshi Nagashima, Member of the Lower House formerly mayor of the town of Yamakoshimura
•Prof. Kazuo Konagai, Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), University of Tokyo (Panel Chair) |
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