Minutes of Meeting
1st Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC)
Project for Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation
Technology in Peru
Date and Time: September 20th (Tue) 2011, 10:00am~12:20am
Venue: CISMID Meeting Room
Attendees: As attached in ANNEX 1
The 1st Joint Coordinating Committee of the “Project for Enhancement of Earthquake andTsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in Peru” was held for the purpose of confirming thisyear project plan, reviewing the progress of the project and discussing issues that may arise
during the implementation of the project. As a result of the Committee, the following items
were notified and confirmed.
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Announcement from Moderator
Dr. Zavala expressed the gratitude to the meeting attendees.
Opening Address from Chairman of JCC
Dr. Padilla expressed the gratitude for JCC attendees and evaluatedthe joint research project for earthquake and tsunami disastermitigation technology.
Dr. Padilla also expressed his sympathy to Japanese people sufferingfrom Tohoku Earthquake disaster.
He acknowledged the donated equipment including the structure
testing devices and seismometers.
Welcome Speech from Chief Representative of JICA Peru
Mr. Nakao mentioned the long-term history between JICA andCISMID-UNI started at 1986.
He mentioned the importance of sharing the disaster mitigation
technology between Japan and Peru with the consideration of thepossible future occurrence of a huge earthquake in Peru such as
Tohoku Earthquake.
Welcome Speech from Executive Director of APCI
Ms. Bernuy expressed her gratitude to the JCC attendees. She
mentioned the importance of this project for the strong relationshipbetween Peru and Japan.
Opening Address from Japanese Ambassador
Mr. Fukukawa expressed his pleasure to joining the JCC with thedistinguished participants.
He explained the long-term relationship between Peru and Japan, andmentioned the successful coorporation in the field of disastermitigation.
He mentioned high expectations from President HumalaforJapanese technical cooperation.
Framework of the Project and Progress Reports
Dr. Yamazaki explained the scope of the project with the frameworkof JST-JICA SATREPS.
He explained the structure and strategy of study groups with theAction
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current progress of those. He also mentioned that Tacna city wasselected as one of provincial target cities through the activities in2010.
It was explained that the 2nd international workshop was held inJapan by inviting the Peruvian researchers last March, and the 3rdinternational workshop will be held in March, 2012 for the first year
memorial day after Tohoku earthquake. Dr.Yamazaki also mentionedthat 90% of the equipment procurement of the project would becompleted in this fiscal year.
Dr. Aguilar explained the progress of the project by Seismic Motion
and Geotechnical group focusing on the 1) Source Modeling andSeismic Motion, 2) Site Response and Microzonation, 3) Slope
Failure Assessment, and 4) Human Resources Development for theacceptance of two trainees at Chiba University.
He also explained the coming schedule 2011-2012 of the group as
shown in ANNEX2
Dr. Koshimura explained the progress of the project by Tsunami groupfocusing on the 1) Tsunami Propagation and Impacts, 2) Tsunami
Hazard Mapping, 3) Tsunami Damage Mitigation Technology and 4)
Human Resources Development for Tsunami modeling technology.
Dr. Koshimura also mentioned the importance of the stronger
partnerships among the Peruvian institutions toward the new Tsunami
warning system.
He also explained the coming schedule 2011-2012 of the group as
shown in ANNEX3
Dr. Zavala explained the progress of the project by Building groupfocusing on 1)Seismic Test Database 2)Diagnosis and Retrofit3)Retrofit of Historical Buildings and 4)Human Resources
Development through seminars conducted at CISMID and Universityof Tacna
He also mentioned that key buildings for seismic diagnosis weredetermined to be Hospital Rebagliatti , Building of the Faculty ofCivil Engineering and Main Pavilion of UNI.
He also explained the coming schedule 2011-2012 of the group as
shown in ANNEX3
Dr. Estrada explained the progress of the project for Damage
Assessment group, focusing on 1)Geo-spacial Database2)Damage
Detection using Remote sensing 3)Damage Assessment of Scenario
Earthquake and 4)human resources development for exchange ofyoung researchers
He also explained the coming schedule 2011-2012 of the group asshown in ANNEX4Mr.Bisbal made a brief introduction to Resource Information Systemfor Disaster Response(SIRAD) of INDECI.
Discussion about Implementation of the Project
Dr. Yamazaki suggested to have opportunities at least twice a year toexchange the progress among the research groups.
Dr. Honkura suggested to have a technical meeting among researchgroups before JCC.
Closure by JST

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Dr. Honkura evaluated the progress of the activities of each groupsince March 2011 Workshop at Chiba University.
He mentioned 1) the importance of progress of science such as
long-term forecasts of earthquakes and tsunamis, 2) the significanceof technical transfer of Tsunami Modeling, and 3) the importance ofapplication of studies by Peruvian researchers as a result of technicaltransfer.
Closure by Vice Chairman
Dr. Pique closed JCC by appreciating the capacity development byJapanese government over generations.

Mag.Aurelio Padilla Ríos
Project Director/Rector
National University of Engineering(UNI)

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Dr. Fumio Yamazaki
Project Leader/Professor
Department of Urban Environmental Systems
Graduate School of Engineering
Chiba University

Dr.Carlos Alberto Zavala Toledo
Project Manager/ Director
Japan-Peru Center for Earthquake
Engineering Research and Disaster
Mitigation(CISMID)
National University of Engineering(UNI)

Ms.Paola Bustamante Suarez
Management and InternationalDirector
Peruvian International Cooperation
Agency (APCI)

Negotiation

Mr. Makoto NAKAO
Chief Representative
Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA)

Witnessed byDr. Yoshimori Honkura
Program Officer
Science and Technology Partnership for
Sustainable Development
Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)ANNEX 1ANNEX 2group)
ANNEX 3
ANNEX 4
ANNEX 5

LIST OF ATENDEES
Coming Schedule for 2011-2012(Group 1: Seismic Motion and GeotechnicalComing Schedule for 2011-2012(Group 2: Tsunami group)
Coming Schedule for 2011-2012(Group 3: Building group)
Coming Schedule for 2011-2012(Group 4: Damage Assessment group)ANNEX 1
LIST OF ATENDEES
1st Joint Coordinating Committee(JCC)
Project for Enhancement of Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technology in PeruNo Name
Project Director(Chairman)
1 Dr. Aurelio Padilla
Project Manager(Moderator)
2 Dr.Carlos Zavala

Organization
Rector,National University of Engineering(UNI)
Director,Japan-Peru Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research and Disaster Mitigation(CISMID),UNI

Perivian Side(APCI)
3 Ms.Soledad Bernuy
Peruvian International Cooperation Agency(APCI)
4 Ms.Claudia Caldas Comas
Peruvian International Cooperation Agency(APCI)
Peruvian Side(Counterpart Personnel of CISMID-UNI and Collaborating Organizations)
5 Dr. Javier Pique
Dean,Faculty of Civil Engineering, UNI
6 Dr. Zenon Aguilar
Academic Director,CISMID,UNI
7 Dr. Miguel Estrada
Research Director,CISMID,UNI
8 Mr.Fernando Lazares
Head,Planning and Disaster Mitigation Department
9 Mr. Francisco Rios
Administrator, Faculty of Civil Engineering, UNI
10 Mr. Alberto Bisbal
National Director of Prevention, National Institute of Civil
Defense(INDECI)
11 Mr. Cesar Jimenez
Researcher, Direction of Hydrology and Navigation(DHN)Japanese Side(JICA Experts)
12 Dr. Fumio Yamazaki
Project Leader,Chiba University
13 Dr. Shunichi KoshimuraGroup 2 Leader, Tohoku University
14 Dr. Saburo Midorikawa
Group 4 Leader, Tokyo Institute of Technology
15 Dr. Yushiro Fujii
Group 2 Expert, Building Research Institute16 Dr. Gaku Shoji
Group 2 Expert, Tsukuba University
17 Dr. Osamu Maruo
Group 5 Expert, Tsukuba University
18 Dr. Tadahiro Kishida
Assistant to the Project Leader, Chiba University
19 Ms. Hiromi Tsuzuki
Project Coordinator,Japan International Cooperation
Agency(JICA)
Japanese Side(JICA Peru Office)Chief Representative, JICA Peru
20 Mr. Makoto Nakao
Assistant Resident Representative, JICA Peru
21 Mr. Katsuto Kida
JICA Peru
22 Mr. Takuma Ito
Observers(Japanese Side)
Ambassador, Embassy of Japan in Peru
23 Mr. Masahiro Fukukawa
Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Peru
24 Mr. Shusuke Matsumoto
Program Officer,Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)25 Dr. Yoshimori Honkura
Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)26 Ms. Naoko Yasuo