********************************************************************************************IISEE Newsletter No.62

November 22, 2010********************************************************************************************++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. 21 Participants of IISEE Annual Training Course Visited to Kansai
2. Report on the IISEE Alumni Meeting in Hanoi
3. Training Participants attended the 13th Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++============================================================================[1] 21 Participants of IISEE Annual Training Course Visited to Kansai
Total 21 participants from 13 countries in the 51st IISEE Annual Training Course have visited
Shizuoka, Kobe, Osaka, Wakayama, Kyoto etc. from 8 (Monday) to 12 (Friday) November. 15
members of seismology and tsunami courses visited Shizuoka and Wakayama to investigate tsunami
disaster management while 6 members of earthquake engineering course observed reconstruction ofKobe, Doshisha University and a prefabricated housing factory in Nara. All members visited
Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, Akashi channel bridge, Nojima fault
preservation museum in Awaji Island and the Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park. Although we
could not inspect the bridge girder of Akashi Bridge because of strong wind more than 20m/s, we all
could realize the structure performance which withstands not only earthquakes but also strong wind.

Photo at the bridge, Awaji sideHajime KUROSAWA
Head of Administration Division, IISEE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[2] Report on the IISEE Alumni Meeting in Hanoi
We, Hurukawa and Vietnamese alumni, held the IISEE Alumni Meeting on November 9 during the8th General Assembly of Asian Seismological Commission (ASC), which was held from the November
8th to the 10th in Hanoi, Vietnam. Six ex-participants (4 from Vietnam, 1 from Saudi Arabia, and 1from Georgia), four Japanese lecturers, one IISEE/BRI staff member, one guest from International
Seismological Centre (ISC), and four other guests had attended the meeting held at Institute ofGeophysica. After self-introduction, we enjoyed talk and foods & drink prepared by the Vietnamesealumni.
Nobuo HURUKAWA
Research Coordinator, BRIIISEE Alumni Meeting

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[3] Training Participants attended the 13th Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium
All members and trainees of IISEE participated in the 13th Japan Earthquake Engineering
Symposium that was held in Tsukuba from 18 November to 20 November 2010, and attended theinternational panel discussion entitled "What happened after large earthquakes in Asia? -Whatearthquake engineers should do?-" In addition to the presentations from Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia
and Philippines, a congress member Mr. Nagashima, the former mayor of Yamakoshi Village, made aspeech and noted comments on his expectation to the academy. Professors and policy makers fromAsian earthquake disaster regions proposed the countermeasures to earthquakes based on theirexperiences. Trainees of IISEE listened to the lecturers’ presentation and panel discussion eagerly.
Shoichi ANDO
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