********************************************************************************IISEE Newsletter No.38

19 Mar. 2009********************************************************************************+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Contents++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

1. IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archive is opened
2. The 14th Global Seismological Observation Course has finished!
3. Proposed new training courses not approved+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=======================================================================[1] IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archive is opened

The IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Project for training will post the training materials used in theIISEE training courses on the IISEE website (http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/lna/) in cooperation withUNESCO and JICA. It ultimately aims to help mitigate earthquake disasters in developing countries
by disseminating information on the IISEE training courses and making the lecture contents
available. We welcome translation to your native languages in order to disseminate our materials to
local people in your countries. Therefore, if you wish to do so, please contact us.
Until now, the following lecture notes are posted:

Computer I,
Computer II,
Mathematics for Seismology III,
Practice on Theory of Seismic Waves,
Local Earthquake Analysis,
Finite Element Method: (A) Introduction,
Structural Dynamics: (A) Introduction and Vibration Analysis,
Structural Dynamics: (B) Spectral Analysis
Dam Structures,
Strong Earthquake Motion Observation I, II,
Theory of Tsunami Propagation and Inundation Simulation,
Determination of Broadband Moment Magnitude,
Introduction of Tsunami Disaster Mitigation,
Tsunami Damage Survey.

Website of IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archive

Bunichiro SHIBAZAKI
Chief Research Scientist, IISEE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[2] The 14th Global Seismological Observation Course has finished!

The 14th Training Course on Global Seismological Observation was held from January 8 to March 6,
2009. The ten participants studied about the CTBT regime and the role of seismology inInternational Monitoring System. They also learned skills to design a seismic network and data
analysis techniques to discriminate nuclear tests from natural earthquakes. All of the participants
successfully completed the training course. We owe this success to the guest lecturers and those who
gave us valuable advice at the sites that we visited. We are very grateful to them all. This training
course is going to be held continuously for 2009-2011 of Japanese fiscal years.

Award the certificate

Group photoTatsuhiko HARA
Chief Research Scientist, IISEE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[3] Proposed new training courses not approved

It is regrettable to announce you that new training courses will not start. Although we had proposed
to JICA and announced you the proposal of 2 new International Training Courses; "Earthquake
Disaster Mitigation (Doctor Degree Program)" and "Technology and Policy for Earthquake andTsunami Disaster Management", on IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.30 (July, 2008), they were notapproved by JICA.

Nobuo HURUKAWA
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