********************************************************************************IISEE Newsletter No.32

19 September 2008********************************************************************************++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. IISEE Annual Training Course was closed
2. CISMID Conference celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Academic Exchange
between Peru and Japan
3. IISEE Alumni Meeting in Beijing, China
4. Mr. Peter Welkner M. (1964-65S, Chile) passed away
5. Mr. Manuel P. Lechuga (1963-64E, Philippines) passed away++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++==================================================================[1] IISEE Annual Training Course was closed
The 48th Annual Training on Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Tsunami
Disaster Mitigation courses (so called Regular Course) cooperated with GRIPS andJICA, which started on October 3rd last year was closed on September 18th. The 25participants from 16 countries were awarded master's degree in disaster mitigation. Asof September 19th, the total number of ex-participants of IISEE reaches 1,357 from 95
countries. After returning to their own countries, they are expected to play active rolesin the fields of seismology, earthquake engineering and tsunami disaster mitigation.

The Master’s Degree awarded participants in front of GRIPS(Click here to look at the other pictures)
Shoji SAKURAZAWA
Head of Administration Division, IISEE

---------------------------------------------------------------------------[2] CISMID Conference celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Academic Exchange
between Peru and JapanThe CISMID (Japan-Peru Center for Earthquake Disaster Mitigation) organized theabove mentioned conference on 4th September on the occasion of the 50th Anniversaryof the Academic Exchange between Peru and Japan. Dr. Zavala, director of CISMID,
invited me as a representative of IISEE to make a key-note presentation. In mypresentation, I reflected the memory of training course and JICA Project during
1986-1993, and indicated the needs of future cooperation.
Taiki SAITO
Chief Research Engineer, IISEE---------------------------------------------------------------------------[3] IISEE Alumni Meeting in Beijing, China
We are planning to hold the IISEE Alumni Meeting during the 14th World Conferenceon Earthquake Engineering (14WCEE) that is held from October 12th to 17th in Beijing,China. Further information will be given at the conference venue and at the IISEEexhibition booth in the conference. Dr. Yokoi, Dr. Saito and Dr. Kashima will participate
in the conference from IISEE. If you intend to participate in the conference, pleasecontact us.
Toshihide KASHIMA
Senior Research Engineer, IISEE---------------------------------------------------------------------------[4] Mr. Peter Welkner M. (1964-65S, Chile) passed away
Mr. Peter Welkner M. was an enthusiastic participant about all of the IISEE activities.
It is with the deepest regrets that I have to inform you that my father, Mr. PeterWelkner M., passed away on April 16th, 2004. Kindest regards, and thank you verymuch for your interest.
Claudia, Fernanda, and Daniela Welkner (Peter Welkner's Daughters)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------[5] Mr. Manuel P. Lechuga (1963-64E, Philippines) passed away
I, Manuel D. Lechuga Jr., on behalf of my father, Manuel P. Lechuga, regretfully would
like to inform you that my father already passed away for several years ago. My latefather was very pleased and thankful for being a scholar of your prestigious Institute.
He benefited much from what he had learned. He was given another scholarship by theUSAID in the Bureau of Reclamation in the United States of America. Before hisretirement from National Power Corporation, he served two more important positions
as Regional Manager of the entire Visayas Region Office and Manager of theEngineering Design Department, Head Office. My sincere apology for not giving thesame informations beforehand.
Engr. Manuel D. Lechuga Jr.
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