The Seventh International Workshop on Coastal Disaster Prevention
Tsunami Disaster Preparedness considering Restoration and Rehabilitation
Even after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, we had many tsunami disasters in the world
including those in Java (2006), Solomon (2007), Sumatra (2007), Samoa(2009), Chile(2010) and Sumatra (2010). This workshop will be the seventh in a sequence oftechnical specialty workshops to discuss disaster mitigation in coastal areas.
In the workshop we will discuss tsunami disaster preparedness considering
restoration, rehabilitation, and reconstruction after a disaster. Lessens learnt fromthe recent tsunami disasters and advanced preparedness of local governments will be
introduced in the workshop.

Date: January 26 and 27, 2011
Place: Kokuyo Hall (Shinagawa Station, Tokyo)
All people are invited to attend the workshop (Free).
Please contact Ms. Akimoto at akimoto-m@pari.go.jp
Please see the website at http://www.cdit.or.jp/
Simultaneous translation (Japanese- English)
Content (tentative)
January 26 (Wed) 10:00～10:25
Opening Ceremony
10:35～12:15 Session 1 Recent Tsunami Disasters (1)13:35～14:50 Session 2 Recent Tsunami Disasters (2)
15:05～16:45 Session 3 Future Tsunami Preparedness (1)January 27 (Thu) 10:00～11:40 Session 4 Future Tsunami Preparedness(2)13:10～14:25 Session 5 Regional Tsunami Preparedness in Japan
14:40～16:20 Panel Discussion
16:20～16:30 Closing Ceremony
Organized by
Ministry of Land Infrastructure Transport and Tourism (MLITT)Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI), andCoastal Development Institute of Technology (CDIT)

Okushiri after 1993 Hokkaido-Nansei-Oki Tsunami

Speakers(Tetative)
・Dr.Dale Dominey-Howes: New South Wales University, Australia
・Dr. Rodrigo Cienfuegos: Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
・Dr. Samuel Hormazabal: Department Head, University of Concepcion, Chile・Mr.Jonati Railala : Mineral Resources Department, Fiji・Dr. Subandono Diposaptono: Director, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia
・Dr. Syamsidik: Professor, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia
・Dr. Paolo De Girolamo: Professor, University of L’Aquila, Italy・Ing. Jose Miguel Montoya Rodriguez: Chief, Port and Coastal Engineering Division , Mexico
・Mr. Loti Yates: Director, National Disaster Management Office, Solomon Island・Dr. Samantha Hettiarachchi: Professor, Moratuwa University, Sri Lanka
・Dr. Guan-Yu Chen: Associate Professor, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan・Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner : Professor, Middle East Technical University, Turkey・Dr. Lori Dengler: Professor, Humboldt State University, United States・Mr. Hiromi Kado: Director, MLIT, Japan・Dr.Takashi Tomita: PARI, Japan
・Dr.Taro Arikawa: PARI, Japan・Dr. Tomotsuka Takayama: Professor, CDIT, Japan

Panel Discussion・Dr, Shigeo Takahashi: PARI, Japan (Coordinator)
・Mr.Takahito Iwata: Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan・Mr.Daigoro Hama: Minami Town, Tokushima Pref., Japan・Mr.Kenichi Sato: Kesennuma City, Japan・Mr.Akira Takeda: Okushiri Town, Hokkaido, Japan・Mr. Hiromi Kado: MLIT, Japan・Dr. Tomotsuka Takayama: CDIT, Japan
Giso after 2007 Solomon Tsunami

Shinagawa St.

Kokuyo Hall : 1-8-35, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8710
http://www.kokuyo.co.jp/showroom/hall/

Dichato after 2010 Chilean Tsunami