*********************************************************************************************IISEE Newsletter No.57

July 1, 2010*********************************************************************************************++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. The 50th Anniversary of the International Training in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
2. Events and activities for the 50th anniversary of the International Training in Seismology andEarthquake Engineering
3. UNESCO-IPRED Workshop in Padang will be held soon!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++============================================================================[1] The 50th Anniversary of the International Training in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
Today, July 1, 2010, is the 50th Anniversary of the International Training in Seismology andEarthquake Engineering. Congratulation for all the people concerned in the training! I'm very happy
to inform you this anniversary as the director of the International Institute of Seismology andEarthquake Engineering (IISEE). The brief history of the training is as follows:
July 1, 1960 - March 24, 1961: The first training (Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Courses)
was held at University of Tokyo supported by OTCA (present JICA).
(See Brochure at that time: http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/docs/general_information_1960.pdf)
1961 - 1962: The second training was hosted by the Building Research Institute (BRI).
Jan. 1962: Establishment of the IISEE in the BRI as an institute to implement and provide training
courses.
Sep. 1963- Aug. 1972: UNESCO supported the training as the joint project with Japan.
Oct. 2005: Establishment of the Master program with the GRIPS.
Oct. 2006: Establishment of Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Course.
(Visit http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/?p=train for detailed information)
As of today, 1,435 participants from 96 counties and region have completed the training courses
including regular (annual), seminar, global seismological observation, China seismic building, andindividual courses. I appreciate all the participants, lecturers, staff members, etc. for their continuous
contribution to the training.
Nobuo HURUKAWADirector, IISEE

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[2] Events and activities for the 50th anniversary of the International Training in Seismology andEarthquake Engineering
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the international training in Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering this year and that of the IISEE in the coming 2012, we will have a series of events andactivities; major ones of them are given below. Please join these events and activities on
this historical milestone of the IISEE endeavor.
<<<Planned events and activities for the 50th anniversary >>>[2010]- July 1: The announcement of the 50th anniversary of the international
training in seismology and earthquake engineering in the IISEEnewsletter (the first article of this issue).
- September: The 1000th participant of the annual course will complete
the training course.
- Publication of Bulletin of the IISEE with special issues for the 50thanniversary (we are calling for papers; see http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/nldb/?action=letter&id=65 fordetails).
We plan to pubish special issues during 2010-2012.
- Publication of YEAR BOOK with special topics on the 50th anniversary.
[2011]- Publication of Bulletin of the IISEE with special issues for the 50th anniversary.
[2012]- The International Symposium for the 50th anniversary of the international training and IISEE.
- Publication of Bulletin of the IISEE with special issues for the 50th anniversary.
- Publication of YEAR BOOK with special topics on the 50th anniversary.
Tatsuhiko HARA,
Chief Research Scientist, IISEE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[3] UNESCO-IPRED Workshop in Padang will be held soon!
As we have already announced you before, "the UNESCO-IPRED Workshop on surveys and activitiesof post earthquake disaster" will be held on July 6-8 in Padang, Indonesia.
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/nldb/?action=letter&id=65
We welcome your participation. The final general information is available bellow.
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/docs/GI_IPRED_UNESCO_PADANG_Final.pdf
IISEE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Flowers of the season at BRI

Albizzia Julibrissin

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