Dear ex-participants of International Training course on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering at IISEE, BRI,JapanWe, IISEE Bulletin Editorial Board are pleased to inform you that we are planning to feature special
articles in the issues from 2010, the 50th anniversary of International Training in Seismology and Earthquake
Engineering, to 2012, the 50th year of founding of IISEE. Submissions of articles for the bulletins would begreatly appreciated during these three years. These articles will be printed black & white in IISEE Bulletin andalso their full color version will be open on IISEE Home Page ( http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/ ).
Please contribute to these special articles and let the world know your activity. We would like to ask
you to make your manuscript following the instruction shown in http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/?p=public . The
quantity of an article is expected 8 pages at maximum. Please consult Editorial Board ( iisee@kenken.go.jp ) if
you wish to use more pages. Please put a reference “Submission for the 50th year anniversary” in the subject
when you submit your manuscript.
The deadline of submission to 2011 issue is set at the end of Sep. 2011. For the issues of 2012, thedeadline will be set at the end of Aug. of respective year. It will help us much, if beforehand you let us know you
wish to submit an article by an e-mail.
We are planning to have two sections for special articles; the one is for original research papers andthe other is for reviews and reports on topics in a broad range. Articles submitted to the former section aresubject to peer review.
We show examples of topics for these sections below.
The original research papers section+Results of seismological data analyses: earthquake sources, earth structure, geophysical exploration etc.
+Results of earthquake hazard and/or risk analyses, earthquake disaster mitigation policy study etc.
+Results of earthquake engineering data analyses: structural engineering, soil dynamics, strong motion study etc.
+Results of tsunami research: tsunami hazard and/or risk analyses, observation and/or disaster survey, etc.
The reviews and reports section+History and development of seismology, earthquake engineering, tsunami research, earthquake and/or strong
motion observation, tsunami observation, earthquake and/or tsunami disaster prevention countermeasures inyour country, and so on (e.g. XX years of strong motion observation in Arcadia).
+Present status of seismology, earthquake engineering, tsunami research, earthquake observation, strong motion
observation, tsunami observation, earthquake and/or tsunami disaster prevention countermeasures in yourcountry, and so on (e.g. Present status of earthquake resistant design in Zanskar).
+Introduction of tsunami early warning system and tsunami hazard assessment in your country.
+Introduction of standards for earthquake-resistant engineering in your country.
+Introduction of your organization.
+Article on accomplishment of people in your country who contributed to seismology, earthquake engineering,tsunami research, earthquake observation, strong motion observation, tsunami observation, and earthquake
and/or tsunami disaster prevention countermeasures and so on.
+Introduction of cases of earthquake and/or tsunami damage in your country in recent ten years.
+Introduction of projects related to earthquake and/or tsunami disaster prevention in your country.
+Introduction of earthquake and/or tsunami disaster prevention policies, related governmental organizations andregulations in your country+Introduction of cases of earthquake-resistant building design in your country.
+Introduction of cases of tsunami protection facilities in your country.
+Introduction of a book on seismology, earthquake engineering, earthquake observation, strong motion
observation and earthquake disaster prevention countermeasures.
(Basically, peer review will not be conducted except for original research papers. However, if author wishes, thepaper will be reviewed and printed with description of having been reviewed.)Thank you in advance for your cooperation and kind attention.
With best wishes.
IISEE Bulletin Editorial Board.
iisee@kenken.go.jp