********************************************************************************************IISEE Newsletter No.69
June 20, 2011********************************************************************************************+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. Additional Application for the next IISEE Trainees
2. UNESCO/IPRED meeting in Chile
3. The 3rd China Earthquake Engineering Course started
4. Information on Training of IISEE and The Great East Japan Earthquake++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++===========================================================================[1] Additional Application for the next IISEE Trainees
Additional IISEE applicants from October 2011 for one year are now under process of announcementin Indonesia, Peru, Myanmar and El Salvador. Detailed information will be delivered at each JICA
country office soon. Application from other countries has been closed on 10th June 2011. 13 traineesof seismology and earthquake engineering (except the additional application) as well as 7 trainees oftsunami disaster course will be selected during July 2011.
Hajime KUROSAWA
Head of Administration Division, IISEE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[2] UNESCO/IPRED meeting in Chile
UNESCO manages with IISEE the “International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disasters(IPRED) and will hold its 4th meeting during 26 to 28 July 2011 in Chile for three days. Dr.
Hurukawa who joined from its first meeting will participate in it from BRI. The participants will
exchange the lessons from recent big disasters in Chile in 2010, East Japan in 2011, Indonesia andPeru and will discuss on the measures against earthquake disasters etc. during this meeting.
Shoichi ANDO
Director, IISEE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[3] The 3rd China Earthquake Engineering Course started
BRI holds a training course for Chinese building engineer for four years since 2009, inviting around20 engineers / building officials every year for two months to introduce most recent Japanese seismicbuilding technology. This is the third training course from 7 June till 2 August 2011. The participants
have lectures from Japanese highest-level lecturers and will visit the affected area of the Great EastJapan Earthquake, recovery area of Kobe Earthquake, and modern technology construction sites etc.
Hajime KUROSAWA
Head of Administration Division, IISEE

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[4] Information on Training of IISEE and The Great East Japan Earthquake
Please visit the site of IISEE as the contents are recently updated.
---- IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes (semi-open)
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/lna/---- Synopsis Database (For master papers 2005-2010)
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/syndb/---- UNESCO IPRED project page (BRI as its COE)
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/?p=ipred---- Earthquake Information (Special page for recent large earthquakes)
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/quakes.htm---- Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Utsu Catalogue in English)
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/index_eng.html---- IISEE’s CMTs, Aftershock Distributions, Fault planes, Rupture processes in the world
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/eqcat/Top_page_en.htm---- Strong Motion Observation Data (11 March 2011)
http://smo.kenken.go.jp/smreport/201103111446 (English)
http://smo.kenken.go.jp/ja/smreport/201103111446 (Japanese)---- Quick Report on the Great East Japan Earthquake by BRI
http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/special2/20110311tohoku_ja.htm (Japanese only)
Shoichi ANDO
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