Aug 30 2013 Number 100 International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering  BRI  Japan 1 Tachihara Tsukuba Japan 305-0802　 tel+81-29-879-0678 facsim+81-29-864-6777
In This Issue
•  In Celebration of the 100th Issue •  To Go On and To Go Up •  Renewal for Progress ● Link with Ex- participants ● Program with Participants ● Letter from Ex- participant • Final Presentation I SEE Net and Training IISEENET IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Note I SEE E-learning Synopsis Database Bulletin Database
Earthquakes
The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake Reports of Recent Earthquakes Utsu Catalog Earthquake Catalog
In Celebration of the 100th Issue
By Dr. Toshiaki Yokoi, Director of IISEE Dear ex-participants, lecturers, ex-lecturers, and supporters of IISEE: I am happy to be able to inform you that this IISEE News-Letter is No. 100 issue milestone.  We have been sending IISEE News-Letter since April, 2003. I would like to appreciate your support, with which we could keep on it for about ten years. I, also, would like to ask your further support for the next ten years.
Rajabi  Baniani of  S course (left) information   about    scientific/technical papers and/or presentations by ex-participants and their other activities. (http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/nldb/) Bulletin of IISEE is now on Web and always open for the submission of your papers, reports and news. (http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/bltndb/?action=list ) Sincerely,
To Go On is To Go Up
By Dr. Toshibumi Fukuta, Former Director of IISEE I extend my cordial congratulations on the 100th issue of IISEE Newsletter. and respectful to them. Reading again the papers in those days, the first publication of the IISEE Newsletter was in April 2003.  We published it regularly twice a year, in April and in November, and irregularly special issues.  I am afraid we had no Newsletter in 2004. In comparison with that time, current issues look better as the newsletter and contain large volumes and full contents.  This success is the result of our successors’ great effort. I would like to express my gratitude IISEE was established in 1962 and the training courses of seismology and earthquake engineering have begun.  The history of IISEE is over a half of century.  The long way of our activities was not always favorable. It is necessary to improve and to change it into an attractive training for the outside continually. That reminds me; therefore we have started to publish the IISEE Newsletter with the aim of being the taker to listen to the ideas and opinions from  ex-participants and ex-lecturers as well as informing IISEE activities and achievements to them.  To go on is to go up.  I hope that delivery continues as far as the training continues.
Renewal for Progress
By Dr. N. Hurukawa, Senior Fellow, Former Director of IISEE I renewed the IISEE Newsletter on October 27, 2006, which had been newly published by Dr. Fukuta on April 23, 2003. The message written in No. 6, my first issue, is as follows:  “In order to promote the publication of the IISEE Newsletter and to activate information exchange between the IISEE staff and ex-participants, we renew the IISEE Newsletter. We will issue it more often, once a month at least, via Internet. We welcome  your articles to  our newsletter." potential- and ex-participants from the BMKG of Indonesia in Sumatra. I was able to issue 53 newsletters during my 4.3 years term as the director of the IISEE in cooperation with my staff members and ex-participants. I hope that the IISEE Newsletter continue to contribute to our mutual communication.
Link with Ex-participants
By Dr. Shoichi Ando, Professor, GRIPS (National Graduate Inst. for Policy Studies), Former Director of IISEE Congratulations on the issue of the IISEE Newsletter No. 100. I was in charge of this news letter from No. 59 in August 2010 to No. 94 in March of this year, and issued in total 36 news-letters for two year and eight months. The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on 11 March, 2011 in Tohoku occurred and the 50 years anniversary of IISEE stood the main topics during this period.
Call for Papers
I SEE Bulletin is now accepting submissions of papers for the seismology, earthquake engineering, and tsunami.  Developing countries are targeted, but are not limited. Your original papers will be reviewed by the editorial members and some experts.  NO submission fee is need. Try to challenge!! In particular, I’ve got a strong impression that almost 1600 ex-students of IISEE from 99 countries are connected through this letter, because many of them have sent IISEE messages of concern and encouragement immediately after the earthquake. I am expecting that the IISEE Newsletter will promote more communication with up-dated and fine topics in Tsukuba, since current versions become complete with PDF format.
Programs with Participants
1) General Meeting
On August 23, Participants had a final general meeting which was set with the aim of having frank discussion between participants and staff members.  It was held after the final presentation meeting.  Every participant looked to feel relief to complete their Master theses.  One of them said his brain stopped working.  All of them expressed their appreciation to their supervisors and IISEE staff.  IISEE would like to extend our sincere congratulations to all dear participants on their success in most difficult duties.
Contact Us
The IISEE Newsletter is intended to act as a go- between for IISEE and ex-participants. We encourage you to contribute a report and an article to this newsletter.  Please let us know your current activities in your countries. We also welcome your co-workers and friends to register our mailing list. iiseenews@kenken.go.jp http://iisee.kenken.go.jp
2) Barbecue Party
After office hours of August 28, IISEE had a big barbecue party in and out of the BRI Exhibition Hall.  Almost 40 people came to join the party.  Beef, chicken, vegetables were well done on the hot iron plate.  Pizza, sushi, fruit, cakes and drinks.  Everybody was satisfied with the party.  Julius from Philippines was MC and Dr. Isao Nishiyama, BRI Deputy Chief Executive gave a toast.  Volunteer international performers such as Dr. Hiroshi Inoue of the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention and Mr. Kiyohiro Shirai, Director of BRI Planning Department, played popular music by guitars and a saxophone. Their music aroused the audience to enthusiasm, sometimes.  Cheers!
Letter from Ex-Participant
Mr. Angel San Bartolome from Peru, 1974-75 Earthquake Engineering course participant wrote to us s aying that he has 3 blogs of experimental research in reinforced concrete buildings, masonry and earth construction.  These blogs are in Spanish.  He said that IISEE participants can use the Google translator to translate them to English. These blogs contain papers and videos. Blog 1: http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/blog/albanileria Blog 2: http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/blog/concretoarmado Blog 3: http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/blog/adobetapial Back Numbers http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/ nldb/ * September 13 (Fri.) 2013: □〉 2012-2013 Closing Ceremony
Program for the Final Presentation of Individual Studies (2012-2013 Course)