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IISEE Newsletter No.96 (April 26, 2013)[pdf]

Invite New Participants to 2013-2014 IISEE Course
Awaji island, Hyogo Pref., Japan was jolted strongly by an earthquake of Mw6.3 (2013/04/11)
Special page on the E of Khash, Iran Earthquake (2013/04/16)
Special page on the Sichuan, China Earthquake (2013/04/20)
Information from an ex-participant from India

IISEE Newsletter No.95 (April 05, 2013)[pdf]

From New Director of IISEE
Introduction of Personnel Changes

IISEE Newsletter No.94 (March 29, 2013)[pdf]

Message from Director of IISEE
Research on tsunami source model for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake won the Paper Award of Seismological Society of Japan
IISEE Seminar

IISEE Newsletter No.93 (March 21, 2013)[pdf]

The 18th Global Seismological Observation course has finished
IISEE training covered by the March issue of the online magazine "Highlighting JAPAN"

IISEE Newsletter No.92 (March 04, 2013)[pdf]

13WCSI: Second announcement and call for abstracts
Three years after the January 2010 earthquake, From Mr. Fritz Auplan (2011-2012 E-course)

IISEE Newsletter No.91 (February 20, 2013)[pdf]

IISEE Seminar
Introduction of IISEE staff members (Dr. Shibazaki/ Mr. Inukai )
Issue of YEAR BOOK 2012
New Publication by the Director of IISEE

IISEE Newsletter No.90 (February 07, 2013)[pdf]

Special page on the Solomon Islands Earthquake of Feb. 6, 2013
Information from an ex-participant

IISEE Newsletter No.89 (January 18, 2013)[pdf]

The 18th Global Seismological Observation Course started
UNESCO / IPRED: International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disasters
IISEE Seminar
Synopsis of Master Paper on IISEE website
Information from an ex-participant

IISEE Newsletter No.88 (December 21, 2012)[pdf]

At the end of the year 2012
Parting Message from Dr. Saito
The first IISEE Seminar will be held
Study Trip Report of Niigata Prefecture and Tohoku region (by S & E-courses)

IISEE Newsletter No.87 (November 21, 2012)[pdf]

Special pages for the recent large earthquakes
Study Trip Report of Tohoku region (by T-course)
Photos of Study Trip and Reconstruction of Tohoku
IISEE International Memorial Symposium (June 2012)

IISEE Newsletter No.86 (October 19, 2012)[pdf]

The 53rd Annual Training Course started
Dear ex-participants of IISEE (Ask for academic information)
Report of September 5, 2012 Costa Rica Earthquake from ex-participant
Introduction of IISEE staff members (Dr. Yokoi)

IISEE Newsletter No.85 (September 20, 2012)[pdf]

Introduction of IISEE Booth at 15WCEE
23 Participants of 2011-2012 IISEE back to home
New Course will start from October for new participants
Introduction of IISEE staff members

IISEE Newsletter No.84 (September 12, 2012)[pdf]

IISEE will hold an alumni meeting at 15WCEE
IISEE Alumni Meeting in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia
Special Page on Philippines Earthquake on Aug. 31
UNISDR started web discussion on After HFA 2005-2015

IISEE Newsletter No.83 (August 21, 2012)[pdf]

The 4th China Seismic Building Course has finished
Call for Paper of IISEE Bulletin
Ask your Cooperation for Update
Response from those who received honorary scientist/engineer
Earthquakes in Northwest Iran on August 11

IISEE Newsletter No.82 (July 20, 2012)[pdf]

International Memorial Symposium was held
Impressions on International Symposium, Comments from IISEE Participants
Ex-staff members Party of IISEE was held
English Report on Tornado in Tsukuba

IISEE Newsletter No.81 (June 22, 2012)[pdf]

The 4th China seismic building course has started
UNESCO Meeting and International Symposium will be held next week in Tokyo (GRIPS)
Conferment of "Honorary Scientist/Engineer" to IISEE Ex-participants
Dear ex-participants of IISEE "YEAR BOOK 2012 Response Sheet

IISEE Newsletter No.80 (May 22, 2012)[pdf]

Inviting New Participants of 2012-2013 IISEE courses
International Memorial Symposium by IISEE/UNESCO/GRIPS
Damage by a Tornado in Tsukuba city (May 6, 2012)
Ex-participant of IISEE in Turkey will make a presentation at JICA-Turkey WS

IISEE Newsletter No.79 (April 20, 2012)[pdf]

IISEE and UNESCO etc. will hold a memorial international symposium (June 27, 2012)
Special page of the April 11, 2012 Mw 8.6 off west coast of northern Sumatra earthquake
Paper of Prof. Midorikawa (former Director of IISEE) is awarded by AIJ
Introduction of Personnel Changes

IISEE Newsletter No.78 (March 22, 2012)[pdf]

Call for Candidates on “Honorary Scientist/Engineer” among IISEE Ex-participants
The Memorial Special Issue of IISEE Bulletin (Call for Paper)
One Year after the Great East Japan Earthquake
New version of STERA_3D (version 5.8) is released

IISEE Newsletter No.77 (February 27, 2012)[pdf]

Impressions on International Symposium and Video Conference on Feb. 21-22, 2012 Comments from IISEE participants
Final Draft of Revised IAEE Guideline for Non-engineered Construction
Lecture notes on the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake have been newly published
News from an IISEE ex-Participant, Dr. Walter Salazar, El Salvador (IISEE 1998, gaining the Doctoral Degree in 2004 at the Tokyo Institute of Technology)

IISEE Newsletter No.76 (January 24, 2012)[pdf]

The 17th Global Seismological Observation Course started
International Symposium on Sustainable Reconstruction from Super Earthquake Disasters (Feb., 21)
International Video Conference: Reconstruction of Safer Houses after Earthquake Disasters (Feb., 22)

IISEE Newsletter No.75 (December 22, 2011)[pdf]

Best Wishes for the New Year
Follow-up Survey of ex-Participants of IISEE
The 17th Global Seismological Observation Course will start in January
Field Visit Information to IISEE Participants
Synopsis of Master Paper on IISEE website

IISEE Newsletter No.74 (November 22, 2011)[pdf]

Study Trip Report of Niigata Prefecture and Tohoku region
News from ex-participant from El Salvador (Mr. Walter Salazar 1998-1999 E-Course)

IISEE Newsletter No.73 (October 20, 2011)[pdf]

A Participant from Haiti joins IISEE Annual Training Course
Additional Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Application for the Global Seismological Observation course
China domestic training course in Xinjiang, China

IISEE Newsletter No.72 (September 22, 2011)[pdf]

IISEE Annual Training Course 2010-2011 has finished
Study Trip Report of affected areas in Tohoku
Ex-participant in Pakistan received PhD degree

IISEE Newsletter Special Issue (September 22, 2011)[pdf]

English Report on the Great East Japan Earthquake

IISEE Newsletter No.71 (August 25, 2011)[pdf]

Procedure for the continuation of IISEE training courses
New staff members of IISEE
UNESCO/IPRED 4th Meeting in Chile
Revision of IISEE Web-sites on the Great East Japan Earthquake
Summary Report on the Great East Japan Earthquake will be issued soon

IISEE Newsletter No.70 (July 21, 2011)[pdf]

Participants of China Seismic Building Course visited the tsunami disaster sites
2010-11 Tsunami course study trip to Tohoku region
Investigation of Next Phase of JICA Training Courses
Off Sanriku Earthquake of July 10, 2011

IISEE Newsletter No.69 (June 22, 2011)[pdf]

Additional Application for the next IISEE Trainees
UNESCO/IPRED meeting in Chile
The 3rd China Earthquake Engineering Course started
Information on Training of IISEE and The Great East Japan Earthquake

IISEE Newsletter No.68 (May 24, 2011)[pdf]

China Seismic Building Course will start soon
IISEE Participants Visit affected sites
Invitation to Special Issues of IISEE Bulletins celebrating 50th
International Activities (GPDRR and IPRED)
(Add) English Information on 11 March 2011 Disaster

IISEE Newsletter No.67 (May 13, 2011)[pdf]

Investigation and Information on the Great East Japan Earthquake

IISEE Newsletter No.66 (March 25, 2011)[pdf]

Dear Ex-Participants of IISEE and Newsletter members

Emergency Newsletter from IISEE (March 14, 2011)[pdf]

Emergency Newsletter from IISEE

IISEE Newsletter No.65 (February 22, 2011)[pdf]

A lecture meeting of Building Research Institute

IISEE Newsletter No.64 (January 25, 2011)[pdf]

The 2010 Global Seismological Observation Course started
Renewal of Synopsis of Master Paper on IISEE website

IISEE Newsletter No.63 (December 21, 2010)[pdf]

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
16th Global Seismological Observation Course at IISEE
An additional Questionnaire to all ex-participants
1st Circular of the 10th International Workshop on Seismic Microzonation and Risk Reduction (10IWSMRR)

IISEE Newsletter No.62 (November 22, 2010)[pdf]

21 Participants of IISEE Annual Training Course Visited to Kansai
Report on the IISEE Alumni Meeting in Hanoi
Training Participants attended the 13th Japan Earthquake Engineering Symposium

IISEE Newsletter No.61 (October 21, 2010)[pdf]

The 51th Annual Training Course started
IISEE Alumni Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam
Dr. T. Yokoi has visited Nicaragua
"Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World" has been updated
Test page of "IISEE's CMTs, Aftershock Distributions, Fault planes,

IISEE Newsletter No.60 (September 17, 2010)[pdf]

22 IISEE Participants on Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Management visited to Japanese Minister
"4 September 2010 New Zealand Earthquake" and "IISEE's Web-site"

IISEE Newsletter No.59 (August 20, 2010)[pdf]

From New Director of IISEE
Dr. Hurukawa was transferred from Director of IISEE

IISEE Newsletter No.58 (July 20, 2010)[pdf]

Needs Survey for JICA training courses has started!

IISEE Newsletter No.57 (July 01, 2010)[pdf]

The 50th Anniversary of the International Training in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
Events and activities for the 50th anniversary of the International
UNESCO-IPRED Workshop in Padang will be held soon!

IISEE Newsletter No.56 (June 21, 2010)[pdf]

The 2nd China Seismic Building Course has started
AGU Chapman Conference in Chile

IISEE Newsletter NO.55 (May 25, 2010)[pdf]

Invitation to Special Issues of IISEE Bulletins celebrating 50th
Free GIS - DataBase: Software & Instruction Package is on the site now
A new function to create a KML file for "Catalog of Damaging
2009-10 regular course study trip to Niigata, Tohoku, and Hokkaido
UNESCO - IPRED Workshop on Surveys and Activities
Update of "Training" Page on IISEE website

IISEE Newsletter NO.54 (April 15, 2010)[pdf]

Special page on the Southern Qinghai, China Earthquake of April 13, 2010

IISEE Newsletter No. 53 (April 09, 2010)[pdf]

Special page on the Sumatra Earthquake of April 6, 2010
Goma Volcanological Observatory/Democratic Republic of Congo

IISEE Newsletter NO.52 (March 19, 2010)[pdf]

Lecture Notes Archive is being updated
International Friendship Party was held
The 15th Global Seismological Observation Course has finished
China Seismic Building Course in China has started in Beijing
New Forum on Chile Earthquake in Alumni Website
"Notes on database "for "IISEE's CMTs, Aftershock Distributions, Fault Planes, and Rupture Processes for recent large earthquakes in the world"
Invitation to the 2nd Arab Conference on Astronomy and Geophysics

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.51 (March 01, 2010)[pdf]

Special page on the Chile Earthquake of Feb 27, 2010

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO. 50 (February 10, 2010)[pdf]

Candidate countries for next annual courses have almost decided
The IPRED Portal site were enhanced

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.49 (January 14, 2010)[pdf]

Special page on the Haiti Earthquake of Jan 12, 2010
Renewal of Synopsis of Master Paper on IISEE website
WWW Links on IISEE website has been renewed
The 2010 Global Seismological Observation Course started

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.48 (December 22, 2009)[pdf]

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
The 1st China Training Course has finished!
CCOP's Tsunami Symposium was held in Manado, Indonesia
International Friendship Party was held

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.47 (November 20, 2009)[pdf]

2009-10 regular course study trip to Kansai
Dr. Mukai got married

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.46 (October 28, 2009)[pdf]

New-created China Training Course started.
Dr. Angel San Bartolome won the Robert G. Drysdale Best Paper Award

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.45 (October 07, 2009)[pdf]

Special page on the Samoa Islands Region Earthquake of Sep 29, 2009
Special page on the Southern Sumatra Earthquake of Sep 30, 2009 in Indonesia
The 50th Annual Training Course started

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.44 (September 30, 2009)[pdf]

IISEE Annual Training Course was closed

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.43 (August 28, 2009)[pdf]

Individual Course: Dr. Hesham Hussein and Dr. Sherif Mohamed from Egypt
The final presentation of master theses of 2008-09 Course was held
Update: IISEE's Aftershock Distributions and Fault Planes

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.42 (July 23, 2009)[pdf]

Renewal of IISEE website
Translation of IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes to local languages
Book Review: Fundamental Concepts of Earthquake Engineering
News of ex-participant's death

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.41 (June 22, 2009)[pdf]

New website of the BRI Strong Motion Observation is opened
Report on the Cinchona (Costa Rica) Earthquake on January 8, 2009

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.40 (May 20, 2009)[pdf]

IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archive is being expanded.
Ms. Natalia POIATA won the Outstanding Student Paper Award.
The news of ex-participants' death

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.39 (April 21, 2009)[pdf]

KML file for "IISEE's CMTs, Aftershock Distributions, Fault Planes, and Rupture Processes for recent large earthquakes in the world"

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.38 (March 19, 2009)[pdf]

IISEE-UNESCO Lecture Notes Archive is opened
The 14th Global Seismological Observation Course has finished!
Proposed new training courses not approved

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.37 (February 20, 2009)[pdf]

Training workshop for tsunami modelling in Singapore
Thank you for registering with Alumni Website
International Friendship Party was held

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.36 (January 20, 2009)[pdf]

IISEE Alumni Website is available
The 2009 Global Seismological Observation Course started

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.35 (December 19, 2008)[pdf]

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
7-th General Assembly of Asian Seismological Commission & 2008 Fall Meeting of Seismological Society of Japan (ASC2008)
Pre-Symposium Training Course of ASC2008 held in IISEE
IISEE Alumni Meeting was held in Tsukuba

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.34 (November 07, 2008)[pdf]

IISEE's CMTs, Aftershock Distributions, Fault Planes, and Rupture Processes for recent large earthquakes in the world
FAQs page is available on IISEE website
IAEE World List 2008 was issued
IISEE Alumni Meeting in Tsukuba

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.33 (October 20, 2008)[pdf]

IISEE Alumni Meeting in Tsukuba
IISEE Alumni Meeting in Beijing was held
Synopsis of Master Paper (since 2006) is available
The 49th Annual Training Course started
Mr. Julius Nyakaana (1999Gs, Uganda) passed away
Mr. Gergorio C. Ingco (1963-64E, Philippines) passed away

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.32 (September 19, 2008)[pdf]

IISEE Annual Training Course was closed
CISMID Conference celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Academic Exchange
IISEE Alumni Meeting in Beijing, China
Mr. Peter Welkner M. (1964-65S, Chile) passed away
Mr. Manuel P. Lechuga (1963-64E, Philippines) passed away

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.31 (August 22, 2008)[pdf]

JICA Short-term expert to Fiji and Tonga

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.30 (July 18, 2008)[pdf]

New International Training Courses will start next year
Needs Survey for JICA training courses has started!
International Platform for Reducing Earthquake Disaster
Abstract submission & call for exhibitors of "IS-Tokyo2009"

IISEE NEWSLETTER No.29 (June 17, 2008)[pdf]

Special page on the Iwate Miyagi Inland Earthquake of June 14, 2008 in Japan

IISEE NEWSLETTER No.28 (May 13, 2008)[pdf]

Special page on the SICHUAN earthquake of May 12, 2008 in China
Published a book "Foundation for Industrial Machines - Handbook for Practicing Engineers" March 2008

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.27 (April 21, 2008)[pdf]

Fifth Gulf Seismic Forum was successfully over

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.26 (March 20, 2008)[pdf]

The 13th Global Seismological Observation Course has finished!

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.25 (February 20, 2008)[pdf]

Candidate countries for next annual courses have decided.
Prof. Roberto Morales passed away.
7th General Assembly of Asian Seismological Commission (ASC2008)

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.24 (January 21, 2008)[pdf]

Dr. Tamura passed away
The 2008 Global Seismological Observation Course started

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.23 (December 12, 2007)[pdf]

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
International Graduate Program at Hokkaido University
Gulf Seismic Forum in Yemen
Invitation to "Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation" Training Course

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.22 (November 22, 2007)[pdf]

Special Page on the Antofagasta, Chile Earthquake of November 14, 2007

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.21 (October 19, 2007)[pdf]

The 48th Annual Training Course started
The Deadline for Abstract submission for ICEEDM08 has extended
Information on the Earthquake that hit San Salvador, on October 10th, 1986 is available

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.20 (September 20, 2007)[pdf]

Special pages on the Southern Sumatra, Indonesia Earthquake of September 12, 2007 & the Near Coast of Central Peru Earthquake of August 15, 2007
IISEE Annual Training Course including the new-created â€œTsunami Disaster Mitigationâ€ was closed
World Map of Simulated Recent Tsunamis

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.19 (August 20, 2007)[pdf]

First Certificate for Individual Course
50th Anniversary Earthquake Conference in Mongolia (Click here to look at the pictures.)

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.18 (July 20, 2007)[pdf]

Special Page on the Off Chuetsu, Niigata Pref. Earthquake of July 16, 2007
Call for Papers of ICEEDM08 in Jakarta, Indonesia

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.17 (July 03, 2007)[pdf]

2007 Blind Analysis Contest by E-Defense
Video Workshop on Feasible and Affordable Seismic Constructions in Developing Countries
Experimental Research of Masonry Walls in the Catholic University of Peru

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.16 (June 21, 2007)[pdf]

OVSICORI-UNA announces 2 positions to work in Costarrican volcanoes

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.15 (May 22, 2007)[pdf]

Needs Survey for JICA training courses will start soon!

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.14 (April 20, 2007)[pdf]

Candidate countries for next annual courses have decided!
The International Conference for CISMID 20th Anniversary
Dr. Laura Kong lectured on "Education of tsunami disaster reduction"

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.13 (April 03, 2007)[pdf]

Special page on the Solomon Islands Earthquake of April 1, 2007

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.12 (March 28, 2007)[pdf]

Special page on the Noto Hanto Earthquake of March 25, 2007

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.11 (March 20, 2007)[pdf]

The 12th Global Seismological Observation Course has finished!
JICA Short-Term Expert to Romania
INTER-MARGINS workshop in Costa Rica

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.10 (February 20, 2007)[pdf]

Meeting Calendar now available on the IISEE website
JICA short-term expert in Colombia for post-disaster assesment
Dr. Sos Margaryan is now at IISEE as a JSPS Foreign Researche

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.9 (January 19, 2007)[pdf]

Special page on the East of Kuril Islands Earthquake of January 13, 2007
The 2007 Global Seismological Observation Course started
International student program for Natural History Sciences on Earth Sciences of Hokkaido University

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.8 (December 20, 2006)[pdf]

Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
Renewal of the IISEE Newsletter back numbers page
Establishment of CIB/W114 and report of the first meeting
JICA short-term expert in Romania for soil test
Risk Reduction Symposium in Bucharest, Romania

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.7 (November 20, 2006)[pdf]

Special page on the KURIL ISLANDS earthquake of November 15, 2006
Annual Course Participants have experienced Survival Walk for Disaster Mitigation and Simulated Ground Motion of JMA Intensity VII
"RESPONSE CONTROL AND SEISMIC ISOLATION OF BUILDINGS" by Dr. Saito

IISEE NEWSLETTER NO.6 (October 27, 2006)[pdf]