[1] The 10th Asian Seismological Commission (ASC) General Assembly
By Dr. Yushiro Fujii, Senior Research Scientist of
IISEE
IISEE staff members, Dr. Yokoi T., Dr. Hara T., Dr. Shibazaki B.,
and Dr. Fujii Y. attended the 10th Asian Seismological Commission (ASC) General
Assembly which was held from Nov. 17 to 20 in Makati City, Philippines. ASC is a
regional scientific organization in Asia and the Pacific affiliated to
Inter-national Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior
(IASPEI), and has objectives to promote scientific cooperation and exchange
among its national members, to upgrade research activities, to strengthen
disaster mitigation, and to cooperate with other international and regional
organizations.
Please see the
Newsletter attached on pages 1&2.
[2] IISEE Alumni Meeting
By Bunichiro Shibazaki, Chief Research Scientist of
IISEE
The IISEE alumni meeting was held from 19:00 to 21:00 on 20th Nov.
at a restaurant in Greenbelt, Makaty City with the support of the Philippine
ex-participants, Ms. Joan, Ms. Myleen, Mr. Julius and Mr. Lito as the first
alumni meeting in the Philippines. A total of 24 people attended the meeting,
of which 16 were ex-participants, two were present lecturers, Dr. Hiroshi INOUE
(National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention) and Dr.
Yuzo ISHIKAWA (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology), two were previous lecturers, Dr. Laura Kong (Director,
International Tsunami Information Center, UNESCO) and Dr. Yoshihiro KINUGASA
(Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology), and four others were IISEE
staff.
Please see the Newsletter
attached on page 2.
[3] Visit to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
By Tatsuhiko Hara, Chief Research Scientist of
IISEE
We visited the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS) in Quezon City in the morning of 21st Nov. At first, Mr. Narciso F.
Diongzon (1992-1993 Seismology course) explained the history, organization,
seismic observation network and seismic monitoring of PHIVOLCS. Next, Director
of PHIVOCLS, Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr, expressed his expectation for the IISEE
training and his intention to send their researchers to the training program
continuously.
Please see the
Newsletter attached on page 3.
[4] Letter from Ex-Participants
Mr. Sithipat PALANANDANA
Structural and Earthquake engineer,
Department
Public Works and Town & Country Planning,
Ministry of Interior, Thailand
(Thailand, Earthquake Engineering course,
2007-2008)
Please see the
Newsletter attached on page 3.
[5] Questionnaire Survey on IISEE Training Program
Please see the Newsletter attached on
pages 4&5.
