Thursday, July 9, 2015

Disaster Resilience Through Science & Technology Papers at JAAP Symposium 2015




You are invited to attend the 3rd JAAP Research Symposium and General Assembly Meeting to be held on July 27, 2015 at SMX Mall of Asia. The event highlights keynote papers on the theme, “Disaster Resilience through Science and Technology.”

Prof. Akihiro Kijima, PhD of  the Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tohoku University will present a paper on  The TEAMS (Tohoku Ecosystem-Associated Marine Science) Project: Restoring the Rich Ocean Through Science." The TEAMS Project is an attempt to scientifically investigate the impact of March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami catastrophe on the ecosystems along the coastal and offshore areas of Iwate Prefecture to Miyagi Prefecture and assesses the changes of the ecosystems through the process of recovery.
Scuba Survey under the TEAMS Project (Source: TEAMS Website)
Prof. Masashi Takahashi, MD, Professor and Director, Center for Disaster Medicine and Education Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University will present a paper on “New Information Technology for Disaster Medicine Using Geographic Information System in Japan.”

The event will be held from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  The keynote papers presentation will be held from 10:30 AM to 12:00 NN. To view the complete program, visit:  
https://sites.google.com/a/dlsu.edu.ph/jaap/

JAAP or the JSPS Alumni Association of the Philippines is composed of scholars and researchers who completed their graduate degrees or conducted researches as visiting researchers under the programs funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Visit the JAAP website and register your information to become a member. If interested to attend the event, contact, Dr. Susan Gallardo (Vice President of JAAP) at susan.gallardo@dlsu.edu.ph.

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