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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX C: Symposium Agenda." National Research Council. 1997. Report of the Observer Panel for the U.S.-Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5473.
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Appendix C
Agenda U.S./Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium

National Academy of Sciences

Washington, D.C.

September 16-18, 1996

 

Monday, September 16

 

8:00 a.m.

Organization Meeting/Continental Breakfast

Lecture Room

 

9:00

Opening Ceremony

 

Welcome: Dr. Frank Press, The Carnegie Institution of Washington

 

Welcome: Mr. James Lee Witt, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency

 

Response: Mr. Kazumi Suzuki, Minister of State for the National Land Agency

 

Remarks: Minister Yukio Takeuchi, Charge d'affaires, Embassy of Japan

 

Introduction of the Japanese delegates

 

Introduction of the American delegates

10:00-10:35

Break

10:35

Opening Plenary Session

 

Dr. Frank Press, Chair. The national policy framework for earthquake loss reduction in the United States and Japan. An overview of laws and

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX C: Symposium Agenda." National Research Council. 1997. Report of the Observer Panel for the U.S.-Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5473.
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other national policy guiding earthquake hazard reduction problems.

 

Representative George E. Brown, Jr. U. S. House of Representatives

 

Mr. James Lee Witt, Director, FEMA: An overview of American earthquake policy.

 

Mr. Masaaki Nakada, Deputy Director-General, Disaster Prevention Bureau, NLA: An overview of Japanese earthquake policy.

 

Agenda Overview/Symposium Outcomes Dr. Frank Press

11:45

Group Photo

12:00-1:30 p.m.

Working Lunch - Dr. John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology-Speaker

Lecture Room

Earthquake Forecasting, Warning and Hazard Zonation

1:30-5:00

 

Dr. Gordon P. Eaton, Director, United States Geological Survey, Chair

1:30-2:25

Probabilistic forecasting, real time monitoring and warning systems

 

An overview of the social, technical, and policy issues associated with the provision and use of real time or near real time information to the gas and electric utility industry and the public sector.

 

Dr. James J. Mori, Southern California Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey

 

Dr. William U. Savage, Senior Seismologist, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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Mr. Masahiro Yamamoto, Deputy Director, Administration Division, Seismological and Volcanological Department, Japan Meteorological Agency

 

Dr. Masakazu Ohtake, Professor of Tohoku University

 

Dr. Yoshimori Honkura, Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology

Meeting Room 150

 

2:25-3:05

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

Lecture Room

 

3:05-3:30

Policy Discussion

3:30-4:00

Seismic hazard zonation mapping at the national and regional scale

 

An overview of the social, technical and policy issues associated with the construction and use of hazard maps in national model building codes and seismic zonation in the State of California.

 

Dr. E.V. Leyendecker, Golden, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey

 

Dr. James F. Davis, California State Geologist

 

Mr. Nobumasa Kawabata, Guest Researcher, Disaster Prevention and Information Center, Shizouka Prefecture

Meeting Room 150

 

4:00-4:35

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

Lecture Room

 

4:35-5:00

Policy Discussion

5:00

Working Dinner-Mr. Kazuo Ikawa, Director, Citizens' Disaster Prevention Department Citizens' Service Bureau, City of Kobe - Speaker

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Tuesday, September 17

 

Lecture Room

Working Breakfast-Presentation on the Franchise Emergency Action Team Mr. Richard B. Rennick

7:45 a.m.

8:30-12:00 p.m.

Earthquake Risk Assessment and Loss Estimation

 

Dr. William A. Anderson, Section Head, Hazard Mitigation, National Science Foundation, Chair

8:30-9:15

Earthquake loss estimation methods, models and GIS

 

An overview of processes, models and methods for estimating the potential impact of an earthquake on a specific area in terms of deaths, injuries, damage to structures and lifelines, and direct and indirect economic losses.

 

Dr. Robert V. Whitman, Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Dr. Tsuneo Katayama, Director-General, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Science and Technology Agency

 

Dr. Kenzo Toki, Professor, Kyoto University

Meeting Room 150

 

9:15-9:50

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

Lecture Room

 

9:50-10:20

Policy Discussion

10:20-11:00

Disaster Situation Assessments

 

An overview of methods and processes for quickly determining the nature, areal extent, and

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magnitude of damage after an earthquake and for identifying those areas most severely affected.

 

Catherine H. Light, Deputy Associate Director for Response, Response and Recovery Directorate, FEMA

 

Mr. Ichiro Nagao, Specialist for Earthquake Disaster Management, Earthquake Disaster Management Division, Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency

Meeting Room 150

 

11:00-11:30

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

Lecture Room

 

11:30-12:00

Policy Discussion

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Working Lunch - Mr. Timothy E. Wirth, Under Secretary for Global Affairs, U. S. Department of State, Speaker

Lecture Room

Earthquake Resistant Design, Construction, Rehabilitation and Repair Standards

1:00-5:00

 

Dr. Richard N. Wright, Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology Chair

1:00-1:45

Performance based standards and steel frame buildings

 

An overview of efforts underway to develop performance criteria for life safety, damage reduction and maintenance of function, with emphasis on steel moment-frame buildings and use of large and full-scale testing.

 

Dr. Robert D. Hanson, University of Michigan

 

Dr. Keiichi Ohtani, Director, Disaster Prevention Research Division, National Research Institute

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for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Science and Technology Agency

 

Dr. Hiroyuki Yamanouchi, Supervisor, Structural Engineering Department, Building Research Institute, Ministry of Construction

Meeting Room 150

 

1:45-2:25

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

Lecture Room

 

2:25-2:55

Policy Discussion

2:55-3:55

Assessment, repair and rehabilitation, lifelines, community planning for post-earthquake fire reduction

 

New activities in the assessment and rehabilitation of existing buildings and lifelines and in fire safety. Focus on the roles of government and the private sector.

 

Dr. Richard N. Wright, Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory

 

Mr. Christopher Rojahn, Executive Director, Applied Technology Council

 

Mr. Masaharu Kanayama, General Manager (System Engineering), Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.

 

Mr. Kunihiro Takahashi, General Manager, Technology Development Department, The Japan Gas Association

 

Mr. Koichi Yokoyama, Director, Earthquake Disaster Prevention Research Center, Public Works Research Institute, MOC

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Meeting Room 150

 

3:55-4:25

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

Lecture Room

 

4:25-5:00

Policy Discussion

5:00

Working Dinner-Mr. Takahiro Shibata Director-General Urban and Housing Department, Hyogo Prefecture Speaker

Wednesday, September 18

 

Lecture Room

 

 

7:45 a.m.

Working Breakfast-Presentation on Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters Mr. Michael Bruinooge

8:30-noon

Earthquake Preparation, Response, Recovery and Mitigation

 

Mr. Richard W. Krimm, Acting Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA, Chair

8:30-9:05

Earthquake Response

 

A discussion of governmental policies and operations for providing immediate post-disaster assistance to the affected areas.

 

Mr. William C. Tidball, Associate Director, Response and Recovery Directorate, FEMA

 

Mr. Shigeyuki Otake, Senior Planning Officer for Disaster Prevention, Disaster Prevention Bureau, NLA

Meeting Room 150

 

9:05-9:50

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

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Lecture Room

 

9:50-10:10

Policy Discussion

10:10-10:50

Post-disaster mitigation

 

Barriers to implementation of governmental actions to reduce future earthquake losses during the post-disaster period.

 

Dr. Joanne M. Nigg, Co-Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware

 

Mr. Takahiro Shibata, Director-General, Urban and Housing Department, Hyogo Prefecture

Meeting Room 150

 

10:50-11:30

Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break

Lecture Room

 

11:30-noon

Policy Discussion

12:00-1:00

Working Lunch-Mr. Rodney E. Slater, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration-Speaker

Lecture Room

 

1:30-3:10

U.S./Japan Cooperative Arrangements

1:30-2:30

Discussion and Adoption of the State of Conclusions and Recommendations

 

Mr. Harvey G. Ryland, President and Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Institute for Property Loss Reduction, former FEMA Deputy Director

 

Mr. Masaaki Nakada, Deputy Director-General, Disaster Prevention Bureau, NLA

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2:30-2:50

Presentation of the Statement of Conclusions and Recommendations to Director Witt and Minister Suzuki

 

Dr. Frank Press

2:50-3:10

Closing Remarks

 

Minister Suzuki Director Witt

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