Appendix C
Agenda U.S./Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C.
September 16-18, 1996 |
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Monday, September 16 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Organization Meeting/Continental Breakfast |
Lecture Room |
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9:00 |
Opening Ceremony |
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Welcome: Dr. Frank Press, The Carnegie Institution of Washington |
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Welcome: Mr. James Lee Witt, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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Response: Mr. Kazumi Suzuki, Minister of State for the National Land Agency |
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Remarks: Minister Yukio Takeuchi, Charge d'affaires, Embassy of Japan |
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Introduction of the Japanese delegates |
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Introduction of the American delegates |
10:00-10:35 |
Break |
10:35 |
Opening Plenary Session |
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Dr. Frank Press, Chair. The national policy framework for earthquake loss reduction in the United States and Japan. An overview of laws and |
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other national policy guiding earthquake hazard reduction problems. |
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Representative George E. Brown, Jr. U. S. House of Representatives |
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Mr. James Lee Witt, Director, FEMA: An overview of American earthquake policy. |
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Mr. Masaaki Nakada, Deputy Director-General, Disaster Prevention Bureau, NLA: An overview of Japanese earthquake policy. |
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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 |
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Dr. Gordon P. Eaton, Director, United States Geological Survey, Chair |
1:30-2:25 |
Probabilistic forecasting, real time monitoring and warning systems |
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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. |
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Dr. James J. Mori, Southern California Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey |
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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 |
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Dr. Masakazu Ohtake, Professor of Tohoku University |
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Dr. Yoshimori Honkura, Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Meeting Room 150 |
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2:25-3:05 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
Lecture Room |
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3:05-3:30 |
Policy Discussion |
3:30-4:00 |
Seismic hazard zonation mapping at the national and regional scale |
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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. |
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Dr. E.V. Leyendecker, Golden, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Dr. James F. Davis, California State Geologist |
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Mr. Nobumasa Kawabata, Guest Researcher, Disaster Prevention and Information Center, Shizouka Prefecture |
Meeting Room 150 |
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4:00-4:35 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
Lecture Room |
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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 |
Tuesday, September 17 |
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Lecture Room |
Working Breakfast-Presentation on the Franchise Emergency Action Team Mr. Richard B. Rennick |
7:45 a.m. |
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8:30-12:00 p.m. |
Earthquake Risk Assessment and Loss Estimation |
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Dr. William A. Anderson, Section Head, Hazard Mitigation, National Science Foundation, Chair |
8:30-9:15 |
Earthquake loss estimation methods, models and GIS |
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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. |
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Dr. Robert V. Whitman, Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Dr. Tsuneo Katayama, Director-General, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Science and Technology Agency |
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Dr. Kenzo Toki, Professor, Kyoto University |
Meeting Room 150 |
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9:15-9:50 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
Lecture Room |
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9:50-10:20 |
Policy Discussion |
10:20-11:00 |
Disaster Situation Assessments |
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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. |
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Catherine H. Light, Deputy Associate Director for Response, Response and Recovery Directorate, FEMA |
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Mr. Ichiro Nagao, Specialist for Earthquake Disaster Management, Earthquake Disaster Management Division, Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency |
Meeting Room 150 |
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11:00-11:30 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
Lecture Room |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Dr. Robert D. Hanson, University of Michigan |
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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 |
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Dr. Hiroyuki Yamanouchi, Supervisor, Structural Engineering Department, Building Research Institute, Ministry of Construction |
Meeting Room 150 |
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1:45-2:25 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
Lecture Room |
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2:25-2:55 |
Policy Discussion |
2:55-3:55 |
Assessment, repair and rehabilitation, lifelines, community planning for post-earthquake fire reduction |
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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. |
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Dr. Richard N. Wright, Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory |
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Mr. Christopher Rojahn, Executive Director, Applied Technology Council |
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Mr. Masaharu Kanayama, General Manager (System Engineering), Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. |
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Mr. Kunihiro Takahashi, General Manager, Technology Development Department, The Japan Gas Association |
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Mr. Koichi Yokoyama, Director, Earthquake Disaster Prevention Research Center, Public Works Research Institute, MOC |
Meeting Room 150 |
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3:55-4:25 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
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Lecture Room |
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4:25-5:00 |
Policy Discussion |
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5:00 |
Working Dinner-Mr. Takahiro Shibata Director-General Urban and Housing Department, Hyogo Prefecture Speaker |
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Wednesday, September 18 |
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Lecture Room |
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7:45 a.m. |
Working Breakfast-Presentation on Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters Mr. Michael Bruinooge |
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8:30-noon |
Earthquake Preparation, Response, Recovery and Mitigation |
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Mr. Richard W. Krimm, Acting Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA, Chair |
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8:30-9:05 |
Earthquake Response |
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A discussion of governmental policies and operations for providing immediate post-disaster assistance to the affected areas. |
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Mr. William C. Tidball, Associate Director, Response and Recovery Directorate, FEMA |
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Mr. Shigeyuki Otake, Senior Planning Officer for Disaster Prevention, Disaster Prevention Bureau, NLA |
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Meeting Room 150 |
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9:05-9:50 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
Lecture Room |
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9:50-10:10 |
Policy Discussion |
10:10-10:50 |
Post-disaster mitigation |
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Barriers to implementation of governmental actions to reduce future earthquake losses during the post-disaster period. |
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Dr. Joanne M. Nigg, Co-Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware |
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Mr. Takahiro Shibata, Director-General, Urban and Housing Department, Hyogo Prefecture |
Meeting Room 150 |
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10:50-11:30 |
Small Conferences, Exhibits, Break |
Lecture Room |
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11:30-noon |
Policy Discussion |
12:00-1:00 |
Working Lunch-Mr. Rodney E. Slater, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration-Speaker |
Lecture Room |
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1:30-3:10 |
U.S./Japan Cooperative Arrangements |
1:30-2:30 |
Discussion and Adoption of the State of Conclusions and Recommendations |
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Mr. Harvey G. Ryland, President and Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Institute for Property Loss Reduction, former FEMA Deputy Director |
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Mr. Masaaki Nakada, Deputy Director-General, Disaster Prevention Bureau, NLA |