Organized by IRIDeS, Tohoku University, Japan and IRDR, University College London, UK
Supported by Middle East Technical University and Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Date: Feb 27(Mon)2023 online English only
Time: 10 - 12 am (UK), 1 - 3 pm (Türkiye), 7 - 9 pm (Japan)
Free of charge
1. Opening remarks
Prof. Fumihiko Imamura, IRIDeS, Director
2. Mechanism and background of the earthquakes
Prof. Shinji Toda, IRIDeS (Inland Earthquake and Volcano Lab)
3. Characteristics of the earthquake ground motion and damage to buildings
Assoc. Prof. Susumu Ohno, Ryuta Enokida, and Prof. Kohju Ikago, IRIDeS (Earthquake Engineering Lab)
Dr. Yasemin Aktas, UCL (Recorded video)
Prof. Aysegul Askan, METU
4. Preliminary building damage assessment using remote sensing data
Prof. Shunichi Koshimura, IRIDeS (Disaster Geo-informatics Lab)
5. Lifesaving and health issues in the disaster areas
Prof. Shinichi Egawa and Assoc. Prof. Hiroyuki Sasaki, IRIDeS (International Cooperation for Disaster Medicine Lab)
Assist. Prof. Stephen Roberts, UCL-IRDR
6. Gender and other issues related to social vulnerabilities
Dr. Miwako Kitamura, IRIDeS (International Research Collaboration Office)
Ms. Deniz Demirag, University of London, SOAS
7. On the disaster mitigation system in Turkey and possibilities of future support
Visiting Prof. Kimio Takeya, IRIDeS and Special Advisor for Disaster Management, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Prof. David E. Alexander, UCL-IRDR
Prof. Ahmet C. Yalciner, METU
8. Closing remarks
Prof. Shinichi Kuriyama, IRIDeS (Head of Disaster Medical Science Division/Disaster Public Health Lab)
Prof. Haruo Hayashi, Chair of JHoP (Recorded video)
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Anawat Suppasri, IRIDeS (Tsunami Engineering Lab)