On January 13, 2018, Tokai University will hold the Disaster Management Forum @ Hiratsuka – Toward a Disaster Resistant Hiratsuka City jointly with the Tokai University To-Collabo Program and the University Promotion Project, “Community Design Plan – Safety and Security Project” (supported by Hiratsuka City).

Anyone is welcome to participate, and we hope you stop by. (No fees or applications are needed to participate.)

Date: January 13, 2018, 13:00-16:30

Venue: Hiratsuka City Museum Hall (1-3-3 Nishiyawata, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa)

Program:

13:00-13:05 – Opening remarks by Kazuya Yoshida, Vice President, Tokai University

13:05-13:10 – Greeting speech from Hiratsuka City: Katsuhiro Ochiai, Mayor of Hiratsuka City

13:10-13:40 – Guest lecture (1): Utilization of satellite information for disaster management by Ichiro Naito, Director of Satellite Applications and Operations Center, JAXA

13:40-14:00 – Guest lecture (2): Disaster response by the Geospatial Information Authority using surveying techniques
Masami Nemoto, Assistant Director of Geographical Survey Division, Geographic Department, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

14:00-14:30 – Objectives of Glocal Monitoring:

Kohei Cho, Director of Research and Information Center, Tokai University

Osamu Uchida, Professor, Department of Information Media Technology, School of Information and Telecommunication Engineering, Tokai University

14:30-14:45 – Break

14:45-15:05 – Hiratsuka City’s approach to disaster management: Tsutomu Sano, Manager, Disaster Risk Management Department, Hiratsuka City

15:05-15:25 – Local disaster prevention activities by citizens: Michiko Yamada, radio personality at Shonan FM NAPASA

15:25-15:35 – Achievements in safety and security projects: Professor Yoshitaka Kajita, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University

15:40-16:20 – Panel discussion

Topics provided by:

Akira Mukaida, Manager, Solution Division, Remote Sensing Technology Center (RESTEC)

Hiroshi Akiyama, Chairman, Hiratsuka City Council Liaison Council

16:20-16:30 – Closing remarks by Akio Ikemura, Director, Tokai University Center for Community Engagement