To consolidate expertise, a university-wide organization the Institute for Disaster Reconstruction and Regeneration 虎扑电竞 (IDRRR) was established at Tohoku University in April 2011. The institute provides specialist scientific, technological and humanitarian support to aid reconstruction the region.
The IDRRR symposium is a platform to share the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, as well as research results and ongoing activity at the university.
Date: March 15 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00am ~ 5:15pm (Doors Open at 9:30am)
Venue: Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi Main Hall
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will speak before the symposium begins at 10:00am. Following the symposium, Marty Kuehnert will have a talk session with Japanese pop band "Nihonjin Project".
Program
Part one:
Leading the reconstruction of the Tohoku region and the revitalization of Japan
10:00am?12:50pm
- Panel discussion 1: The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Disaster and its mitigation
- Panel discussion 2: Innovation and Reconstruction of Industry and Community
- Panel discussion 3: Restoration and Renovation of Medical Care
Part two:
Lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake
2:00?5:15pm
- Speakers:
- Susumu Satomi - President of Tohoku University
Fumihiko Imamura - Director of International 虎扑电竞 Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
Ryota Hino - Professor of International 虎扑电竞 Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University- Tadashi Ishii - Tohoku University Hospital