Global Conference on the International Network of Disaster Studies in Iwate, Japan "Iwate Conference"

Landscape-Scale Disasters, Emergency Response, and Regional Recovery

Experts on disaster and crisis management from various countries, including the U.S., China and Japan, will meet in Iwate Prefecture, which experienced the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, to publicize and share their research findings and results about diverse aspects of major disasters, emergency response, regional strength and other essential elements of regional reconstruction. Such research findings and results will be available to an even broader audience around the world.

Conference: Tuesday, July 17 - Thursday, July 19
Excursion: Thursday, July 19 - Friday, July 20

Iwate Prefecture Citizens' Cultural Exchange Center "Aiina"
1-7-1, Morioka-eki Nishi-dori, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture

• Research Center for Regional Disaster Management, Iwate University, Japan
  http://rcrdm.iwate-u.ac.jp/
• Center for Crisis Management Research, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, People's Republic Of China
  http://ccmr.sppm.tsinghua.edu.cn/
• The Program on Crisis Leadership, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Harvard Kennedy School, USA.
  http://www.hks.harvard.edu/crisisleadership

• Reconstruction Agency
• Iwate Prefectural Government
• The Japan Association of National Universities