Full List of IRDR Japan National Committee (as of March 16th, 2012):

Haruo HAYASHI - Director and Professor, Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Kaoru TAKARA - Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Kenichi TSUKAHARA - Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Kenji SATAKE - Professor, Earthquake and Volcanic Information Center, Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo

Kojiro IRIKURA - Director, Korijo Irikura Earthquake Motion Research Institute

Kuniyoshi TAKEUCHI - Director, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management, Public Works Research Institute

Masanori HAMADA - Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Shigeko HARUYAMA - Professor, Graduate school of Bioresources, Mie University

Syunsuke IKEDA - Chief, Ikeda Laboratory, CTI Engineering Co.,Ltd.

Teruyuki NAKAJIMA - Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), the University of Tokyo

Toshimitsu KOMATSU - Professor, Dept. of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Toshio KOIKE - Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo

Tsuneyoshi MOCHIZUKII - Executive Director, Japan River Association

Yukio HIMIYAMA - Professor, Faculty of Education, Asahikawa Campus, Hokkaido University of Education

Yukio TAMURA - Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Polytechnic University

The call for the Scientific Presentations for the 23^rd International CODATA Conference themed “Open Data and Information for a Changing Planet”, which will be held October 28-31, 2012 in Taipei, China, has been extended to June 15th, 2012.

To submit a presentation, please visit the following webpages:

http://www.codata2012.com/
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=codata2012

Scientific topics include:

* e-Science and e-Science Networks
* Information Science and Computational Informatics
* Data Mining and Knowledge Management
* Interoperability and Data Integration
* Earth and Environmental Data
* Biological Science, Medical and Health Data
* Physical Science Data
* Social Science Data and the Digital Humanities
* Open Access, Public Section Information, Legal and Policy Issues
* Semantic Web and Linked Data
* Data Challenges for Global Sustainability – The Outcome of Rio+20

For more information about the new Science Committee members visit IRDR SC page.

The Bronislaw Malinowski Award is an award given by the US-based Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) in honor of Bronisław Malinowski (1884–1942), an original member and strong supporter of the Society. Briefly established in 1950, the award has been presented annually since 1973 to an outstanding social scientist in recognition of efforts to understand and serve the needs of the world’s societies and who has actively pursued the goal of solving human problems using the concepts and tools of social science during one’s entire career.

Anthony Oliver-Smith was awarded for his work in disaster research and displacement/resettlement studies.

Towards a Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction UNISDR paper outlines some substantive issues and a process of consultations as the disaster risk reduction community heads toward the end date of the current blueprint for global disaster risk reduction, the Hyogo Framework of Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. It includes a timeframe and timeline of main events for a Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Submit an abstract.

Abstracts are invited for this session:

Session IWG10 - Concatenated Hazards and Disasters

This session will concentrate on situations where one extreme event precipitates one or more other extreme events. The example is the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear accident in Japan. The session will include topics such as earthquakes and tsunamis; extreme events and climate change; heat waves, air pollution and mortality.

Abstract submission deadline is March 12, 2012.

Please submit via: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012/

The conveners for this session will be pleased to answer any queries.

Dr Tom Beer
Research Program Leader: Climate Variability and Change Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR) CSIRO; PB1, Aspendale, Vic. 3195 AUSTRALIA
tom.beer@csiro.au

Vasily V. Titov
NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg.3
Seattle, WA 98115-6349
http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/

Press Release

For more information or to submit your abstract visit this page.

Five regional workshops (for Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Arab States, and Europe) were organized  by ICSU and UNESCO prior to the intergovernmental Rio+20 regional preparatory meetings, which were held in 2011, and hosted by the five regional UN economic and social commissions (ECA, ESCWA, ESCAP, ECE, ECLAC) in their respective regions (Africa, the Arab Region, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America, Latin America and the Caribbean).

To download or view the report click here.