Events

The International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) will be holding four symposia at the 2024 Sendai Disaster Reduction and Future Forum.

Leading off the full-day event on March 9 will be the Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Symposium, with the theme of "Inclusive disaster risk reduction that leaves no one behind." (PDF)

The three other symposia are:

• Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Recovery Support Symposium
• Co-Creation Center for Disaster Resilience Symposium (PDF)
  "Towards the construction and utilization of a disaster digital twin"
• AEON Disaster-Resilient and Environmentally-friendly City Creation Joint Research Lab Symposium (PDF)
  "Towards the Creation of Resilient Communities"

This Japanese language event is open to all, but registration is required. Most sessions will be broadcast live online.

Date: March 9, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Format: On-site and online
Venue: Sendai International Center, Exhibition Hall 3B (Map)

To register: https://forms.gle/3zg3qC74basTCard6
Max capacity: 120 participants on-site, 300 online
Language: Japanese

More information on the four symposia, the full itinerary and list of speakers can be found here.