August 31 (Monday)

PM 1 (13:00-16:00)

Opening message

Noriyoshi Tsuchiya, PhD., Dean, GSES,Tohoku University

Student Presentations

Chikako Ogane and Shinya Yamauchi, Astin Nurdiana and Pei Shiyu, Jay Mar D Quevedo, Nga Duong Thanh, Fang Chen and Du Runda, Tanmoy Roy Tusher and Christine Wiyono

Interactive session

September 1 (Tuesday)

PM (16:00-17:30)

Guest Speakers

Michael Hagenlocher, PhD; United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

“Understanding disaster risk to build resilience in the context of global change: progress, challenges and future directions”

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• MICHAEL HAGENLOCHER, PhD

  Associate Academic Officer, Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management & Adaptive Planning (VARMAP) and the Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services (EVES) sections Institute for Environment and Human Security United Nations University

  PhD (Hons) in Applied Geoinformatics - University of Salzburg, Doctoral College “Geographic Information Science”, Austria, in collaboration with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA MS (Hons) in Geography (Minors in Sociology and Geoinformatics), University of Tuebingen and University of Stuttgart, Germany His broad research interests include human-environmental interaction, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and community resilience. His work focuses on developing novel concepts and methods for the assessment of drivers, hotspots and dynamics of vulnerability and risk associated with natural hazards at different scales, and the evaluation of risk reduction and adaptation options in the context of global change and sustainable development.

PM (17:30-19:00)

Guest Speakers

Joerg Szarzynski, PhD; United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS)

“Early Warning Systems and coordination and interoperability in international disaster risk management and humanitarian response”

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• JOERG SZARZYNSKI, PhD

  Co-Head, Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS)
  Institute for Environment and Human Security
  United Nations University

  PhD in Physical Geography and Atmospheric Sciences (Summa cum laude) - Department of Geography, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Mannheim Diploma in Geography (Magna cum laude) - Department of Geography, University of Bonn

  His research interests focus on intercultural training and innovative education concepts, the use of geospatial information technology for disaster risk reduction and emergency response preparedness, early warning systems, and disaster assessment and coordination.
  His expertise includes climatology and earth observation technologies, global environmental change and sustainable development research, capacity-building and web-based data and information management.

September 2 (Wednesday)

AM (09:00-12:00)

Guest Speakers

David Banis, MS and Hunter Shobe, PhD; Portland State University

“Cultural Cartography as a Means of Understanding, Representing, and Promoting Social Sustainability and Resilience: Lessons from Porltandness”

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• DAVID BANIS

  GIS Lab Manager and Associate Director, Center for Spatial Analysis and Research
  Instructor, Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Portland State University

  He teaches courses on cartography and geographic information systems. His work explores the diverse ways that cartographers can tell stories with maps, with a focus on public participatory mapping.

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• HUNTER SHOBE, PhD

  Associate Professor, Department of Geography
  College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Portland State University
  PhD in Geography – University of Oregon, Department of Geography

  His research explores the cultural and political dimensions of how people connect to and create meaning in different places.

September 3 (Thursday)

PM 1(13:00-16:00)

Student Presentations

Taufik Ardiansyah and Amarsaikhan Tsogtbaatar, Imam Eko Setiawan and Shiori Osanai, Astin Nurdiana, Tanmoy Roy Rusher, Rong Chao and Guo Guangze, Jay Mar D. Quevedo and Nga Duong Thanh

Interactive session

Closing remarks

Assoc. Prof. Gregory Trencher

September 4 (Friday)

AM (09:00-10:30)

Guest Speaker

Yunshi Wang, MS University of California – Davis

“The projection of China’s Vehicle Growth, Past, Present, and Future with a focus on New Energy Vehicles”

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• YUNSHI WANG

  Director, China Center for Energy and Transportation
  Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California - Davis

  MS International Development -American University | MS English - Boston University
  BS Shanghai Maritime University in English and Shipping Law and Business Co-director of the China–U.S. ZEV Policy Lab | Research fellow, MIT Sloan School of Management

AM (10:45-12:15)

Guest Speaker

Tatsuya Kawada, PhD; Tohoku University

“High Temperature Fuel Cells and Electrolysis: Solid Oxide Electrochemical Technologies for Efficient and Flexible Use of Energy Resources”

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• TATSUYA KAWADA, PhD

  Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  Graduate School Environmental Studies, Tohoku University PhD | MS | BS – Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

  Professional Experiences - Assoc. Prof. Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University | Assoc. Prof. Institute for Scientific Measurements, Tohoku University | National Institute for Materials and Chemical Research, AIST, MITI | National
  Chemical Laboratory for Industry, AIST, MITI