Symposium IDNDR

SYMPOSIUM ON JAPAN - INDONESIA IDNDR PROJECTS

Volcanology, Tectonics, Flood and Sediment Hazards

September 21 - 23, 1998 BANDUNG - INDONESIA

FIRST CIRCULAR

BACKGROUND

The concept of IDNDR had originally been proposed by Dr. F. Press, President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1984, and it is read as we should make the last ten years of the 20^th century "the Decade of International Disasters Reduction" and should cooperate with one another to mitigate natural disasters in the world. Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of Kyoto University agreed to join the international movements of IDNDR and research projects under the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, as a special international project in 1991. Thus the project, "Study of Prediction and Mitigation of Natural Disasters in Eastern Asia (Indonesia and China)" started as a three years program. The next five years joint research program started in 1994 with the overall title "Prediction and Mitigation of Natural Disasters in Indonesia and China". The main subjects in Indonesia were (1) Igneous Process and Tectonics, and (2) Disasters Caused by Floods and Geomorphological Change and Their Mitigation. These projects cover aspects mostly in geoscience and civil engineering. For both Indonesia and Japan, these activities are very strategic for the purpose of mitigation of natural hazards. Through this symposium we will be encouraged to exchange our findings in the field of our studies for the aim improving strategies, methodologies, and techniques of our activities in future in Indonesia.

FIELD OF STUDIES

Volcanic eruption prediction
Volcanic hazard assessment
Tectonics and crustal movement
Earthquakes and seismotectonics
Geomorphological changes
Flood disaster and its control
Sedimentation disaster and its control
Coastal erosion and its control
Coastal environment Preservation

ABSTRACT

Extended abstract up to 8 pages should be submitted to the organizing committee by July 30th , 1998. Complete paper will be published as a proceeding of the symposium at the end of March, 1999.

STEERING COMMITTEE

Prof. Hirotake Imamoto,

Director of Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan

Dr. Ir. Rozik B. Soetjipto,

Director General of Geology and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Indonesia

Ir. Joelianto Hendro Moeljono,

Director General of Agency for Research and Development, Ministry of Public Work, Indonesia

Prof. Kazuhiro Ishihara,

Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Prof. Torao Tanaka,

Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Prof. Shinji Egashira,