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I am delighted to inform that the 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering is to take place in Tokyo on March 7th and 8th, 2011. The conference has been held annually since fiscal year 2003, under two consecutive Center of Excellence (COE) programs headquartered at the Center for Urban Earthquake Engineering (CUEE) here at Tokyo Tech. They are the 21st Century COE program entitled “Evolution of Urban Earthquake Engineering” (FY 2003-2007) and the newly established Global COE program entitled “International Urban Earthquake Engineering Center for Mitigating Seismic Mega Risk” launched in fiscal year 2008.
The current program aims not only to promote research to mitigate the seismic “mega” risk confronting vast, modern cities in earthquake regions throughout the world, but also to produce next-generation practitioners and researchers who will develop the new strategies and practices for seismic risk reduction. The conference will continue to stimulate intensive information dissemination and technology transfer, as well as to promote and maintain an international network directed toward nurturing young researchers through a sustained international collaborative effort.
The Eighth Conference offers a platform not only to share common interests and new information and technologies in the field of Urban Earthquake Engineering but also to disseminate our research and educational outcomes and to implement a strengthened worldwide network for Earthquake Engineering. The Conference is to feature state-of-the-art technical presentations on various themes relevant to Urban Earthquake Engineering, followed by presentations in parallel sessions, with the participation of scientists, engineers, researchers, and planners of divers generations, including both younger researchers as well as graduate students. This conference also includes Special Educational Sessions and Best Presentation Awards for Young Researchers. To facilitate conference participation of young researchers, Post Doctoral Fellows and PhD students, travel grants will be available for some twenty individuals: PhD students, early-career academics, and early-career professionals studying or working at the collaborating institutions. Our hope is that the forthcoming Eighth Conference will be an excellent opportunity for all of us dedicated to Urban Earthquake Engineering.
We cordially invite you to participate in the conference and look forward to meeting you in Tokyo in March 2011.
Kohji Tokimatsu
Global COE Program Leader and
Director of CUEE
Tokyo Tech