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Schedule
World Bosai Forum will consist of Oral session, Poster session, Flash Talk presentation, Exhibition and events open to the public.
- November 9
- Registration afternoon
Pre-WBF Festival - November 10
- Registration 8:15 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. (JST), 2019
Opening, Oral Session, Poster Session, Flash Talk presentation, Exhibition, Reception - November 11
- Registration 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (JST), 2019
Keynote Speech, Oral Session, Poster Session, Flash Talk presentation, Exhibition - November 12
- Registration 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (JST), 2019
Keynote Speech, Oral Session, Poster Session, Flash Talk presentation, Exhibition, Closing
| Saturday, November 9 | Sunday, November 10 | Monday, November 11 | Tuesday, November 12 | After Wednesday, November 13 | |
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| AM | Opening |
Keynote Speech |
Keynote Speech |
Excursions / Study Tours |
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| AM | Oral Sessions / Poster Sessions / Flash Talk Presentations / Exhibitions |
Oral Sessions / Poster Sessions / Flash Talk Presentations / Exhibitions |
Oral Sessions / Poster Sessions / Flash Talk Presentations / Exhibitions |
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| PM | Pre-WBF Festival （Kawauchi Hagi Hall） |
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| PM | Closing |
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| PM | Reception |
Pre-WBF Festival
In preparation for the opening of the World Bosai Forum, we will hold events to convey the disaster and share our thoughts on reconstruction. The theme is "Linking 3.11 to the Future". High school students from Miyagi and Kobe will report and exchange opinions on the role of young people in handing down the tradition of the earthquake disaster, and the circle of exchange will be expanded through local performing arts and other stages in regions that are overcoming the disaster and moving toward recovery.
[Open to public]
Overview of the Pre-WBF Festival
| Event Name | Pre-WBF Festival | |
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| Organizer | World Bosai Forum Local Organizing Committee | |
| Co-organizers | International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS)/ Miyagi University of Education/National Foundation for the Advancement of 3.11 Tradition Roads/ Great East Japan Earthquake Local NPO Support Fund・JTNPO Support Project (tentative) | |
| Collaboration | KAHOKU SHIMPO PUBLISHING | |
| Date & Time | Saturday, November 9, 2019 1:20 - 5:30 p.m. | |
| Venue | Kawauchi Hagi Hall, Tohoku University 40 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576 
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| Fee | Free, no registration required | |
| theme | “Linking 3.11 to the Future” | |
| Program (tentative) |
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| Opening Remarks by Mr. Fumihiko Imamura (Local Organizing Committee Chairperson, World Bosai Forum / Director, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University) |
［10 minutes］ | |
| Miyagi Disaster Area Entertainment "Yuriage Taiko" by Natori City Yuriage Daiko Preservation Society 
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［40 minutes］ | |
| Introduction of the Disaster Tradition Road by Yoshinobu Harada (Executive Director, National Foundation for the Advancement of 3.11 Tradition Roads) |
［15 minutes］ | |
| break | ［10 minutes］ | |
| “Hand down disaster experience to the next-generation” Report from Miyagi University of Education ・“Kizuna F Project” by Koyo Junior High School, Shichigahama-cho, Miyagi Prefecture. ・Ms. Kurumi Kishimoto from Maiko High School. 
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［80 minutes］ | |
| “Soma Bon Odori Dance Festival”, performing arts in the devastated areas of Fukushima by Soma City Soma Minyo Dokokai / Minyo Shukakai with Yarimasyou Bon odori executive committee 
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［40 minutes］ | |
| “Kizuna of Hope Concert“ to support the Tohoku Reconstruction by SOKA GLORIA WIND ORCHESTRA 
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［25 minutes］ | |
| Closing Remarks | ［5 minutes］ | |
Pre-opening
Time/Date: 9: 00 ~ 10: 00 on Sunday, November 10
Venue: Sendai International Center, Meeting Room1 - Grand Hall
*Open to public and simultaneous interpretation is available
*8:30 ~ 9:00 participants arriving at the venue
| 9:00～9:25 | Music performance by Tohoku University Ensemble | |
| 9:25～9:26 | Opening remarks | Yuichi Ono, WBF Founder |
| 9:26～9:41 | My 3.11 Experiences | Honoka Shino, Tohoku Fukushi University |
| 9:41～9:53 | Keynote speech | Andrew Maskrey, Risk Nexus Former Director, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
Opening
Time/Day 10: 00 ~ 10:45, Sunday, November 10
Venue: Sendai International Center, Meeting Room1 - Grand Hall
*Open to public and simultaneous interpretation is available.
| About 6 minutes of video from City of Sendai will be shown | |
| 10:05～10:08 | Opening Remarks (including silent prayer) by Yuichi Ono, WBF Founder |
| 10:08～10:11 | Remarks by the Chairman of the International Steering Committee, Reid Basher |
| 10:11～10:16 | Remarks by Ms. Yuki Matsuoka, Representative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan |
| 10:16～10:34 | Remarks from representatives of local governments and bosai experts Satoru Nishikawa (Professor, Nagoya University) Kohri Kazuko (Mayor, City of Sendai) Yoshiaki Sano (Vice Governor, Miyagi Prefecture) Hideo Ohno (President, Tohoku University) Shigeto Miyazaki (World Bank Representative in Japan) Christopher Tremewan (Secretary General of the Association of the Pacific Rim Universities) |
| 10:40～10:45 | Closing words and announcement Yuichi Ono, WBF Founder |
Keynote speech
| Sunday, November 10 |
 Andrew Maskrey Risk Nexus |
“A Changing Risk Paradigm” | |
| Monday, November 11 |
 Kimio Takeya Distinguished Senior Adviser to the President of JICA |
“Hidden Stories of the Sendai Framework negotiation processes? -How Japanese BOUSAI experiences embedded to Sendai Framework-” |
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| Tuesday, November 12 |
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| Gretchen Kalonji (Sichuan University), Denise Konan (University of Hawaii), and Jihyeon Park (JHSUSTAIN) | |||
| “Relay talk” | |||
Oral Session
A variety of 90-minute oral sessions (International organizations (7), governments (7), academia (27), private sectors, etc. (9), NGOs (2), Media (2)) are held to share concrete bosai solutions
Poster Session
We will present and exhibit bosai solutions by international organizations, local governments, private sectors, media, NPOs, universities, and research institutes, as well as applications and trials of advanced technologies such as AI and IoT for disaster prevention.
Awards will be given to the best poster session presenters during the closing session.
Flash Talk Presentation
Flash talk presenters will present their activities or research outcomes on disaster risk reduction and related themes at the designated venue. Each presentation will be 15 minutes long, Registration to the Forum is required to give a talk.
Exhibition
We will have approximately 15 general exhibition booths for interested organizations to introduce their activities.
Reception
- Date & time
- Sunday, November 10, start at 8:00 p.m. (about two hours)
- Venue
- HOTEL METROPOLITAN SENDAI 4F Room ‘Sendai’
- URL
- https://sendai.metropolitan.jp/
- Access to venue
- Map
- Reception application form
- Reception application form
- Participants
- Forum participants and their partners from both domestic and foreign countries.
- Fee
- 3,000JPY
- Application due
- Thursday, October 31.
We are looking forward to your participation.
Excursions/Study Tours
We organized an excursions and study tours.
The excursions and study tours focused on Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefecture, and the present situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Tohoku. We offer a variety of courses in which you can experience the efforts of reconstruction and the local food and culture.
There are an one-day trip and an accommodation trip, so you can participate according to your schedule.
WBF Tour of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Application is closed.
WBF sponsored tours
Application is closed.
Tour sponsored by Sendai City
| Purpose | Learn about the experiences and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the state of recovery in the suburbs of Sendai. | ||
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| theme And Schedule | The study tour is a project that the City of Sendai is working on to attract visitors from overseas. During the forum period, 5 courses from Sunday, November 10 to Tuesday, November 12 |
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| ※Course 3 and 4 include lunch | |||
| Course | During the conference period, tours will be held every day for participants to visit the Earthquake Ruins: Arahama Elementary School, the Sendai 3.11 Memorial Community Center, the Minami-gamo Wastewater Treatment Plant, etc., and learn about the experiences and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the state of recovery in the suburbs of Sendai. | ||
| Click here for course details | |||
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 Course 1・4・5 Earthquake Ruins: Arahama Elementary School  Course 1・3・4 Sendai 3.11 Memorial Community Center  Course 2 Tagajo City Great East Japan Earthquake Monument  Course 3 Kawamachi Terrace, Yuriage  Course 4 Minami-Gamo Wastewater Treatment Plant |
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| Participants | Those registered for forum participation from domestic and foreign countries | ||
| Participation fee | Study tour fee is not required. | ||
| Language | English | ||
Contact：H.I.S.CO.,LTD.
Officer：TERUI
E-mail：t-dantaisdj@his-world.com
※When making an inquiry, please use the subject line [ World BOSAI Forum Study Tour Inquire ].
Castle Ruins Tour with “Date Bushotai” Welcome Squad 11/10 (Sun)-11/12 (Tue)
| About the Tour | In this walking tour, the “Date Bushotai” historic characters will share extravagant “Date” culture and Sendai, along with Miyagi’s charm to the whole world. Date Masamune will guide you around the ruins of the castle that he built.
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| Schedule | November 10 (Sun) ①14:00~15:30 ②16:00~17:30 |
| November 11 (Mon) ①10:30~12:00 ②13:30~15:00 ③15:30~17:00 | |
| November 12 (Tue) ①10:30~12:00 ②13:30~15:00 ③15:30~17:00 | |
| Course | Sendai International Center ⇒ Otemon Gate⇒Castle’s Stone Walls
⇒ Site of Sendai Castle ⇒ Sendai International Center Click here for details. |
| Language | English |