GITA-JAPAN'S XIVTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION PROGRAM
Conference Theme: "International Symposium of Crisis Management with GIS"
     

Supports: 

 Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Post and Telecommunications,
  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Geographical Survey Institute,
  Road Administration Information Centre, Japan Digital Road Map Association,
  Association of Precise Survey & Applied Technology, Database Promotion Center, JAPAN
  Geographic Information Systems Association, Nihon Kokudo Chousa Sokuryou Kyoukai,
  Mapping Enterprise Association JAPAN, Gas Energy News, Suido Sangyo Shimbun, Security Sangyo Shimbun,
  Home Island Security Committee (NGO), Object Management Group (OMG),
  International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), Information Technology in Crisis Management (ITCM),
  Inter-City Communication Forum (ICCF), Kennedy Carter, Ascent Strategic Management Group (ASMG),
  University of Kuopio, Finland
     
  November 5-6, 2003  
  Tokyo Gas Head Office (Hamamatsu-cho)  
  1-5-20, Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo  

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

[November 5(Wed), 2003 ]
Time Presentations & Panel Discussions (2F Main Hall) Forum (13F)

10:00-10:10 a.m.

"Opening Address"
Sakura Shinoaki, President, GITA-JAPAN

  

10:10-10:30 a.m.

"Message from GITA-America"
Karen Levy, President, GITA.

  

10:30-11:20 a.m.

"Keynotes Address: GIS & LBS"
Ryousuke Shibasaki, University of Tokyo.

  

11:20-12:00 a.m.

"GIS Utilization for Damage Reduction of Buildings in Large-scale Earthquakes"
Akihiro Teraki, Building Research Institute.

  

‚P2:10-14:00 p.m.

(Lunch)

Birds of a Feather
Users Forum (Gas)

14:00-14:45 p.m.

"International Trends and Paradigm Bends in Utilities in Response to Increased Risks, Regulation and Technology Innovation"
Richard Simpson, Intergraph Corporation.

  

14:45-15:05 p.m.

"Homeland Security - the Federal View"
Alan R. Stevens Federal, Geographic Data Committee.

  

15:10-15:30 p.m.

"Linking Homeland Security to Local Governments"
C. Richard Kuykendall, Geospatial Leadership Coalition.

  

15:30-15:40 p.m.

(Break)

  

15:40-17:25 p.m.

Panel Discussion: "Crisis Management & GIS in USA & Japan"
Panelists: GITA America mission, Government & Utilities
           Specialists in Japan, Sakura Shinoaki (Moderator)

  

18:00-20:00 p.m.

Reception (Tokyo Kaikan, Hamamatsu-cho WTC-building 39F)

  

[November 6(Thu), 2003]
Time Presentations & Panel Discussions (2F Main Hall) Forum (13F)

10:00-10:40 a.m.

"Disaster Management System SUPREME"
Wataru Nakayama, SCDMC, Tokyo Gas.

  

10:40-11:20 a.m.

"Disaster Prevention & Restoration System in ROADIC"
Hiroto Satoh, Headquarter, ROADIC.

  

11:20-12:00 a.m.

"River Control & Information Technology"
Hiroshi Fujisawa, FRICS.

  

12:00-13:30 p.m.

(Lunch)

 

13:30-14:15 p.m.

"GIS & Disaster Countermeasures in Kochi Prefecture"
Minoru Yamazaki, Kochi Prefecture Government.

  

14:15-15:00 p.m.

"GIS in City of Kawasaki"
Kenji Suzuki, Town Design Dept., City of Kawasaki.

  

15:00-15:45 p.m.

" Crime Analysis Using GIS"
Yutaka Harada, National Research Inst. of Police Science.

  

15:45-15:55 p.m.

(Break)

  

15:55-17:15 p.m.

Panel Discussion: "GIS in the Future"
Panelists: Sakyo Komatsu (SF Novelist), Shuichi Takino (Dawn),
             & More. Masao Yamada (Moderator, Architect)

  

17:15-17:25 p.m.

"Closing Address"
Mitsuru Nasu (GITA-Japan)

 

(Translated by GITA-JAPAN)

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