» Hokudan 2015 International Symposium on Active Faulting,12-17 January

Hokudan 2015 International Symposium on Active Faulting,12-17 January

2014-12-29 | Christoph Grützner in Meeting

The Hokudan 2015 International Symposium on Active Faulting will be held from 12-17 January at Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center and Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park in Awaji City, Awaji Island, Japan.

Program:

January 12: Arrival, registration, and welcome party at Westin Awaji Resort
January 13: Opening ceremony, plenary Lectures, and oral and poster sessions
January 14: Oral and poster sessions
January 15: Oral and poster sessions
January 16: Field trip to Nojima Fault, Rokko Fault, and Kobe Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
January 17: 20th anniversary ceremony at Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park (optional)

Topics:

Plate boundary fault and earthquake cycle
Earthquake geology for hazard assessment
Forecasting big ones and risk assessment
Recent technical development

Speakers

Yeats, R.S., Jordan, T.R., Wodruff, J., Weldon, R.J., Scharer, K.M., Akçiz, S.O., Rockwell, T.K., Field, E.H., Petersen, M., Dawson, T.E., Beroza, G.C., Denolle, M., Arrowsmith, R.J. (United States), Walters, R. (United Kingdom), Malik, J.N.(India), James, Berryman, K.R., Stirling, M. (New Zealand), Daag, A.S. (Philippine), and Klinger, Y. (France)

Hashimoto, M., Hirahara, K., Ikeda, Y., Irikura, K., Iwata, T., Kondo, H., Lin, A., Mori, J., Morikawa, N., Mukoyama, S., Nomura, S., Sagiya, T., Toda, S., Tsutsumi, H., Une, H., Yarai, H., Yoshioka, T.