October 2nd - 8th, 2017 - French-Japanese Week in Tokyo & Sendai, JAPAN
In Japan and in France, natural risks threaten population and strategic facilities such as power plants and public transport networks. This is why it is important to understand these risks in order to prevent them and minimize their damage.
Scientific cooperation is a key element to tackle this issue that deals with various scientific fields. In this regard, the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Sendai in 2015, was an important milestone that built an international framework for the disaster risk reduction. In this context, France and Japan could foster their cooperation in order to better understand disaster risk by sharing their scientific outcomes.
Hence this week aims to gather French and Japanese scientists from various fields around:
Please note that due to security considerations, some professional workstations might block the access to the form. If that is the case, please try to access the registration form from your smartphone or personal computer.
Workshops and symposium venue | |
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Maison franco-japonaise (日仏会館) | MFJ website - access
Please note that coffee and lunch will be provided |
Embassy of France in Japan (Muographers 2017 General Assembly by invitation only) | Embassy of France - access |
The University of Tokyo – Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI) | AORI website - access |
The University of Tokyo – Earthquake Research Institute (ERI) | ERI website - access |
Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) | RTRI website - access |
Tohoku University - Campus | Tohoku University website - access |
Tohoku University - International Research Institute of Disaster Science | IRIDeS website - access |
Residence of France (reception by invitation only) | Embassy of France - access |
For people from abroad, please find hereafter (in French only) some practical information (airport connection, rail passes, etc.):
Practical information for the French delegation
This field trip is organized by IRIDeS. Please find all the information relevant to the field trip to Sendai in the following document Invitation only.
Train Information for the trip from Tokyo to Sendai:
Then, from Sendai Station to IRIDeS, take the subway Tozai line to Aobayama Station (10min, 250 yens)
Train Information for the trip from Sendai to Tokyo Station on October 6th in the evening
Tickets can be purchased from the green booths at Ebisu Station, West Gate (JR side), and can be used to travel to Tokyo Station with the Yamanote Line, or reserved online on the JR East website. For people from abroad, please find hereafter (in French only) some practical information (airport connection, rail passes, etc.):
Attendance to the different workshops requires first to register on our online form. Registration is mandatory.
Language: English
Organizers
Co-organizer: Fondation Maison franco-japonaise (公益財団法人日仏会館)
Regarding general information, please contact: drr2017@ambafrance-jp.org