[U-06] How JpGU will manage environment and disaster?

[U06-06] Activities related to disasters and disaster mitigation by the Seismological Society of Japan - Activities of FY2017 -

*Shinichi Matsushima¹ (1.Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)

Keywords:Seismological Society of Japan, Pre- Post- activities, Fiscal year 2017

The Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ) has six committees that aims to contribute to activities related to disaster and disaster mitigation, namely, the Public Relations Committee, the Strong Motion Committee, the Disaster Investigation Committee, the D Dissemination Activity Committee, the Coordination Meeting for Communicating Seismology to the Public, the Geopark Supporting Committee. During the fiscal year of 2017, the committees hosted the following meetings and activities related to disaster and disaster mitigation.

- “Strong Motion Estimation – Fundamentals and Application” The 17^th Lecture on Dec. 4^th, 2017, hosted by the Strong Motion Committee

- Disaster Mitigation Promotion Mass Meeting of 2017, Session by SSJ on Nov. 11^th, 2017

- SSJ Fall Meeting, Open House Event on Oct. 28^th, 2017, hosted by SSJ

- The 43^rd SSJ Round Table Conference with Journalists on Oct. 25^th, 2017, hosted by the Public Relations Committee

- Seismology Summer School of 2017 from Sep. 12^th to 14^th, 2017, hosted by SSJ

- The 18^th Seismology and Volcanology Children’s Summer School from Aug. 9^th to 10^th, 2017

- Seminar of Kumamoto Earthquake for the Public on Aug. 10^th, 2017 hosted by the D Dissemination Activity Committee

- SSJ Symposium on “Estimation of earthquake occurrence and Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Law and earthquake disaster research” hosted by the Coordination Meeting for Communicating Seismology to the Public on June 17^th, 2017

- The 42^nd SSJ Round Table Conference with Journalists on May 21st, 2017, hosted by the Public Relations Committee

- Kumamoto Earthquake Mourning and Prayers for Reconstruction Event on Apr. 15^th, 2017 [Two researchers of SSJ made a presentation]