Study Tour

Excursion for APrIGF

Tohoku Study Tour and Conference

ICT for Disaster Recovery

July 21 – 22 2012

Organized by: information Support pro bono Platform (iSPP)
In cooperation with APrIGF local organizing committee
Supported by: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City and Others(TBC)

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(Tentative Plan)

Saturday, July 21 – Site visits

9:00    Leave Tokyo Station

11:30  Arrive at Sendai Station (by Bullet train)

           Lunch

13:00  Visit to devastated coastal areas: Ishinomaki & Onagawa (TBC)

18:00  Dinner

Sunday, July 22 – Conference: ICT for Disaster Recovery

Venue:    Sendai International Center          www.sira.or.jp/icenter/english/index.html

Agenda: 

10:00  Opening Remarks

10:15  Reports from local professional and residents

           The use of ICT/Internet for Disaster Relief –

           Ongoing projects using ICT for Restoration

12:30  Lunch

13:30  Workshop/Group Discussion: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward

16:00  Closing

16:30  Leave Sendai Station

19:00  Arrive at Tokyo Station

 

Note:

Estimated cost per person (TBC) :
– Hotel (1 night): $120.00
– Local Transportation (Excursion Bus): $80.00
– Dinner: $60.00
– Other Fee: $40.00
Total: $300.00

If you have any questions, please contact the event organizer, Information Support pro bono Platform (iSPP), at the following address.  It is on a first-come-first-served basis.

Information Support pro bono Platform

office@ispp.jp   www.ispp.jp