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Dec 17-20, 2012
Gave lecture and hands-on exercise on "Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS)" as a part of special lectures of The University of Tokyo, titled "Introduction to Adaptive Technologies in Disaster Management".
Venue: Yangon Technological University (YTU), Yangon, Myanmar
Dec 9-12, 2012
Conducted interviews and workshops on development of disaster information dissemination system in rural mountainous areas.
Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dec 5-7, 2012
Conducted interviews and workshops on development of disaster information dissemination system in rural mountainous areas.
Place: Loei Province, Thailand
Nov 25-28, 2012
Had meetings at Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Place: Manila, Philippines
Nov 12-15, 2012
Had meetings at Yangon Technological University (YTU) and JICA Myanmar Office. Conducted a field survey on land-use change around Inle Lake.
Places: Yangon and the Inle Lake in Shan State, Myanmar
Nov 2-3, 2012
Gave a presentation at 31th Annual Conferences of Institute of Social Safety Science (ISSS).
Venue: Earthquake Disaster Prevention Center, Shizuoka, Japan
Oct 24-26, 2012
Conducted interviews at Yangon Technological University (YTU) and visited Irrigation Technology Center (ITC). Field survey in Bago on inundation and poverty.
Places: Yangon and Bago, Myanmar
Oct 8-13, 2012
Gave a presentation at 11th International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia (USMCA).
Venue: Parliament house, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Sep 30-Oct 7, 2012
Research and education activities at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Sep 22-29, 2012
Gave a presentation at 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (15WCEE).
Venue: Lisbon, Portugal
Sep 6-8, 2012
Conducted interviews at Yangon Technological University (YTU), Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), Embassy of Japan, and JICA Myanmar Office.
Place: Yangon, Myanmar
Aug 26, 2012
Gave an invited lecture at JSPS-NRCT Seminar, Research Expo 2012 "Advanced research in Japan - ASEAN Economic Community and Disaster Management".
Venue: Bangkok, Thailand
--> JSPS Bangkok website
Aug 20-21, 2012
Organized "5th Joint Student Seminar on Civil Infrastructures".
Venue: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Aug 6-8, 2012
Conducted a field survey on flood disaster response in Saraburi Province and Ayutthaya Province, Thailand.
Jul 22-28, 2012
Gave a presentation at 2012 Esri International User Conference (UC).
Venue: San Diego, USA
May 17-21, 2012
Gave a presentation and had a meeting on Mekong River basin Project at Casa Asia.
Place: Madrid, Spain
May 3-5, 2012
Had a meeting at National University of Singapore.
Place: Singapore
Mar, 2012
Contribution article to Risk Management Magazine, Shinken Press entitled "Reason for foreigners' post-disaster evacuation from Japan; varied from sources of disaster information" (PDF, 1.8MB) in Japanese.
Mar 14-18, 2012
Had a Disaster Information Workshop at Loei Province in the northeastern Thailand.
Place: Loei Province, Thailand
Feb 20-21, 2012
Invited presentation at GMS 2020: Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability International Conference, Asian Development Bank.
Venue: Bangkok, Thailand.
