PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Sunday, 6 November

• 18:00-20:00
  • Welcome Dinner at Ironwood (not included in the registration fee)

Monday, 7 November

• 08:30-09:30
  • Registration at Patio Victoria
• 09:30 – 10:00
  • Opening Ceremony at Grand Ball Room (Moderator: Dr. Hideomi Gokon, Research Associate, International Center for Urban Safety Engineering (ICUS), Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan)
    • 1. Welcome Address Hon. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, Representative,1st District of Leyte
    • 2. Address by Co-Chair Mr. Christopher Rollo, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Philippines
    • 3. Address by Co-Chair Prof. Kimiro Meguro, Director,ICUS, IIS, UTokyo
    • 4. Address H.E. Kazuhide Ishikawa, Ambassador, Embassy of Japan
    • 5. Address Mr. Susumu Ito, Chief Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency Philippines Office
• 10:00 – 10:40
  • Group Photo – Exhibitions & Coffee Break
• 10:40 – 11:50
  • Keynote Speech at Grand Ball Room Moderator: Dr. Miho Ohara, Senior Researcher, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute (PWRI), Japan
    • 1. Hon. Cristina G. Romualdez Mayor, City of Tacloban
      • Post-Haiyan Resiliency Building:The Case of Tacloban City
    • 2. Mr. Yoshinobu Fukasawa Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, UN-Habitat, Fukuoka, Japan
      • Urban Safety and Resilience and the New Urban Agenda: Perspectives from Asia Pacific
• 11:50 – 13:20
  • Lunch at Patio Victoria
• 13:20 – 15:00
  • Session 1: Urban Safety & Disaster Mitigation / Typhoon Haiyan recovery & reconstruction – 1 at Grand Ball Room
    • Session Co-Chairs:
      • Dr. Eulito V. Casas, University of the Philippines , Visayas, Tacloban College (UPVTC)
      • Muneyoshi Numada, Lecuturer, IIS, UTokyo
  • Session 2: Infrastructure Management -1 at Pool-side Room
    • Session Co-Chairs:
      • Arch. Danilo M. Fuentebella, City Architect, City of Tacloban
      • Dr. Kohei Nagai, Associate Professor, IIS, UTokyo
• 15:00 – 15:30
  • Coffee Break
• 15:30 – 17:10
  • Session 3: Urban Safety & Disaster Mitigation / Typhoon Haiyan recovery & reconstruction - 2 at Grand Ball Room
    • Session Co-Chairs:
      • Prof. Ladylyn L. Mangada, UPVTC
      • Dr. Hideomi Gokon, Research Associate, IIS, UTokyo
  • Session 4: Infrastructure Management – 2 at Pool-side Room
    • Session Co-Chairs:
      • Mr. Warren Ubongen, DRR & Shelter Specialist, UN-Habitat
      • Dr. Koji Matsumoto, Project Lecturer, IIS, UTokyo
• 18:00 – 20:00
  • Banquet at Tacloban City Hall hosted by City of Tacloban (Transportation from the venue will be provided)

Tuesday, 8 November

• 09:30 – 11:10
  • Session 5: Urban Safety & Disaster Mitigation / Typhoon Haiyan recovery & reconstruction - 3 at Grand Ball Room
    • Session Chair:
      • Ms. Ma. Adelaida Mias-Cea, Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific, CCCI, UN-Habitat
      • Dr. Takaaki Kato, Associate Professor, IIS, UTokyo
  • Session 6: Environmental Informatics at Pool-side Room
    • Session Co-Chairs:
      • Prof. Margarita Dela Cruz, UPVTC
      • Dr. Yudai Honma, Lecturer, IIS, UTokyo, Japan
• 11:10 – 11:30
  • Session 7: Urban Safety & Disaster Mitigation / Typhoon Haiyan recovery & reconstruction – 4 at Grand Ball Room
    • Session Chair: Prof. Kimiro Meguro, Professor, IIS, UTokyo
• 13:10 – 14:20 Lunch at Patio Victoria
• 14:20 – 15:20
  • Special Session: Post-Haiyan recovery and reconstruction at Grand Ball Room (Session Chair: Mr. Christopher Rollo, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Philippines Dr. Miho Ohara, Senior Researcher, ICHARM, PWRI, Japan)
    • Lessons from Haiyan: Engaging the community to effect change in the accountable delivery of post-disaster shelter services
      • Prof. Marietta Sumagaysay, Executive Director of the National Research Council of the Philippines
    • Resilient Tacloban: Creating a Comprehensive Land Use Plan
      • Mr. Mareke Kums, Director, STUDIO MAKS, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Blue-Green Framework in Planning for Urban Resilience
      • Mr. Bert Smolders, Urban Planner, Arcadis Nederland B.V. Mr. Christopher Rollo, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Philippines
    • Launching: Book of Planning and Design Ideas: Case of Post-Haiyan Tacloban
      • Mr. Harmen Van de Wal, Ms. Marieke Kums, Mr. Neville Mars, Mr. Christopher De Vries, UN-Habitat Urban Labs
• 15:20 – 15:50
  • Keynote Speech at Grand Ball Room
    • Moderator: Dr. Ralph Allen Acierto, Project Researcher, UTokyo
      • 1. Dr. Rommel Espinosa
        • Chancellor, University of the Philippines in the Visayas
      • 2. Prof. Yoshimitsu Tajima
        • Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, UTokyo
        • Lessons of the coastal disaster due to Typhoon Haiyan
• 16:50 – 17:30
  • Closing Ceremony at Grand Ball Room Moderator: Ms. Tomoko Matsushita, Project Researcher, IIS, UTokyo
    • 1. Young Award Ceremony
    • 2. Announcement of USMCA2017
    • 3. Closing Speech
    • 4. Closing Speech Prof.Kimiro Meguro, Director, ICUS, IIS, UTokyo
• 19:00 -
  • Farewell Dinner at OCHO (not included in the registration)