15th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR URBAN SAFETY OF MEGA CITIES IN ASIA
7‐9 November 2016 Tacloban City, Philippines

Urban safety and environmental management are challenges for any country in the world today. Scientists, researchers, academics and politicians from universities, institutions, governments and societies are working together to find new solutions to these global issues. Recognizing the importance, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Philippines (UNHP), University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College (UPVTC), City Government of Tacloban and International Center for Urban Safety Engineering (ICUS), Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) are co-organizing “International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia (USMCA)” during November 7-9, 2016 in Tacloban, the Philippines. The USMCA has been held for 14 times in different cities in Asia and this is the 1st USMCA to be held in the Philippines.

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A ship washed ashore at Barangay Anibong (www.FAQ.ph)

SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES & THEMES
The symposium will focus on the following subjects and keywords for urban safety and environmental management:

1. Urban Safety & Disaster Mitigation

  • a. Risk assessment
  • b. Disaster mitigation and urban planning
  • c. Early warning
  • d. Emergency response
  • e. Disaster management
  • f. Recovery and rehabilitation

2. Infrastructure Management

  • a. Life cycle and stock management
  • b. Construction materials and technology
  • c. Maintenance and sustainability

3. Environment Informatics

  • a. Climate change
  • b. Water resources
  • c. Biodiversity
  • d. Transportation
  • e. GIS / remote sensing

4. Special Session

  • Typhoon Haiyan recovery & reconstruction

Organized by:
- UN-Habitat Philippines
- City Government of Tacloban
- University of the Philippines Visayas, Tacloban College
- International Center for Urban Safety Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Supported By:
Japan International Coopration Agency (JICA), Philippines Office
Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)

Contact
For Interntaional: Ms. Eiko Yoshimoto (Tokyo)
Email: usmca@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tel. +81(0)3-5452-6472

For Philippines: Mr. Lysandre B. Pelingon (Tacloban)
Email: lysandre.pelingon@unhabitat.org
Tel. +63(0)906-133-3933

Website: http://icus.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/USMCA2016/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USMCA‐2016‐176331812770210/

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of ABSTRACT: 
 30 June 2016
Extended deadline: 30 July 2016

Notification of Acceptance:
31 July 2016

Submission of FULL PAPER:
31 August 2016

Last day of Registration: 
31 August 2016

Payment Due:
31 August 2016