Organizing Committee

Chairperson:

Shigeru Ito, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University

Vice Chairperson:

Hirohiko Izumida, Governor of Niigata Prefecture
Tamio Mori, Mayor of Nagaoka City

Committee Members

Ryoko Ueyama, President of Nagaoka Institute of Design
Koji Obayashi, Director of Hokuriku Construction Association
Yoshiaki Kawata, Professor of Environmental and Urban Engineering Faculty, Kansai University
Kazunori Kitagawa, Manager of Niigata Office Manager
Yo Kojima, President of Nagaoka University of Technology
Atsushi Sato, Director of National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Snow and Ice Research Centre
Koji Suzuki, Director of Asian Disaster Reduction Centre
Tomoyuki Seida, Nagaoka Office Manager of Niigata Nippo Newspaper Company
Masakazu Sengoku, Director of Niigata University Research Centre for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery
Koji Takada, Principal of Nagaoka National College of Technology
Nobuyuki Tamai, Professor of Kanazawa Gakuin University Graduate School
Satoshi Maruyama, President of Nagaoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Shinji Teraguchi, Niigata Office Manager of the Yomiuri Newspaper Company
Itsuki Nakabayashi, Professor of Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tomonobu Haga, Executive Manager of Nagaoka City International Affairs Centre
Yoshitaka Hagiwara, Niigata Office Manager of Mainichi Newspaper Company
Keisuke Hara, Niigata Office Manager of Sankei Newspaper Company
Yoichiro Hara, President of Nagaoka University
Kunihiko Hirai, Professor of Nagaoka University of Technology
Hidekazu Maekawa, Director of Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Kyuichi Maruyama, Vice-President of Nagaoka University of Technology
Kazuko Mishima, Chief Researcher of Secom Co., Ltd Intelligent Systems Laboratory
Yoshiteru Murosaki, President of Japan Society for Disaster Recovery and Revitalization

Comptroller:

Shinji Kuwahara, Chief Director of Nagaoka Communication Network for Daily Life
Hitoshi Takagi, Chief Director of NPO The Citizens’ Safety Network Japan