JISCMail - NATURAL-HAZARDS-DISASTERS Archives

From: Bhupinder Sehra <[log in to unmask]>
To: "[log in to unmask]"
	<[log in to unmask]>
Sender: Natural hazards and disasters
	<[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:55:46 +0000
Subject: 5th Choshu Five Symposium on "Sustainable Infrastructure:
 Challenges for Design in A Changing World" - UCL, 20 April 2010
Thread-Topic: 5th Choshu Five Symposium on "Sustainable Infrastructure:
 Challenges for Design in A Changing World" - UCL, 20 April 2010
Thread-Index: AcqgKk5YB+vsSdriQkKpIdk9dOUOZw==
Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Natural hazards and disasters
	<[log in to unmask]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0

Dear All,

We are happy to announce that the 5th Memorial Symposium held in honour of=
=20
the =91Choshu Five=92 will be held at UCL on 20 April 2010, in collaboratio=
n with=20
Yamaguchi University.

Venue: Foyer of Roberts Building, UCL (Malet Place). See map:=20
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/ucl-maps/map2_low_res

There is a well recognised need for existing and new infrastructure to be a=
ble=20
to cope with increasing environmental and economic pressures.=20

These systems should be designed taking into account the implications of=20
climate change, which may lead to a greater incidence of natural disasters=
=20
(e.g. floods) as well as man-induced hazards (terrorist attacks, fires) as=
=20
suggested by the Stern Review (Cabinet Office/H.M Treasury, 2006). Issues=20
such as population growth, an aging demographic, spread of disease, changes=
=20
in economic prosperity and other factors must also be considered.

This symposium will bring together stakeholders, engineers and policy maker=
s=20
to explore the challenges that must be faced when designing infrastructure =
for=20
the 21st century. Through a series of talks and open debates we will be=20
asking some key questions on the subject, such as:=20

 - How can we evaluate infrastructure for a super-long time horizon e.g. 10=
0=20
years?=20
 - Adaptable infrastructure: should we build buildings to fail=85nicely?=20
 - What makes infrastructure sustainable?=20
 - Is 'sustainable' good?

If you have any other ideas for topics that you would like to see raised at=
 the=20
Symposium please feel free to contact me.

The Symposium is part of an ongoing cooperative programme between UCL=20
and Yamaguchi University (Japan) to commemorate the "Choshu Five", who=20
left Choshu (present day Yamaguchi), breaching Japanese law by travelling t=
o=20
London to study at UCL in 1863. They are renowned for later returning to=20
Japan to revolutionize and modernize the country.=20

Registration Fee: =A350

To register for this event please complete the form here:=20
http://www.cege.ucl.ac.uk/Home/choshu5symposium/registration

Once you have submitted your details you will be able to access a link on t=
he=20
confirmation page to pay the =A350 registration fee via PayPal. Please note=
 that=20
you will need to create a PayPal account in order to make a payment if you =
do=20
not already have one.=20

More information, including a schedule for the event will be posted on the=
=20
website in due course. Please do forward this to any colleagues who may be=
=20
interested.

Kind regards,

Bhupinder


Ms. Bhupinder Sehra
Graduate Development
Department of Civil, Environmental
and Geomatic Engineering
UCL, Gower Street,
London, WC1E 6BT
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 4428
Extension 34428