Humanitarian Responses to Crisis International Conference Hosted by Kennesaw State University March 21, 2014
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HUMANITARIAN RESPONSES TO CRISIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Hosted by Kennesaw State University March 21, 2014 1000 Chastain Road, MD 9119 | Kennesaw, GA 30144 | 678.797.2368 | www.kennesaw.edu/globalinstitute/ Keynote Presentations Co-Sponsors & Community Partners Building Disaster Resilient Societies: JICA’s been to continuously extend cooperation in the field of DRR rooted Experience around the World in the Japanese experience with the aim to build capacities of From Crisis Comes Hope developing countries to cope with disasters as a means to achieve sustainable development. Mr. Takeya will introduce several case ■ The Japan Foundation Speaker: Kimio Takeya, Visiting Senior Advisor studies and the solutions implemented. working on Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies for Sometimes it takes the worst of nature to bring out the best in ■ The Coca-Cola Company the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) humanity. As a country that has a long history of being affected by various ■ The Consulate General disasters, Japan has incorporated Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) International Responses to Crisis is a day-long conference considerations into its development plans and investments in order of Japan to reduce the impact of disasters. The approach of Japan has been organized by Kennesaw State University’s Institute for Global to learn lessons be examining the impact of disasters and installing Initiatives. The event is part of the university’s ‘Year of Japan’ more resilient systems to mitigate potential future damage. ■ Japan America Society celebration, and highlights the role of Japan in humanitarian of Georgia (JASG) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is the development efforts around the world, including the devastating March 2011 agency of the Government of Japan which carries out cooperation earthquake and tsumani, which resulted in the loss of more than activities around the world. Thus, naturally JICA’s approach has ■ The Japan External 15,000 lives and caused more than $300 billion in property The Open-Sogo-Fujo Network: The Role of Civil Living in an age of uncertainties - politically, economically and damage. Trade Organition (JETRO) Society in Humanitarian Action socially with ever-increasing natural threats - AMDA will continue to seek collaborative ways to realize and sustain peace in the world. Speaker: Tae Namba, Board Member and Director In the aftermath of a crisis, businesses and humanitarian ■ The Japanese Chamber Ms.Namba will introduce the philosophy and concepts of open-Sogo- of Commerce of Georgia of International Relations with the Association of Fujo with specific examples of AMDA’s experiences worldwide. She organizations around the world turn their attentions to helping Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA). will expand on the social milieu of the past and present Japan which the people in affected areas start to rebuild. (JCCG) Sogo-Fujo is a traditional Japanese term meaning mutual assistance within a given community. AMDA has gone beyond the confinement As an attendee of International Responses to Crisis, you will ■ UNITAR Green Legacy of traditional affinity groups, reaching out to people, far and near, whoever is in need of assistance. AMDA has opened up the spirit of hear directly from organizations involved in global relief efforts, Hiroshima Sogo-Fujo across and beyond communities. and will learn what is being done to prepare for future disasters. Since its inception in 1984 and steadily building on its past experience, ■ Soka University AMDA pursues a comprehensive and inclusive approach to its activities focusing on peaceful sustainable development. AMDA’s “Global Partnership for Sustainable Peace” philosophy aims to realize peaceful coexistence of diversity in which ordinary people can sustain a decent living and realize their hopes for tomorrow. Under the open-Sogo-Fujo, AMDA will fortify its present network and incorporate new partners from all possible fields for collaboration and joint-activities in emergency relief and peace-building efforts. 11:00-11:15 am 1:30-2:00pm Mr. Asai, Chief, Youth Peace Lobby Zuckerman Museum Committee of Soka Gakkai Break Tree Planting 3:45-4:00pm Dedication Ceremony Lobby 11:15-12:15 pm Conference Agenda Social Sciences 1021 Hiroshima Bombing Survivor Trees Break provided by UNITAR Green Legacy Panel Discussion Hiroshima Project with support from 4:00-5:15 pm STUDENT POSTERS AND VOLUNTEERS: “Bringing Ishinomaki City Back Better,” the KSU Museum of History and Social Sciences 1021 Exhibit prepared by KSU alumna Akiko Nakamizo and undergraduate & graduate “The Fukushima Crisis and Japanese Holocaust Education students from the Departments of Conflict Management, Communication, and Social Work. Energy Policy: Critical Juncture or Special Session Business as Usual?” 2:00-2:45 pm 8:15-9:00 am 9:00-9:30 am 10:15-11:00 am Social Sciences 1021 “Participatory Crisis Archiving: Social Sciences Atrium Social Sciences 1021 Social Sciences 1021 Brian Woodall, Associate Professor, The Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Sam Nunn School of International Afternoon Keynote Address Disasters” Conference Registration Welcoming Remarks Special Session Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology “The Open-Sogo-Fujo Network: The Nick Kapur, Project Manager, Digital 8:45-9:00 am Daniel S. Papp, KSU President “Providing Clean Drinking Water Role of Civil Society in Humanitarian Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters, Social Sciences Atrium and the Honorable Kazuo Sunaga, in Emergency Disaster Relief” Chuck Casto, U.S. Nuclear Action” Reischauer Institute of Japanese Consul General of Japan in Atlanta Regulatory Commission Studies, Harvard University. Butoh-Inspired Performance & Mr. Bruce Karas, Vice President, Ms. Tae Namba, Director of Installation Exhibit 9:30-10:15 am Environment and Sustainability, Kenji Tateiwa, Manager, Nuclear International Relations, Association “The Great Tokyo Earthquake of Social Sciences 1021 The Coca-Cola Company Power Programs, Tokyo Electric of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) 1923 and Mediation,” Hideaki Irie, Produced by Mara Mandradjieff, Power, Company, Inc. (TEPCO) Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, KSU Instructor of Dance and Opening Keynote Address “UPS Humanitarian Relief 2:45-3:45 pm Kyushu University Sandra Bird, Professor of Art Program – Logistics in Time of Makoto Mitsui, Reporter, Yomiuri Social Sciences 1021 Education and their students. “Building Disaster Resilient Crisis,” Shimbun and Visiting Fulbright “Crisis Communication,” Societies: JICA’s Experience Scholar, UC Berkeley Special Session Around the World” Joe Ruiz, The UPS Foundation, Barbara Gainey, Professor of Director, UPS Humanitarian Relief 12:15-1:30 pm “Humanitarian Responses to the Communication, KSU Mr. Kimio Takeya, Senior Advisor, Program The Commons Tohoku Crisis” Japan International Cooperation 5:30-7:00 pm Agency (JICA) Lunch Mr. Mikio Yamane, Soka Gakkai Social Sciences Atrium Youth Division Leader, Tohoku Area Dinner Reception Mr.Taro Hashimoto, Soka Gakkai Youth Division Leader. KSU’s ‘Year of Japan’ Humanitarian Responses to Crisis is the latest KSU also offers several opportunities for students event in Kennesaw State University’s ‘Year of to study abroad in Japan, including exchange O Flock of Heavenly Cranes Japan.’ Each academic year the program focuses a programs with Soka University in Tokyo and series of lectures, performances, exhibits and films Chukyo University in Nagoya, International The conference opens with a butoh-inspired art installation by Dance Visual Artists and Artworks faculty member Mara Mandradjieff and School of the Arts faculty member on a specific country or world region. Student Exchange Programs, an arts, language, Sandra Bird. Chaotic Clash of Trash by April Alexander and Mary Cowan and cultural study abroad program, and travel The Wave by Galina Buromskikh and Tara Hemelgarn This piece explores the recovery process of navigating through both The events are linked to credit-earning special opportunities as part of the university’s LINK the emotional and physical realities of destruction. It also investigates Beauty, Lost in Forever by Ally Carswell and Jocelyn Rease topics courses, and are all free and open to the Leadership Program. attached identity and memory to objects, specifically post-disaster trash. The Unfinished Project by Caitlin Chase and Holly Martin public. The ‘Year Of’ program provides valuable Tree of Death by Quan Chen Performing Artists networking opportunities between KSU and the Installation photos courtesy of nationalgeographic.com and international communities of North Georgia. Mara Mandradjieff theguardian.com Christen Weimer Sounds courtesty of 120 Nature Sounds and Rivers & Brooks Emmie Graham About Kennesaw State University UNITAR Green Legacy Hiroshima Project Kennesaw State University (KSU) is the third- administration, education and professional writing. A highlight of the conference is the tree planting dedication ceremony largest university in the State of Georgia with KSU has made global engagement a pillar of its at Zuckerman Museum, where Kennesaw State University will become more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate institutional mission and strategic plan and was home to a piece of living history. students representing 135 countries. Our campus recently awarded the Senator Paul Simon award The UNITAR Green Legacy Hiroshima Project is presenting KSU with is located in metropolitan Atlanta in one of the for comprehensive internationalization as a result. several trees, which are descendants of