On January 28-29, 2015, IIGR will participate in and help support a conference on “Military Assistance to International Health Emergency Response: Examining Frameworks for an Ebola-like Disaster in the Asia Pacific.” The accelerating spread of Ebola virus in West Africa has demonstrated the profound effect of disease on society, disruption to intra and intergovernmental activity, …
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On Tuesday evening December 16, 2014, IIGR hosted the Holiday Mixer of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) U.S., Region 3. The event was held at the S&R Foundation’s historic Evermay Mansion in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. About 80 IAEM members and guests gathered to enjoy wonderful music, food, and drink while meeting old friends …
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On November 21, the President of IIGR, Dr. Maki Fukami, served as a panelist in a major symposium in Japan. The symposium was organized by the Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS), Kyoto University, and was entitled, “An Initiative of Global Leaders for Human Survivability”. Maki spoke about IIGR’s efforts, our …
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On November 2, 2014, IIGR Director of Training, Education, and Research, Leo Bosner, gave the keynote speech at a disaster conference at Kobe Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan. The conference was entitled, “For the Future from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake”. ( http://www.kobegakuin.ac.jp/~gakusai/mirai/) Leo spoke on the role of volunteers and non-government organizations in disasters, and …
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IIGR President, Dr. Maki Fukami, was interviewed by the Yomiuri Shimbun about her research and our organization. The article was in the paper on October 23, 2014.
Read More »The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) has named the CMS Advertising Group of Alexandria, Virginia as a Silver Winner of the 2014 W3 Awards for their creative strategy and guidance in the development of IIGR’s website. AIVA is a highly-regarded organization that includes leading, dedicated professionals in a variety of visual arts disciplines …
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In September 2014, IIGR presented its 2nd Lecture Series as part of Kumamoto University’s HIGO Program (Health life science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented). The HIGO Program aims to educate “glocal”(global + local) leaders in understanding the needs of society in Kyushu and Asia and to create local and glocal ties to resolve the issues these …
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IIGR’s Advisory Scholar Professor Emeritus Masao Tao of Kyoto University recently visited the IIGR office. Professor Tao was a professor of Dr. Maki Fukami (president of IIGR) when Dr. Fukami was a university student. IIGR made the arrangements for Professor Tao’s trip and also assisted him with his research.
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IIGR has developed an Incident Command System (ICS) guidebook in Japanese, the first such guidebook in Japan. The guidebook was developed in cooperation with the Japan Medical Association, the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). ICS is a management system whose principles can be applied to …
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In 2013, IIGR received the Chairman’s Award from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) “For exceptional efforts to establish a strong partnership between Japanese emergency managers and their colleagues globally.” As a new organization that is struggling to address major issues following the 2011 disaster in Japan, we at IIGR felt especially honored to …
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