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On 26 August, the "JSPS-NRCT Seminar at Research Expo 2012" was held in the Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld. Themed "Advanced Research in Japan–ASEAN Economic Community and Disaster Management," the seminar constituted one component of the Thailand Research Expo 2012 sponsored by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) over the period 24-28 August. JSPS and NRCT have been holding this series of annual seminars since 2009. In them, researchers in various fields are invited from Japan to give lectures.  Among the Expo's seven themes, the seminar addressed two: (1) Research for the Formation of an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and (2) Research for Disaster Management. Dr. Pavin Chachavalpongpun, associate professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, and Dr. Akiyuki Kawasaki, project associate professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, delivered lectures on these subjects. Dr. Chachavalpongpun described issues as related to Thailand in moving forward the AEC agenda, while Dr. Kawasaki described the results of an extensive questionnaire survey taken on the Great East Japan Earthquake and the large-scale flooding in Thailand. He explained differences found in disaster information gathering and disseminating behavior in Thailand and Japan and also differences in the way foreigners living in an affected area react to various kinds of disaster information, and he offered a set of proposals for improving disaster information dissemination particularly to foreigners. Attracting some 50 participants, the event enjoyed an array of questions and comments from the floor, permeating the hall with a spirit of vigor and enthusiasm. - JSPS Bangkok Office  |
