Project Launch

A month after the start of the SeDAR project, a project launch ceremony was carried out. It was officiated by YB Tuan Hee Loy Sian, Executive Committee member of the Selangor State Government and Chairman of the Standing Committee for Environment, Green Technology and Public Affairs. Also officiating is his counterpart from Japan, Prof. Fumihiko Imamura, Director of International Research Institute of Disaster Science.

About the Programme

Project Launch & Workshop
Venue: Concorde II Ballroom, Level 2, Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor
Date: 29 June 2019

Time	Agenda Item
8:30am	Registration
9:00am	Opening remarks and prayers
9:05am	Opening Speeches by Y.B. Tuan Hee Loy Sian, Chairman, Committee on Environment, Green Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and Consumer Affairs, Selangor State Government, Mr. Kensuke Fukuwa (Chief Representative, JICA), Prof. Fumiko Imamura (Director, IRIDeS, Tohoku University)
9:25am	Multimedia presentation of the JPP Project
9:30am	Exchange of gifts/Photo op
9:40am	Keynote Speech: Experience of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami by Prof. Fumihiko Imamura
10:!5am	Q&A and group photo
10:30am	Break
10:30am	Press Conference
10:40am	Project Overview by Dr. Takako Izumi (IRIDeS)
11:00am	Session 1: Science and Technology for DRRM
12:00pm	Q&A and Discussion
12:30pm	Break and Friday Prayers
2:45pm	Session 2
4:00pm	Session 3: Stakeholders Meeting
4:00pm	End of Programme

: Arrival of YB Tuan Hee Loy Sian (Chairman of Environment, Green Technology and Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) and Consumer Affairswith Deputy Commissioner Hj. Norhafifi of Malaysia Civil Defence Force (APM)

: (from left) Dpty. Cmmsr. Hj. Norhafifi of APM, Mr. Fukawa of JICA Malaysia, YB Tuan Hee of Selangor State Govt,, Prof. Imamura of IRIDeS, and Tuan Hj. Zainal Azman of NaDMA