Events Nominations for "Hamaguchi Award"have been started.

May 31 2017

Nominations for "Hamaguchi Award"have been started.

 Nominations for "Hamaguchi Award" for individuals and/or organizations that  have made significant contributions to the enhancement of coastal resilience against tsunami, storm surge and other coastal disasters, have been started until June 30 2017.

1.Background of the Award

Commemorating World Tsunami Awareness Day of November 5, we have inaugurated the "Hamaguchi Award" for individuals and/or organizations that have made significant scientific or pragmatic contributions to the enhancement of coastal resilience against tsunami, storm surge and other coastal disasters, which will raise people's awareness of disaster resilience. The award is named after Mr. Hamaguchi Goryo who protected and saved a village from a tsunami about 150 years ago.

2.Qualification

The award is given to individuals and /or organizations that have made significant contributions to the enhancement of coastal resilience against tsunami, storm surge and other coastal disasters.
- Researcher (scientific contributions)
- Practitioner (pragmatic contributions)
※For application, it is necessary to submit a Nomination Form written by nominator.

3.Schedule(tentative)

May 31, 2017       
Official start of the Hamaguchi Award
nomination process.

June 30,2017       
Final deadline for submissions.

July - August 2017   
Selection of Awardees.

In early November 2017   
2017 Award Ceremony & Commemorative
Lectures of Hamaguchi Award.

4.Details

For details, please check the Guidelines for Application and Nomination Form.
You can download the Form from the website of the Port and Airport Research Institute.

Attached Documents

  1. Guidelines for Application on the Hamaguchi Award(See Attachment1)
  2. 2017 Hamaguchi Award Nomination Form (See Attachment 2)
  3. 2016 Award Ceremony & Commemorative Lectures of Hamaguchi Award(See attachment 3-1)
  4. Introduction of First Awardees(See attachment 3-2)

【Contact Information】
International Promotion Committee for Tsunami/Coastal Disaster Resilience Technology.
Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI)
National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (MPAT)
 Kenichiro SHIMOSAKO, Takuya KONDO
E-mail: hamaguchi_award@ipc.pari.go.jp
TEL   :+81-46-844-5036,5040(Direct Phone) FAX:+81-46-844-5072