The CLAIR Forum is an annual one-day seminar organised and sponsored by the Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR, Sydney). It was inaugurated in 1995 to provide an opportunity for Australian and New Zealand government officials and academics to exchange knowledge and ideas with other peers and visiting experts from Japan on a topic of mutual interest.
Disaster Management is essential for local governments as it helps save lives, protect properties, build resilience, and ensure the overall well-being and stability of communities in the face of disasters such as natural disasters and epidemic outbreaks. And it has become more important than ever in recent years. In the 2024 CLAIR Forum, presented by CLAIR Sydney and UTS, we will explore the practices of prevention, response, and recovery to disasters in local governments in Australia and Japan. We will also reflect on new ways of thinking about and building resilient communities, built and natural environments, economies and governments. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in collaborative learning through discussions on these initiatives and the potential applications in Australia and Japan.
| Date | Monday 11 March, 2024 |
| Time | 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (AEDT) |
| Venue | Online, via a live video link |
| Cost | Free event |
Delivery style
2024 CLAIR Forum will be held in person and live streamed through the online platform ‘Zoom’. The Zoom link will be sent to your email after your registration. A reliable internet connection is required.
Speakers
– Hideaki Ota (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney / Odawara city council)
– Tomoyuki Takemura (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
– Shinnosuke Matsumoto (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney / Ichihara city council)
– Reiko Kunisaki (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney / Fukuoka Prefectural Government)
– Kana Tsujiwaki (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney / Wakayama Prefectural Government)
– Nicole Parsons (Manager Regional Resilience Programs, Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation)
– Tomasso Briscese (General Manager, Burwood Council) & Miriam Wassef (Executive Manager, Place Management and Communications Burwood Council）
Registration
Registrations close at close of business (COB) on Thursday 7 March, 2024.