1. Banda Aceh, Sumatra Island of Indonesia （ Photo taken by Prof. Yoshinobu Tsuji, Jan. 21, 2005 ） The Third APRU/AEARU Research Symposium “Earthquake Hazards around the Pacific Rim” -Diversity of Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcanic Phenomena and their Hazards- Date: June 21st (Thu.) and 22 nd (Fri.), 2007 Venue: Hotel Nikko Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia Expected participants: about 100 Field trip (2d): Jogyakarta and Mt. Merapi - planned -

2. Theme Diversity of Earthquake, Tsunami and Volcanic Phenomena and their Hazards –Pacific Rim is “Ring of Fire” where geological hazards are concentrated –Review and share knowledge on various aspects of Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanic phenomena and their hazards around the Pacific Rim –Provide interdisciplinary arena for natural science, civil engineering and social sciences –Discuss and propose effective countermeasure for mitigating geological hazards

3. Outline of scientific program June 21 (Thu.) 2007 09:00-09:30Registration 9:30-10:00Opening ceremony 10:15-11:00Keynote lecture: Jun Murai (Keio Univ.) 11:05-11:50Keynote lecture: Kusmayanto Kadiman 13:00-15:45Session 1: Earthquake (1) 15:45-18:00Session 2: Tsunami 18:30-20:00Reception June 22 (Fri.) 2007 09:00-10:15Session 3: Volcano 10:30-12:00Session 4: Earthquake (2) 13:30-15:00Session 5: Other issues 15:15-15:45General discussion 15:45-16:15Closing ceremony

4. Major invited speakers Jun Murai (Keio University: Keynote lecture) Kusmayanto Kadiman (Minister of Research and Technology of Indonesia: Keynote lecture) Kerry Sieh (California Institute of Technology) John Rundle (UC Davis) Linette Prawirodirdjo (UCSD) Koshun Yamaoka (Nagoya University) Masato Iguchi (Kyoto University) Absornsuda Siripong (Chulalongkorn University) Hamzah Latief (Bandung Institute of Technology) Surono (VSI) Nizam (Gadjahmada University)

5. Invited VIP’s From APRU Dr. Lawrence Loh, Secretary General of APRU From Japan Mr. Shin Ebihara, Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Mr. Shinichi Ota, JICA advisor at DGHE Mr. Kei Eda, The First Secretary of Japanese Embassy Dr. Sadanori Okamura, Executive Vice President of the University of Tokyo From Indonesia Dr. Usman Chatib, Rector, University of Indonesia