Report of EASTS 30th Anniversary Commemorative Event
“Reimagining Asia’s New Mobility Era: The Role of EASTS in the Next Decade”
EASTS & EASTS-Japan 30th Anniversary International Symposium, titled as “Reimagining Asia’s New Mobility Era: The Role of EASTS in the Next Decade“, was successfully held in Tokyo on November 11th, 2024.
Flyer is available here.
10:30 – 12:30 [EASTS and EASTS-Japan Joint Seminar] Support: Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute
Opening Remarks: Dr. Atsushi Fukuda (President of EASTS-Japan)
Topic presentations and panel discussion: “Recent disaster responses and lessons learned in EASTS member countries and regions”
Speakers:
- Dr. Ma. Sheilah Gaabucayan-Napalang (University of the Philippines)
Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience: Flooding in the Philippines - Dr. Yu-Chiun Chiou (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
Disaster Response and Adaptation – Lessons Learned from Hualien Earthquake - Dr. Daisuke Fukuda (The University of Tokyo)
Recent Disaster Responses & Lessons Learned in EASTS Member Countries & Regions - Dr. Mikio Ishiwatari (Japan International Cooperation Agency, The University of Tokyo)
Inclusive Disaster Recovery: Strengthening Support Mechanisms for Vulnerable Populations
Moderator: Dr. Sunkyung Choi (Institute of Science Tokyo)
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 18:00 [The EASTS 30th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium]
Opening Remarks: Dr. Akimasa Fujiwara (President of EASTS)
Keynote Lecture: “Nusantara: Building Indonesia’s Future Capital – Lessons and Challenges”
- Dr. Bambang Susantono (Special Envoy to the President for International Cooperation in Nusantara Capital Development)
Nusantara:The New Urban Frontier
EASTS 30 Years History Presentation
Speakers:
- Dr. Shinya Hanaoka (Secretary General of EASTS)
EASTS 30 Years’ History - Dr. Sorawit Narupiti (EASTS Board of Director, Domestic Society in Thailand)
Transportation in Thailand and Role of TSTS and Academic in Transport Development in the past 30 years
—Intermission —
Panel Discussion: “Reimagining Asia’s New Mobility Era: The Role of EASTS in the Next Decade”
Moderator:
- Dr. Akimasa Fujiwara (President of EASTS)
Reimagining Asia’s New Mobility Era: The Role of EASTS in the Next Decade
Panelists:
- Dr. Cheng-Min Feng (Former President of EASTS)
Future of Transportation in Asia - Dr. Jaehak Oh (Former President of EASTS)
Reimagining Asia’s New Mobility Era: The Role of EASTS in the Next Decade - Dr. Li Meng (EASTS Board of Director, Domestic Society in Australia)
Enabling a Sustainable Career Path for Women in Transport Engineering
18:30 – 20:30 [EASTS 30th Anniversary Commemorative Party]
[Notice] When you cite information from these slides in your works, please include author, title of presentation, name, date and place of symposium, and web address (complete URL) in your reference section, e.g.;
Daisuke Fukuda: Recent Disaster Responses & Lessons Learned in EASTS Member Countries & Regions, EASTS & EASTS-Japan 30th Anniversary International Symposium, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), November 11th, 2024, Tokyo, https://easts.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/easts_30thanniversary_011.pdf
