PHASE 2015 - 2015 Asian Conference on Peace, Humanitarian Aid and Service

Join us in Hiroshima, Japan from August 6-8, 2015 for PHASE 2015 which will coincide with the 70th Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Remembrance Ceremony. In addition to our focus on humanitarian aid and service issues, participants will also be provided with a special, guided tour of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and a chance to meet and hear the stories of survivors of the atomic bombing.
PHASE 2015
Hiroshima, Japan serves as an ideal setting for aid workers, academics, practitioners, policy-makers, doctors, nurses, NPO / NGO professionals and students who desire to share ideas, knowledge, research and experience in a forum of peaceful dialog and constructive outcomes.
The 2011 devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident that struck northern Japan is recent reminder that even technologically advanced countries can be crippled by natural and human-made disasters. It is not that natural disasters are increasing, but rather that the growth of the global population and demand for living space means that natural and human-made catastrophes are having a greater impact on infrastructure and the loss of human life.
What type of governance structures, management practices, technological innovations, legal agreements or policy tools can best bridge the needs-limitation gap in order to facilitate and accelerate humanitarian aid, service, disaster response and management?
In the spirit of peace and working together, the theme for PHASE 2015 will be Unity in Community. This international, peer-reviewed conference is a call to doctors, nurses, NPO / NGO professionals, humanitarian aid workers in the field, disaster response teams, police and fire departments, engineers and men and women serving in the military.
Abstracts must be submitted through our online system. The conference will focus on the following topic areas:
Animals in Disasters
Climate Change and Disasters
Disaster Funding, Laws and Policies
Disaster Medicine
Disaster Relief, Resilience and Research
Disaster Management
Disaster ICT
Emergency Communications
Emergency Services Management
Epidemics and Outbreaks
First Aid: Special Equipment and Services
First Response and First Responders
Food Security
Global Diaspora and Inequality
Homeland Security and Terrorism
Humanitarian Education
Humanitarian Discourse & Intervention
Maritime and Natural Disasters
Off Grid Power, Renewable Energy & Resilient Power Grids
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Proliferation and Competition between Aid Agencies
Public Health Education
Role of the Police, Fire and Military in Relief Operations
Sanitation, Hygiene and Health
Sanitation: Urban and Rural
School Sanitation
Search and Rescue: Sea, Air and Land
Service and Volunteerism
Supply Chain Management
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Engineering
Technologies for Disaster
Waste Management
Waste Water Reclamation and Reuse
Water Quality and Sanitation Services
Other Areas (please specify)