The 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake: 10 Years Later

Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Interlocken C

The 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake was the most devastating earthquake of the 20th Century for Taiwan. It caused tremendous damage, claimed thousands of lives, and leveled tens of thousands of homes.

During and after the disaster, the inadequacies of the island’s emergency response system and disaster mitigation practices became painfully clear. Therefore, in the past decade, prevention and reduction of natural disasters and disaster area reconstruction have been among the top priorities of the government. In this panel, those active in the efforts will share the outcomes and what they have learned from their experience.

Liang-Chun Chen, Presenter
Taiwan National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction

Louise Liang-Jung Wei, Presenter
Taiwan National Science Council

Keh-Chyuan Tsai, Presenter
Taiwan National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering

Jie-Ying Wu, Presenter
Ming-Chuan University

Hsueh-Cheng Chou, Presenter
Taiwan National Science and Technology Centre for Disaster Reduction