12^th ACES (APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Science) International Workshop

Background

The original name of ACES was APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation, which was proposed by Australia and followed by China, Japan and Australia, was endorsed at the APEC ISTWG Meeting in Singapore on October 1^st, 1997, then re-endorsed by PPSTI in 2014.

During the ACES ISB (International Science Board) meeting on May 23, 2017, the new name of "APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Science (ACES)" was proposed in order to enlarge the activity area and to fit the current demand from the public, and this proposal was confirmed by PPSTI 11 in Papua New Guinea, and was announced at the 2^nd PPSTI Center Meeting in Suzhou, China during June 14 - 15, 2018.

Goals and/or Strategic Focus

The main purpose of the ACES project is to understand the earthquake and tsunami generation mechanisms in Asia Pacific region.

The Putrajaya Vision 2040 will be achieved through three economic drivers: trade and investment; innovation and digitalisation; and strong, balanced, secure, sustainable and inclusive growth. ACES will take the action 'Identify ways to support resilience and recovery by utilising science, technology and innovation systems, including through capacity building', which is belonged to 'innovation and digitalisation' driver.

Objectives

• To develop Science and Technology Network for earthquake and tsunami simulation established by the ACES project in 1997.
• To share the state-of-the-art technology on earthquake and tsunami simulation among APEC economies.
• To establish assimilation technology for numerical modelling to predict and mitigate future earthquake and tsunami disasters.
• To accelerate the scientific collaboration among APEC economies to foster the understanding of the earthquake and tsunami generation process.

Members

There are 10 members from APEC economies in ACES centre: Australia, China, Japan, United States, Canade, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR.

Leadership

ACES is arranged by its International Science Board (ISB), which includes representatives from each member economy. The president and vice-president are elected from the ISB members.

Participating Organizations

Earth Systems Science Computational Centre (ESSCC), The University of Queensland, Australia; Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, China; Kyoto University, Japan; NASA-JPL, USA; GNS, New Zealand; National Taiwan Central University and National Taiwan Normal University, Chinese Taipei; Pukyong National University, Korea; Nangyang Technological University, Singapore; and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.