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The 6th Workshop

on the Water Rescue and

Survival Research

3-4 November 2017

Boracay, Philippines

The Society of Water Rescue and Survival Research

“Uitemate” is an important motto to help survive sudden water accidents. When a

person encounters a water related incident, it is vital to keep the air-way free by floating

on their back (uite) and waiting for a rescuer to come to their assistance (mate).

Uitemate challenges the current thought of water rescue to where the victim plays the

leading role, not rescuer.

It is our great honor and pleasure to host the 2017 annual Water Rescue and Survival

Research, Uitemate Workshop in Boracay in the Philippines on November 3rd – 4th.

The main theme of Uitemate 2017 is the skills needed for victims in water related

accidents. Papers related to all the different aspects of water rescue and survival

research are welcome. There will be sessions that address new theory, methodology and

application related to water rescue and survival. This workshop also provides a training

course to become an instructor of survival floating. This course is well-known in Japan

and more than 2,500 instructors have been trained in the last decade.

We are confident that every participant’s intellectual pursuits will be satisfied with the

scientific program, instructor course and social events that we are planning.

We welcome all of you.

Executive Committee Members

Hidetoshi Saitoh, Ph. D.

Chairman, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan

Yuji Tamura, Ph. D.

Co-Chairman, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan

Takahiko Kimura, Ph. D.

Co-Chairman, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

Fire chief, Shintoshi F.D.of Ako Fire Department, Japan

Welcome Message

Committee Members

Adisak Suvanprakorn

SWRSR Thailand Branch Chief, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

Training Director, The Thai Life Saving Society, The Kingdom of Thailand

Asanka Nanayakkara

SWRSR Sri Lanka Branch Chief, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

President, Thai Life Saving Association of Sri Lanka, republic of Sri Lanka

Donny Firmansyah

SWRSR Indonesia Branch Chief, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

SAR Instructor, National Search and Rescue Agency, Republic of Indonesia

Geh Thuan Tek

SWRSR Malaysia Branch Chief, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

President, The Life Saving Society Malaysia Penang, Malaysia

Terence June T. Toriano

SWRSW Philippine Branch Chief, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

LDRRMO III, The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office of Kalibo

Yoshihiro Ominato

SWRSR Assistant Chief of Foreign Affair, Organizing Committee of uitemate2017

Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, Japan

Organizer: The Society of Water Rescue and Survival Research

Co-organizer: Municipal Government of Kalibo

The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office

of Kalibo

Task Force: Kazuyoshi Naitoh (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers)

Tatsuya Hata (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

Date November 3~ November 3, 2017

Venue Faith Village Resort in Boracay

Theme Skill needed by water accident victims

Official Website http://wr.umin.jp/uitemate2017.html

Official Language English

The Faith Village Resort Boracay is in Station 3 and is situated on the access road to

White beach. It is about 3 minutes walk to the shore. Bora Spa and Papa's Tattoo Shop

are conveniently located nearby. Take the access road from the main road next to Dela

Rosa Mart and Talisaynon Store, and The Faith Village Resort is about less than a

minute walk from main road.

The uitemate 2017 program will be structured around sessions for oral and poster

presentations. The primary theme will be skills needed by water accident victims,

however other topics in water rescue and survival research field of study will be

considered.

General Information

Venue

Scientific program

For registration for uitemate2017, access the website

http://wr.umin.jp/uitemate2017.html

Category Registration fee

Workshop

Residence in Japan

Non-students 20,000 JPY

Students 5,000 JPY

Non-Residence in Japan

Non-students free

Students free

Instructor training course

Residence in Japan 12,000 JPY

Non-Residence in Japan free

Registration fee for the workshop covers the abstract book. Lunches, coffee breaks and

the welcome reception are not covered. Registration fee for the instructor course

includes handling of issue of the international instructor certificate and annual

membership in the society of Water Rescue and Survival Research. Text books for the

instructor course are separate from the course fee.

Registration

Friday, November 3 [International Workshop, Uitemate 2017]

8:45 am Collect in Kalibo town Magsaysay Park (Tenko)

9:00 am Move from Magsaysay Park (In front of Kalibo town office) to Faith

Village Resort in Boracay using charter bus

11:30 am Registration Desk Open at Faith Village Resort in Boracay

12:00 am Lunch

Opening Ceremony

1:00 pm Invocation

(The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office

of Kalibo)

Opening Remarks

Hidetoshi Saitoh (President, The Society of Water Rescue and

Survival Research)

Terence June T. Toriano (SWRSR Philippine branch chief)

Opening Keynote Address

Session Chair: Hidetoshi Saitoh (Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan)

1:30 pm YOUKAI (Japanese Monsters) and Water Disaster

Junko Nagahara (Osaka University, Japan)

General Presentation I

Session Chair: Yuji Tamura (Tokyo University of Marine Science and

Technology, Japan)

2:30 pm Drowning Prevention Project in Thailand

MG Adisak Suvanprakorn (Training Director, Thai Life

Saving Society, Thailand)

3:00 pm Are Instructors responsible for Safety & Health of their

students?

Geh Thuan Tek (Secretary General, Life Saving Society of

Malaysia, Malaysia)

3:30 pm Coffee & Snack Break

3:50 pm Uitemate and Drowning Prevention activities in Sri Lanka

Asanka Nanayakkara (President, Life Saving Association of

Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka)

4:20 pm Water Accident Prevention for Children in Indonesia

Donny Firmansyah, S.Pd (National Search and Rescue

Agency, Indonesia, Indonesia)

General Presentation II

Session Chair: Terence June T. Toriano (The Municipal Disaster Risk

Reduction Management Office of Kalibo, Philippines)

5:00 pm Uitemate of Girl Scout

Marian L. Evangelista (De La Salle Zobel/Girl Scout of the

Philippines Rizal Council, Philippines)

5:20 pm Uitemate a life changing technique

Grichelle O. Pelayo (Solido National High School, Philippines)

5:40pm Suggestions to Make to Spread Uitemate to the World

Taiki Kamata, Taishi Kaneko, Rui Sato,

and Yoshihiro Ominato (National Institute of Technology,

Nagaoka College, Japan)

6:00pm Closing

6:30pm Reception: Bamboo Beach Resort Bar & Restaurant

Saturday, November 4 [Uitemate SEA Instructor Course]

7:00 am Breakfast

7:45 am Training preparation

Japanese Uitemate Instructors

8:30 am Lecture on Uitemate SEA Instructor Training Course

Hidetoshi Saito (Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan)

9:15 am [Change clothes to swim suits; move to the beach]

10:00 am Practical Training on Uitemate SEA Instructor Training

Supervisor Takahiko Kimura (Ako Fire Department, Japan)

Rescuer manager Carlito Venus (Philippine Life Saving, Philippines)

11:30 am [Take shower & change clothes; move back to the hotel]

12:15 pm Lunch

13:30 pm Discussion on Uitemate

Session Chair: Yuji Tamura (Tokyo University of Marine Science and

Technology, Japan)

15:30 pm Coffee & Snack Break

15:45 pm Closing Remarks

16:00 pm Move from Faith Village Resort in Boracay to Magsaysay Park in

Kalibo useing charter bus

*This schedule is subject to change without any notice.