||　日本災害看護学会　||

<Mission>
To systematize the resource materials and practice of disaster nursing and contribute to the improvement of people's lives and health by advancing this specialized branch of nursing.

＜Objectives＞
1. To establish a systematic knowledge base for disaster nursing
2. To develop structures and methods for disaster nursing activities
3. To establish systematic educational programs for the science of disaster nursing
4. To develop international research networks for disaster nursing
5. To accept other challenges concerning disaster nursing

<Activities>
1. Hold annual meetings to exchange study results.
2. Publish a journal and other written material.
3. Develop domestic and international disaster networks.
4. Implement other disaster nursing-related projects.

<Membership>
[Qualification]
Those who are interested in disaster nursing may join the society regardless of their occupation.

[Membership types]
There are three types of membership: individual members, membership for organizations and supporting members.

<Individual members>
Individuals who are interested in disaster nursing.
Individual members may write articles for the journal and present study results and activity reports at the annual meeting.
They also receive the journal and other publications.
Annual fee: 10,000 yen

<Membership for organizations>
Educational institutions (including universities, junior colleges and vocational schools. Membership may be obtained for the entire institution, a faculty, a course, or a class), hospitals and other organizations that are interested in disaster nursing. To qualify, organizations must have more than one enrolled member.
To join the society, each organization must appoint one representative.
These representatives participate in the society's projects and may exercise their voting rights at the general meeting.
The organization will receive the journal and other publications.
Annual fee: 20,000 yen

<Supporting members>
Organizations that support the society's objectives and assist in the society's projects.
Supporting members may participate in the general meeting as observers.
They also will receive the journal and other publications.
Annual fee: 10,000 yen per unit (Supporting members may pay as many units as they wish.)

<Awaji Yumebutai Declaration>
In the summer of 2002, we hosted the first Asian Summit Conference on Disaster Nursing for researchers, educators and practitioners involved in disaster nursing in Asian countries and issued a joint declaration on the topic of disaster nursing education. 　