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The NPO, Association for the Study of Failure offers methodologies to prevent accidents or failures that may lead to economic loss or threaten human lives, by conducting activities including education, organizing conferences, consultation, and broadcasting information through the INTERNET for citizens, corporations, administration and educational institutes.

Learning from Failure
by Yotaro Hatamura

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Henry Petroski to speak at ICASF
Nov. 2-3, 2008. (up 4/46/2008)
15th ASF Forum in Tokyo, Japan (2/26/2004)
Dr. iino spoke at Akashi-city, Department of Water(1/26/2004)
14th ASF Forum in Osaka, Japan(1/26/2004)
Technology Leader Training Program, Winter Special Seminar(1/26/2004)

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	Technology Leader Training Program, Winter Special Seminar	Dr. iino spoke at Akashi-city, Department of Water	ASF Invited speaker at ICASF (Nov.2-3, 2008) Henry Petroski

... there are "known unknowns," and then there are "unknown unknowns." Some things are actually quite hard to fix because the systems behind them are intricate, complicated and created by humans.

- - - Andrew Sullivan, TIME, Dec 29, 03 - Jan 5, 04

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