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Update: 10. 17, 2011
(Oct. 26-29, 2010)
Horiba International Conference
"New Direction of Ocean Research in the Western Pacific"
-Past, Present and Future of UNESCO/IOC/WESTPAC Activity for 50 years
and the JSPS Project "Coastal Marine Science"-
at Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), The University of Tokyo
26-29 October 2010
By the support of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan has been carried on the cooperative research program focusing on marine sciences in the coastal seas of the WESTEPAC region with Southeast Asian countries since 1988. For the last 20 years, we can see remarkable progress in the fields of Material Transport, Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB), Marine Biodiversity, and Marine Pollution (POME) in the coastal regions of Southeast Asia.
Over 350 scientists from Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Vietnam are learning the techniques, sharing the knowledge, deepening science each other under this multi lateral core university cooperative program "Coastal Marine Science". This 10-year program will be terminated by the end of March 2011.
Participants: approximately 110 including 60 foreign scientists from the WESTPAC member states.
Agenda
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
1500-1800: Registration at the Asakusa View Hotel
1800-1930: Welcome Reception at the Asakusa View Hotel
Wednesday, 27 October, 2010
0800 : Chartered buses will pick the participants up at the Asakusa View Hotel and Hotel Keihan Asakusa to the Kashiwa Campus (~1 hour).
0915-1030: Registration
0930-1030: Prepare and Open the Poster Session
1030-1200: Opening Ceremony
Chairperson: Prof. Shuhei NISHIDA
Welcome Address:
Prof. Mutsumi NISHIDA Director of AORI, the University of Tokyo
Addresses:
Dr. Sang-Kyung BYUN Vice-Chairperson of IOC
(Principal Researcher, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute (KORDI), Republic of Korea)
Prof. Dr. Nor Aieni Haji MOKHTAR Vice-Chairperson of IOC/WESTPAC
(Secretary, National Oceanography Directorate (NOD), Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia)
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Representative of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
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Representative of Japan Society of the promotion of science (JSPS)
Goals for the Conference:
Prof. Mitsuo UEMATSU Director, Center for International Collaboration, AORI, the University of Tokyo
Group photo!
1200-1330: Lunch Break
1330-1430: Keynote Speech:
Chairperson: Prof. Yutaka MICHIDA
"Contributions of Japan to the activity of IOC/WESTPAC for 50 years"
Prof. Toshio YAMAGATA Chairperson, IOC National Committee
(Dean, School of Science, the University of Tokyo, Japan)
1430-1500: Coffee Break
1500-1700: Panel Discussion (IOC/WESTPAC and JSPS leaders):
"Future of Ocean Research in the Western Pacific"
Coordinator: Prof. Mitsuo UEMATSU
Invited panelists:
Prof. Yasuwo FUKUYO Vice Chairperson, IOC/WESTPAC, Japan
(Director, Asian Natural Environmental Sience Center (ANESC), the University of Tokyo)
Dr., Academician Victor A. AKULICHEV Representative of Russia
(Director, V.I.Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Russia)
Prof. Shuhei NISHIDA Leader, JSPS Coastal Marine Science
(AORI, the University of Tokyo)
Prof. Tetsuo YANAGI Project Leader, JSPS Coastal Marine Science
(Director, the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics (RIAM), Kyushu University)
Prof., Academician ZHANG Jing Project Leader, WESTPAC
(East China Normal University, China)
Dr. Suchana CHAVANICH Project Leader, WESTPAC
(Department of Marine Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
1715-1815: Back to the hotels by chartered buses
1830-1900: Registration at Asakusa View Hotel
1900-2100: Reception at Asakusa View Hotel sponsored by JSPS
Thursday, 28 October, 2010
0800 : Chartered buses will pick the participants up at the Asakusa View Hotel and
Hotel Keihan Asakusa to the Kashiwa Campus.
0930-1250: Plenary Sessions: "Review of Scientific Accomplishments for Last 10 years"
by Project and Group Leaders of JSPS CMS
Chairperson: Dr. Yutaka MICHIDA
0930-1000: "Material Transport" (20 min + 10 min) by Dr. Tetsuo YANAGI
1000-1030: "Harmful Algae Blooms" (20 min + 10 min) by Dr. Yasuwo FUKUYO
1030-1050: Coffee Break
1050-1220: "Marine Biodiversity" by Dr. Keiichi MATSUURA
- Benthos (15 min + 5 min) by Dr. Yoshihisa SHIRAYAMA
- Seagrass (15 min + 5 min) by Dr. Shigeo KAWAGUCHI
- Plankton (15 min + 5 min) by Dr. Shuhei NISHIDA
- Fish (15 min + 5 min) by Dr. Keiichi MATSUURA
1220-1250: "Marine Pollution" (20 min + 10 min) by Dr. Koji INOUE
1250-1500: Lunch and Poster Session at the 1st floor of AORI
(Take down posters by the end of the session by AORI staff)
1500-1640: National Report from Five CMS member countries
Chairperson: Dr. Yasuwo FUKUYO
1500-1520: Republic of Indonesia by Dr. SUHARSONO
1520-1540: Kingdom of Thailand by Dr. Charoen NITITHAMYONG
1540-1600: Malaysia by Dr. Mohd Ibrahim SEENI MOHD
1600-1620: Republic of the Philippines by Dr. Miguel D. FORTES
1620-1640: Socialist Republic of Viet Nam by Dr. TRAN Duc Thanh
1640-1725: "Future of IOC/WESTPAC"
Chairperson: Mr. Wenxi ZHU (Head, UNESCO-IOC Regional Secretariat for the Western Pacific)
1640-1655: Dr. Jing ZHANG (Project Leader, WESTPAC, China)
1655-1710: Dr. Yasuwo FUKUYO (Vice-Chairperson, IOC/WESTPAC, Japan)
1710-1725: Dr. Nor Aieni Haji MOKHTAR (Vice-Chairperson, IOC/WESTPAC, Malaysia)
1745 : Departure to ferry landing point by buses (~1 hour)
1900-2200: Banquet "Yakata-bune" Cruise sponsored by Horiba Foundation
Friday, 29 October, 2010
0800 : Chartered buses will pick the participants up at the Asakusa View Hotel and Hotel Keihan Asakusa to the Kashiwa Campus.
0930-1200: Report of science proposals and on going future programs
Chairperson: Dr. Shuhei NISHIDA
Open for all participants
1200-1400: Lunch Break
Join the Open Campus events and exhibition
1200-1300: JSPS Cordinators' Luncheon Meeting at the Conference Room 219
1400-1530: continuation of Report Session, if any
1530-1620: Plenary Discussion: any future activities and make up Memorandum
Chairperson: Dr. Miguel D. FORTES
1620-1630: Closing Remarks: Dr. Mitsuo UEMATSU
Meeting Adjourned
Back to the hotels by train or chartered bus
Hosted by
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo
Sponsored by
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Oceanographic Society of Japan
University of Tokyo Ocean Alliance
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
HORIBA, Ltd.
