July 29, 2009
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology(JAMSTEC: Yasuhiro Kato, President) will hold the first public symposium of the Innovative Program of Climate Change Projection for the 21st Century (dubbed as the KAKUSHIN Program)(*) as described below, jointly with the Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization, the Meteorological Research Institute, the University of Tokyo and Nagoya University. The program is a 5-year initiative launched by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
As an inaugural meeting, the symposium is designed to foster a better understanding of the significance and benefits of climate change projections, by presenting latest findings about climate change impacts of high public interest, including global warming.
Details
1. Date and time: | Thursday, August 27, 2009, 13:30-17:00 (Admission starts at 13:00) | ||
2. Venue: | Hitotsubashi Memorial Hall, Gakujutu Sogo Center (National Institute of Informatics Bldg.) 2-1-2, Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Refer to the MAP) |
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3. Admission: | Free (Pre-registration is required) | ||
4. Registration: | Please apply through our web site below or contact our secretariat Web site: http://www.jamstec.go.jp/kakushin21/jp/sympo2009/
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5. Hosts: | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization Meteorological Research Institute The University of Tokyo Nagoya University |
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6. Overall host: | Mr. Tetsuya Muroyama, the executive commentator for NHK | ||
7. Program: | Refer to Appendix (Japanese) |
* Please note that the symposium will be delivered only in JAPANESE and the interpretation will NOT be available.
* Innovative Program of Climate Change Projection for the 21st Century (KAKUSHIN program) is a five-year project launched by the Ministry of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), spanning from FY2007 to FY2012. Exploiting the scientific results from the MEXT's Kyosei Project (FY2002 - FY2006) and using JAMSTEC’s Earth Simulator to address emerging research challenges, the KAKUSHIN program aims to provide a scientific basis for climate change measures and further contribute to the upcoming Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
The program is built on the following three main themes: