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| On August 4th, 2006, the Frontier Research Center for Global
Change (FRCGC) and the Institute of Observational Research for
Global Change (IORGC) jointly held the above symposium, the third
in the series at U Thant Hall at the United Nations University (UNU)
in Aoyama, Tokyo. In this series, which began in 2004, the latest
research results on the influences of climate changes on our lives
and the trends in research throughout the world are introduced.This
year, the topic focused on water, which has a great impact to
Japanese climate and life, and hydrological research by both FRCGC
and IORGC were introduced. |
Dr. Tetsuzo Yasunari, PD and Mr. Tetsuya Muroyama, NHK commentator |
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Mr. Tetsuya Muroyama, NHK commentator, was invited again this year as the main host. He organized the
symposium as a bridge between the audience and the speakers. Dr. Itaru Yasui, Vice Rector of the UNU, a coorganizer
of the symposium, gave a talk titled, Water Defines the Risk of the Environment in the Future .
U Thant Hall was almost full, with an attendance of about 350 people. We sincerely appreciate your
participation in the hot and humid weather.
*More information about the symposium is available at our site (in Japanese):
(http://www.jamstec.go.jp/frcgc/sympo/2006/houkoku.html)
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| On August 28th, 2006, the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan
(JSTF) hosted the 167th Easy Science and Technology Seminar at Miyoshi
Memorial Auditorium on the Yokohama campus of the Japan Agency for
Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). Dr. Akihiko Ito, Sub Leader
of the Ecosystem Change Research Program, gave a talk on Global Warming
and Land Ecosystems - A Vision from the Model Simulations of Biology.
There were 137 seminar participants.
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Dr. Akihiko Ito, Sub Leader |
| The seminar s target audience was the general public. Specialists in various
fields of advanced technology gave lectures about their areas of expertise.
JSTF offers research grants to support young scientists under the age of 35 who conduct original and developmental
research.
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The venue was almost full. |
Dr. Ito was a JSTF grant recipient in fiscal 2005, which was one of the reasons why Dr. Ito was chosen as a
seminar lecturer.Dr. Ito talked on the influences to ecosystems caused by changes of land ecosystems and global environment. He
also discussed the process and results of his simulation research in which he used ecosystem models to predict
future ecosystem change. He concluded his talk with the following message, It is important to consider the roles of
ecosystems which are close to us, the future change of ecosystems, and the meaning of it. Dr. Ito received many
questions after his talk. |
| The audience seemed to have a strong sense about the issues of global warming. At the end
of the program, some participants chosen by lot had a chance to tour the Earth
Simulator used in Dr. Ito s research, and also the Earth Science Museum. It is
expected that the seminar and tour helped the participants understand the
importance and usefulness of research activities in FRCGC and JAMSTEC.
*For more information about JSTF, please visit their website at
http://www.japanprize.jp/English.htm.
For more details about the Easy Science and Technology Seminar,
please visit their Japanese page at http://www.japanprize.jp/index.htm. |
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