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July 25, 2008
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

The Earth Simulator Industrial Use Symposium 2008

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC: Yasuhiro Kato, President) is promoting industrial use of Earth Simulator for development of Japanese industry. “Program for Strategic Industrial Use of Earth Simulator” is being carried out, as part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)’s undertaking, “The Program for Creating Innovation by Sharing Advanced Research Facilities: The Strategic Industrial Use”. Fee based usage of Earth Simulator is also provided to industrial community.

The Earth Simulator Industrial Use Symposium 2008 will be held to promote people’s understanding of JAMSTEC’s efforts.

This symposium features the outcomes of private sector’s usage under “the Program for Strategic Industrial Use of Earth Simulator” in FY2007. Professor Chisachi Kato, the director of Center for Research on Innovative Simulation Software, the University of Tokyo will deliver the special lecture. And actual computations of numerical simulation software on the Earth Simulator will be presented.

Details

1. Date and time: September 5, 2008 10:00~16:30 (Gate open at 9:30)
2. Venue: Conference room, 2nd floor of National Institute of Informatics
2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo (refer to the Map)
3. Program: Please see Appendix
4. Admission: Free
5. Registration: Please apply through URL below;
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/es/jp/info/sangyou_sympo_h20.html
Deadline: September 2, 2008 17:30
*Please note that the seats are limited to 130. We may close registration when we have 130 applications.
For any questions about registration, contact the Earth Simulator Industrial Use Symposium Secretariat, Super Computer System Planning and Operations Department, JAMSTEC
Phone/FAX: 045-778-5456/ 045-778-5491
E-mail: sangyou-sympo@jamstec.go.jp
6. Host: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

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Appendix

Program

Contacts:

(For the symposium)
Satoru Singuu
Group Leader, Industrial Applications Group,
Super Computer System Planning and Operations Department
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
(For publication)
Noriyuki Murata: e-mail: press@jamstec.go.jp
Manager, Planning Office Press Office
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology