| 1) Date and Time: |
Wednesday, November 19, 2003 14:00-17:30 |
| 2) Venue : |
Sendai International Center |
| 3) Enrollment limit of participants : |
150 |
| 4) Theme : |
Role of Citizens in Dialogue among Civilizations
Overview of the Theme |
| 5) Program : |
14:00 |
Opening remarks
Sumiko Iwao
(Moderator/Professor, Musashi Institute of Technology) |
| |
14:05-15:00 |
Keynote addresses
Masakazu Yamazaki
(Playwright / President, University of East Asia)
Linda K. Kerber (Professor, University of Iowa) |
| |
15:00-15:40 |
Commentator remarks
Shiro Asano (Governor, Miyagi Prefecture)
Takashi Inoguchi (Professor,University of Tokyo)
Two members of the U.S. CULCON Panel |
| |
15:50-16:10 |
Coffee break |
| |
16:10-17:20 |
Panelist comments and open discussion
(Panelist : CULCON Panel) |
| |
17:20-17:30 |
Closing remarks
Richard J. Samuels
(Moderator / Director, MIT Center for International Studies) |
| 6) Language: |
Japanese and English : Simultaneous interpretation |
|
Organized by: |
CULCON / Ministry of Foreign Affairs / U.S. Department
of State (DOS)
Japan-US Friendship Commission / Japan Foundation / Miyagi Prefecture |
| With support from: |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
U.S. Department of Education (DOE)
U.S. Embassy of Japan / Sendai City / Tohoku University /
Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co. |
| With cooperation from: |
Tohoku America-Japan Society / Miyagi International Association
Sendai International Relations Association |
| 8) Inquiries |
The Japan Foundation CULCON Secretariat Japan
Address: Ark Mori Bldg. 21F, 1-12-32 Akasaka
Minato-ku Tokyo 107-6021 Japan
TEL : 03-5562-3539
Web site : http://www.jpf.go.jp/culcon/
CULCON Symposium will be held
as a
part of events to mark 150th anniversary of Japan-U.S. Relations. |