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Sokendai was founded in 1988 with the intension of leading a new trend in academic research and fostering creative researchers with broad perspectives.
Since the admission of the first students in 1989, Sokendai has sent 1,265 graduates by now to carriers in universities, research institutions, and industries in Japan and overseas. Many foreign graduates have returned their home countries, and contributed to their society. It is our purpose of this symposium to discuss the international collaboration and seek directions to develop networks of academic communication to Sokendai.

- PROGRAM -
Last updated December 11, 2009

Opening session December 15, 9:00-9:20
(Chairpersons: Kentaro Arikawa and Kazuo Ogawa)
Opening Address Naoyuki Takahata, The President, Sokendai

Special Lectures December 15, 9:20-12:00
(Chairperson: Satoru Ikeuchi, Executive Director, Sokendai)

Lecture 1: CP Violation and B-factory Experiments
Makoto Kobayashi, Professor Emeritus, Sokendai (2008 Nobel Prize in Physics)
Honorary Professor Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Lecture 2: Creating a research community for the Asia Pacific Era: -Drawing from the experience of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) and the “World Futures” vision.-
Monte Cassim, The President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)

Status Reports of International Activities for Science Networks

[Focus on Educational Exchange] December 15, 13:00-15:00
(Chairperson: Nobuo Shimamoto)
1. Asian Winter School (School of Physical Sciences) I 
 Eiji Shigemasa, Dept. of Functional Molecular Science  13:00-13:20
2. Asian Winter School (School of Physical Sciences) II  
Taro Sakao, Dept. of Space and Astronautical Science  13:20-13:40
3. Asian Winter School on String Theory
Yoshihisa Kitazawa, Dept.of Particle and Nuclear Physics  13:40-14:00
4. Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
Emiko Suzuki, Dept. of Genetics  14:00-14:20
5. Overseas Sokendai Lecture in Korea and Shanghai -New perspectives on Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems-
Mariko Hasegawa, Dept. of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems  14:20-14:40
6. Scientific Film Festival for Science Communication Forum
Kubo Masatoshi, Dept. of Comparative Studies  14:40-15:00

Break 15:00-15:20

[Focus on Exchange with Academic Institutions]
"Collaboration researches and networks between NIFS and IAPCM(Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics)"
(Chairperson: Harukazu Iguchi)
1. Collaboration researches and networks between NIFS and IAPCM
Ritoku Horiuchi, Dept. Fusion Science  15:20-15:50
2. From knowing to understanding
Jinghong Li, Shao-ping Zhu, and Wenbing Pei, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics  15:50-16:20

"Case of exchange between Sokendai and UST(University of Science and Technology)"
(Chairperson: Nobuo Arimoto)
1. Jeong Heum Kim, UST  16:20-16:40
2. Seeking for a Collaboration betweenUST and GUAS Nobuo Arimoto, Sokendai 16:40-17:00
3. Student Collaboration with Sokendai and UST Tae-Hoon Ha, UST, student  17:00-17:10
4. Report of two times exchanges betweenUST and SOKENDAI Naoko Matsumoto, Sokendai, student  17:10-17:20
 
“Comment on Academic Exchange – observed from Germany”
Keiichi Kodaira, JSPS Bonn Office  17:20-17:35

[Focus on Research Exchange] December 16, 9:00-12:00
(Chairperson: Katsumi Kobayashi)
1. International Research Activities at the National Museum of Japanese History,
Hiroshi Kurushima, Dept. of Japanese History  9:00-9:20 
2. International Policy of National Institute of Informatics in a changing world,
Henri Angelino, Acting Director Global Liaison Office  9:20-9:40
3. Introduction of Japan-U.S. Brain Research Cooperative Program (BRCP),
Norihiro Sadato, National Institute for Physiological Sciences  9:40-10:00
4. Asian and Oceania Conference on Transcription,
Nobuo Shimamoto, National Institute of Genetics  10:00-10:20
Break 10:40-11:00
5. Medaka and relatives-Old and New Model Fish Species from Asia-
Kiyoshi Naruse, National Institute for Basic Biology  11:00-11:20
6. International cooperation in the Antarctic and Arctic -Asian Forum for Polar Sciences AFoPS-
Takashi Yamanouchi, National Institute of Polar Research  11:20-11:40
7. International collaboration in Synchrotron Radiation Science -Asia- Oceania Forum for Synchrotron Radiation Research and SESAMI project-
Osamu Shimomura, Institute of Materials Structure Science  11:40-12:00

Parallel Sessions I, II, III, IV  December 16 13:00-17:30

I. Social works and Brain Science 13:00-17:30
(Chairpersons: Ryusuke Kakigi and Jing Xiang)
One of the most interesting topics of brain science at present is how our brain is activated during daily life, such as language comprehension, face perception and music perception. How our brain determines to go or inhibits to go (no-go) is also interesting. Recent progress of neuroimaging studies makes this difficult project possible, and we will introduce some studies performed by researchers who were graduated from SOKENDAI.
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1. Jing Xiang, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2. Kensaku Miki, NIPS
3. Yunhai Qiu, University of Michigan Medical School
4. Takako Fujioka, University of Toronto
5. Kiwako Sakamoto, Nihon University
6. Hiroki Nakata, Graduates School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
7. Yasuki Noguchi, Graduate School of Humanities, Kobe University

II. Frontier Sciences Explored in Extreme Environments 13:00-17:30
(Introduction, Tadayuki Kodama, NAOJ)
This parallel session of the symposium aims to present our recent activities to peruse frontier sciences that are made possible, and are actually being explored, only in the "Extreme Environments".
The four national institutes of physical sciences that participate in the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) cooperate on this single key word "extreme environments" and bring together various such projects currently being planned or conducted in these institutes.
The session will consist of seven invited talks on the following themes: biology in Antarctica (National Institute of Polar Research), astronomy at Antarctica and high altitude sites (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan), material science and biology in the zero gravity space (JAXA), psychology in extreme environments (JAXA), and extremely high energy physics (KEK).
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S1. Antarctica and high-altitude sites (Chairperson: Tadayuki Kodama, NAOJ)
1. The hotspot under the cold desert - Life (?) in the subglacial lakes -, Satoshi Imura, NIPR
2. Observations from Antarctica and high-altitude sites, Naruhisa Takato, NAOJ
S2. Zero-gravity space (Chairperson: Tadayasu Dotani, JAXA)
1. Space life science experiments in "KIBO", Katsunori Omori, JAXA
2. Material science researches in microgravity - Utilization of the ISS -, Takehiko Ishikawa, JAXA
S3. Psychology in extreme environments (Chairperson: Tadayasu Dotani)
1. Psychological supports for prolonged space mission, Natsuhiko Inoue, JAXA
S4. Extremely high energy fields (Chairperson: Shigeki Kato, KEK)
1. Extreme objects in the Universe, Kunihito Ioka, KEK
2. Advanced accelerators exploring the extreme Universe, Hitoshi Hayano, KEK

III. ICT enabled distance education 13:00-16:50 (Chairperson: Tomohiro Yoneda, NII)
Researchers from Japan and abroad will discuss development and implementation of wherever, whenever e-learning systems in their respective countries. Specific topics include the use of multimedia web materials to support personal distance learning, the development of systems to support virtual meetings and virtual laboratories, and the importance of international collaboration in e-learning and distance education studies. In addition, we have scheduled a number of speakers, including Dr. Ueno on distance classes in the field of information science, Dr. Zhang on cases studies from Tsinghua University’s broadcasts of international distance classes to Japan, Dr. Wuwongse on AIT-propelled trends in distance education in Thailand, Dr. Aoki on an e-learning in Japan and Europe, and Dr. Furuse’s research group on e-learning materials for Japanese literature studies - study of cursive characters, Repair of a picture scroll of The Tale of Heiji (Heiji Monogatari) Exhibition of a variety of early Japanese books.
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1. E-learning project in the Dept. of Informatics.
Haruki Ueno, NII
2. E-Learning in China: A report of experimental lecture between China and Japan.
Tao Zhang, Tsinghua University
3. E-Learning in Thailand.
Vilas Wuwongse, Computer Science and Information Management, AIT
4. The Current Status of e-Learning in Japan, Europe, and North America.
Kumiko Aoki, Center of ICT and Distance Education, the Open University of Japan
5. E-learning materials for Japanese Literature - Study of cursive characters, Repair of a picture scroll of The Tale of Heiji (Heiji Monogatari), Exhibition of a variety of early Japanese books.
Osamu Furuse, Zhang Peihua, Wang Xiao Rui (National Institute of Japanese Literature)

IV. Energy and environmental problems from an Asian point of view 13:00-17:30
(Chairperson: Shoichi Okamura)
The environmental problem of the earth is one of the most important issues for human being and we have been discussing them for many decades. Especially the discussions on relations between energy resources and the environmental protection are broadly made not only in academic societies but also in all public environments. Of course, the biggest motivation for this is the hypothesis that the accumulation of carbon dioxide is the major cause of the global warming. From the international point of view, the largest key issue in the discussions of worldwide energy resource problems is the political and economical strategies of big Asian countries which are now in a rapid economical growing phase. Academic researches and discussions in collaborations with those countries would solely make the solutions and proposals for the international energy strategy realistic and reliable. What we will try to make in the Sokendai international symposium are the discussions on these issues from the standpoints of Asian countries and we do not blindly rely on the conventional standpoint of western countries, which has been the basis of discussions for many years. We hope to find out how Sokendai should face to those important problems of human being through the discussions including Asian students who were graduated and are learning in Sokendai.
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1. Introduction for the subjects of the session and topics of discussions
S. Okamura, Dept. of Fusion Science
2. Important roles of Asian countries in the energy and environmental problems
H. Iguchi, National Institute for Fusion Science
3. Discussions on environmental and energy problems based on the consciousness survey in the Eastern Asia
Y. Zheng, Doshisha University, Faculty of Culture and Information Science
4. Environmental and energy problems in India and the present status of national Programs
R.R.Puri, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
5. UNESCO activities in Asia and the Pacific region on energy and environmental problems
A. Dorjderem, UNESCO, Bangkok
6. Discussions by researchers and students" Roles of Asian countries in the global problems of energy and environment-what we can do"
7. Summary
S. Okamura, Dept. of Fusion Science

Welcome Reception (MC: Koji Yoshimura and Takeshi Yanai)
Greeting by Naoyuki Takahata, The President, Sokendai
December 14, 18:00-20:00

Reception (MC: Atsushi Yoshimoto and Yasuhiko Minokoshi)
Greeting by Satoru Ikeuchi, Executive Director, Sokendai
December 15, 18:00-19:30

Free Discussion  December 15, 19:30-21:30 (Chairpersons: Yoko Satta and Satoshi Mayama)
Room 1: SOKENDAI academic network---What do we want to have? What can we do now?
Marine Chiba, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, D5, Japan
Rie Uotsu, Temp Staff Corp.
Megumi Hashiguchi, Department of Genetics, 2008, U.S.A.
Ropert-Coudert Yan, Department of Polar Science, 2001, France
Kazufumi Mochizuki, Department of Genetics, 2000, Australia

Room 2: Career Path for Ph.D holders
Takahiro Yonezawa, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, 2007, China
Kevin Wong, Department of Statistical Science, 2006, U.S.A.
Kei Sugita, Department of Accelerator Science, 2004, Germany
Abhay Deshpande, Department of Accelerator Science, D5, Japan
Kaori Yamada, Department of Regional Studies, 2007, Germany

Poster Presentation Session (Chairpersons:Shinichi Kimura and Junko Uchida)
Participants: Faculty, Alumni, Current students and others.
Light meal served during the Session.
December 16, 17:45-21:00

Panel Discussion December 17, 9:00-12:00
A Sokendai academic network among graduates and students (Chairperson: Takehiko Aso)
(Panelists)
Hiroko Solvang, Oslo University Hospital Norwegian Radium hospital
Hideki Nakajima, Synchrotron Light Research Institute
Satoshi Mayama, Sokendai, Japan
Abhay P Deshpande, Department of Accelerator Science, D5, Japan

Closing Session (Chairpersons: Kentaro Arikawa and Kazuo Ogawa)
Closing remarks by Tetsuyuki Yukawa, The chairperson of 2009 Sokendai International Symposium committee.

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