2008/10/21

AgESD Symposium 2008 Program (tentative)

3rd November (Mon.)
4th November (Tue.)
10:30
12:00
12:00-13:30
13:30-14:30
14:30-15:50

15:50-16:05
16:05～
18:20～

Arrival at Narita Airport ( stay at ANA Crowne Plaza Narita )Leave ANA Crowne Plaza Narita for University of Tsukuba (UT)
Arrival at University Hall, UTLunch [ Restaurant ‘Plaza’ at University Hall ]Registration and Orientation 1 [ Special Conference Room, University Hall A ][Special Conference Room, University Hall A]< Opening Ceremony >Welcoming Address
Norio Kudoh, Vice President, University of Tsukuba
Opening Address I
Delegate, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Opening Address II
Naoki Sakai, Director, Agricultural and Forestry Research Center (AFRC)
University of TsukubaGroup Photograph
Orientation 2 ( procedures )Welcome Party [Restaurant at University Administration Center( Honbu To) ]5th November (Wed.) [Special Conference Room, University Hall A]
09:30-10:30

10:30-11:00
11:00-12:00

12:00-13:00
13:00-13:30

13:30-14:00

14:00-15:00
15:00-17:00

Keynote Address I
Derek J. Elias, Program Specialist for ESD and TVET, UNESCO Bangkok,“The presentation on 1) the 8th APEID Programme Cycle; 2) agriculture and foodsecurity, the challenges posed by the current food crisis; 3) update on the progressof ESD in the Asia-Pacific.”
Break
Keynote Address II
Katsunori Suzuki, Director, ESD-J“The current activities of the ESD-J (tentative)”
Lunch
Keynote Address Ⅲ
Naoki Sakai, Director, AFRC, University of Tsukuba“Scientific Basis and Present Status on Sustainable Agriculture”
Address Ⅰ
Hideo Hasegawa and DeMar Taylor, AFRC, University of Tsukuba“Framework of Agricultural ESD (AgESD) at University of Tsukuba”
General Discussion
Tour (Tsukuba Botanical Garden)- 1 -6th November (Thu.) [Hall, University Hall A]
09:30-12:00

Poster Presentation

12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00

Lunch
Special Lecture
To be announced: Japan-Afghanistan Association“Relations between Japan and Afghanistan (tentative)
BreakSpecial Lecture Ⅱ
Mehdi Ahmadyar,
Director, Dept. of International Education, Meikei High School, Ibaraki,
Japan.
“Experiencing International Life; Learning how to study, work, and live
together.”BreakSpecial Lecture Ⅲ
Mohammad N. Akbary
Member of International Affair Commission of Afghanistan National
Assembly, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan“Recent situation of Afghanistan and agriculture condition in Afghanistan”
Reception [ Lounge at 30thAnniversary Hall]

14:00-14:15
14:15-15:15

15:15-15:45
15:45-17:00

17:30～

7th November (Fri. )09:30-10:30

10:30-11:00
11:00-12:00

12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00

14:00-14:30
14:30-15:30

15:30-16:00
16:00-17:30[Special Conference Room, University Hall A]

Presentation Ⅰ
Sutkhet Nakasathien, Assistant to the Dean, Kasetsart University“Sustainable Agriculture in Thailand”
Break
Presentation Ⅱ
Kukuh Murtilaksono, Associate professor, Bogor Agricultural University“System of agricultural education toward sustainable agriculturaldevelopment in Indonesia”
Lunch
Presentation Ⅲ
Oscar B. Zamora, Dean, Graduate School, UPLB
“Sustainable agriculture in the Philippines (tentative)”
Break
Presentation Ⅳ
Atsushi Tajima, Associate professor, University of Tsukuba“Current status of agricultural education at universities in Japan”
BreakGeneral Discussion- 2 -8th November (Sat.)
9th November (Sun.)
10th November (Mon.)
09:30-10:00

10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30

11:30-12:00
12:00-13:00
13:00-14:00

14:15-14:45

14:45-15:15

15:15-15:30
15:30-16:30

Technical Tour to Tokyo
Exploration of the roots of agricultural universities in Japan< Free time >[Special Conference Room, University Hall A]< Young Researcher’s Forum >Oral Presentation Ⅰ
Montana Ruchirasak, Assistant Professor, Kasetsart University“Sustainable core competency –Enhancing of organic rice producers in Thailand”
Oral Presentation Ⅱ
Kazunori Minamikawa, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Break
Oral Presentation Ⅲ
Yayat Hidayat, Graduate Student, Bogor Agricultural University“Educational and research activities on watershed management study program
to develop sustainable agriculture.”
Oral Presentation Ⅳ
Mari Horigane, Ph.D. candidate, University of TsukubaLunch
Special Lecture Ⅳ
Kazuhito Suga, Vice-Director, Japan Volunteer Center (JVC)“Current activities of JVC (tentative)”
Oral Presentation Ⅴ
Lourdes S. Edano, Assistant Professor, UPLB
“Needs and development of sustainable agriculture in the Philippines”
Oral Presentation Ⅵ
Ousmane Diene, Graduate student, Ibaraki University“The use of symbiotic fungal association with crops for a sustainable agricultureproduction”
BreakDiscussion

11th November (Tue.) [Laboratory of Advanced Research A etc.,]
09:30-12:00
12:10-13:30
13:40-15:20
15:30-16:30
12th November (Wed.)

Technical Tour : JICA Tsukuba International Center
Lunch [Lunch bar room at 2D Building ]Visit the Agricultural and Forestry Research Center (AFRC )Closing Ceremony [ Laboratory of Advanced Research A]
Departure from Japan- 3 -