THE FIRST CIRCULARUNESCO-APEID 2015 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT(Ag-ESD SYMPOSIUM 2015)

November 16 (Mon.) – November 20 (Fri.),
2015

AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY RESEARCH CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
JAPANTHE FIRST CIRCULAR
1. Background and Outlook:
The Agricultural and Forestry Research Center of the University of Tsukuba has been nominated by
UNESCO as an Associated Center of the Asia-Pacific Program of Educational Innovation for Development(APEID) in the field of vocational and technical education, and has organized the Tsukuba Asian Seminar on
Agricultural Education (TASAE) and more recently the International Symposium on Agricultural Education for
Sustainable Development (Ag-ESD Symposium) annually since 1979.
TASAE has gained an excellent reputation as an international agricultural program under APEID from thetimely themes of each term. The themes of TASAE for each term were as follows:
・ 1979-1981 【 The second term of APEID 】
Agricultural Education at the Secondary Level in Asia
・ 1982-1986 【 The third term of APEID 】
Strategies for Innovation of Agricultural Education in Asian Countries
・ 1987-1991 【 The forth term of APEID 】
Education and Research for Higher Agricultural Productivity Conserving Nature Agro-ecosystem in Asianand Pacific Countries
・ 1992-1996 【 The fifth term of APEID 】
Education and Research for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Conserving Nature andAgro-ecosystem in Asian and Pacific Countries
・ 1997-2001 【 The sixth term of APEID 】
Innovative strategies for linking agricultural and environmental education in Asia-Pacific countries for the
21st century
・ 2002-2007 【 The seventh term of APEID 】
The utilization and conservation of the water resources for human survival, bioproduction and theenvironment considering sustainable development, and the role of agro-environmental education
・ 2008-2013 【 The eighth term of APEID 】
Promotion of Ag-ESD for the Development of a Sustainable Future・ 2014-2020 【 The ninth term of APEID 】
Global Action Program
The Ag-ESD Symposium 2014 was held from November 10th to November 14th at the University of Tsukuba
and focused on issues in The Role of Universities in Promoting Agricultural Education for Sustainable
Development. The 2014 Symposium was also sponsored in collaboration with the Japan National Commission for
UNESCO, JICA, Ibaraki University and the International Cooperative Education Program for Creation ofHarmonious Asian Countries. Seventeen participants from 7 countries: Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, USA,
Malaysia, Afghanistan, Ghana, Zambia, and Japan. In addition, more than 70 university students presented posters
during the poster session.

2. This Year's Theme:
Ag-ESD Symposium for Global Action Program2

3. Objective:
We will focus on issues in " food loss and food waste".
What is food loss and food waste?
(Copied from http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/)
Food loss and food waste refer to the decrease of food in subsequent stages of the food supply chain intended forhuman consumption. Food is lost or wasted throughout the supply chain, from initial production down to final
household consumption. The decrease may be accidental or intentional, but ultimately leads to less food available
for all. Food that gets spilled or spoilt before it reaches its final product or retail stage is called food loss. This may
be due to problems in harvesting, storage, packing, transport, infrastructure or market / price mechanisms, as wellas institutional and legal frameworks.....
Our Ag-ESD organizing committee set "food loss and food waste" as our target in our Ag-ESD symposium 2015.
Improving and decreasing for "food loss and food waste" is critical issues, and requires many contribution andcooperation based on science and technology of agricultural, food, and environment.
4. Organization:
The Agricultural and Forestry Research Center of the University of Tsukuba organizes the symposium under
the auspices of the APEID program of UNESCO.
5. Co-sponsors:
The Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, College of
Agro-biological Resource Sciences, University of Tsukuba, The Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA),
University of Tsukuba, the International Cooperative Education Program for Creation of Harmonious AsianCountries of the University of Tsukuba, JICA Tsukuba International Center and Japan International ResearchCenter for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) are additional sponsors of this year’s symposium.
6. Auspices:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan (MEXT), Japan National
Commission for UNESCO and Ibaraki University.
7. Date:November 16 – 20, 2015
The schedule of the symposium will be as follows:
・November 15 (Sun.)
Arrival at Narita, Japan・November 16 (Mon.) – November 20 (Fri.)
Invited Lectures, Discussion with students, Poster Presentations, and Study visit
・November 21 (Sat.) Departure from Narita, Japan
8. Venue:
November 16 (Mon.) – November 20 (Fri.) University Hall, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
9. Invited Participants:
1) International experts:
International experts involved in agricultural education for sustainable development with technologicalinnovations to reduce environmental impacts in Asian-Pacific countries are the most suitable for fulfilling theobjectives of the symposium. The participants will be experts in an area relevant to the symposium theme
and will review the actual situation in his/her institution and country.
2) Japanese experts and commentators:
Several Japanese experts and commentators from various scientific fields relevant to the theme will also be
3invited.
10. Main Working Language:
English
11. Preparatory Work:
1) Report:
To meet the objectives of the symposium, each invited participant is requested to prepare a presentation forthe meeting and write a full paper to publish after the meeting. Please send a one page Summary (approximately
500 words) of your presentation in the format of the attached form with a recent color picture to the organizing
committee of the Ag-ESD Symposium by September 1, 2015
(Please refer to the website: http://www.nourin.tsukuba.ac.jp/~agesd/pdf/agesd2014_summary.pdf).
This summary will be included in the program to be distributed to persons attending the meeting. Participants
will be allowed 30 or 20 (young researchers) minutes during the meeting for their presentation followed by 10
minutes of discussion.
Participants are also requested to submit a Full Paper to the organizing committee by September 15, 2015.
After the seminar, the papers will be published in the Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture an
online peer reviewed journal published by the Agricultural and Forestry Research Center, University of Tsukuba.
Please carefully follow the “Instructions for Authors” (pages 6-8 of this circular) and the checklist and examples(pages 9-14) of the journal for the organization and preparation of your papers. Any questions about the journal
format should be addressed to the editor of the journal (jdsa@nourin.tsukuba.ac.jp). The papers will be peer
reviewed and corrections may be needed before actual publication in the journal. The papers are expected to beavailable online in early 2016 at URL: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jdsa/.
2) Equipment available for the presentation:(1) Laptop Computer (Windows 7) with Microsoft Office 2010, 2013
(2) Liquid Crystal Display Projector (Computer projector).
12. Financial Arrangements for Participants:
Each invited participant will be provided with an economy class roundtrip ticket from the airport nearest theirhome to the Tokyo Narita International Airport, roundtrip travel expenses from Narita Airport to the University ofTsukuba, and costs of room and board for the duration of the symposium. Participants are strongly encouraged topurchase Travel Insurance to cover their stay in Japan. No responsibility for insurance or any other expenses
incurred on account of illness, injury, temporary or permanent disability, death and damage to a third party will beassumed by the organizer.
13. Pre-registration:
Each candidate must fill out the pre-registration form attached with this circular and return it to theOrganizing Committee of Ag-ESD Symposium 2015, the University of Tsukuba as soon as possible so a formal
letter of invitation can be sent. This letter and other documents will be necessary for participants to obtain a visa toenter Japan. Please be sure to fill out all information requested on the pre-registration form to facilitate
preparations for your participation.
In addition, please send a scanned copy of your passport to agesd@nourin.tsukuba.ac.jp so we can prepare
the necessary documents for you to obtain a visa and reserve your flights.
14. Travel to Japan:
Participants will receive an e-ticket from a travel agency designated by the organizing committee. Further
instructions will be provided in a Second Circular.
415. Second Circular:
Participants will be given more details on the Ag-ESD Symposium 2015 and arrangements of theirtransportation, accommodations, study visits, etc. in a Second Circular. Don’t hesitate to ask questions at any
time.
16. Video recording of the presentation
We believe the oral presentations by invited speakers are excellent teaching materials. We, therefore, seek
permission from invited speakers of Ag-ESD Symposium 2015 to video record your presentation so that we canshare and use them as in class e-learning materials.
17. Correspondence:
All correspondences should be addressed to:Organizing Committee of Ag-ESD Symposium 2015
Agricultural and Forestry Research Center
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577 JAPANE-mail: agesd@nourin.tsukuba.ac.jp
URL: http://www.nourin.tsukuba.ac.jp/~agesd/
Fax: +81-29-853-6205, Tel: +81-29-853-2545, 2755

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Instructions to Authors
The Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture is a J-Stage based online English journal
published by the Agriculture and Forestry Research Center, University of Tsukuba. Journal of
Developments in Sustainable Agriculture publishes solicited and unsolicited articles on all aspectsof sustainable agriculture. All submitted articles will be peer reviewed by two or more referees. The
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Government document: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997. Lyme disease-UnitedStates, 1996. Morgid Mortal. Wkly Rep. 46, 531-533.
Internet URL: Steinfeld, H., Gerber, P., Wassenaar, T., Castel, V., Rosales, M., de Haan, C., 2006.
Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options. Rome: Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM, accessed November 2009.
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Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture
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To Authors
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References for books(Sample) Hillel, D., 1971. Soil and Water-Physical Principles and Process. Academic Press,NY.
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Reference for chapter in a book
(Sample) Baker, Jr., 1993. Insects. In: De Hertogh, A., Le Nard, M. (Eds.), The Physiologyof Flower Bulbs. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 101-153
Reference for government document:(Sample) Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997. Lyme disease-United States,
1996. Morgid Mortal. Wkly Rep. 46, 531-533.
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Sample Manuscript

Page 1
Title page

Title: Genetic Studies on Tick Ecdysteroid Regulation for Development of Sustainable Tick Control
Strategies
Mari Horigane1,2 and DeMar Taylor1*
1

Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba,

Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan.
2

Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Running title: Ecdysteroid regulation for sustainable tick control* Corresponding author: Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba,
Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan. Tel: +81-29-853-4806; Fax: +81-29-853-6617.
E-mail address: taylor@sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp

Title:
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and plants, and Latin adverbs should be written in italics. Do not use abbreviations.
Authors:
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Running Title:
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Corresponding author:
Name, institute, address, e-mail address.
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Page 2
Summary
Ticks are exoparasites of mammals and important pests of livestock. Presently, tick control
depends on use of acaricides and pesticides commonly used in integrated pest management.
……………..
Key words: tick, ecdysteroid, arthropod growth regulator, ecdysteroid receptor, IPM
Summary: should be 300 words or less on page 2 .
Key words: 5 words or less after the summary.

Page 3 and following pages
Introduction
Blood feeding arthropods directly cause great damage to livestock as well as transmit various
diseases. Mosquitoes, flies and ticks are the major exoparasites ……. (Peter et al., 2005). Ticks transmit
diseases ……….. (de Waal, 2000; Mayo and Masika, 2008).

Reference citation in the text:
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The author's initial should not be included.
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If the number of authors of a reference is more than three, only the last name of the first author should be
included and other authors indicated by “et al.”Multiple references in a citation should be separated by semicolons and written in order of published year (oldto new).

Main Body

2. Tick life strategies
Ticks are blood feeding acari belonging to the class Arachnida and are classified into three families:
Ixodidae, Argasidae and Nuttellidae. Hard ticks live in grassy fields and go through one larval,………………… (Fig. 1; Table 2). Figure 2 shows the numbers of ticks ……………………………
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6. Conclusions and recommendations for integrated tick management
Genetic analysis provides basic knowledge about the regulation of molting and reproduction inarthropods and may lead to the development of tools for tick control.

Acknowledgements
I thank Takeshi Watanabe and Dr. Osamu Ito of the Japanese International Research Centre for
Agriculture Sciences (JIRCAS) for technical support and materials supplied for these experiments. This
work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from………

If the work is supported by any grants, Acknowledgments should include the research grants.

References

Capron H. 1884. Memoirs of Horace Capron Volume 2. Expedition to Japan 1871-1875.
http://naldr.nal.usda.gov/NALWeb/Agricola_Link.asp?Accession=capron2. (Browsed on October
10, 2008).
Chapman, R.F., 1998. Endocrine system, Chapter 21. In: The Insects. Cambridge University Press.,
New York (NY), pp. 570-584.
Chinzei, Y., Taylor, D., Ando, K., 1991. Effects of juvenile hormone and its analogs on vitellogenin
synthesis and ovarian development in the soft tick, Ornithodoros moubata (Acari: Argasidae). J.
Med. Entomol. 28, 506-513.
Nagai M. 1965. Japanese Universities−Their role in the industrial society. Chuko Shinsho 61. (inJapanese)13References from journals should be written as:
Name of authors (no “and” before the last author), publication year, title, journal name abbreviated,volume, and first and last pages.
The issue number of a journal volume should be omitted.
Reference from books should be written as:
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In case of a chapter in a book, “In: title of the chapter and name of editor(s)” should be given.
References should be listed in alphabetical order of the first author's last name.
Multiple references by the same author should be listed by the published year (old to new).
Multiple references by the same author published in the same years should be listed in alphabeticalorder of the last name of the second or subsequent author.

Figure legends
Fig.1. Summary of hard and soft tick life cycles. La: larva, Ny: nymph. Gray arrows indicate molting
without blood feeding from egg to larva. Black arrows indicate blood feeding is necessary before
molting can occur.
Captions of the figures should be placed on one page separate from the figures at the end of themanuscript.
Abbreviations used in the figure must be defined in the caption.

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