International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2009 - Global Food Security and Sustainability - (Conference Report)
The International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability
2009, organized by the Science Council of Japan (SCJ), was held on September
17 and 18 at the Auditorium, Science Council of Japan under the theme of
Global Food Security and Sustainability. A total of about 180 participants
gathered during the two-day conference. The SCJ has hosted the conference
annually since 2003.
The conference started with keynote speeches by Prof. Rattan Lal, Professor,
the Ohio State University, and Prof. Kenji Otsuka, Professor, Foundation
for Advanced Studies on International Development. During the sessions
that followed, lively discussions were held on three subjects – Sustainable
Development of Animal Production; Seafood Security and Marine Ecosystem
Sustainability; Food Security and Sustainable Crop Production. The conference
was concluded successfully.
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 Signing Ceremony of Mutual Friendship Agreement between Science Council
of Japan (SCJ) and Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS)
For the purpose of promoting the scientific friendship between the two academies, signing ceremony of Mutual Friendship Agreement between Science Council of Japan (SCJ) and Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) was held at the office of the SCJ President on 16 September 2009.
Professor Ichiro Kanazawa, President of SCJ and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Shamsher Ali, President of BAS signed the agreement on behalf of each organization.
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 The Executive Committee meeting of the InterAcademy Panel on international
issues Security and Sustainability - (Conference Report)
During 15th and 16th September 2009, the Executive Committee (EC) meeting
of the InterAcademy Panel on international issues (IAP) was held at the
Science Council of Japan (SCJ), where Co-Chairs, the EC members and others
came together in Tokyo. IAP is the international academic organization
established in 1993 as an independent international forum. Currently, academies
from approximately one hundred nations compose its memberships. SCJ joined
IAP in 1996. Since then, SCJ has actively engaged in IAP’s activities.
For its recent example, in May 2000, SCJ held the General Assembly in Tokyo.
Thereafter, SCJ was elected as one of the eleven EC members during the
term of 2004 to 2006, reelected for the following term of 2007 to 2009.
The major agendas of the EC meeting for this time were the General Assembly
meeting and IAP Conference scheduled for January 2010 in London, the election
of the new EC members and Co-Chairs, the “IAP strategic plan II” for its
new term between 2010 and 2012. The EC meeting was successfully concluded
with fruitful and dynamic discussions, which the EC members are now eager
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G8 Science Academies Joint Statement
 Ahead of the G8 L’Aquila Summit to be held in Italy during 8th and 10th
July 2009, the science academies of the G8 member nations and the 5 countries
(Brazil, China, India, Mexico and the South Africa) finalized the G8+5
Academies’ joint-statement “Climate changes and the transformation of energy technologies for a low carbon future” to deliver toward the leaders of the G8 Summit member countries.
Professor Ichiro Kanazawa, President of SCJ, handed the joint-statement
to Mr. Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, on 11th June this year, followed
by the official announcement of the joint-statement in the nations worldwide
on the same day.
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Our President
Dr. Ichiro Kanazawa was elected as new President of the Science Council
of Japan at the General Assembly held in October 2006， succeeding former
President Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa. Dr. Kanazawa is also a Professor Emeritus
of Tokyo University, and the Chief Doctor of Imperial Family.
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THE SCIENCE COUNCIL OF ASIA (SCA)
The Science Council of Asia (SCA), an international academic organization founded in 2000, comprises 19 academies and other scientific bodies from 11 Asian countries. It promotes discussions and joint research on scientific development and cooperation in Asia. |
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Code of Conduct for Scientists
The SCJ is gravely concerned about frequent occurrences of misconduct by scientists at home and abroad and is keenly aware of its responsibility to work out measures to prevent the recurrence of unfair practices.
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