What we learned from the Nuclear Plant Accident and the Roles of Science Academies in the World on Occasions of Severe Accidents　　　　　》日本語

■Date: Wednesday, October 10
■Venue: Science Council of Japan (7-22-34, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
■Organizer: InterAcademy Council (IAC)
　　　　　　 　Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
■Languages: English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation service provided)
■Registration Fee: Free (pre-registration required)
■Capacity: 140
　If registrations exceed the capacity, participants will be decided by drawing lots
■Conference Out line:
　With this IAC/SCJ International Conference, presidents, executives and prominent experts of key academic organizations domestic and overseas will get together to discuss about the topics as follows:
　　・What impacts have been brought by the nuclear plant accidents
　　・What we can learn from severe accidents of nuclear power plants
　　・What measures shall be taken on occasions of severe accidents

　For the early half of the programme, Speech Session is scheduled, where relevant scientists will provide speeches regarding the subjects including:
　　・Overview and summary report to be made by the chairperson of the National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission
　　　(NAIIC)
　　・Germany’s Energy Transition - A Real Challenge
　　・Evaluation and other aspects of the nuclear plant accident by France
　　　(Note: Please kindly be advised that the contents might be changed and there are some representatives and experts still under confirmation to join this session as
　　　speakers.)

　The latter half of this programme is for Panel Discussion, where lively discussions are expected among presidents, executives and prominent experts of key academic organizations overseas, as well as relevant members and experts of Science Council of Japan (SCJ). At the beginning, representative from overseas countries will briefly introduce the nuclear policies of their own countries and then, followed by discussions about the following aspects:
　　・What we can learn from severe accidents of nuclear power plants
　　・Evaluation of impacts brought by radiation
　　・Energy Policies in the world

　　Program（PDF形式：124KB）

　[Note 1] InterAcademy Council (IAC):
　　An interdisciplinary academic body consists of 15 board members elected from its parent organization (IAP), an international academic body with its membership of 105 science academies worldwide. Its purposes are to prepare reports about critical global issues and deliver policy advises recommendations and others from scientific viewpoints toward the United Nations and others
　[Note 2] In case of too many applications, we will hold a draw for place allocation
　[Note 3] The contents of the programme including the speakers will be updated in due course after arrangements are set and confirmations are received

■Registration：
　Registration is available only through e-mail
　Please send an e-mail with the information required to the e-mail address specified at “Application and Contact Information.” Please make sure that your e-mail includes all of the following prerequisites with asterisks (*) in any format
　In case of too many applications, we will hold a draw for place allocation. In this case, only applicants elected will receive invitations by email from the secretariat of this event
　Registration will be closed at 13:00 on Friday, October 5th, 2012. Please complete your registration before the closing

■Prerequisites for Registration：
　1.Name (*)
　2.Affiliation (*)
　3.Telephone Number
　4.E-mail Address (*)
　5.Trough what media/channel you found this event
　　For example: Web-page of Science Council of Japan, Newspapers, Journals, Acquaintances, Search tools such as Google, Others
　6.In advance of this event, please let us know your comments about the contents of this conference, questions to ask the speakers and other key persons of this conference

■Application and Contact Information：
　Secretariat for “IAC/SCJ International Conference on the Impact of the Nuclear Plant Accident”
　Ms. Anna Newman, Excalibur k.k.
　Phone Number: +81-(0)3-6215-8506　E-mail:anna@exjp.co.jp

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