AGS ANNUAL MEETING 2010
16 - 19 March, 2010, The university of Tokyo, Hongo campus, Tokyo Japan

PROGRAM


16 March, Tuesday

18:00 -

Welcome Reception
Harmony restaurant, Sanjo Conference Hall 1st floor


17 March, Wednesday

Plenary I: Economics Research Bldg. B1F Room1
Workshop A: Economics Research Bldg. 3F Room2
Workshop B: Sanjo Conference Hall 2F Conference Room
Workshop C: Faculty of Medicine Experimental Research Bldg. 13F Seminar Room 6
Workshop D: Faculty of Medicine Experimental Research Bldg. 13F Seminar Room 5

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome address : Junichi Hamada,

President, the University of Tokyo

09:10 - 9:35

Special lecture:

“The ‘Right to Sustainability’? Possible Scope and Implications”

Junichi Hamada,

President, the University of Tokyo

9:35 - 10:00

Keynote speech:

“Nurturing prosperity in developing countries with sustainability”

George Hara,

Chairman of the Board, Alliance Forum Foundation
Group Chairman, DEFTA Partners
Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council

Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan

10:00 - 10:25

Keynote speech:

“Sustainable urban-rural systems and the role of simulation”

Gerhard Schmitt

Senior Vice-President, ETH

10:25 - 10:40

Keynote Speech

“Sustainability under Rapid Demographic Change”

Ralph Eichler

President, ETH

10:40 - 11:00

coffee break

Panel Session

11:00 - 12:30

Panel Discussion “Post COP15”
The panel discussion will explore the implications of the failure of COP-15 to produce a global agreement, and how the Kyoto mechanisms that promote technology transfer, such as the Clean Development Mechanism and cap and trade systems, could be improved to achieve global progress on carbon emissions. The panelists will describe the post-COP15 situation in the US, Europe, China and Japan - which are together responsible for 60% of current emissions. They will respond to questions from AGS students who attended the COP-15, and from the audience.

Moderator:

Akimasa Sumi

Professor, the University of Tokyo

Panelists:

Stephen Connors – US situation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Yasuko Kameyama – Japanese situation

Senior Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Malte Schneider – European situation

Senior Researcher, ETH

Minjun Shi – Chinese situation

Professor, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

 

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Lecture hosted by the University of Tokyo Student Community

Economics Research Building, B1F, Room 1
“Striving for sustainability - what science can and cannot provide”

Mark Neff, Arizona State University

Parallel Sessions

14:00 - 17:30

Workshops

Workshop A: Strategy to World with Low Carbon Energy - Low carbon vs. Low-carbon emissions

Workshop B: Food and Water Sustainability

Workshop C: Pathways to Sustainable Urban Futures

Workshop D: Concepts, Methodologies, and Practices in Graduate Programs on Sustainability: Creating and

Implementing Knowledge through Collaboration with Stakeholders

Poster Session venue: Economics Research Bldg., B1F & 1F

18:00 - 20:00

Poster session


18 March, Thursday

Plenary II: Economics Research Bldg. 1F Room1
Workshop A: Economics Research Bldg. Room2
Workshop B: Sanjo Conference Hall 2F Conference Room
Workshop C: Faculty of Medicine Experimental Research Bldg. Seminar Room 6
Workshop D: Faculty of Medicine Experimental Research Bldg. Seminar Room 5

9:00 - 9:25

Keynote Speech

“Low Carbon Industrial Revolution -How Japan can contribute-”

Hiroshi Komiyama

President Emeritus, the University of Tokyo
Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc

9:25 - 9:50

Keynote speech

“Sustainability Science and Development Assistance”

Hiroto Arakawa

Senior Special Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency

9:50 - 10:15

Keynote speech

“Looking for a sustainable society: family change in a Rapidly Ageing Population”

Sawako Shirahase

Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo

10:15 - 10:30

Keynote speech

“The Stockholm Water Prize”

Per-Arne Malmqvist

Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

10:30 - 10:50

coffee break

Research Briefings

10:50 - 11:20

Research briefings on Sustainability under Rapid Demographic Change

ETH Zurich, Peter Edwards

Chalmers University of Technology, Greg Morrison

The University of Tokyo, Hiroko Akiyama

Panel Session

11:20 - 12:20

Panel Discussion “Adapting to the ageing society: what does it mean for sustainability?”

Extended life is a new global phenomenon occurring in the same time frame as the push for a carbon-neutral society. By 2050, over a third of the populations of Europe and Japan will be over 65, and the US population aged over 65 will double. At the same time, these societies must make drastic changes in the use of energy and natural resources. The panelists will try to answer the question: what are the implications of the demographic transition for sustainable development?

Moderator:

Hiroko Akiyama

Professor, the University of Tokyo

Panelists:

Inga Malmqvist

Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

Juliana Sutanto

Professor, ETH Zurich

Keisuke Hanaki

Professor, the University of Tokyo

David H. Marks

Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Yoichi Shintani

Hitachi Ltd.

 

12:20 - 14:00

Lunch

Parallel Sessions

14:00 - 17:30

Workshops
Workshop A: Smart Grid and Smart Infrastructure
Workshop B: Sustainability under Rapid Demographic Change
Workshop C: Innovation for sustainable development
Workshop D: Environmental Problems in South Asian Cities

18:00 -

Gala Dinner at TOH-TEN-KOH Chinese Restaurant


19 March

10:00 - 12:00

Reports of workshops
Report from Student Community
Poster Award Ceremony
Announce of next annual meeting
Closing remarks


19 March, Friday

Plenary III: Faculty of Medicine Experimental Research Bldg. 14F, Tetsumon Hall

Plenary III

10:00 - 12:00

Reports of workshops
Report from Student Community
Poster Award Ceremony
Announce of next annual meeting
Closing remarks