The Open Symposium scheduled for December 12th will focus on the subject of a Good Work-Life Balance. The Symposium is a natural follow-up to a Cabinet Office project to promote gender equality in Japan. |
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Title
Building the social infrastructure to maintain a good work-life balance: The new visions of scientists and engineers
Date and Time
December 12 (Friday), 2008, 09:30-16:50
Location
Okuma Small Auditorium (Building No.21), Waseda University
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Target Audience
Gender-equality specialists, researchers, scientists, engineers, students, and anyone else interested in the subject of gender equality
Registration Fee
Free
For More Information
WLB Symposium Office
Tel: 03-5966-5784/Fax: 03-5966-5773
Email: wlb2008@stage.ac
Program
≪Opening Address≫
Moderated by Miwako Ozaki, Professor of Waseda University and Director of Society of Japanese Women Scientists (SJWS)
9:30- 9:40 Opening Address by Noriko Oshima, President of SJWS
9:40- 9:50 Address by Satoshi Shimizu, Vice President of Waseda University
9:50-10:00 Address by Kumiko Bando, Director of Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office
≪Lectures≫
Moderated by Takahiro Ono, Professor of Waseda University
10:00-10:40 Special Lecture by Michiko Go, President of Ochanomizu University, member of Council for Science and Technology Policy, and member of Liaison Conference for Promotion of Gender Equality
10:40-11:10 Plenary Lecture 1 by Kumiko Bando, Director of Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office
11:10-11:40 Plenary Lecture 2 by Masako Sasaki, Director (and former President) of SJWS
≪Lectures and Reports≫
Moderated by Hiroyuki Nishide, Professor of Waseda University
13:00-13:30 Plenary Lecture 3 by Shigeo Okaya, Director of Strategic Programs Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, MEXT
13:30-14:00 Plenary Lecture 4 by Kenji Okuma, Executive Director of RIKEN
14:00-14:30 Plenary Lecture 5 by Takano Iwakiri, Toshiba Corporation
14:30-14:45 Report 1 by Masayuki Tanamura, Professor of Waseda University
14:45-15:00 Report 2 by Noriko Shiomitsu, Professor of Ochanomizu University and Special Advisor to the President of Ochanomizu University
15:00-15:10 Break
≪Panel Discussion≫
Moderated by Toru Asahi, Professor of Waseda University
15:10-16:40 How do we support women researchers and young researchers?
Panelists
Haniwa Natori, member of Information Disclosure and Personal Information Protection Review Board, Cabinet Office
Koichi Kitazawa, President of Japan Science and Technology Agency
Kashiko Kodate, Professor of Japan Women’s University
Yoshimi Ishihara, Professor of Tokai University
Yoko Yajima, Senior Researcher of Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co, Ltd
Reiji Ohtaki, Professor of Waseda University
≪Joint Proposal and Closing Remarks≫
16:40-16:50 Noriko Oshima, President of SJWS
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Organizers: The Society of Japanese Women Scientists, Ochanomizu University, Waseda University, Cabinet Office
Co-Hosts: Participants of “The women researcher support model project” supported by special coordination funds for the promotion of science and technology provided by MEXT (Chiba University, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Hiroshima University, Hokkaido University, Japan Women’s University, Kanazawa University, Keio University, Kobe University, Kumamoto University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Mie University, Nara Women’s University, National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Nihon University, Nogoya University, Osaka University, Shimane University, Shizuoka University, Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tsuda College and University of Miyazaki); Japan Association for Women’s Education (tbd); Japan Inter-Society Liaison Association Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Science and Engineering; National Women’s Education Center; The Japan Women Engineers Forum
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