The International Symposium on One Health by Sustainable Bio-ecosystem
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Dates
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Place
Sept. 5: Building No. 121, B1F, Conference room (KOMATSU Memorial Hall), Waseda Campus; Sept. 6: Okuma Auditorium, Building No. 21, Waseda Campus
The Moonshot Program for agriculture, forestry and fisheries: Construction of circulating production platform by environmental control based on Soil Microbe Atlas (Project Manager: Waseda University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering Professor Haruko Takeyama) will host “The International Symposium on One Health by Sustainable Bio-ecosystem – Understanding and Utilizing Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agricultural Soils” with the purpose of disseminating research results and promoting international cooperation along with the implementation of research into society.
Symposium Overview
Day 1:
Event explanation and registration: https://www.microbe-soil.sci.waseda.ac.jp/en/
Date: September 5, 2024, 1:00p.m. – 6:50p.m. JST (doors open 30 minutes prior)
Format: In person (The event will not be streamed online; Simultaneous interpretation between Japanese and English will be available.)
Venue: Building No. 121, B1F, Conference room (KOMATSU Memorial Hall), Waseda Campus, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Participation fee: Free
Event Structure:
Keynote Lecture: Chief Innovation Office and Co-founder, Pivot Bio, Dr. Karsten Temme
Part 1: Young researcher presentation session sharing the results of 8 different research activities
Part 2: Startup presentation session from 5 different startups related to food and agriculture
Part 3: Free discussion and networking with snacks
Day 2:
Event explanation and registration: https://www.microbe-soil.sci.waseda.ac.jp/en/
Date: September 6, 2024, 9:45a.m. – 5:25p.m. JST
Format: Hybrid
Venue: Okuma Auditorium, Building No. 21, Waseda Campus, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Online Stream: A Zoom link will be sent to those who register for the event
Participation fee: Free
Event Structure:
Morning: Speeches from Japanese and European policy makers and a report on the results of her project for Moonshot’s Goal 5 by Program Manager and event Chair Haruko Takeyama
Afternoon: A technology and business session focusing on the realization of WHO’s agriculture centered approach ONE HEALTH; Presentations by scientists in the research field, global companies, and finance-related parties from the perspective of the implementation of science into society
*You must register separately for each event
