Program
| Day | AM | PM | EVE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-08 | Sun | Council Registration | ||
| 13-Oct-08 | Mon | Council & Commission Chairs | Council & Commission Chairs | |
| 14-Oct-08 | Tue | Council & Commission Chairs | Council | GA Registration & Welcome Reception |
| 15-Oct-08 | Wed | General Assembly | General Assembly | |
| 16-Oct-08 | Thu | General Assembly | Physics in Japan | Banquet |
| 17-Oct-08 | Fri | Session on climate change & General Assembly | Lab Tours | |
| 18-Oct-08 | Sat | Excursion | ||
The place of the reception on Tuesday Oct. 14th and the banquet on Thursday Oct. 16th will be announced later.
There is no charge for the reception, banquet, lab tour. and excursion on Saturday.
All meetings will be held at NIMS, Sengen site.
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Wednesday, October 15
| 9:00 | Opening and introduction of guests | Astbury |
|---|---|---|
| 9:05 | Official Japanese welcome | President Kishi, |
| 9:10 | Official Japanese welcome | President of Science Council of Japan |
| 9:30 | Adoption of the agenda | Astbury |
| 9:40 | Presidential address | Astbury |
| 10:00 | Financial report | Franz Proposed dues Conference support Increases in members' shares |
| 10:15 | Secretary General's report | Franz IUPAP affairs Member affairs |
| 10:30 | Proposal to increase the size of the commissions | Astbury |
| 10:50 | Coffer break | |
| 11:10 | First presentation of slates for elections and discussion of | Astbury/Franz procedures |
| 11:25 | Statement on the Universality of Science | Exner/Suzor-Weiner |
| 11:45 | Statement of the need for Hands-on Science | Jolly |
| 12:05 | Working Group on Communications report | Elliott |
| 12:25 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | ICNP report | Thomas |
| 14:20 | Working Group on Women in Physics report | Sandow |
| 14:40 | PaNAGIC report | Sinclair |
| 15:00 | Call for renominations for IUPAP Commissions | Astbury |
| 15:40 | Coffee break | |
| 16:00 | Report from ICSU | Elliott |
| 16:20 | Panel discussion of physicists from small countries | TBD |
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Thursday, October 16
| 9:00 | Working Group on International Future Accelerators | Wagner |
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| 9:20 | Report from Auger (Argentina) | Mantsch |
| 9:45 | Report from HESS (Namibia) | Voelk |
| 10:10 | Report from SESAME (Jordan) | Sayers |
| 10:35 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Proposal for a new system of units | Mohr |
| 11:25 | ICUIL report | Mourou |
| 11:45 | Resolutions from Liaison Committees | |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Lectures on Physics in Japan | |
| 17:00 | ||
| 18:00 | Bunquet | |
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Friday, October 17
| 9:00 | Talk on climate change | Prof. Nakajima |
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| 9:30 | Election of commissions and officers | Astbury |
| 10:00 | Votes on all resolutions | Asbury |
| 10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:40 | Reports from C13 and C14 | Suzor-Weiner/Jolly |
| 11:20 | New business | Astbury |
| 11:30 | Introduction of new President Designate | Astbury |
| 11:40 | Some words from new President | Ushioda |
| 11:50 | Final remarks | Asbury |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
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"Lectures on Physics in Japan"
Thursday Oct 16, 14:00
| Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| S. Nagamiya | Director, JPARC Center, KEK and JAEA | Introduction |
| A. Suzuki | Director General, KEK, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization | High Energy Physics in Japan -Present and Future- |
| H. Fukuyama | Professor, Science U. of Tokyo | Highlights of Condensed Matter Science |
| M. Aono | Director-general, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) | Recent topics in materials nanotechnology in Japan |
| Y. Arakawa | Professor, The University of Tokyo | A Quarter-Century of Quantum Dots: From Science to Practical Implementation |
| N. Kaifu | Professor, Open University of Japan | Frontier of Japanese Observational Astronomy |
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"Session on climate change"
Friday morning, Oct 17, 9:00
| Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| T. Nakajima | Director, Center for Climate System Research, The University of Tokyo | Mechanisms of the earth's climate change and the role of human activities |
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GA Registration & Welcome Reception
| Date & Time | Tuesday, 14-Oct. 18:00-20:00 |
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| Place | 1F Multi-Purpose Hall, Tsukuba International Congress Center (EPOCHAL Tsukuba) |
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Banquet
| Date & Time | Thursday, 16-Oct. 18:00-20:00 |
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| Place | Restaurant SANSUI-TEI The transportation will be starting from NIMS to the restaurant and it will take about 10 minutes by bus. We are sorry, they don't have English page. Just for your image... |
Schedule
| 17:45 | Bus start from NIMS to SANSUI-TEI |
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| 18:00 | Banquet Start |
| 20:00 | Banquet End |
| 20:10 | Bus start from SANSUI-TEI to the following three hotels Okura Frontier Hotel Okura Frontier Hotel EPOCHAL JST Ninomiya House |
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