Symposium
New Earthlings Forum
-Message for a Sustainable Society-
The "DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action: New Earthlings Project" is an international work study and training program begun with the intention of fostering youths who posses a high level of awareness regarding our coexistence with the environment and who are actively working to create a sustainable society. As an initial program, the environmental studies program was held for Thai and Japanese undergraduate and graduate students this summer 2008. Please join us for the students' presentation on what they have accomplished and panel discussion with the environmental experts in creating a sustainable society together.
Audience Welcome!
- Date
- October 25, 2008 (Saturday) 13:30 -- 17:30 (doors open at 13:00)
- Place
- 5th floor of the Midland Square Bldg. "Midland Hall"
- Deadline for applications
- October 10 (Friday)
Admission free (booking in advance required)
*Let's get "ECO Point" !
"ECO Point" is a system that you get the point(s) when you take environmentally friendly action, then you can exchange it with ecological products or donate.
＜ECO Points you get at DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action Forum＞
・General participants ：EXPO Eco momey （5points）
http://www.eem.jp
・DENSO associates and their families ：DECO Pon only （5points）
http://www.denso.co.jp/ja/csr/social/social/decopon/index.html
Schedule
| 13:00 | Doors open |
|---|---|
| 13:30 | Opening speech |
| 13:40 | Keynote speech by Manabu Akaike, president of Universal Design Intelligence, Inc. "What We Ought To Do for a Sustainable Society" |
| 14:40 | Break |
| 14:50 | Presentations by students Presentations of results of study programs and action plans by students who participated in the environmental studies program (Japanese interpretation provided for presentations by Thai students). Moderator, Takako Takano |
| 15:50 | Break |
| 16:00 | Panel discussion "The Challenge of Becoming a Sustainable Society" Coordinator, Shigeyuki Okajima, President of the Japan Environmental Education Forum |
| 17:30 | Closing (after the coordinator's closing speech, students also join in the closing) |
*The themes of the speeches may be subject to change.
Midland Square
4-7-1 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-city
*Parking available on Underground Levels
- JR Nagoya Station (5 minute walk)
- Nagoya Subway Station (1 minute walk)
- Meitetsu Nagoya Station - Kintetsu Nagoya Station (2 minute walk)
- 28 minutes from Chubu International Airport (Centrair) by Meitetsu Line
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Sponsored by Denso Corp., in cooperation with the Japan Environmental Education Forum, and with support from the Ministry of the Environment, United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP), and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies.
