symposium

New Earthlings Forum
-Message for a Sustainable Society-

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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 25 undergraduate and graduate students from six ASEAN countries and Japan in this October. 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. This time "DECO School Nagoya Campus -What's Green Job?-" is co-held in the same venue, which is the environmental event to provide participants with opportunities to get interested in and deepen the understanding of the global environment.


Date
December 12, 2009 (Saturday) 13:30 -- 17:00 (doors open at 13:00)
Place
Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
(Map & Access) http://www.tcmit.org/english/seeing/access.html
Seats
300
Admission Fee
Free (booking in advance required)
Deadline for applications
November 30 (Monday)
Presentations by students are conducted in English. Keynote speech and panel discussions are in Japanese. Japanese - English simultaneous interpretation is available.
*Let's get "ECO Point" !
<ECO Points you get at DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action Forum>
・General participants :EXPO Eco momey (5points)
・DENSO associates and their families :DECO Pon only (5points)

Schedule

13:00 Doors open
13:30 Opening speech
13:40 Keynote speech by Mr. Takejiro Sueyoshi, Special Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI)
Theme:"Consider Sustainable Society Development from Eco-friendly Business Trends"
14:30 Break
14:40 Presentations by Participants in DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action
Moderator:Mr. Masanori Shintani, President of Eco-Logic
15:40 Break
15:50 Panel discussion
"The Challenge to Achieve a Sustainable Society"
Coordinator, Shigeyuki Okajima, Chairperson of Board of the Directors, the Japan Environmental Education Forum
panelists:
Mr. Takejiro Sueyoshi, Special Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI)
Dr. Kanetoshi Oda, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nippon Poly-Glu Co., Ltd., Doctor of Engineering
Ms. Keiko Yamamoto, International Cooperation Specialist, JICA
17:00 Closing

*The themes of the speeches may be subject to change.

For more details, please click below.
http://www.denso.co.jp/ja/csr/social/social/event/091091.html

【How to apply】 Booking in advance is required.
Please fill in the application form below.
https://www.denso.co.jp/ja/recruitment/decoschool/index.html

* Seating is limited. The seating is decided by lot in case the applications exceed the number of seats.
* The result of lot will be announced to every applicant.
* You may be able to enter without reservation if there are any seats available due to cancellation etc.


Sponsored by DENSO CORPORATION., 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, Shiga Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture.