A Step toward the Future Sustainability

Hokkaido University (HU) will host “Sustainability Weeks 2009”　with the goal of helping to create a sustainable society. This year marks the third year of the event and HU will encourage more young researchers to participate. The assembly of researchers, educators, students，and citizens from home and abroad to share and discuss the latest scientific knowledge will enable us to identify the next steps toward a better future.

お知らせ

Nov.20,09 Presentation slides, conference proceedings are now open to the public. (Link to Hokkaido University collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers “HUSCAP“)

Events and Activities

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  • Academic Field
  • Event Style

1.Symposia , Lectures4.Technological Innovation, Social ChangeAcademic FieldEvent Style 2009 Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC 2009)

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Presentation 
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/39595
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date October 4 - 7 (Sun.-Wed)  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University, Global COE Program;
APSIPA ASC 2009 International Organizing Committee
Co-host Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology; The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Japan; Information Processing Society of Japan; Microsoft Research Asia; The Institute of Engineering, Singapore
Venue Oct.4  Hokkaido University Conference Hall 9：30-17：30
Oct.5  Sapporo Convention Center 9：30-18：00
Oct.6  Sapporo Convention Center 9：00-17：30
Oct.7  Sapporo Convention Center 9：00-12：35
  • Language: English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students

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1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Exhibitions4.Technological Innovation, Social Change5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style The 9th SEGJ Int’l Symposium “Imaging and Interpretation - Science and Technology for Sustainable Development -”

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Date October 11 - 14 (Sun.-Wed.) (Finished)
Organizer The Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan (SEGJ)
Co-host The Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG); European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE); Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS); The Korean Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysicists (KSEG);The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG); Vietnam Association of Geophysicists (VAG); Hokkaido University Faculty of Science  Institute of Seismology and Volcanology
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese / English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students, High School Students, Elementary and junior high school students

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1.Symposia , Lectures3.Education, Communication4.Technological Innovation, Social Change6.Human Rights, Culture, Peace7.Contests9. Poster PresentationAcademic FieldEvent Style Students’ Propositions of the Green New Deal: The 6th Debate Competition, School of Economics and Business Administration

Overview

Presentation
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/39966
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date October 24 (Sat)   10:00-12:20, 12:50-17:00 
November 2 (Mon.)  12:15-14:00                     (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration
Venue Oct.2 Hokkaido University Center for Experimental Research in Social Sciences W409, W406, W407 
Nov.2 Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese (Some English at the Poster Presentation
  • Intended Audience:Researchers, General Public, College Students, High School Students, Elementary Schools, Junior High Schools and High Schools Student

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Education, Communication4.Movie Festival4.Technological Innovation, Social Change5.Food, Water, Health6.Human Rights, Culture, PeaceAcademic FieldEvent Style CLARK THEATER 2009

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Date October 30 - November 3 (Fri. - Tues.) (Finished)
Organizer Hokudai Theater Project Execution Committee 2009
Co-host Hokkaido Regional Environment Office, Ministry of the Environment,
Hokkaido University Sustainable Low-Carbon Society Project
Venue Clark Memorial Student Center
  • Language: Japanese, English, Others
  • Intended Audience: For all

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Events for the General PublicAcademic FieldEvent Style Seminar on Climate Change Policy

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Date November 1 (Sun.)  15:30～17:00   (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido Regional Environment Office, Ministry of the Environment
Co-host Hokkaido University Sustainable Low-carbon Society Project
CLARK THEATER 2009
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: For all

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Education, Communication4.Technological Innovation, Social Change5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style Sustainability Weeks 2009 Opening Symposium ——— International Symposium on Sustainable Development -Recommendations for Tackling the 5 Challenges of Global Sustainability-

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Presentation
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/40088
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date November 2 (Mon.) 9:00 - 18:00  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University
Sponsorship Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology Japan
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language:Japanese, English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, Citizens, Students

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3.Education, Communication8.OthersAcademic FieldEvent Style From Hokkaido University to the World – Entrance to International Career Paths – “SD on Campus”

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Date November 2 (Mon.) 14:30-16:30  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Executive Office on International Affairs
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese/English
  • Intended Audience: Hokkaido University Students

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2.Events for the General Public4.Technological Innovation, Social Change8.OthersAcademic FieldEvent Style 4th Fair Trade Fair Presented by YUI

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Date Fair : November 2 - 14 (Mon.-Sat.) (Finished)
Weekdays : 9:00 - 19:00  Saturday : 10:00 - 16:00 Closed on Sunday
Workshop: November 10  (Finished)
Organizer International  Cooperation  Student Organization YUI
Co-host Hokkaido Univ. Co-op
Venue Fair : Hokkaido Univ. Co-op Building 
Workshop : TBA
  • Language: Japanese / English
  • Intended Audience: General Public, College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures3.Education, Communication5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style Joint Symposium “Urbanization and Health – Towards the World Health Day, 2010 -”

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Date November 3 (Tues.)  13:00-17:00  (Finished)
Organizer Department of Global Health and Epidemiology,
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
Co-host World Health Organization Kobe Center, University of Geneva, De La Salle University 
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese / English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Education, Communication4.Technological Innovation, Social Change5.Conference5.Food, Water, Health6.Human Rights, Culture, Peace8.OthersAcademic FieldEvent Style United Nations University Global Seminar Final Hokkaido Session　Future Leaders for a Sustainable Society

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Date November 3 (Tues.) 10:00 - 17:00  (Finished)
Organizer United Nations University
Co-host Hokkaido University
Cooperating Universities Hokkaido University of Education, Otaru University of Commerce, Hokkai-Gakuen University, Hokusei Gakuen University
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese (English partially possible)
  • Intended Audience: College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Events for the General PublicAcademic FieldEvent Style Open Lecture “The 2nd Int’l Symposium on Sentinel Earth”

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Date November 3 (Tues.)  13:00 - 16:00  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University, Asian Institute of Technology, University of Alaska, University of Palangkaraya, JAXA
Co-host Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Research Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Support Office for Space Science and Engineering,
RESTEC,
Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foundation
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience:Researchers, Citizens, Students

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Exhibitions4.Technological Innovation, Social ChangeAcademic FieldEvent Style Experimental Exhibition: Integrative Science Reveals the Past and Future of Lake Toya and the Usu Volcanic Area

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Date November 4 -13  (Finished)
Organizer The Hokkaido University Museum
Co-host Hokkaido University Integrative Science Consortium
Venue The Hokkaido University Museum
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: General Public, College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures4.Technological Innovation, Social ChangeAcademic FieldEvent Style Int’l Symposium “Toward a Sustainable Low Carbon Society -Green New Deal and Global Change-”

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Presentation
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/39928
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date November 4 (Wed.)    9:30 - 18:00
November 5 (Thu.)     9:30 - 19:00  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Sustainable Low-Carbon Society Project
Co-host Hokkaido University Faculty of Public Policy, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese, English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change3.Education, CommunicationAcademic Field The 2nd Int’l Symposium on Sentinel Earth -Advanced Utilization Studies of Satellite Data and Imagery Data-

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Date November 4 -5 (Wed.-Thu.)  9:30 - 17:00  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University, Asian Institute of Technology, University of Alaska, University of Palangkaraya, JAXA
Co-host Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Support Office for Space Science and Engineering,
RESTEC,
Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foundation
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature ConservationAcademic FieldEvent Style Int’l Symposium on “The Impact of Climate Change on Region Specific Systems”

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Presentation
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/39876
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date November 6 (Fri.) 10:00～17:00  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Global COE Program “Establishment of Center for Integrated Field Environmental Science”
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students

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1.Symposia , Lectures5.Food, Water, Health9. Poster PresentationAcademic FieldEvent Style The 2nd Conference of Japanese Society of Ceramides （JSC）

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Date November 6 (Fri)　9:30 ～18:00 (Finished)
Organizer Japanese Society for Ceramides (JSC)
Co-host Knowledge Cluster Initiative, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Hokkaido University Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Frontier Research Center for Post-genome Science and Technology
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese, English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures3.Education, Communication5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style Int’l Symposium on “Sustainability Science on Seafood and Ocean Ecosystem Conservation”

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Presentation
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/39907
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date November 7 (Sat.)  10:00-17:00  (Finished)
Organizer Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
Co-host Science Council of Japan
Venue Hokkaido University Hakodate Campus Marine Science Research Building 1F (Hakodate City)
  • Language: Japanese/English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students, Highschool Students, General Public,

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style Int’l Symposium on Environmental Conservation of the Sea of Okhotsk: Cooperation between Japan, China and Russia

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Date November 7 (Sat.)   9:15 - 18:00
November 8 (Sun.)  8:30 - 19:00  (Finished)
Organizer
  • Pan-Okhotsk Research Center, ILTS, Hokkaido University
  • Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
  • Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
  • New Energy Resources Research Center, Kitami Institute of Technology
  • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
  • International Science and Technology Center (ISTC)
  • Hokkaido University Initiative for Sustainable Development
Co-hosting
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology Japan
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese, Chinese, Russian
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students, Government

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Education, Communication4.Movie Festival6.Human Rights, Culture, PeaceAcademic FieldEvent Style GAIA SYMPHONY No.5 Screening, and director TATSUMURA’s Commentary

Overview

Date November 7 (Sat.)
[Movie screenings] First screening : 10:00~12:15  Second screening  : 13:00~15:15 Third screening : 17:15 ~19:30
[Director's Commentary] 15:30 ~ 17:00 
[Fellowship Banquet] 20:30~    (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University GAIA Project
Venue Clark Memorial Student Center
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: All

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation2.Events for the General Public3.Education, Communication3.ExhibitionsAcademic FieldEvent Style Experimental Exhibition: Let’s Science!!

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Date November 8 (Sun.) 10:00 - 15:00  (Finished)
Organizer Hokusui Science Assist
Venue Hokkaido University Hakodate Campus
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: College Students, High School Students, Junior High School Students, Elementary School Students, Researchers

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature ConservationAcademic FieldEvent Style ILTS International Symposium “Frontier of Low Temperature Science”

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Date November 9 (Mon.) 10:00 - 17:30
November 10 (Tues.)  9:30 - 18:30  (Finished)
Organizer Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
Venue Auditorium at the Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
  • Language: English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students

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1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Education, Communication4.Technological Innovation, Social ChangeAcademic FieldEvent Style Business-Academia-Government Collaboration Seminar on “Developments of Geo-spatial Information and Future World”

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Presentation
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/40207
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date November 12 (Thu.)  13:00-17:00 （Finished）
Organizer Non-profit Organization “Digital Hokkaido”, Geographical Survey Institute, Hokkaido Regional Survey Department, Hokkaido University Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Graduate School of Letters
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students, General Public

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1.Symposia , Lectures3.Education, Communication4.Technological Innovation, Social Change5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style Int’l Symposium on “Comprehensive University Cooperation for Sustainable Asia between Japan and China”

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Date November 12 (Thu.) 13:00-17:30 (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Center for Sustainability Science
Co-host Ritsumeikan Research Center for Sustainability Science, Hokkaido University SGP
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese, Chinese
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students,

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1.Symposia , Lectures3.Education, Communication6.Human Rights, Culture, PeaceAcademic FieldEvent Style Symposium on “Asia and Africa Development Aid and Hokkaido University”

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Date November 13 (Fri.) 13:00-17:30 (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Center for Sustainability Science
Co-host Hokkaido University SGP
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese / English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures4.Technological Innovation, Social ChangeAcademic FieldEvent Style Symposium on “Toward Sustainable Industry - Academia Collaboration. －Messages from Strategic Approach of Turin (Torino)-”

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Date November 13 (Fri.) 13:00-18:00 (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University (Center for Innovation and Business Promotion, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University Initiative for Sustainable Development);
Politecnico di Torino
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese / English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Events for the General Public3.Education, Communication4.Technological Innovation, Social Change5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style Symposium on “Sharing a Vision of the Future of Japan and Hokkaido after the ‘OIL’ Peak”

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Date November 14 (Sat.) 13:00-17:30 (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Center for Sustainability Science
Co-host The Mottainai Society, Hokkaido University SGP
Venue Clark Memorial Student Center
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students,

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1.Symposia , Lectures2.Events for the General Public4.Technological Innovation, Social Change5.Food, Water, HealthAcademic FieldEvent Style Japan-Korea Open Forum on Future Prospects for a Carbon Neutral Society as Seen from the Stance of Agriculture

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Date November 14 (Sat.) 13:00-16:00 (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Research Faculty of Agriculture
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese/English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students

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1.Climate & Environment Change2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation2.Events for the General Public3.Education, CommunicationAcademic FieldEvent Style Open Forum : Collaboration Between the Public and Universities Toward an Earth-Friendly Society

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Date November 14 (Sat.)  18:00-19:30  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Global COE Program “Establishment of Center for Integrated Field Environmental Science”
Co-host Hokkaido Environment Foundation
Venue Hokkaido Environment Support Center
(Ito-Kato Bldg.4F, N4W4, Chuo-ku, Sapporo)
* Link to website of Hokkaido Environment Support Center
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: General Public, College Students,

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3.Education, Communication6.Human Rights, Culture, Peace6.Workshops8.OthersAcademic FieldEvent Style The Report of the Letter Exchange Program Between Cambodian, Indian and Japanese Teenagers

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Presentation
Data		 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2115/39988
(Link to HUSCAP)
Date November 14-15　(Sat.- Sun.) Display and Sales　10：00～18：00
Briefing Session 13:00～14:50、 Special Workshop15：00～16：30  (Finished) 
Organizer Connecting the world’s Children through Communication
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese
  • Intended Audience: High School Students, College Students, General Public

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1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Education, Communication6.Human Rights, Culture, PeaceAcademic FieldEvent Style Int’l Symposium on “Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resources - A View of Sustainable Use -”

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Date November 15 (Sun.)  10:00-17:00  (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Graduate School of Letters
Co-host Hokkaido University Center for Ainu & Indigenous Studies
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese, English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, General Public, College Students, Government

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1.Symposia , Lectures3.Education, Communication4.Technological Innovation, Social Change6.Human Rights, Culture, PeaceAcademic FieldEvent Style Int’l Symposium on “Sustainable Development of Society and the Mission of Professions”

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Date November 15 (Sun.) 13:00-17:00  (Finished)
Organizer Center for Applied Ethics and Philosophy (CAEP), Hokkaido University Graduate School of Letters
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students,

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1.Climate & Environment Change1.Symposia , Lectures2.Biodiversity, Nature Conservation3.Education, CommunicationAcademic FieldEvent Style Joint Japanese-Finnish Seminar on Northern Environmental Research

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Date November 16　(Mon.) 9:00-17:30
November 17　(Tue.) 9:00-17:30
November 18　(Wed.) 9:00-12:00 (Finished)
Organizer Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
Co-host Hokkaido University Research Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere; University of Helsinki; University of Oulu; Arctic Centre, University of Lapland; The Finnish Institute in Japan
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers, College Students

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1.Symposia , Lectures4.Technological Innovation, Social ChangeAcademic FieldEvent Style CRC Int’l Symposium on “Innovation Driven by Catalysis-past, present, and future” -dedicated to the 20th anniversary of CRC-

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Date December 7-9  (Mon.-Wed.) (Finished)
Organizer Hokkaido University Catalysis Research Center
Co-host Hokkaido University Sustainability Weeks 2009, Global COE
Venue Hokkaido University Conference Hall
  • Language: Japanese/English
  • Intended Audience: Researchers

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