Program
RACC16 October 5, 2024 (Saturday) 11:30-18:35 Japan Standard Time (UTC +9)
* the previous day
11:30 (Melbourne 12:30, Taipei 10:30, Paris 4:30, Cairo 5:30, London 3:30, US East 22:30*, US West 19:30*)
Welcome Remarks
RACC16 ChairFalk, Jim
Professorial Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne; Emeritus Professor, School for Humanities and Social Inquiry, The University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Jim Falk is an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne, a Senior Fellow in Melbourne Climate Futures, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Wollongong. He is also Chair of the Regional Action on Climate Change International Advisory Committee (RACC-IAC) associated with the STS Forum. His research has focussed on science and technology in their social contexts with particular emphasis on issues associated with globalisation, climate change, technological change, nuclear technology and militarisation, and information technology in society. His most recent research focuses on issues associated with climate change, geoengineering, and the history and social and policy implications of concepts of time.
Komiyama, Hiroshi
Chairman, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum); Chairman, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Japan
Hiroshi Komiyama, a prominent academic, scientist and engineer and leading authority in global sustainability, became Chairman of the Institute of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. in April 2009, after completing four-year presidency as the 28th President at the University of Tokyo. He obtained a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Tokyo. In 2010, he founded the 'Platinum Society Network' to achieve a sustainable society that solves environmental, aging, educational and economic issues. In 2017, he received the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award (Knowledge Award) for his plan for solving social issues to create a better future for humanity, and acting as a driving force behind the effort to realize this vision, which he calls "Platinum Society". He was elected as the Chairman of the STS forum in March 2021.
11:40 (Melbourne 12:40, Taipei 10:40, Paris 4:40, Cairo 5:40, London 3:40, US East 22:40*, US West 19:40*)
13:15 (Melbourne 14:15, Taipei 12:15, Paris 6:15, Cairo 7:15, London 5:15, US East 0:15, US West 21:15*)
14:25 (Melbourne 15:25, Taipei 13:25, Paris 7:25, Cairo 8:25, London 6:25, US East 1:25, US West 22:25*)
15:35 (Melbourne 16:35, Taipei 14:35, Paris 8:35, Cairo 9:35, London 7:35, US East 2:35, US West 23:35*)
16:45 (Melbourne 17:45, Taipei 15:45, Paris 9:45, Cairo 10:45, London 8:45, US East 3:45, US West 0:45)
17:55 (Melbourne 18:55, Taipei 16:55, Paris 10:55, Cairo 11:55, London 9:55, US East 4:55, US West 1:55)
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Getting to STS forum (NPO) Secretariat
By Tokyo Metro (Subway)
From Akasaka-Mitsuke Station on Marunouchi Line /Ginza Line
Take Exit 11 (1 minute on foot)
Take Exit 10 (3 minutes on foot)From Nagatacho Station on Hanzomon Line/Yurakucho Line/Namboku Line
Take Exit 8 (5 minutes on foot)
Commentators