The Eighth International Summer Symposium

Organized by International Activities Committee (JSCE)

The International Symposium provides a platform for overseas students and engineers in Japan to present, discuss and exchange their research interest in English. The overseas students and engineers are sincerely encouraged to participate in this symposium.

1. Date:

29 July, 2006 (Saturday)

2. Venue:

Nagoya University, Administration office of Graduate School of Environmental Studies

            Address: Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

            Website: http://www.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/contact/map.html

3. Registration fee:

An attendant will be charged 2,000 Yen at the registration desk on the event day. All attendants will receive a copy of the symposium proceedings on site. Also, a Get-Acquainted Reception will be provided free of charge for all attendants.

4. Program:    go to Program site  or PDF file download

9:00-                    Registration (1F Lobby)

10:00-10:10              Opening Ceremony  (Chairperson: Dr. Hanbin Ge)

                      Welcome Address

                      Y. Hayashi, Dean, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

                      Opening Address

                      O. Takahashi, Chairman of the International Activities Committee, JSCE

10:15-12:00               Parallel Sessions (1F and 3F)

12:00-13:00              Lunch

13:00-14:45              Parallel Sessions (1F and 3F)

14:50-15:25               Invited Lecture (1F, Room 125, Lecture Hall)

The Professional Way after Graduation

Ma Zhiliang

Professor of Department of Civil Engineering

Tsinghua University, China

15:30-16:10              Keynote Lecture (1F, Room 125, Lecture Hall)

How to Redesign the Cities for the Future Aging Society in Consideration of

Economic Development, Urbanisation and Automobilisation?

Yoshitsugu Hayashi

Professor of Sustainable Transport and Spatial Development

Dean, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

16:15-17:15               Excellent Presentation Award Ceremony & Get-Acquainted Reception Party (1F Lobby)

*General Schedule

5. For more information:

Contact Associate Professor Hanbin GE (ge@civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp) or Mr. Hiroyuki YANAGAWA (yanagawa@jsce.or.jp), or refer to the homepage of JSCE English website (http://www.jsce-int.org/).