Press Release
March 18, 2015
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Global Symposium on Scientific Breakthroughs
Registration of Participants
On March 26, JSPS will begin registering participants of the Global Symposium on
Scientific Breakthroughs to be held on May 26, 2015.
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science will host this “Global Symposium on
Scientific Breakthroughs,” held as a side event of the 4th Annual Meeting of the Global
Research Council (GRC) in Tokyo this May.
This symposium will address policy issues such as approaches to supporting the kind of
basic research that leads to scientific breakthroughs and measures to advance global
research networking through presentations and panel discussions by representatives of
world-leading research funding agencies, a Nobel laureate and policymakers in Science
and Technology.
General Information
1． Title
Global Symposium on Scientific Breakthroughs
2． Date & Time
May 26 (Tue), 2015 9:30-15:00
3． Venue
Hotel Okura Tokyo South W ing, B2F, Ascot Hall Ⅱ
4． Organizer
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS )
5． Co-sponsors
Ministry of Education, Culture, S ports, Science and Technology (M EXT)
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST )
6． Language: English with simultaneous Japanese interpretation
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Program (draft)
Morning: Opening Remark s, Keynote Speech es
Afternoon: Panel Discussion
For more inf ormation, please visit our website ( http://grc2015tokyo.jp/indexE.html).
Main Speakers/Panelists
Keynote Speeches
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Dr. Rush Holt , CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Prof. Paul Boyle, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester (Former
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President, Science Europe)
Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi, H. C. Brown Distinguished Professor, Purdue University (2010
Nobel laureate in Chemistry)
Dr. Erling Norrby, Permanent Secretary, Royal Swedish Academy of Science
Dr. Rush Holt
Prof. Paul Boyle
Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi
Dr. Erling Norrby
Panelists (Moderator: JSPS President Dr. Yuichiro Anzai )
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Dr. France Córdova, Director, National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Prof. Peter Strohschneider, President, German Research Foundation (DFG)
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Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, President, European Research Council (ERC)
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Dr. Michiharu Nakamura, President, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
etc.
D r. Yu i c h i r o A n z a i
(Moderator)
Dr. France Córdova
Prof. Peter
Prof. Jean-Pierre
Dr. Michiharu
Strohschneider
Bourguignon
Nakamura
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Registration
Capacity: 400 people max.
General participants
Please register using the symposium’s website (http://grc2015tokyo.jp/indexE.html)
(Open from March 26 (Thu), first-come-first-served basis). A confirmation notice will be
sent to you by return mail. Please print it out and be sure to bring it with you to the
symposium as proof of registration.
Members of the press
Please read the attached “Press Guidelines” and submit your application form to the
below Congress Secretariat by 17:00, May 22 (Fri). If you wish to interview a speaker or
panelist, please contact the Congress Secretariat in advance.
Participants
All interested people are welcome to attend . Admission is free of charge.
Contact
Symposium Secretariat
Mr. Hisashi Kato, Director, International Program Department, JSPS
Mr. Kiyoshi Saito, Deputy Director, International Program Department, JSPS
Mr. Hiroshi Ando, Head, International Policy Planning Division, International Program
Department, JSPS
TEL: 03-3263-1883／FAX：03-3234-3700
E-mail: [email protected]
Congress Secretariat
Japan Convention Services
TEL: 03-3502-6872／FAX: 03-3508-1696
E-mail: [email protected]
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