Science in Japan; Present and Future

Sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and
Organized by its Washington Liaison Office
Cosponsored by
The Department of Energy, The National Science Foundation
The Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. on February 7, 1996

Agenda


8:00am-8:30am Registration (J.W. Powell Room)
8:45am-9:15am Science Policy in Japan and JSPS Activities
Mr. Hitoshi OSAKI; Director General, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
9:15am-10:05am Scientific Collaboration between University and Industry in Mechanical Manufacturing
Prof. Toshio SATA; Vice President, Toyota Technological Institute
Question and Answer 1
10:05am-10:20am Coffee Break
10:20am-11:10am International Collaboration in Astronomy
Prof. Minoru ODA; President, Tokyo University of Information Science
11:10am-12:00pm The Global Reach of Japanese Science
Prof. Leo ESAKI; President, University of Tsukuba
Question and Answer 2
12:00pm-1:30pm Luncheon (New Dining Room)
1:30pm-2:20pm Biophysics in Japan: Past, Present and Future
Prof. Setsuro EBASHI; Professor Emeritus, National Institute for Physiological Science
Question and Answer 3
2:20pm-3:10pm Life Science in Japan Seen from Abroad
Prof. Daniel NATHANS; Interim President, Johns Hopkins University
Question and Answer 4
3:10pm-3:25pm Coffee Break
3:25pm-4:15pm Physics in Japan as I see It
Prof. Leon M. LEDERMAN; Pritzker Professor of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology
Question and Answer 5
4:45pm-5:00pm Closing Round Table Discussion
Moderator: Prof. D. Allan BROMLEY; Sterling Professor of Science, Yale University
Panelists: Mr. Hitoshi OSAKI, Professors Toshio SATA, Minoru ODA, Leo ESAKI, Setsuro EBASHI, Daniel NATHANS, Leon LEDERMAN and Professor James W. CRONIN, University of Chicago
5:30pm-6:00pm Reception; Warne Lounge Ball Room
6:00pm-8:00pm Buffet dinner


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