JSPS Washington Office will hold a meeting to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. This event is co-organized by the US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association. Honored friends of WO will in-place and virtually speak about their memories over the decades. Please join us as this is going to be a vibrant and fun event that you can follow along online and enjoy.
Date: Friday, September 3, 2021 ( 10:00am EDT – 4:00pm EDT )
Venue: Capital Hilton for a limited number of local people and Virtual for all others
(a URL for broadcasting will be sent to registrants on the previous day of the event.)
Tentative Agenda (More details will be published here.):
EDT | PDT | JST | Agenda |
10:00am | 7:00am | 11:00pm | Opening Remarks |
10:10am | 7:10am | 11:10pm | Lecture “Research in Kamioka – Neutrinos and Gravitational Waves -” by Dr. Takaaki Kajita, The University of Tokyo |
10:55am | 7:55am | 11:55pm | Commentaries Part I: Video Addresses by JSPS President, Friends from Japan, US and Canada including Alumni Association members |
11:25am | 8:25am | 0:25am | US and Canada JSPS Alumni Association Session by Board of Directors and Committee Members |
12:10 | 9:10am | 1:10am | Break |
1:10pm | 10:10am | 2:10am | History Session by Former Directors and a Friend |
2:00pm | 11:00am | 3:00am | Commentaries Part II : Live Addresses by Friends from Partner Organizations and Universities including Alumni Association members |
2:50pm | 11:50am | 3:50am | Break |
3:05pm | 0:05pm | 4:05am | Lecture “Thirty years with JSPS: Highlights and Observations” by Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland at College Park |
3:50pm | 0:50pm | 4:50am | Closing Remarks |
4:00pm | 1:00pm | 5:00am | End |
Please register below and we will send the instructions to join the virtual meeting.