International House, Osaka 20th Anniversary Symposium
“International Exchange in the Global Era - For Today’s Multicultural Society”
The number of international visitors and residents is increasing substantially.Today’s society is full of people with different cultures and values living in cooperation with citizen groups such as NPO, NGO and numerous volunteers. This symposium is an opportunity to discuss what is needed to create a more active and bustling Osaka by those citizens.
Date & Time
- Friday, October 19th 2007 13：30 - 17：00
Content
- 【Special Lecture 】
- “The World and Japan in the 21st Century – Deepening International Exchange－”by Makoto Iokibe (President of National Defense Academy of Japan and Emeritus Professor at Kobe University)
- 【Keynote Lecture】
- “For Today’s Multicultural Society” by Keizo Yamawaki (Professor at Meiji University)
- 【Panel Discussion】
- Coordinator:
Taro Tamura (Chief director of Osaka at Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance）
- Panelists:：
- Yukari Enoi（Program Director of Toyonaka Association for International Activities and Communication）
- Kwangmin Kim (Secretary of Korea NGO Center)
- Keiko Nagai (Osaka Nihongo Volunteer Network)
- Shinya Hashizume (Professor of Osaka City University)
- Khanittha Matsuo (Personality of FMCOCOLO）
- Panelists:：
Venue
International House, Osaka "Sakura" ⇒map
Spaces available
400（In order of application）
Admission
Free
Applications
Please send a postcard, fax or e-mail with your postal code, address, your name, age and telephone number.
※Symposium will be held in Japanese.
Inquiries
Planning and Communications Dept.
Osaka International House Foundation
Tel:06-6773-8182 Fax:06-6773-8420
E-mail:
