2003: Science and Society

8th Japanese-German Symposium

jointly organized by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.

May 9–10, 2003
Würzburg, Tagungszentrum Festung Marienberg

Die Vorträge dieses Symposiums sind erschienen als Tagungsband Nr. 5.
 

PROGRAM

May 9, 2003

13:30

Welcoming Remarks
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Uwe Czarnetzki (Chairman, Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.)

 

14:00

Science and Society

Teiichi Sato (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO)

 

14:45

The Role and Prospect of ICT toward the Sustainable Society

Hajime Sasaki (Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation)

 

Presentation Sasaki (1.6 MB)

 

15:30

Coffee Break

 

16:00

Perspectives of Crop Protection Chemistry for Sustainable Agriculture in Japan and Germany

Dr. Anton Kraus (Leader Portfolio Management Insecticides/New Molecules Bayer CropScience)

 

18:30

English and German Guided Tour, Weingut Bürgerspital

afterwards Dinner, Kelterhalle Weingut Bürgerspital

 

Saturday, May 10, 2003

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Uwe Czarnetzki (Chairman, Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.)

09:30

Instruments of Funding German-Japanese Scientific Exchange (partly in German)

Joint Presentation by AvH, DAAD, DFG and JSPS

 

10:00

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and the Moral Status of the Human Embryo

Prof. Dr. Klaus Steigleder (University of Bochum, Institute for Philosophy)

 

10:45

Coffee Break

 

11:15

The Political Implications of Science and Technology

Prof. Dr. Takeshi Sasaki (President, The University of Tokyo)

 

12:00

Lunch

13:30

Annual Assembly, Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.

15:45

Japanese and German Guided tour Siebold-Museum