Transport and Mobility – Challenges for the Future

13.–15. September 2010 in Tokyo

Invitation Press Conference at 12:00 on Monday Sept. 13, 2010

Purpose

On the occasion of the initiative “150 Jahre Freundschaft Japan-Deutschland” commemorating 150 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and Germany, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the German JSPS Alumni Association will hold a symposium on “Transport and Mobility – Challenges for the Future” in September 13-15 in Tokyo, Japan.

In 1861, Japan and Prussia have signed in Edo (Tokyo) a Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. The summit “150 Years Friendship Japan-Germany” has agreed to further develop these bilateral relations and to conduct commemorative events. This symposium is the beginning of these commemorative events in Japan. It will introduce to research in both countries, enhance the mutual understanding and aims to promote academic exchanges and joint research in Japan and Germany.

Committee

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (President of JSPS German Alumni Association and Professor at Meiji University, Japan)
Takayuki Kato (International Research Cooperation Division II, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS))
Prof. Dr. Masao Sakauchi (General Director of National Institute of Informatics (NII))
Prof. Dr. Noboru Sonehara (Director)
Prof. Dr. Isao Echizen (Associate Professor)
Dr. Sven Wohlgemuth (DAAD Postdoctoral Scholar)

Date and Venue

Date: September 13-15, 2010
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, International Building, 3-1, Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0052

Visit of National Institute of Informatics (NII)
Date: September 14, 2010 (16:00-19:30)
Venue: National Institute of Informatics, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430

PROGRAM (80 KB)

September 12th
	Arrival and check-in: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (NYC), 3-1 Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0052, Tel. +81-3-3469-2525
September 13th
10:00	!! Only for members of the German JSPS Club !! Excursion to Miraikan Tokyo (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)
13:30	Registration
14:00	Opening remarks Prof. Motoyuki Ono (President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)) Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (Chairman, JSPS German Alumni Association) Peter Rondorf (Minister German Embassy, Tokyo) Takahumi Goda (Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Director-General of Science and Technology Policy Bureau)
TOPIC: Transportation
General Chair: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (Meiji University)
14:20	Session 1: Overview of Transportation in Germany and Japan Chairs: Dr. Kay Nottmeyer (Robert Bosch GmbH) and Dr. Masao Sakauchi (Deputy Director General,National Institute of Informatics (NII))
	Land Use Pattern and Transportation in a Post Carbon Society Dr. Stefan Klug (Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI)) Presenation Klug (1.0 MB) Energy Efficient Urban Rail Transport to Hot-spot Tokyo Prof. Dr. Wilfried Wunderlich (Tokai University) Presentation Wunderlich Part 1 (3.6 MB) Presentation Wunderlich Part 2 (3.4 MB) Intelligent Transport Systems for Sustainable Mobility Hajime Amano (President and CEO, ITS Japan)
15:20	Discussion moderation by session chairs
15:40	Coffee Break
16:00	Session 2: Transportation Technology in Germany and Japan Chairs: Dr. Andreas Schaper (University of Marburg) and Dr. Masao Sakauchi (Deputy Director General, National Institute of Informatics (NII)) E-mobility: new chances for sustainable urban transport Dr. Weert Canzler (Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)) Four Dimensional Virtual City and ITS Prof. Dr. Katsushi Ikeuchi (University of Tokyo, ITS Japan)
16:40	Discussion moderation by session chairs
17:00	Introduction to JSPS Takayuki Kato (Head, Research Cooperation Division II, JSPS)
17:20	Introduction to German JSPS-Club Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (Chairman, German JSPS-Club)
17:40	Reception hosted by JSPS
September 14th TOPIC: Knowledge Sharing for Solving Worldwide Social Problems
General Chair: Prof. Dr. Noboru Sonehara (National Institute for Informatics (NII))
10:00	Registration
10:20	Session 3: Overview of Knowledge Sharing in Germany and Japan Chair: Prof. Dr. Andreas Schlachetzki (Technical University Braunschweig) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Isao Echizen (National Institute for Informatics (NII)) Changing Security Concepts for Increasing Mobility Prof. Dr. Günter Müller (University of Freiburg) New Energy Vehicles & ICT: An Entrance to the Future Smart Communication World Dr. Fumihiko Tomita (Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC))
11:30	Discussion moderation by session chairs
11:20	Session 4: Knowledge Sharing Technology in Germany and Japan Chair: Dr. Sven Wohlgemuth (National Institute for Informatics (NII)) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Isao Echizen (National Institute for Informatics (NII))
	The Internet of Transport & Logistics Rodney Strata (Head of Business Strategy, SAP Research Center CEC Brisbane) Trends on In-Train Internet Access Services and Technologies Toshihiro Manabe (NTT Access Network Research Lab)
12:00	Discussion moderation by session chairs Taking Photo
12:20	Closing Remarks Dr. Masao Sakauchi (Deputy Director General, National Institute of Informatics (NII))
12:30	Individual Lunch
15:00	Individual Transfer to National Institute of Informatics (NII) 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430
16:00	Introduction to NII Prof. Dr. Noboru Sonehara Web Cultural Heritage, Video Indexing, Federated Associative Search, Media Security, Privacy in Business Processes etc.
17:30	NII – Joint Research Meeting for German JSPS Alumni, JSPS researchers and host institutions of German researchers in Japan, NII Greetings: Dr. Masao Sakauchi (Deputy Director General, National Institute of Informatics (NII))
19:30	Reception hosted by NII
September 15th
	!! Only for members of the German JSPS-Club !! Excursions to: Railway Museum (鉄道博物館, Tetsudō Hakubutsukan) Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (江戸東京たてもの園, Edo Tōkyō Tatemono En)
	Dinner hosted by German JSPS-Club (only by personal invitation)