We are happy to announce that the 3rd TAOYAKA International Symposium will be held at Hotel Hiroshima Garden Palace on Saturday, 19 December, 2015. The theme of the symposium will be “Sustainable Development Goals and Peace: Clearance of long-term damages of the past war and conflict in Cambodia and Lao PDR”. We will invite Prof. Kenneth R. Rutherford, Director of the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, James Madison University, who is widely recognized as a global leader in international efforts to combat the effects of landmines and unexploded ordnance and is dedicating efforts to rehabilitating post-conflict societies. We’ll also invite practitioners from governmental organizations in Cambodia and Laos and Japanese organizations that are making endless efforts for clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war by applying advanced technologies. All those interested are invited to attend.

Sustainable Development Goals and Peace: Clearance of long-term damages of the past war and conflict in Cambodia and Lao PDR

Time & Date: 13:00-18:30, Saturday, 19 December 2015

Venue: Hotel Hiroshima Garden Palace

1-15-21 Hikarimachi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, 732-0052



Program:

13:00-13:05 Opening Remarks

13:05-13:10 Guest Speech

13:10-14:10 Keynote Speech

“Achievements and challenges for relief measures for victims of landmines and unexploded ordnance in the world”

Speaker: Kenneth R. Rutherford, Professor, Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, James Madison University

14:10-14:25 Break

14:25-16:45 Reports from related institutions

14:25-15:05 Reports from Laos (Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Program (UXO Lao))

15:05-15:45 Reports from Cambodia (Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC))

15:45-16:25 Support from Japan (JICA, Japan Mine Action Service)

16:25-16:45 Inputs and updates from Afghanistan (Graduate School of International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University)

16:45-17:00 Break

17:00-18:25 Panel Discussion

Theme: Sustainable Development Goals and Peace: Clearance of long-term damages of the past war and conflict in Cambodia and Lao PDR

18:25-18:30 Closing Remarks



Registration: Contact us for registration with your name, affiliation and contact information by 11 December, 2015

Seating capacity: 100 person (for free)

Simultaneous interpretation provided (Japanese/English)

Email: taoyaka*hiroshima-u.ac.jp (replace*with@)