“Approaching Nuclear Abolition from Hiroshima:
Empowering the World to Impact the 2010 NPT Review Conference”
with simultaneous interpretation service
To observe the launch of the Hiroshima Peace Media Center, the Chugoku Shimbun will sponsor an international symposium entitled “Approaching Nuclear Abolition from Hiroshima: Empowering the World to Impact the 2010 NPT Review Conference.” The Hiroshima Peace Institute, commemorating the 10th anniversary of its establishment, will serve as co-sponsor. Timed in advance of the G8 Summit of Lower House Speakers, to be held in Hiroshima on September 2, the symposium will explore measures that government and citizenry can take to promote the abolition of nuclear weapons with an eye on yielding proposals for the upcoming NPT Review Conference in 2010.
Date/Time: August 2, 2008 (Sat.), 1:00~5:00p.m. (The venue will open at 12:30p.m.)
Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima (Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima)
Program:
First Session: Keynote Speeches
Jayantha Dhanapala, President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
Second Session: Presentations from Panelists
Akira Kawasaki, Executive Committee Member of Peace Boat (NGO)
Steven Leeper, Chairman of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
Akira Tashiro, Executive Director of the Hiroshima Peace Media Center, the Chugoku Shimbun
Third Session: Presentations from Citizens, Panel Discussion, and Summary
Moderator
Kazumi Mizumoto, Associate Professor of Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University
Admission: Free
Application: Apply to the Hiroshima Peace Institute by email, post, or fax with your name, address, email address, telephone number, and fax number (along with the same information for others who will accompany you, if any).
Hiroshima Peace Institute:
Otemachi Heiwa Building 9F, 4-1-1, Otemachi, Naka-ku,
Hiroshima 730-0051
EMAIL: office-peace@peace.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp
FAX: 082-544-7573
Participation limit: 500 people on a first-come, first-served basis
Deadline: July 30, 2008 (Wed.) After registration, tickets for admission will be sent to the applicants.
Contact: Hiroshima Peace Institute
TEL: 082-544-7570
Organized by the Chugoku Shimbun and the Hiroshima Peace Institute
Supported by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
