July 27 (Wed) - 28 (Thu) 2016 Venue: Toki Messe (Niigata Convention Center)
◆Program
Jul 27 (Wed) | 14:00 - 17:00 East Asian Network Workshop 18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Party |
Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture |
13:30 - 16:30 Geopark Activity w/ Jumbo Dice Game | ||
Jul 28 (Thu) | 9:30 - 12:30 Keynote Speeches, Example Reports 14:00 - 15:00 Panel Discussion, Closing Ceremony 15:30 - Depart for Excursion |
Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture |
9:30 - 14:00 Geopark Activity w/ Jumbo Dice Game | ||
Jul 29 (Fri) | Excursions Course 1 Sado Geopark Course 2 Naeba-Sanroku Geopark Course 3 Itoigawa Geopark |
Course 1 Sado City, Niigata Pref. Course 2 Tsunan Town, Niigata Pref. Sakae Village, Nagano Pref. Course 3 Itoigawa City, Niigata Pref. |
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◆Keynote Speakers & Speeches
"UNESCO Global Geoparks: Celebrating Earth Heritage, Sustaining Local
Communities" Patrick James McKeever Chief of Section, Sciences and Geohazard Risk Reduction |
Dr. McKeever has been an integral figure in Global Geoparks since their inception. How can Geopark Activities help build regional societies now that Global Geoparks are an official UNESCO Programme?
"Geological Story in East Asia - Networks of Water, Land and Human" Atsushi Matsuoka Niigata University |
"Geological Sightseeings in Southern Russian Far East" Eugenia V. Bugdaeva Institute of Biology and Soil Science |
Close to Niigata and yet relatively little known, learn about the nature and culture of the Southern Russian Far East. As a researcher in the Soile Sciences, Dr. Bugdaeva will present the Russian Far East's geological tourism resources from the perspective of the earth.