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
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"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?
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"Geological Story in East Asia - Networks of Water, Land and Human" Atsushi Matsuoka Niigata University |
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"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.