"Science in Japan" Forum

-Cosmos and Earth-

Biographical Notes and Abstract 

9:00am-09:30am	Registration
	~Morning Seccion~
	Moderator: Dr. Richard Krause, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Health
9:30am-10:20am	Progress of Black Hole Astronomy Prof. Hajime Inoue Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences(ISAS)
10:20am-10:50am	Coffee Break
10:50am-11:40am	Birth of Neutrino Astrophysics Dr. Masatoshi Koshiba (2002 Nobel Prize Laureate for Physics) Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
11:40am-12:30pm	The Rise of X-ray Astronomy Dr. Reccardo Giacconi (2002 Nobel Prize Laureate for Physics) Associated Universities, Inc.
12:30pm-1:30pm	Luncheon at Old and New-Dining Room, Cosmos Club
	~Afternoon Seccion~
	Moderator: Dr. Keisuke Taira, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
1:30pm-2:20pm	Recent Progress in Physical Oceanography in Japan -Enso, Decedal Variability, the Kuroshio and Argo- Prof. Kimio Hanawa, Department of Geophysics, Tohoku University
2:20pm-3:10pm	Recent Development of Climate Models by using the Earth Simulator Prof. Akimasa Sumi Center for Climate System Research, University of Tokyo
3:10pm-3:40pm	Coffee Break
3:40pm-4:30pm	Volcanoes and People: Hawaii and Japan Dr. Richard S. Fiske National Museum of Natural History, Smithonian Institution
5:30 pm-6:00 pm	Cocktail at Westin Embassy Row
6:00 pm-8:00 pm	Dinner at Westin Embassy Row