International conference

The 4th RCSS International Conference

The Fusion between Policy Science and Information and Communication Technology

Sponsored by
The Society of Socionetwork Strategies
Research Center of Socionetwork Strategies (RCSS), Kansai University
Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE),University of California, Berkeley

Supported by
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. / Springer Japan KK.

Updated：22nd,Aug,2006

　
Location:
Marunouchi, Tokyo
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Multimedia laboratory, RCSS, Senriyama Campus, Kansai University, Osaka
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Date:
1st, Sep, 2006

Tokyo conference room has no available seat.

For more information, contact:
sec01@rcss.kansai-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81-6-6368-1177

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	Specialist Workshop
9:30 - 10:00	Registration for Specialist Workshop (English only)
10:00 - 10:05	Opening Address Co-chair Yasuharu Ukai*(Professor, Director of Socionetwork Strategies, Kansai University)
10:05 - 10:50	Report 1 (30min.) Empirical Analysis of Internet Service Provider and Its Policy Implication Hiroyuki Ebara* (Associate Professor, Kansai University) Discussant (15min.) Hans-Werner Gottinger
10:55 - 11:40	Report 2 (30min.) Data Mining for Management and MUSASHI Katsutoshi Yada* (Associate Professor, Kansai University) Discussant (15min.) Satochi Sekiguchi (Director of Grid Technology Research Center,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology )
11:45 - 12:30	Report 3 (30min.) A Study on Japanese Public Pension System Using Multi Agent Simulation Noriyuki Tanida* (Professor, Kansai University) Discussant (15min.) Stephen S. Cohen (Professor, University of California, Berkeley)
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 - 13:50	Registration for Global Intellectuals Meeting (with Japanese-English simultaneous translation)
13:50 - 14:00	Opening Address Sadao Nagaoka (Professor, Director of Institute of Innovation Research,Hitotsubashi University)
14:00 - 14:40	Keynote Speech 1 Scientific Impact of Grid Computing Ian Foster (Professor, The University of Chicago)
14:45 - 15:25	Keynote Speech 2 Creating Value in A Digital Era: The Next Chapter in the Information Technology Revolution John Zysman (Professor, University of California, Berkeley)
15:30 - 16:10	Keynote Speech 3 Does Computer Help Democracy? Yasuharu Ukai* (Professor, Director of Socionetwork Strategies,Kansai University)
16:10 - 16:20	Break
16:20 - 18:00	Panel Discussion New Computer Networks and Policy Studies Chairpersons: Akihiko Shinozaki* (Professor, Kyushu University ), Satoshi Matsuoka(Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology) Panelist 1: Ian Foster (Professor, The University of Chicago) Panelist 2: John Zysman (Professor, University of California, Berkeley) Panelist 3: Yasuharu Ukai* (Professor, Director of Socionetwork Strategies,Kansai University) Panelist 4: Toshihiko Hayashi** (Professor Emeritus, Osaka University,Professor, University of the Air)
18:05 - 18:10	Closing Address Co-chair: Satoshi Matsuoka**(Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
18:20 - 19:50	The Reception for the World Congress of the Society of Socionetwork Strategies Opening Address for the Reception Teiichi Kawata (President, Kansai University) Coordinator: Hiromi Reynolds (Research Secretary, Socionetwork Strategies,Kansai University)
* RCSS Research Staff, ** PG Lab Research Staff and Associate Member