The 177th Symposium on Sustainable Humanosphere
The 177th Symposium on Sustainable Humanosphere
March 20–23, 2011
Uji Obaku Plaza, Kyoto University,
Uji, Kyoto, JAPAN
Supporting Organizations: Agency for Cultural Affairs, COST Action IE0601 “Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage”, Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, The Society for Conservation of Cultural Heritage in East Asia, The Japanese Association for Conservation of Architectural Monuments, The Japan Wood Research Society, Japan Wood Preserving Association, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.
Contact addresses for WCSK2011
http://www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/WCS/Kyoto2011/
E-mail: wcsk2011@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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WCS Kyoto2011 covers all kinds of topics related to Wood Culture and Science such as:
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
| March 20, 2011 | Registration | Reception | |
| March 21, 2011 | Poster Presentations |
Plenary Presentations (Open for public) | Dinner |
| March 22, 2011 | Oral Presentations | Banquet | |
| March 23, 2011 | Excursion —Technical Tour | ||
I am very pleased to invite you to the Wood Culture and Science Kyoto 2011 (WCS Kyoto2011) held in Kyoto from March 20 to 23, 2011.
Wood has always played a major role in Japanese culture and is used in more than 90 % of buildings listed as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The ancient capitals Kyoto and Nara have many traditional wooden buildings, some of which are listed as World Cultural Heritages of the UNESCO.
The Conference Committee would be delighted to host all of you who will contact us: those who will contribute very interesting and valuable proposals of presentations and those who wish to be the audience of registration.
Professor Shuichi KAWAI
Chairperson of the Conference Committee, WCS Kyoto2011
Authors are kindly invited to submit an abstract related to the topics of the conference by November 30, 2010. Abstract should include title, author(s) name, affiliation(s) and main text (100–300 words). The type of the presentation, oral or poster, is also requested to be informed when you send an abstract. A paper submission is also required. Please note also that deadline for papers is December 31, 2010. The paper format is available here (Paper_format_for_WCSK2011-2.doc).
The Uji Campus of Kyoto University is located at the southern outskirts of Kyoto city. Please visit the following web site.
http://www.uji.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
Registration has started on October 13, 2010 only via website. Registration fees cover reception, banquet, and excursion.
The application page: https://amarys-jtb.jp/WCSKyoto2011/
| Before 31/12/2010 | After 31/12/2010 | |
| Regular | 30,000 yen | 35,000 yen |
| Students | 10,000 yen | |
| Accompanying persons | 10,000 yen | |
If 10 or more scientists (only Regular registration) from a same organization are planning to join the conference, please contact WCS Kyoto 2011 Desk by the e-mail westec_op5@west.jtb.jp.
We offer the scholarship for young scientists to join the conference. If you are 40 years old or under it at March 20, 2011, you are allowed to apply to the scholarship via website when register. The applicants must present a paper at the conference. The scholarship will be awarded to the winners at the registration desk.
Accommodation booking has also started on October 2010 via website together with conference registration.
We will visit the World Heritage sites at the center of Nara, which is the ancient capital city of Japan and has the history of more than 1300 years. Registration for excursion has also started on October 2010 via website together with conference registration.
Tour A: Kofuku-ji temple, the entire Todai-ji temple area and Kasuga-taisha shrine
Tour B: Kofuku-ji temple, Todai-ji temple Daibutsu-den and the Nara national museum
Chairperson: Shuichi KAWAI (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)
Secretary General: Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)
E-mail: wcsk2011@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Current information is available on our web site:
http://www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/WCS/Kyoto2011/
The post conference tours to Nara are to be scheduled on 23rd March as a social program of WCS2011. You may find information about these two tours on our website and if you are interested; please select one and register with the conference.
NARA is the ancient capital of Japan. It celebrates the 1300th anniversary of its founding at 2010. Being located 40 km south of Kyoto, a lot of historical buildings, artifact and cultures have been preserved and many of them are registered as national treasures. We will visit the World Heritage sites at the center of Nara city such as Kofuku-ji temple, Todai-ji temple and Kasuga-taisha shrine. There you may find many fabulous timber constructions and wooden statues with different styles.
Both tours will start at Kyoto station, followed by visiting Kofukuji-temple to see many impressive Buddhist statues exhibited in the museum. The tours will also visit a reconstruction site of huge timber hall and demonstration of traditional timber processing by master carpenters. After having lunch at Kofukuji-temple, both tours will move to Todaiji-temple to visit the largest timber structure in Japan (Daibutsu-den), we will walk through unique gate (Nandai-mon) with two big wooden statues of guardian gods (Niou-zo) displayed. After this, the tours will be separated by different routes, tour A and tour B.
The tour A involves hanging around the entire Todaij-temple area to observe many different styles of traditional timber structures. Afterward we will visit Kasuga-taisha shrine via dense Japanese cedar grove, looking on a performance of dedication dance to the forest based on Japanese religion. Tour A involves longer distance of walk.
Tour B will visit the Nara national museum after Daibutsu-den. The Nara national museum exhibits numerous collections of outstanding artworks associated with the Buddhism and the splendidly historical and cultural backgrounds of Nara area since 7th century.
Fee for transportation, lunch, tickets are included in your conference registration fee.
For more information about these tourist spots, please visit:
http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara_e/dd_aspx_menuid-1.htm
Top | Go back to English/Japanese top page of RISH.
I am very pleased to invite you to the Wood Culture and Science Kyoto 2011 (WCS Kyoto2011) held in Kyoto from March 20 to 23, 2011.
Wood has always played a major role in Japanese culture and is used in more than 90 % of buildings listed as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The ancient capitals Kyoto and Nara have many traditional wooden buildings, some of which are listed as World Cultural Heritages of the UNESCO.
The Conference Committee would be delighted to host all of you who will contact us: those who will contribute very interesting and valuable proposals of presentations and those who wish to be the audience of registration.
Professor Shuichi KAWAI
Chairperson of the Conference Committee
WCS Kyoto2011
WCS Kyoto2011 covers all kinds of topics related to Wood Culture and Science such as:
Official language is English.
The Uji Campus of Kyoto University is located at the southern outskirts of Kyoto city. Please visit the following web site.
http://www.uji.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/index.html
The second circular will give more detailed information such as registration and programme for the conference and for accommodation.
If you wish to receive the second circular, please contact to the Secretary General (Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA) by the e-mail: wcsk2011@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Shuichi KAWAI
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
Kyoto University
Uji, 611-0011, JAPAN
Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
Kyoto University
Uji, 611-0011, JAPAN
March 20, 2011: Registration & Reception
March 21, 2011: Keynote Lectures & Poster Presentations
March 22, 2011: Oral Presentations & Banquet
March 23, 2011: Excursion — Technical Tour
Secretary General: Tsuyoshi YOSHIMURA
E-mail: wcsk2011@rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Current information is available on our web site:
http://www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/WCS/Kyoto2011/
