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November 12 (Wednesday)


S-01 | Recovery and Rehabilitation in Fukushima (Reports from Fukushima)

At this session a report on the workshop to be conducted at the preconference in Fukushima on November 9 and 10 will be presented. About 90 to 100 people including six global (overseas) facilitators, three local facilitators, and three coordinators from the IAUD Joint Project Study Committee will be in attendance. On the first day, the group will travel to various areas in Fukushima by bus to conduct on-site investigations, and issues identified as a result of these investigations will be discussed and consolidated during the open workshop on the second day. This will lead to project proposals or policy proposals for the recovery and renewal of Fukushima Prefecture and Tohoku area, which sustained significant damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake.



S-02 | Towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

At the end of last year it was reported that overseas tourists visiting Japan reached exceeded 10 million, and at the start of 2014 Prime Minister Abe announced his intentions to double that number to 20 million in the six years to 2020. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in sight, this session will consider through the presentations of speakers and the exchange of opinions of attendants what kind of improvements and proposals are desirable from the viewpoint of universal design to transform the city of Tokyo into a living environment where tourists, people with disabilities and the aged can live in comfort and with a sense of security.



S-03 | From Edo to Tokyo and the Future 1 —Tokyo, a city where culture and science merge

Already with a population of over one million people at the beginning of the 18th century, Edo (previous name of Tokyo) was a model society that had maintained peace over a long period of 250 years and had achieved a high level of recycling and environmental conservation unmatched by any Western country of the same period. At the foundation of conduct and manners at the time was what was known as Edo shigusa, a spirit of mutual help based on compassion, hospitality, and an appreciation of the kindness of others. These values also form the bedrock of universal design in Japan. From a comparative cultural approach, this session will consider the charm of metropolis Tokyo where the traditional culture of Edo festivals, Kabuki, and sumo come together and blend with forefront technologies symbolized by earthquake resistant high-rise buildings and safe, accurate Shinkansen express trains.



S-04 | From Edo to Tokyo and the Future 2 —Creation of a sustainable symbiotic society

How should we draw the future city visions of Tokyo as represented by urban development initiative in the new Tokyo Waterfront Subcenter, and the visions of town development in disaster recovery areas as well as in future disaster areas? Furthermore, what kind of difficulties and problems exist in realizing such a vision? These will be discussed during presentations of lecturers and the exchange of opinions by attendants.



*The Session 5 has been cancelled and substituted by Oral Session because the panelists from Tokyo Fire Department and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force cannot be participated owing to the disaster relief for ONTAKESAN eruption and the Japan-US joint exercise.



LS-01 | Luncheon Seminar: Panasonic Corporation



November 13 (Thursday)


S-06 | Think Globally and Act locally 1 —Global Reports

At this session, representatives will present reports on the latest status of universal design, inclusive design, and design for all in both Europe and in the United States and will touch upon areas such as examples that may serve as a reference for the further expansion and development of UD in Japan. The session will also consider whether the smooth transfer of UD technology to BRICKS, emerging countries, and developing countries is feasible and the possibility of holding UD international conferences in countries other than Japan.



S-07 | Think Globally and Act Locally 2 —Reports on The 48 Hour Marathon for Universal Design

The 48-Hour Marathon for Universal Design is viewed by participants (corporations) as one of the most established events sponsored by IAUD, and it is no exaggeration to say that this approach to proposing new designs within a limited period of 48 hours is attaining perfection through more than 10 years of practice and experience. During this event, people with disabilities join teams as users and partners to engage in field research aimed at discovering new “awarenesses” in aspects of universal design that tend to get overlooked under normal circumstances. This year the 48-Hour Marathon for Universal Design will be conducted in September ahead of the IAUD international conference. Rather than concluding this event with the reporting of results (output), users and participating workshop designers will engage in a discussion session where they will share ideas on the direction of future design from various viewpoints including clothing, food, living, mobility and work.



S-08 | Proposal for “Tokyo 2020+” —Reports on Tokyo Workshop

From November 12 to 13, PJs and WGs of the IAUD Research & Development Division will lead workshops where members will consider conditions in the world in 2020 and further into the future. In these workshops, they will identify problems and will come up with concrete approaches to tackling these based on results of fieldwork through co-creation that incorporates various viewpoints in design considerations. At this session, the individual PJs and WGs will also present overviews of their results.



S-09 | Closing Session: Glocalized Development for Universal Design —Recovery and Rehabilitation in Fukushima / Towards Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games—

Following a summary of the main conference on the theme “Glocalized Development for UD – Towards Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the preconference on the subtheme “Universal Design for Recovery and Renewal,” attendants will engage in discussion with representatives of UD organizations in Japan and overseas, who are IAUD Councilors on various matters such as which conference results should be particularly emphasized, which points were newly identified, and which points should be further discussed in the future. It is hoped that this discussion will result in important proposals for people everywhere in the world and for future generations.



As of November 3, 2014
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