| Time |
Lecturer |
Topic and Career History |
1st March
(Thu.)
19:00
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19:15
at Welcome Reception |
Kazuhiko Atsumi |
Lecturer "Alternative medicine and Creative Life: Youth is a Gift and Age is an Art"
Profile
Emeritus Professor at the Tokyo University, President of the Japanese Association for Alternative Complementary and Traditional Medicine
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2nd March
(Fri.)
10:15
-
11:00
|
Kim Peek &
Francis Peek |
Internet special lecture "Family Love and Care-Fit"
Kim Peek's Autistic Savant Syndrome. The environment surrounding him and collaborative learning from the family that brought up that talent. The path to normalization not depending only on predetermined education.
Profile
The model for the movie "Rainman."He has an extraordinary memory; memorized about 9000 books and can read 1 page in about 8-10 seconds, and afterwards can quote it verbatim.As a Autistic Savant case representative, NASA is doing research on his brain (Planned for internet-broadcasted lecture)
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2nd March
(Fri.)
11:15
-
12:00
|
Alexander Kalache |
Keynote lecture "Global training on old age care"
Problem of aging society meeting the whole world and the issue of solving that problem.
Profile
The Chief of Aging Life Course (ALC) in the World Health Organization (WHO). Top of his class in London Health Tropical T Medical (LSHTM) Aging Epidemic.
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2nd March
(Fri.)
12:00
-
12:20
|
Johnson F.K. Chou |
Lecturer "A new tendency of retail industry in Taiwan"
Lectures about the business project advancing in Taiwan from Gerontological viewpoint.
Profile
Lecturer at Chinese Center of Production Power, Software Association Expertise Commissioner and Member of Business Terms Editorial Committee,
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3rd March
(Sat.)
10:00
-
10:25
|
Yutaka Takamine
NPO Barrier Free Network
NPO No-bunko
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Lecturer "Promoting Barrier-Free Sightseeing in Okinawa"
Professor of law and literature at Ryukyu University, Chairman of Committee for Investigation of Barrier-Free Sightseeing Promotion in Okinawa, lectures about the barrier-free project of Okinawa's sightseeing.
"Announcement of the Foundation of Barrier-Free Tour Center"
"In an effort to establish a sightseeing resort that is amusing and sweet for everyone", Barrier-Free Sightseeing Promotion Project has been hosted by Okinawa Prefectural Department of Commerce and Industry. Two NPOs - Barrier-Free Network and Nobunko - that took part in the project has come to set up "Barrier-Free Center" to assist in creating enjoyable environment for everyone.
Barrier-Free Network will run the Barrier-Free Center while Nobunko will take charge in use of care-fitters with the help of Okinawa Prefecture and other collaborators in order to develop the project that anyone could enjoy Okinawa. The goal is "Sweet Okinawa; Good trip, Good life".
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3rd March
(Sat.)
10:25
-
10:50
|
Kazuhiko Taira |
Lecturer "Various Factors of Okinawa's Longevity"
Introduces from Medical viewpoint the cause why Okinawa is called the island of longevity, and extends the message to the audience from all over the world.
Profile
Professor of law, literature and sightseeing at Ryukyu University. Representative for the University's Longevity Science Research Project. Has written "From Okinawa -Secret of Refreshing Longevity"(Gakuensha, cowritten), "Okinawa's diseases and their features"(Kyushu University Press, cowritten), "Way to Lifelong Health? Suggestion from Okinawa, Prefecture of Longevity"(Okinawa District University Broadcast Session) etc.
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3rd March
(Sat.)
10:50
-
11:30
|
Iwao Matsuda |
Lecturer "IT Policy and Gerontology"
As IT Minister, development of scientific techniques seen from policy and the future view, and the role of gerontology.
Profile
Scientific techniques policy, Food Safety, IT Minister of the Third Reorganized Koizumi Cabinet. Former Nippon Care-fit Service Association Honorary Advisor
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3rd March (Sat.)
11:30
-
12:10
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Giorgio Albertini |
Lecturer "Youth is a gift Age is an art Message from Country of Leonardo da Vinci"
Profile
He is Director of the Child, Adult and Aging Developmental Center in Rome at casa di Cura San Raffaele. He is a pediatric neurologist with specialization in I/DD.
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