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August 30, 2013
[SSJ: 8266] Correction--Invitation: GRIPS Student Conference: "Learning from the Past, Looking Towards the Future"
From: Karin Hillen
Date: 2013/08/30
The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to invite you to The 2nd GRIPS STUDENT
CONFERENCE: "Learning from the Past, Looking Towards the Future".
We are delighted to have two keynote speakers, Mr.
Douglas H. Brooks (Assistant Chief Economist ADB) and Dr. Yuqing Xing (Director Capacity Building & Training Department ADBI) and are excited to welcome around 25 graduate student speakers, from GRIPS, Ritsumeikan, Waseda, Sophia, Osaka University and Nanyang Technical University, Singapore. Please find the details below.
Date: September 5 (Thu), 2013
Time: 09:00-18:00
Venue: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Seminar Room A/B/C, 1F
Fee: Free
Language: English Only
For the full list of speakers and schedule, please check the following link.
http://www.grips.ac.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/C
onferenceProgram0830.pdf
Conference overview
09:00 ~ 09:30 Registration
09:30 ~ 10:30 Keynote Speech I by Douglas H. Brooks, Assistant Chief Economist & Director of Development Indicators and Policy Research Division, Asian Development Bank
Title: "Key Indicators 2013, Asia's Economic
Transformation: Where to, How, and How fast?"
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10:50 ~ 12:30 Invited Session
Presentations of high-quality policy papers by students representing different programs at GRIPS (nominated by Program Directors & Faculty).
- Break -
13:30 ~ 14:30 Keynote Speech II by Dr. Yuqing Xing, Director Capacity Building & Training Department ADBI & Professor of Economics at GRIPS
Title: "The iPhone Trade, Global Value Chains and Debates on Global Balances"
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14:50 ~ 16:30 Concurrent Session
Presentations by various student scholars in Japan and abroad on their research in politics and international studies, economics and social & public policy.
16:30 ~ 16:40 Wrap-up Session
16:45 ~ 18:00 Presenting Certificates & Networking Reception
Registration
To register for the conference, please fill out the online registration form (http://bit.ly/1dwEvzX) or send an email with your name, affiliation and title to studentconference[at]grips.ac.jp.
For a Conference Description, Objectives, Topics etc.
please also kindly check our website:
http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/events/20130705-1768/
Regards,
Karin Hillen
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku | Tokyo 106-8677 | Japan Tel
81 (0)3 6439 6048 | Fax 81 (0)3 6439 6070 Email karin[at]grips.ac.jp
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