Dear Colleagues,

UNU has invited Dr. Repussard, Director General of the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) in France to participate in an international seminar on "Methods of Evaluating the Radioactive Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Accidents". The seminar will take place on the afternoon of Friday 20 December and is being organized by the UNU Fukushima Global Communication Programme.

Please note that this is a closed event, and in order to attend you need to register online here:

http://unu-mc.org/civicrm/event/register?id=154&reset=1

Details

Friday 20 December
14:00 - 17:00
Elizabeth Rose Hall
United Nations University Headquarters (Omotesando,
Tokyo)
http://unu.edu/about/unu-system/centre/hq#location
**Registration required**

Provisional Programme: (English and Japanese)

14:00 Opening Remarks
Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Senior Vice-Rector, UNU

14:10 Keynote Speech
Dr. Jacques Repussard, Director General, IRSN, "Forecasting, estimating, evaluating and communicating the environmental and public health effects of a major nuclear accident: How can Fukushima contribute to the development of international best practice?"

15:00 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr. Hideyuki Mori President, Institute for
Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Panelists:
Dr. Mikazu Yui Deputy Director of Fukushima
Environmental Safety Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
(JAEA)
Dr. Kimio Tanaka Ex- Director of Department of
Radiobiology, Adviser, Institute for Environmental Sciences Mr. Christophe Xerri, Nuclear Counsellor, Embassy of France in Japan Dr. Atsuro Tsutsumi, Research Fellow, UNU International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

16:45 Event Wrap-Up
Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Senior Vice-Rector, UNU

17:00 Closing Remarks

If you have any questions, please email: fgc@unu.edu

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Dr. Christopher Hobson
Assistant Professor
School of Political Science and Economics Waseda University
1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169-8050
Visiting Research Fellow
Fukushima Global Communication Programme United Nations University

Tel: +81-3-3208-0536
Email: hobson@aoni.waseda.jp
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