Citizen Archives on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Date & Time: June 17, 6:30 PM, Doors open 6:15 PM
Location: Meiji University, Liberty Tower, 11th Floor, Room 1113 (capacity 100+)
Map: http://www.meiji.ac.jp/koho/campus_guide/suruga/access.html
Language: Japanese

Keynote speech: “Citizens Make, Preserve, and Share Records”

Koichi Takagi, Professor of Rikkyo University

Presentations:

n “Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Information Archive” Yukiko Miki, Chairperson, Information Access Clearinghouse Japan
n "Citizens Radiation Measurement Data Site: 'Everyone’s Data Site'”
Hidetake Ishimaru, secretary general, “Everyone’s Data Site”
n “Interactive Map on Radioactive Substances in Food” Yasushi Noguchi, Assistant Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University

The event is sponsored by 情報公開クリリングハウス (Information Access Clearinghouse Japan), an NGO devoted to promoting open government. Further details on the event are available here:

http://clearinghouse.main.jp/wp/?p=1007

The sponsor requests payment of ¥ 1,000 to defray costs, including materials.

Contact: Lawrence Repeta, repeta55@meiji.ac.jp