Start: December 7, 2013 1:00 pmEnd: December 7, 2013 5:00 pm
Cost: FreeOrganizer: Hiroshima Peace
Institute
Updated: November 17, 2013 Venue: Hiroshima International Conference
Center
Phone: 082-242-7777Address:
1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku,Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken, 730-0811, Japan
International Symposium on December 7, 2013: 13:00-17:00
The Hiroshima Peace Institute will hold an international symposium under
the theme “Transmitting the Experiences of Hiroshima & Nagasaki to Future
Generations” co-hosted by the Chugoku Shimbun and the Research Center for
Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University.
Presentations in English and Japanese: Simultaneous interpretation
equipment is available at the venue.
Venue: Himawari room, B2, Hiroshima International Conference Center (Next
to the Hiroshima Memorial Museum in Peace Park).
The Symposium is free of charge and seating is offered on a first-come,
first-serve basis. The auditorium seats 450 people and the doors will open
at 12:30 p.m.
*Keynote Speaker*: Atsuko Hayakawa
(Professor, Tsuda College).
*Panelists:* Yves Kamuronsi (Deputy Director, Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Rwanda),
Takeshi Nakatani (Licensed Guide, Memorial and Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau (Poland), Sophearum Chey, Vice Chief, Tuol Sleng Museum (Cambodia).
*Presenters*: Kenji Shiga (Director, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum),
Akira Tashiro (Executive Director, Hiroshima Peace Media Center, The Chugoku Shimbun),
Keiko Nakamura (Associate Professor, Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University),
Kazumi Mizumoto (Vice-President / Professor, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City
University).
*Moderators: *Robert Jacobs (Associate Professor, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University), Hitoshi Nagai (Associate Professor, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University)
For enquiries, please contact Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City
University by email.
E-mail: office-peace@peace.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp
Websites:
– Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University
– The Chugoku Shimbun
– The Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University
Contact:
Robert Jacobs
Hiroshima Peace Institute
Hiroshima City University
jacobs@peace.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp