OIST-APU Joint Symposium "FUTURE WATCH: Governing the Speed of Change"

What is your future in the next 30 years? What kind of technologies will revolutionize our society – information technology, medicine, space travel, bio-technology? Can society keep up with the changes?  Who will make the political decisions?

In this program, students of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) will discuss their views and ideas about the future of the world.

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2016 14:00 – 16:30

Venue: OIST Auditorium

Panelists: Five students each from APU and OIST

Commentators:

• Ryugo Hayano, Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
• Shigesato Itoi: Copy Writer, Essayist, Editor-in-chief “Hobi Nikkan Itoi Shimbun”

Language: With simultaneous English and Japanese interpretation

Inquiries: OIST Community Relations Section 098-966-2389
community-relations@oist.jp

Reservations: Reservations start Feb 1 at 10am at http://www.oist.jp/reserve.