FEEDFORTH 2008 CONFERENCE NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, 30-31 OCTOBER 2008 GSID 8F AUDITORIUM www.feedforth.org information@feedforth.org
This is a final reminder for the Feedforth 2008 conference. Join us as we explore opportunities for interdisciplinary discussion and exchange; meet and greet colleagues from around Japan and the world; and join in heated and stimulating discussion. Participation is FREE. We invite you to drop in any time, to listen, learn and to ask tough questions!
This year we will be welcoming the following invited speakers:
Dr. Bill Totten (Author, newspaper columnist, and Founder and president of KK Ashisuto, Japan's leading independent distributor of packaged computer software for large organizations) Title: "From Monopoly to Symbiosis" Abstract: We are facing impending issues such as energy, environment and economy, and the resolution I propose is to shift from monopoly to symbiosis. I will talk about how we should use the limited resources on earth, and why I am opposed to intellectual property rights.
Dr. Brian J. McVeigh (Psychological and political anthropologist, teaching at the University of Arizona), via Skype Title: "Academic Collaboration: Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future"
Dr. Hiroaki Somiya, (Head of Fish Biology Laboratory at Nagoya University. Proponent of Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation") Title: "From Fish Physiology to Forest Conservation"
Jean Luc Creppy (Senior Manager at Bearing Point Consulting) Title: (to be announced)