Departments
Int'l Cooperation
Research
4th BK21
Sixth HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates
1. Objective
HOPE Meetings are held for excellent graduate students and young researchers specially selected from countries around the Asia-Pacific region. These meetings give an oppertunity for the participants to engage in interdisciplinary discussions with Nobel laureates and other distinguished scientists pioneering the frontiers of knowledge. They also give the participants, who lodge together over the course of the event, a chance to meet friends and form collegial networks with peers from the regions. The title "HOPE Meeting" signifies the promise held for the future roles of young researchers and optimism for creating a bright S&T future within the global community.
2. Date and Venue
Date : March 11-15, 2014 (Registration : March 10)
Venue : Tokyo area
3. Organizer
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
4. Subject Field
Physics, Cemistry, Physiology/Medicine and Related Fields.
5. Web Site
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-hope/index.html
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fifth-hope-meeting-with-nobel-laureates
6. Organizing Committee of the HOPE MEetings
Chair :
Dr. Makoto KOBAYASHI
2008 Nobel Laureate in Physics
Director, Research Center for Science Systems, JSPS
Honorary Professor Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Members :
Dr. Youichi MURAKAMI. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Dr. Kenji OHMORI, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)
Dr. Masanori MURAKAMI, Ritsumeikan University
Dr. Fumio HANAOKA, Gakushuin University
Dr. Keiko NATSUAKI, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Dr. Yousuke TAKAHAMA, The University of Tokushima
7. Participants
About 100 doctoral students and young researchers from the following countries/areas :
Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea(R.O.K.), Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Tailand, Vietnam, Kenya
8. Contact
Office of the HOPE Meetings
Research Cooperation Division
International Program Department, JSPS
e-mail : hope-meetings@jsps.go.jp
Tel : +81-3-3263-2414
Fax : +81-3-3234-3700