UTokyo Future Society Initiative (UTokyo FSI)

FSI Symposium Series

The Future Society Initiative Symposium Series lists symposiums, workshops and lectures in regard to the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals and The Future Society Initiative's activities, with the aim of promoting effective publicity and connecting to future activity.

See this page on the UTokyo Portal for information on how to list your symposium as an FSI Symposium (Internal access only).

 

FY 2023

World Environment Day “The Lives, Deaths and Afterlives of Plastic: Global Perspectives”

   
Date June 5, 2023
Venue Zoom Webinar
Overview  Plastic is essential for so many of the things we value in today's world. But excessive and unplanned use of plastic worsens the conditions driving climate change and threatens the land, the seas, and the lives of animals and humans. Speakers on this panel will highlight issues including the chemical challenges plastic poses for the environment; the lives of waste-pickers who minimize the harm caused by discarded plastic; the science and economics confronting small-scale, local reuse of plastic; government mechanisms to coordinate the containment of plastic; and the dangers to animals and humans of micro-plastics in diverse forms.

Symposium Poster 

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Registration Registration Form
Contact Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo
tokyo.college.event[at]tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Screening and Roundtable Discussion of the Documentary Film “Cyber Everything” : What are the human conditions in cyberspace?

   
Date May 10, 2023
Venue SHIBUYA QWS SCRAMBLE HALL
Overview  “Cyber Everything,” a 2022 film by Shimon Dotan (NYU professor and award-winning filmmaker), defines "cyber" as "the unseen organizing principle at the core of the modern human condition, and it has reconfigured power structures and human interaction around the world.” The roundtable discussion will consider the human conditions in cyberspace with the following speakers.
The speakers are director Shimon Dotan, Markus Gabriel (one of the lead actors), Katsuhiko Hibino, President of Tokyo University of the Arts, and Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo, with Takahiro Nakajima serving as moderator. Netaya Anbar will also present comments.

Symposium Poster (Japanese Language Only)
Registration Registration Form (Japanese Language Only)
Contact External Relations Promotion Group, The University of Tokyo
shakairenkeika.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Tokyo College Lecture: Cancer research - Inspiration from the Nobel Prizes

   
Date April 22, 2023
Venue Sanjo Conference Hall (Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo)
Overview  During the last 122 years, almost 1000 Nobel Prizes have been awarded in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The Nobel Laureates and their great achievements are a tremendous source of inspiration, including for cancer research aiming at understanding why and how we get cancer, and how it can be treated, which is the theme of the presentation.

Symposium Poster 
Registration Registration Form
Contact Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo
tokyo.college.event[at]tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Considering the Path toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Japan

   
Date April 19, 2023
Venue TOKYO MIDTOWN YAESU CONFERENCE Main Conference Room (4F) and Zoom Webiner
Overview  With global warming steadily progressing, countries around the world, including Japan, have been moving toward the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. However, the current measures alone will not achieve the goal, and there are calls for further strengthening of countermeasures. This symposium will look at the current situation and challenges from the perspectives of policy, technology development, and finance, and will provide an opportunity to consider what is needed to achieve carbon neutrality in Japan.

Symposium Poster (Japanese Language Only) 
Registration Registration Form (Japanese Language Only) 
Contact External Relations Promotion Group, The University of Tokyo
shakairenkeika.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
 
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