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UNU Global Seminar 2000 - 2nd Okinawa Session

Gender and Public Policy in the New Millennium: Local and Global Dimensions
18 to 21 December 2000, Okinawa, Japan

Programme

18 Dec. (Mon.)
12:30 - 13:00 Registration
13:00 Opening Ceremony
13:05 - 13:15 Opening Address
Mr. Keiichi Inamine, Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
13:15 - 13:25 Opening Address
Prof. J.A. van Ginkel, Rector, The United Nations University
13:30 - 14:20 Keynote Lecture I
Prof. Christine Chinkin, London School of Economics and Political Science
(14:10 - 14:20) Questions & Answers
14:30 - 15:20 Keynote Lecture II
Ms. Akiko Yamanaka, former Member of the House of Representatives
(14:10 - 14:20) Questions & Answers
15:30 Leave Naha (Tiruru) by Bus (Orientation)
17:00 - 19:00 Visit the venue of the G8 Okinawa Summit (Bankoku Shinryokan)
19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Reception (The Busena Terrace Beach Resort)
21:00 Check-in (NAGO Youth Center)
19 Dec. (Tue.)
07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast
09:00 - 10:45 Session I - "Gender and Public Policy in Japan"
Lecture 1 - Prof. Ruri Ito, Ochanomizu University
(10:00 - 10:45) Questions & Answers
11:00 - 12:45 Session II - "Gender and Men's Studies"
Lecture 2 - Prof. Kimio Ito, Osaka University
Lecture 3 - Mr. Haruki Murase, Essayist
(12:00 - 12:45) Questions & Answers
13:00 - 13:45 Lunch
14:00 - 16:30 Group Discussion
16:45 - 17:45 Guidance for Employment in International Organizations
Ms. Mitsuko Ito, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
18:00 - 18:45 Dinner
19:00 - 21:00 Recreation
20 Dec. (Wed.)
07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast
09:00 - 10:45 Session III - "Gender and Public Policy in Ryukyu History"
Lecture 4 - Ms. Michiko Ohshiro, Lecturer, Meio University
Lecture 5 - Ms. Eiko Asato, Freelance Writer
(10:00 - 10:45) Questions & Answers
11:00 - 12:45 Session IV - "Gender and the United Nations"
Lecture 6 - Ms. Angela E. King, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
(12:00 - 12:45) Questions & Answers
13:00 - 13:45 Lunch
14:00 - 17:45 Group Discussion
18:00 - 18:45 Dinner
19:00 - 21:00 Group Discussion (Preparations for Plenary Presentations)
21 Dec. (Thu.)
07:30 - 08:30 Breakfast
09:00 - 11:15 Group Presentations
Plenary Discussion
11:30 - 12:00 Closing Ceremony (Closing Remarks, Awarding of Certificates)
12:00 - 13:30 Farewell Lunch

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