International Symposium on the Environmental Risks of Chemicals
For Children Who Will Play Active Roles in Tomorrow's Society
Outline
- Dates:
- December 14 and 15, 2008
- We inform you that simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese will be provided.
- Venue:
- Tokyo Big Sight
- http://www.bigsight.jp/english/index.html
- Address:
- 3-21-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan Tel:+81-3-5530-1111
Program
Sunday, December 14, 2008 [Venue: The International Conference Room]
13:00-16:30
Opening Remarks
Symposium
Theme: For Children Who Will Play Active Roles in Tomorrow's Society
- Chairman
- Dr. Iwao Uchiyama Kyoto University
Film "For Children Who Will Play Active Roles in Tomorrow's Society – Children's Environmental Health"
- The vulnerability of children
- Worldwide initiatives
- For children's sake
Keynote Speech
- Children and Environment - From the perspective of the general public
- Ms. Rika Yamazaki Homemaker
- Children's environments and health
- Dr. Tsutomu Ogata National Research Institute for Child Health and Development
- The Netherlands: current situation and initiatives - Knowledge gained from research and future issues -
- Dr. Albert Hofman Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
- The U.S: current situation and initiatives - From the enactment of the Children's Health Act to the National Children's Study (NCS)
- Dr. Edward B. Clark University of Utah
- Japanese initiatives - Current situation and issues in children's environmental health
- Dr. Hiroshi Sato Tohoku University
Monday, December 15, 2008 [Venue: Reception Hall A]
Sessions with the Experts 1-3
9:00-12:00
Session 1 Frontier Study of Chemicals/ Environmetal factors affecting Allergies
- Coodinator
- Prof. Hirohisa Saito National Research Institute for Child Health and Development
- Environmental Impact and Influence on Asthma
- Dr. Gary WK Wong Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Allergic skin diseases and environmental factors
- Dr. Ichiro Katayama Osaka University
- The pathogenic mechanisms of allergic inflammatory diseases
- Dr. Yoichiro IwakuraThe University of Tokyo
- Functional Contribution of Dioxin Receptor to Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Diseases
- Dr. Hozumi Motohashi Tohoku University
- Environmental chemicals can modify allergic diseases and reaction
- Dr. Hirohisa Takano National Institute for Environmental Studies
13:00-16:00
Session 2 Epidemiological Studies on Children's Environmental Health: Worldwide Progress
- Coordinators
- Dr. Hiroshi Sato Tohoku University
- Dr. Fujio Kayama Jichi Medical University
- U.S: National Children's Study
- Dr. Edward B. Clark University of Utah
- Norway: Mother and Child Cohort Study
- Dr. Wenche Nystad The Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Denmark: National Birth Cohort
- Dr. Mads MelbyeNational Serum Institute, Denmark
- In-utero determinants of disease: the Generation R Study
- Dr. Albert Hofman Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands
- Mothers and children's environmental health(MOCEH) study of Korea; the experiences and the perspectives
- Dr. Eunhee Ha Ewha Womans University, South Korea
- Action Plan of Japan National Children's Study
- Dr. Toshihiro Kawamoto University of Occupational and Environmental Health
- WHO initiatives: Potential for epidemiological studies in developing countries
- Dr. Jenny Pronczuk World Health Organization
16:15-18:00
Session 3 Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Chemicals: Initiatives and Prospects
- Coordinator
- Prof. Taisen Iguchi National Institutes of Natural Science
- The Development of OECD and US testing methods for endocrine disrupting chemicals and future directions
- Dr. Leslie W. Touart U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- The summary of the examination for EDCs using wildlife by Ministry of the Environment and the future prospect
- Dr. Norihisa Tatarazako National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Recent topics in research on endocrine disrupting effects of chemicals on humans and lab animals
- Prof. Chiharu Tohyama The University of Tokyo
- Risk communication concerning the endocrine disrupting effects of chemicals
- Ms. Yuko Sakita Journalist
* Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese will be provided.
Access
It is 3min walk from Kokusai-Tenjijo-Station (Yurikamome) and 7 min walk from Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (Rinkai Line)
http://www.bigsight.jp/english/general/access/index.html
Registration
Those who wish to participate in the Symposium are kindly requested to register their names and organizations with the Secretariat for International Symposium on the Environmental Risks of Chemicals (c/o Congress Corporation) no later than December 5. Registration is free of charge and accepted on a first come, first served basis. The Secretariat will send you "Certification" in November. Please download the registration form and send facsimile.
Contact Office/Registration
Secretariat for the International Symposium on the Environmental Risks of Chemicals
c/o Congress Corporation
Kosai Kaikan Bldg. 6F, 5-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8481, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5216-6956 Fax: +81-3-5216-3315 E-mail: ed2008@congre.co.jp
Contact Office/Program
Environmental Health and Safety Division, Environmental Health Department, Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3581-3351 Fax: +81-3-3580-3596 E-mail: ehs@env.go.jp