PIANC 125th Anniversary Programs


September 10 (Fri.)

10:00-17:00 RecCom Meeting "Nagoya Harbor Hall"
 

September 11 (Sat.)

10:00-17:00 ExCom Meeting "Nagoya Harbor Hall"


September 12 (Sun.)

10:00-12:00  PIANC 125th Anniversary Ceremony "Westin Nagoya Castle"
• Opening Remarks
• Congratulatory Speeches
• Special Presentation
“Looking back upon PIANC’s 125 years history.”
Mr. Eric Van den Eede (President, PIANC) 
• Closing Remarks
12:00-13:30  Lunch
13:30-17:00  International Seminar 1
Theme: Coastal and Inland Waterborne Transport and Regional Development
Coodinator: Prof. Tatsuhiko Ikeda (Dean, International Graduate School of Social
Sciences, Yokohama National University, Japan)
Presentations:
1) Mr. Ian White (InCom Chair, PIANC)
  2) Ms. Tran Thi Tuyet Mai Anh (Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, Vietnam Maritime Administration, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)
  3) Mr. Ros Sophornna (Director, Department of Waterway, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Kingdom of Cambodia)
  4) Mr. Vanthong Somphavath (Deputy Director General, Department of Waterways, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lao People's Democratic Republic)
  5) Mr. Park Jun Kwon (Director of Port Policy Division, Port Development Policy Bureau, MLTM, Republic of Korea)
  6) Ass. Prof. Yifei Zhao (Deputy Dean, Department of International Shipping, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, People’s Republic of China)
  7) Dr. Yasuhiro Akakura (Director of Port Planning Division, Port and Harbour Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan)
18:00-20:00  Welcome Reception "Westin Nagoya Castle"
  

September 13 (Mon.)

9:30-12:30  International Seminar 2 "Nagoya Harbor Hall"
Theme: Dredging and the Environment
Coodinator: Dr. Yoshiyuki Nakamura (Distinguished Researcher, Port and Research
Institute, Japan)
Presentations:
1) Mr. Harald Köthe (EnviCom Chair, PIANC)
  2) Mr. Geoffroy Caude (MarCom Chair, PIANC)
  3) Prof. Kisaburo Nakata (School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Japan)
  4) Dr. Gil Lim Yoon (Senior Researcher, Coastal Harbor Engineering Lab, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute (KORDI), Republic of Korea)
  5) Mr. Jianfei Zhu (Director of Scientific Research Management Department, Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau, Ministry of Transport, People’s Republic of China)
  6) Ir. Richard Joost Lino (President Director, PT Pelindo II, Republic of Indonesia)
12:30-14:00  Lunch
14:00-18:00  Council Meeting "Nagoya Harbor Hall"
19:00-21:00  Aquarium Dinner "Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium"
 

September 14 (Tue.)


 
9:30 Visit to Nagoya Castle
11:30 On board the ferry "KITAKAMI"
- Nagoya Port Tour
- Traditional Japanese cultural events
14:00 Disembarkation at Nagoya Port
15:00 Visit to Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
16:30 Return to hotels
18:00-20:00 Reception "Tokugawa Art Museum"


September 15 (Wed.)- 16 (Thur.)


Day-long Optional Tour