The 2nd Keio International Executive Program (KIEP)

September 20 - 22, 1996, KEIO-SFC and Kamakura, Japan

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Sponsored by:
Keio University, Japan

Objectives

In spirit of these traditions, Keio University has inaugurated KIEP in January, 1996. The objectives of KIEP are to encourage selected people in politics, business, science and technology, journalism and various academic circles to come together, to exchange frank opinions and views on diverse issues of significance, and thus to establish new paradigms at this time of historic transition. KIEP aims at establishing an interdisciplinary, trans-national and cross-societal forum which gives guidelines to the world as well as Japan for the coming 21st century.

The proceedings of the Conference are expected to be published in print and other media forms.

The 2nd Conference of KIEP 

Theme:     Digital Media and Highly-Integrated Informational Society

Date:      September 20 - 22, 1996

Place:     Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa Campus

           (approx.120 minutes from Tokyo) and

           Kamakura Prince Hotel (approx.90 minutes from Tokyo)

Objectives:

As we encounter the Internet's explosive growth, information media are becoming more digitized everyday. The role of computers and networks is becoming more essential for improving human life and social infrastructures. In this program, we will explore what this digital information media evolution means for humanity, society, and culture in the 21st century.

In particular, we will discuss the following: 1) Media Evolution and Cyber Society; 2) Media Evolution and Information Technology; and 3) Media Evolution and the Role of Higher Educational Institutions.

Expected Guest Speakers include:

Hide Aiso, Professor, Keio Univ.
Tomonori Aoyama, Vice President, NTT
David BenDaniel Professor, Cornell Univ.
Tim Bray, Principal, Textuality Services
Daniel Eldridge, Vice President, DigiCash
Dave Farber, Professor, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Andy Hopper, Professor, Univ. of Cambridge
Ted Nelson, Associate Professor, Keio Univ.
Hideh Takahashi, Asia/Pacific Vice President, NCR
Yasuhiko Torii, President, Keio Univ.

Technical Program:

September 20, 1996 Session S1:
  • Social Impacts of Media Evolution
    at KEIO-SFC
September 21, 1996 Session S2:
  • Visions on Media Society in the 21st century
    at Kamakura Prince Hotel
Session S3:
  • Network Society and Business Community
    at Kamakura Prince Hotel
Session S4:
  • Legal Issues in Media Society
    at Kamakura Prince Hotel
Session S5:
  • Frontier of Digital Media Technology
    at Kamakura Prince Hotel
September 22, 1996 Session S6:
  • Roles of Higher Educational Institutions after Media Evolution -- Universities of the World in the 21st Century
    at Kamakura Prince Hotel
Wrap-up Session:
  • Open Discussions
    at Kamakura Prince Hotel

Members of Program Committee:

Program Director:
Hideyuki Tokuda, Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information

Coordinators:
Mitsuyo Hanada, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Tomoyuki Kojima, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Jun Murai, Associate professor, Faculty of Environmental Information
Nobuo Saito, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Environmental Information
Yoshiyasu Takefuji, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information
Heizou Takenaka, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Michio Umegaki, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Kimio Uno, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Policy Management

How to apply:

If you would like to participate the program, please send e-mail to Mr. KATSUAKI KOSEKI, katz@mita1.cc.mita.keio.ac.jp. or Prof. Hide Tokuda, hxt@sfc.keio.ac.jp.
hxt@sfc.keio.ac.jp
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