First RCE Thematic Conference: Towards Achieving the Sdgs 5-7 December 2017 Okayama, Japan
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First RCE Thematic Conference: Towards Achieving the SDGs 5-7 December 2017 Okayama, Japan Welcome to Okayama! RCE Okayama, City of Okayama, Okayama University and UNU-IAS are pleased to welcome you to the “First RCE Thematic Conference: Towards Achieving the SDGs” held in Okayama, Japan from 5-7 December 2017! Please find below for the logistical information of the conference including schedule, venue, accommodation, transportation and other relevant details. Since this document covers information which you will need before and during the conference, please take time to read through carefully before your departure and keep it with you until the end of the conference. Dates and Venue 4 December 2017: Registration (15:00-17:30) Venue: Atrium of Okayama Convention Center (2F) Address: 14-1 Ekimotomachi, Kitaku, Okayama 700-0024, Japan Meet with UNU-IAS staff at lobby of Mitsui Garden Hotel at 15:30 if you wish to go to the registration venue in a group. Welcome Reception (18:00-20:00) Venue: BANQUET GRANJYOUR (21F, CRED Okayama Bldg.) Address: 1-8-45 Nakasange, Kitaku Okayama 700-0824, Japan Meet at Outdoor Plaza of Okayama Convention Centre (1F) at 17:20. The buses will take you to the reception venue. For your return travel form the reception venue, buses from the reception venue to Okayama Convention Center will be arranged. 5 December 2017: Registration (8:00-8:40) for those who did not register on 4 December Venue: Foyer of Okayama Convention Center (3F) First RCE Thematic Conference: Towards Achieving the SDGs (8:40-17:30) Venue: Okayama Convention Center (3F) - Opening and Plenary I: Convention Hall West - Lunch: Convention Hall East - Parallel Sessions I Biodiversity: Convention Hall West Climate Change: Room 301 Sustainable Consumption and Production: Room 302 1 20171128_01E 6 December 2017: First RCE Thematic Conference: Towards Achieving the SDGs (9:00-17:30) Venue: Okayama Convention Center (3F) - Plenary II: Convention Hall West - Workshop Sessions I, II Biodiversity: Convention Hall West Climate Change: Room 301 Sustainable Consumption and Production: Room 302 - Lunch: Convention Hall East - Plenary III: Convention Hall West Farewell Dinner (18:30-21:00) Venue: The Mielparque Okayama Hotel Address: 1-13, Kuwadacho Kita-ku, Okayama 700-0984, Japan Meet at Foyer of Okayama Convention Center (3F) at 18:00. We will walk together to the venue, and it takes about 15 minutes. 7 December 2017: Field Trip (9:00-18:00) RCE Okayama is arranging two excursion courses on 7 December. This is free of charge and participants who are interested in attending need to register for a course beforehand. Kindly be informed that participants can only choose attend to either Course (1) or (2). (1) Okayama city, ESD activities in local community. Will visit: - Kojima drained land - Fujita elementary school, junior high school, and Koyo High School, a member of RCE Okayama - Dowa Holdings Power plant runs on biodiesel - Lunch at Okayama Korakuen Garden - Takashima KOMINKAN - Miyashita Japanese Sake Brewery (2) Maniwa city, Biomass tour The tour consisting of technological, consumption and educational aspects will provide you precious opportunities to focus on these issues facing modern society today. You will become increasingly aware of environmental issues and various ways to consume energy in every single aspect of modern everyday life. Will visit: - Kuse KOMINKAN / Lunch - Meiken Manufacturing to inspect the manufacturing process of fuel tablets and pellets - Biomass power generating plant using wood - Timber market - Hiruzen highland Winery Reference: http://biomass-tour-maniwa.jp/english/ Tour buses for both courses will depart from Okayama Convention center 1F at 8:30AM. The time for gathering and detail arrangements for excursions will be announced at the conference venue. 2 20171128_01E Main Venue Okayama Convention Center Address: 14-1 Ekimotomachi, Kitaku Okayama 700-0024, Japan Phone: +81(0)86-214-1000 Website: http://www.mamakari.net/en/ FREE WiFi is available. Choose SSID: mamakari (no password required) Lunch 5, 6 and 7 December: Provided by organizers for all participants (Vegetarian or Halal food will be prepared) Dinner 4 December: Reception dinner hosted by Okayama University 5 December: Not Provided 6 December: Farewell dinner hosted by RCE Okayama 7 December: Nor Provided (Vegetarian or Halal food will be prepared at all meals) Poster Presentation A Poster presentation is a graphic presentation of an author’s research on (1) Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, (2) Climate Change or (3) Sustainable Consumption and Production (Food Systems). Place: Poster presentation board will be located in the foyer on the 3rd floor of Okayama Convention center. http://www.mamakari.net/en/facility/ Poster mounting and removal time: Presenters can mount posters from 5 December 8:00 AM Posters must be removed by 5:30 PM on 6 December. Display materials not removed will be discarded. General Information for poster presentation: Please bring your poster material to the reception desk at foyer on 5 December morning. There will be 32 poster boards for RCE members, on a first-come-first-served basis. The poster material size may not be larger than “A0 size” (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm / 33.11 inch x 46.81 inch). The poster board will be 195cm (6.4 feet) high by 120cm (4 feet) wide, mounted on stands. Thumbtacks will be available on-site for mounting the displays. No electrical outlet, table, or chair will be provided for poster presentation due to limited space availability. A0 size Poster board 120cm 84.1cm 118.9cm (4 ft) (33.11inch) (46.81inch) 84.1cm (33.11inch) 118.9cm 195cm (46.81inch) (6.4 ft) 3 20171128_01E Accommodation Below is the list of hotels close to the conference venue. Access to No Hotel Name Address Phone Convention Center 5-1 Ekimoto-Machi, +81-86-898-1111 2 min. walk 1 ANA Crowne Plaza Okayama Kita-Ku , Okayama City Toyoko Inn Okayamaeki- 22-10 Ekimotomachi, +81-86-251-1045 3 min. walk 2 Nishiguchihiroba Kita-ku, Okayama City Daiwa Roynet Hotel Okayama- 1. 1-1-1,Ekimae-cho +81-86-803-0055 8 min. walk 3 Ekimae Kita-ku, Okayama City 1-7 Ekimotomachi Kita- +81-86-235-1131 9 min. walk 4 Mitsui Garden Hotel Okayama ku, Okayama City Toyoko Inn Okayama-eki Higashi- 1-7-3, Ekimae-cho Kita- +81-86-224-1045 10 min. walk 5 guchi ku Okayama City 1. 3-6-201 Honmachi +81-86-231-9111 12 min. walk 6 Okayama Washington Hotel Plaza Kita-ku, Okayama City 1. 5-1 Heiwa-cho Kita- +81-86-221-7111 13 min. walk 7 Okayama Koraku Hotel ku, Okayama City 4 20171128_01E Transportation To Okayama Limousine bus About 3 hours and 40 mins Local transportation cost (One-Way trip) -Route1-4: Okayama Airport (OKJ) to Okayama station: 7USD -Route5: Haneda International Airport (HND) to Okayama station: 160USD (by air) -Route6: From Narita International Airport (NRT) to Okayama station: 180USD (by train), 200USD (by air) -Route7: From Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Okayama station: 41USD (by limousine bus), 72USD (by train) -Route8: From Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Okayama station: 120USD (by train) 5 20171128_01E https://okayama-kanko.net/access.php From Osaka Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Okayama: Please take an Airport Limousine Bus from the Airport to JR Okayama Station. You can purchase a round trip ticket either at Kansai Tourist Information Centre (No.25 in the map) or Limousine Bus Counter (No.24 in the map). It cost JPY7,700. Credit Card payment is only accepted at Limousine Bus Counter. The bus reservation is taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make sure to book your seat when you arrive at the Airport. It takes approx. 3hr 35min from Kansai International Airport to JR Okayama Station. The bus depart from bus stop No.11. Please make sure to arrive at the bus stop 15 min before your departure time. Airport Limousine Bus Time Table (as of November, 2017) For the latest time schedule, please visit the website: http://www.kate.co.jp/en/timetable/detail/OK Kansai Airport Terminal 1 Okayama Station 8:45 12:25 11:35 15:15 14:05 17:45 16:05 19:45 18:05 21:45 19:35 23:15 6 20171128_01E 21:15 00:55 From Okayama Airport (OKJ) to Okayama Station: You can take an airport limousine from Okayama Airport to Okayama Station West Gate at the city center of Okayama that takes approximately 30 minutes. Map of Okayama Airport: STEP1 Go outside from the terminal from the Domestic / International Arrivals Gates Once you have finished the arrival procedures, go outside from the terminal. Follow the signs at the exit and proceed to the ticket office. 7 20171128_01E STEP2 Buy a bus ticket Buy a ticket for a bus bound for Okayama Station at a ticket machine at the ticket office (760 yen). Refer to the sign posted at the top of the ticket machine for its operating instructions. STEP3 Board a bus bound for Okayama Station Board a bus bound for Okayama Station, which departs from the No. 2 Bus Stop. There are four types of bus service running from Okayama Airport to Okayama Station: Non-stop, Limited Express B, Limited Express A, and Limited Express A ◆. Please note that the type of service varies depending on the time period. It will take the bus about 30 minutes to arrive at Okayama Station from Okayama Airport. 8 20171128_01E STEP4 Arrive at the West Entrance to Okayama Station The bus will arrive at the West Entrance to the JR Okayama Station. Welcome to Okayama City! It will be 5-10 minutes’ walk from Okayama Station to conference venue and hotels listed above. 9 20171128_01E From Okayama By Airport limousine from Okayama station to Okayama airport (OKJ) You can take an airport limousine from Okayama Station West Gate to Okayama airport (OJK) which takes approximately 30 minutes.