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SAFECAST CONFERENCE 2015


SAFECAST CONFERENCE 2015

We’re excited to announce the 4th Anniversary of Safecast and the 1st Safecast Conference. This multiday event will begin on March 22nd in Tokyo for a series of talks, presentations, discussions, workshops and hackathons and wrap up on March 25th in Koriyama, Fukushima. Much of the event will have online components for participation from elsewhere.


SPEAKERS


What to expect?

If you are new to Safecast or an old acquaintance, you can look forward to:

Learning more about Safecast and radiation mapping activities in Japan

    • Diverse perspectives from global experts

    • Understanding global initiatives to collect & share environmental data

    • Real life stories from the people involved on the ground at Chernobyl and Daiichi

    • Debate and discussion regarding the future of Fukushima


    SCHEDULE

    Open: 12:00

    Session 1: Safecast 13:00

    Opening and Welcome - Joi Ito

    • Safecast Report // Food // Health // Decontamination - Azby Brown, Pieter Franken

    • Safecast Panel // Past, Future, Present - Joi Ito, Sean Bonner, Ray Ozzie, Pieter Franken


    Session 2: Citizen Sensing 14:30

    Measurement - For Individuals and Families - Ryugo Hayano

    • Measuring Nuclear Power plants: Chernobyl and Daiichi - Joe Moross

    • Food & Sensing - Hideke Ishimaru

    • Dark Tourism - Yuichi Kojima

    • A Volunteer's Story - Watanabe Toshikatsu


    Session 3: Safecast Global 16:00

    Citizen Sensing - The view from NRDC - Matthew McKinzie

    • Air Quality Sensing & Open Hardware - Jo Long & Will Dickson

    • GIS & Development Project Update - Nick Dolezal

    • Art x Science - Sensing (TBC) - Joe Paradiso

    • Keynote - Citizen Science, Society & Big Government - Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa


    Session 4: Citizen Science Futures 17:30

    Panel - The Future of Citizen Science - Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Karien Bezuidenhout, Matthew McKinzie, Joe Paradiso


    Attendees will include members of the public, educators, volunteers, researchers, project leaders, media, technology specialists and others - all levels of expertise are welcome. The conference will provide opportunities to make connections, share insights, and discover more about Fukushima, radiation, collecting environmental data & citizen science.

    SPEAKERS

    Speakers will include Safecasters Joi Ito, Azby Brown, Sean Bonner, Ray Ozzie, Pieter Franken, Joe Moross, Nick Dolezal, along with Kiyoshi Kurukawa, Jo Long, Will Dickson, Miles O’Brien, Karien Bezuidenhout, Matthew McKinzie, Ryugo Hayano, Watanabe Toshikatsu, Furuhashi Taichi, Hidetake Ishimaru, Yuichi Kojima and others.


    TOPICS

    • Citizen Sensing - The view from NRDC
    • Measurement - A Personal Perspective
    • A Volunteer's Story
    • Opinion & Panel Discussion - Citizen Science
    • Opinion & Panel Discussion - The Future Of Fukushima And The Role of Dark Tourism

    SCHEDULE

      Registration: 12pm-1pm Event: 1pm-6pm