Report on 2011-2012 Activities for WECC2015 World Engineering Conference and Convention in Kyoto

1. The 2nd International Advisory Board Report on 2011-2012 Activities for WECC2015 World Engineering Conference and Convention in Kyoto WECC2015 OrganizingCommittee September19, 2012 Ljubljana, Slovenia Science Council of Japan The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies

2. The 2nd International Advisory Board Meeting Agenda • Organizational Structure • Update of Preparatory Activities by WECC2015 Organizing Committee • 2-1. Vision and Program Structure • 2-2. Funding Plan • 3. Future Activities

3. 1．Organizational Structure WECC2015 Implementing group International Advisory Board OrganizingCommittee SteeringCommittee Board of Group Leaders Professional Congress Organizer Program Finance Theses Publicity Fundraising Ceremony Kyoto Tour & Visit Exhibition Open Program Engineering Cafe

4. WECC2015 Organizing Committee (Inaugurated on July 25 2012) ３

5. Kick-off Meeting WECC2015 Organizing Committee Established on 25 July 2012 The Organizing Committee members are from core engineering entities, the central and local governments, universities and Japanese leading companies.

6. Role of WECC2015 Organizing Committee • Formulate Funding Plan and revise it as required • Deliberate on and determine key issues (theme, program, etc.) • Conduct PR activities to disseminate information to relevant agencies • Notify decisions as needed basis to supporting organizations including WFEO, SCJ, and business communities and receive feedbacks

7. 2．Update of Preparatory Activities by WECC2015 Organizing Committee 2-1．Vision/Program 2-2．Funding Plan

8. WECC2015 Vision（as of September 2012） • In 21st century, people expect to create sustainable society where they can live in safety and security with rich welfare as well as material wealth, as a basis for fostering diverse culture. • For this purpose, it is required to further improve, not only social asset technologies related to water/food, energy, transportation, information etc., but also operational tools such as institutional systems which are use to support our social life, such as social technology science with an expanded view on social receptivity and wellbeing. • This is the social mission assigned to engineering in 21st century, and fulfillment of this mission will require not only innovation of each advanced technology, but also integration of technologies of advance design technologies for optimizing total system of society, and reinforcement of science-driven innovation capability which is pursued from integrated perspectives of natural science and social science, • From this standpoint of the 21st century’s social mission and challenges of engineering, WECC2015 will assemble industrial circles, academic societies, governmental authorities, and public citizens from around the world, and will contribute to consolidate the innovation networks to link intellectual creation and societal value creation. 7

9. Concept of Program Design（as of September 2012） • Program design aims to provide a balanced perspective between local and global interests, with focuses on innovation required for achieving sustainable growth together with the advances in key technologies required for the innovation. • Participation from Government-Academia-Industry-NPO • Government: International + National + Municipalities • Academia: Engineering+ Medical + Agriculture + Economy +Society • Industry: Large enterprises + medium and small firms • Public: Dialogue with citizens and children/ youth • Based on the fundamental concept of Engineering for Society, WECC2015 places an emphasis on the both sides of; • “Innovation” which engineering communities are challenging • “Key Technologies research and development” challenged by engineers and researchers for establishing the basis of the innovation

10. WECC2015 Program Structure (as of September 2012) Common Theme: Engineering for Innovation and Society I. Innovation for Sustainable Growth and Societal Development I-1Lessons learned from Great East Japan Earthquake, Recovery and Rehabilitation I-2 Green Innovation (Simultaneous Pursuit of Environment, Energy, Economy) I-3 Life Innovation (Fusion with Life Science, Engineering for Medical Care) I-4 Strengthening Industrial Competitive Capability I-5 Strengthening Capability of “Science& Technology-driven Innovation” and “Education” II. Engineering Research & Development for Innovation II-1 Machinery（Land Use, Ship & Ocean, Aviation & Space, Control & Acoustic） II-2 Information/Electronics（ICT, Computer Science, Electronic devices ） II-3Chemistry/Material（Applied Science, Chemical Engineering, Metal, Ceramics, Polymer ) II-4 Construction（Civil Engineering, Architect Engineering, Urban Engineering） II-5 Resource/Energy（ Power Systems, Energy Conversion & Materials ） II-6 Physics（Applied Physics, Earth Planetary Physics, Geophysics ） II-7 Life Science（Agriculture, Medical Science, Pharmaceutics, Biology, Biochemistry, Food ) Ⅲ. Realizing Origin of Engineering for Society Ⅲ-1 Social Mission of Engineering Ⅲ-2 Reliability of Technology and Risk communication

11. Main Program WECC2015 Social Program Note: Session design may be flexibly modified

12. Social Program Engineering Cafe • Communication Space for Engineers and Citizens (including High School and University students) Tour & Visit • Visit to High Technology Factory • Experience of Japanese Technology & Culture Exhibition • Organizations • Companies • Ministries • Universities

13. 2-2．Funding Plan (Draft)（as of September 2012） Revenue Expenditure (2,400,000Euro)

14. 3．Future Activities

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