1.Conference theme:
Educational Cooperation between Museums for Humanities and Sciences - A message of generating new life through new linkages -
2.Schedule: Monday, December 9 – Friday, 13, 2013
3.Venues
Marine World Umi no nakamichi, 18-28 Saitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka http://www.marine-world.co.jp/
The Luigans Hotel, 18-25 Saitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka http://www.luigans.com/
4.Program Schedule
NOTE: This program may be modified without advance notice.
NOTE: Multiple events may be cancelled due to bad weather.
Date | Time | Details |
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Day 1 | ||
Mon, Dec 9 |
3:00 – 6:00 PM 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
Registration (Marine World Umi no nakamichi) Ice breaker party (The Luigans Resort & Spa) |
Day 2 | ||
Tues, Dec. 10 |
8:30 – 9:00 AM 9:00 – 9:50 AM 9:50 – 10:40 AM 10:40 – 11:00 AM 11:00 – 11:30 AM 11:30 AM – 12:10 PM 12:10 – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 3:00 PM 3:00 – 3:10 PM 3:10 – 3:30 PM 3:30 – 4:50 PM 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
Opening ceremony Keynote speech by Mr. Yuji Kurihara (Tokyo National Museum) Keynote speech by Mr. Dave Becker (Brookfield Zoo, United States) Q&A session Traditional performing arts presented by Mr. Koneko Edoya Presentation session #1 (two oral presentations) Lunch (The Luigans Spa & Resort) Presentation session #2 (six oral presentations) Commemorative photos taken Coffee break Presentation session #3 (four oral presentations) Welcome dinner (The Luigans Spa & Resort) |
Day 3 | ||
Wed, Dec. 11 |
9:00 – 10:20 AM 10:20 – 10:40 AM 10:40 AM – 12:00 PM 12:00 – 1:00 PM
1:00 – 2:40 PM 2:40 – 3:10 PM 3:10 – 5:00 PM 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
Presentation session #4 (four oral presentations) Coffee break Presentation session #5 (four oral presentations) Lunch (The Luigans Spa & Resort) General meeting of JZAE members Presentation session #6 (five oral presentations) Coffee break Poster presentation of about 20 topics Aquarium dinner (Marine World Umi no nakamichi) |
Day 4 | ||
Thurs, Dec. 12 |
9:00 – 10:30 AM 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 12:00 – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 3:00 PM 3:00 – 3:30 PM 3:30 – 5:30 PM 5:50 – 6:30 PM 6:30 – |
Self-directed tour of Marine World Umi no nakamichi Self-directed tour of Umi no nakamichi Seaside Park & Animal Forest Lunch (The Luigans Spa & Resort) Workshop 1 (Marine World Umi no nakamichi) Take bus to Shikanoshima National Vacation Village Exchange with Shikanoshima Island Historical Society Take city ferry to Hakata Central Wharf (optional) Free time within the city |
Day 5 | ||
Fri, Dec. 13 |
9:00 – 10:00 AM 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 12:00 – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 3:00 PM
3:00 – 4:00 PM 4:00 – 5:00 PM 5:00 – 5:30 PM 6:00 – 8:00 PM |
Inspection tour of neighboring facilities, in-transit Tour of ITOZU NO MORI Zoological Park Lunch, in-transit Self-directed tour of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History In-transit Workshop 2 (The Luigans Hotel) Closing session, closing ceremony Farewell dinner (The Luigans Hotel) |
Day 6 | ||
Sat, Dec. 14 |
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM |
Optional tour (applicant to pay fees) Around Kyushu island, day trip tours Option A: Kyushu National Museum and the Kyushu Historical Museum Option B: Aso Volcano Museum and Oita Umitamago Aquarium |
Eligibility
AZEC members, members of the Japanese Zoo & Aquarium Educators Conference, and anyone interested in the theme of the conference
Capacity
210 (applications for participation are scheduled to open from around mid-June)
Organizer
The committee for Educational Cooperation between Museums for Humanities and Sciences
Jointly held by
Japanese Zoo & Aquarium Educators, the Japanese Association of Museums, and the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
Sponsored by
Museological Society of Japan, Japan Museum Management Academy, the Japan Society for Exhibition Studies, the Fukuoka Prefectural Museum Association, the Fukuoka Board of Education, Fukuoka Convention & Visitors Bureau
Supported by
Nomura Co. Ltd., Tanseisha Co. Ltd., Tsukasa Soken, Hada Kogeisha and A. I. R. Design Lab.
Office: Enquiry contact
AZEC Organization Office, Marine World Umi no nakamichi, 18-28 Saitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
TEL +81-(0)92-603-0400 FAX +81- (0)92-603-2261
Email info2013@azec2013.jp
Venue map
Access
http://www.marine-world.co.jp/access.html#JR
[Train]
Go to Umino-Nakamichi station on the JR Kashii Line (take the Kagoshima Honsen line from Hakata Station, and change lines at Kashii)
[Bus]
Nishitetsu Bus – get off in front of Marine World Umi no nakamichi (take bus route 21 from Tenjin)
[Boat]
Marine liner – get off at Umi no nakamichi (take the boat from Hakata pier or Momochi)
[Car]
Take national route 495, and drive 20 min in the direction of Umi no nakamichi from Wajiro intersection Take the Fukuoka Urban Expressway for 15 min via the artificial island from the Kashiihama ramp