FOCAS Program, 1994

Non-Linear & Chaos-Theoretic Thinking
- New Scientific-Visionary Paradigm -

August 7 - 11, 1994
Goshiki-cho, Awaji Island
Hyogo Pref., Japan

Lecture by Dr. Bishop in the Seminar Class

Opening Speeches (9:30 - 10:10)
- Mr. Mitsugu Saito, Mayor of Goshiki-cho
- Mr. Toshitami Kaihara, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture
- Mr. Osamu Sunao, Speaker of the Goshiki-cho Assembly
- Dr. Hisao Onoe, Advisor of the Network University of the Green World, President of Shiga University
(Memorial Address in honor of Dr. Roger Sperry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1981)
Keynote Lecture 1 (10:10 - 11:00)
Interaction Society Vision - A Complex Systems Approach to the Future
Dr. Pentti Malaska, WFSF President, Turuku School of Economics, Finland
Nobel Laureate Lecture (11:10 - 12:00)
The Role of Science and Technology in Future Design
Dr. Jerome Karle (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1985)
Naval Research Laboratory, U.S.A.
Keynote Lecture 2 (13:00 - 13:50)
Chaos and Complexity - a New Synthesis of Sciences
Dr. George Cowan, Founder of the Santa Fe Institute
Keynote Speech (13:50 - 14:40)
UNU Millennium Project Feasibility Study
Dr. Jerome C. Glenn, Executive Director, American Council for the UNU
Keynote Lecture 3 (14:40 - 15:30)
An Invitation to the Chaos-Theoretic Thinking
Dr. Yoshisuke Ueda, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Kyoto University
Round Table (15:45 - 17:00) Non-Linear & Chaos-Theoretic Thinking
- Dr. Pentti Malaska
- Dr. Jerome Karle
- Dr. George Cowan
- Dr. Jerome Glenn
- Dr. Yoshisuke Ueda
- Coordinator, Dr. Kaoru Yamaguchi, WFSF Executive Council

Conference Language: English, Simultaneous Interpretation Available

Seminar 1 (9:00 - 12:00) What are Chaos and Complexities?
Chair: Prof. Tony Stevenson, Queensland Univ. of Technology, Australia
1. Chaos and the Future of Engineering
  Dr. Kazuyuki Aihara, Tokyo University
2. Chaos and Complexity Researches at the Santa Fe Institute
  Dr. George Cowan, Founder of the Santa Fe Institute
Seminar 2 (13:30 - 16:30) Chaos in Physiology and Medicine
Chair: Dr. Kazuo Mizuta, Kyoto Sangyo University
1. Chaos in Neurobiology and Behavior
  Dr. Theodore J. Voneida, College of Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities
2. Chaos and Homeodynamic Approach to Health Care Management
  Dr. Takashi Tahara, Hizen National Mental Hospital, Saga Pref.

Conference Language: English, Consecutive Interpretation Available

Seminar 3 (9:00 - 12:00) Chaos in Chemistry and Biology　
Chair: Dr. Terushi Tomita, Nihon Fukushi University
1. The Role of Chemistry in Future Design and the Possible Impact of
  Complexity Theory and Chaos
  Dr. Jerome Karle, Naval Research Laboratory, U.S.A.
2. Self-Organizing Information in Microorganisms
  Dr. Tetsuo Ueda, Graduate School of Human Informatics, Nagoya University
Free Dialogue (13:30 - 17:30)
Creating 21st Century with Non-Linear and Chaos-Theoretic Thinking
Community Friendship Afternoon on the Tsushi Beach
Over-Night Camping of Overseas Seminar Students

Conference Language: English, Consecutive Interpretation Available

Seminar 4 (9:00 - 12:00) Chaos in Engineering Research　
Chair: Prof. Linzheng Qin, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
1. The Impact of Chaotic Phenomena in Electrical Engineering
  Dr. Yoshisuke Ueda, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Kyoto University
2. A Framework for Understanding Engineering Dynamical Systems
  based on a Nonlinear Approach
  Dr. Steven R. Bishop, Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics and its Application,
  University College London
Seminar 5 (13:30 - 17:30)
Chaos in Economics, Scientific Research and Futures Studies
Chair: Richard Slaugher, Dept. of Education, University of Melbourne
1. Harnessing a Chaotic Price Movement in Market Economy
  Dr. Kaoru Yamaguchi, Nagoya University of Commerce
2. Chaos and Scientific Research in Russia
  Dr. N. Gaponenka, Center of Science Research and Statistics, Russian Academy of Sciences
3. Conscious-Technology and Future Mind: A Post-Information Age Future
  Dr. Jerome C. Glenn, Executive Director, American Council for the UNU

Conference Language: English, Consecutive Interpretation Available

Closing Session (9:00 - 10:30)
1. Closing Speech: Mr. Mitsugu Saito, Mayor of Goshiki-cho
2. Award of Seminar Certificate
3. Summary of the 2nd Seminar and the Announcement of the 3rd Seminar
  Dr. Kaoru Yamaguchi, Vice-Chairman of the Network University Executive Committee
Bus Tour around Awaji Island (10:30 - 16:30)
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Live-in Workshop 1 (17:00 - 20:00)
Participants of post-seminar workshop move in a log house located near the beach on the east side of the island.

Live-in Workshop 2 (all day)
1. Establishing a Higher Degree Futures-Oriented Curriculum for the Network University of the Green World - A Proposal, Dr. Kaoru Yamaguchi
2. Individual Presentations and Discussions
3. Work on Progress

Live-in Workshop 3 (all day)
1. Establishment of a Basic Framework
2. Further Work on Progress

Workshop Language: English Only

Party on the Tsushi Beach, Net-Fishing in the Bay

A Moment of Retreat during the Post-seminar Workshop '94