SEE [[DETAILED SCHEDULE]] HERE PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES Thursday Sept. 17, 2009 (:table border=1 align=center width=90% :) (:cell width=20% align=center:)13:00-16:00 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''FREE SYMPOSIUM''' '''[[Environmental Education Today: The Road of Learning Leads to the World]] ''' Kumamoto Gakuen University, Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall (All Conference-Goers Welcome, no registration required) (:cellnr align=center:)17:00-21:00 (:cell colspan=8 width=86% align=center:)'''Conference pre-registration''' Kokusai Koryu Kaikan (Kumamoto International Center), downtown across the street from bus center (:tableend:) Day 1 Friday Sept. 18, 2009 (:table border=1 align=center width=90% :) (:cell width=20% align=center:)8:00-16:00 (:cell colspan=8 width=86% align=center:)'''ON-SITE Registration''' Kumamoto Gakuen University, Takahashi Morio Hall (:cellnr align=center:)9:00-10:15 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''KEYNOTE 1 and OPENING CEREMONY''' The Past, Present, and Future of Intercultural Communication Competence Study '''Prof. Guo-ming Chen''' South China University of Technology, China University of Rhode Island, USA Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall (:cellnr align=center:)10:15-10:30 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''COFFEE BREAK''' (:cellnr align=center:) 10:30 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -12:00 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''1H'' (:cellnr align=center:)12:00-13:20 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:) LUNCH (:cellnr align=center:)13:20-14:20 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''KEYNOTE 2''' Discourse at Work: Children in China, Belgium, Lebanon, and the United States Talk about Careers '''Prof. Patrice M. Buzzanell''' Purdue University, USA Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall (:cellnr align=center:) 14:30 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -16:00 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''2H'' (:cellnr align=center:)16:00-16:15 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''COFFEE BREAK Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:)16:15 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -17:45 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''3H'' (:cellnr align=center:)18:00-19:00 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''PAST PRESIDENTS' PANEL: "Everything you wanted to know about intercultural communication"''' Kumamoto Gakuen University Cafeteria (:tableend:) Day 2 Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 (:table border=1 align=center width=90% :) (:cell width=20% align=center:)8:00-16:00 (:cell colspan=8 width=86% align=center:)'''Registration''' (:cellnr align=center:)9:00 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -10:30 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''4H'' (:cellnr align=center:)10:15-10:30 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''COFFEE BREAK Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) 10:30-12:00 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''KEYNOTE 3 Building 14 ''' English as THE Global Language: Creating World Citizens through English and Intercultural Communication '''Prof. Michael Prosser''' Shanghai International Studies University, China University of Virginia, USA Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall (:cellnr align=center:)12:00-13:20 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:) LUNCH and SPECIAL CONCERT OF JAPANESE DANCING (:cellnr align=center:)13:20-14:20 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''KEYNOTE 4''' Intercultural Dialogue through International English '''Prof. Song Li''' Harbin Institute of Technology, China Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall (:cellnr align=center:) 14:30 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -16:00 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''5H'' (:cellnr align=center:)16:00-16:15 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''COFFEE BREAK Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:)16:15 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -17:45 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''6H'' (:tableend:) Day 3 Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 (:table border=1 align=center width=90% :) (:cell width=20% align=center:)8:00-16:00 (:cell colspan=8 width=86% align=center:)'''Registration Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:)9:00 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -10:30 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''7H'' (:cellnr align=center:)10:30-10:45 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''COFFEE BREAK Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) 10:45-11:50 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''KEYNOTE 5''' Can Japanese Culture be Translated?: The Case of Musashi Miyamoto’s The Book of Five Rings '''Prof. Masahiro Hori''' Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall (:cellnr align=center:)11:50-13:20 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:) LUNCH (:cellnr align=center:)13:20 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -14:50 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''8H'' (:cellnr align=center:) 14:55 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''CONCURRENT SESSIONS 9 Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:) -16:25 (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9A'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9B'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9C'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9D'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9E'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9F'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9G'' (:cell width=10% align=center valign=middle:) ''9H'' (:cellnr align=center:)16:25-16:40 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''COFFEE BREAK Building 14 ''' (:cellnr align=center:)16:40-17:50 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)'''KEYNOTE 6 and CLOSING CEREMONY Building 14 ''' Globalization: Whither, Whether, and Why? '''Prof. L. Brooks Hill''' Trinity University, USA Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall (:cellnr align=center:)18:30-21:00 (:cell colspan=8 align=center valign=middle:)''Banquet (Hotel Nikko Kumamoto)'' (:tableend:) Day 4 Sept. 21, 2009 Post-conference activities (optional) * Day tour of Mt. Aso volcano including lunch 7000 yen * Overnight tour of Mt. Aso volcano including lunch, dinner, hotel and hot springs 17000 yen Both of these tours include early evening drop-offs at Kumamoto Airport and Kumamoto Station * 1/2 day guided walking tour of Kumamoto City, Castle and Fujisaki Shrine with volunteer guides free but you will need to pay 500 yen if you want to go inside the castle