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PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES Thursday Sept. 17, 2009

13:00-16:00 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) 
17:00-21:00 Conference pre-registration

Kokusai Koryu Kaikan (Kumamoto International Center), downtown across the street from bus center

Day 1 Friday Sept. 18, 2009

8:00-16:00 ON-SITE Registration

Kumamoto Gakuen University, Takahashi Morio Hall

9:00-10:15 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
10:15-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 Building 14
-12:00 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 1G 1H
12:00-13:20 LUNCH
13:20-14:20 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
14:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2 Building 14
-16:00 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 2G 2H
16:00-16:15 COFFEE BREAK Building 14
16:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3 Building 14
-17:45 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 3G 3H
18:00-19:00 PAST PRESIDENTS' PANEL: "Everything you wanted to know about intercultural communication"

Kumamoto Gakuen University Cafeteria

Day 2 Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009

8:00-16:00 Registration
9:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4 Building 14
-10:30 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 4G 4H
10:15-10:30 COFFEE BREAK Building 14
10:30-12:00 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 
12:00-13:20 LUNCH and SPECIAL CONCERT OF JAPANESE DANCING
13:20-14:20 KEYNOTE 4

Intercultural Dialogue through International English

 Prof. Song Li
 Harbin Institute of Technology, China
 Building 14  Takahashi Morio Hall
14:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5 Building 14
-16:00 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 5G 5H
16:00-16:15 COFFEE BREAK Building 14
16:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6 Building 14
-17:45 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 6G 6H

Day 3 Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009

8:00-16:00 Registration Building 14
9:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7 Building 14
-10:30 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F 7G 7H
10:30-10:45 COFFEE BREAK Building 14
10:45-11:50 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
11:50-13:20 LUNCH
13:20 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8 Building 14
-14:50 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8G 8H
14:55 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 9 Building 14
-16:25 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F 9G 9H
16:25-16:40 COFFEE BREAK Building 14
16:40-17:50 KEYNOTE 6 and CLOSING CEREMONY Building 14

Globalization: Whither, Whether, and Why?

 Prof. L. Brooks Hill
 Trinity University, USA
  Building 14 Takahashi Morio Hall
18:30-21:00 Banquet (Hotel Nikko Kumamoto)

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