Conference Program
Important Dates
| Abstract Submission Deadline | 18th January 2018 (Final Call) |
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| Notification of Acceptance | 28th January 2018 (Final Call) |
| Full Paper Submission Deadline | 19th February 2018 (Final Call) |
| Registration and Payment Deadline | 12th February 2018 |
| Revised Paper Submission Deadline | 28th February 2018 (Final Call) |
| Conference | 26th-28th March 2018 |
Conference Schedule (Tentative)
| Arrival of Board Members | *Stay at Forest Inn Showakan | |
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| 17:00-18:00 | ASAIHL Board Meeting | Room “Kinpouge,” Forest Inn Showakan |
| 8:00 | Registration of Participants/Delegates | |
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| 9:00-9:30 | Opening Ceremony 1) Welcome Remarks by President, Soka Univ. 2) Opening Remarks by Acting President, ASAIHL 3) Opening Remarks by Secretary General of ASAIHL |
Discovery Hall, Soka Univ. |
| 9:30-9:45 | Opening Remarks and Keynote Speech (MEXT) | |
| 9:45-10:00 | Photo Session | Discovery Hall |
| 10:00-10:20 | Tea Break & Networking | Discovery Hall Lobby |
| 10:20-11:20 | KEYNOTE Dr. Tsutomu Kimura | DiscoveryHall |
| 11:20-12:00 | KEYNOTE Dr. Young Guk Park | Discovery Hall |
| 12:10-13:20 | Lunch Break | Cafeteria on 13th floor, Central Tower |
| 13:30-14:30 | Country Report 1 | AB103, Global Square |
| 14:30-16:00 | Country Report 2 | AB103, Global Square |
| 16:00-16:20 | Tea Break & Networking | Gran Café |
| 16:30-18:15 | Parallel Session 1 | 4th Floor, Global Square |
| 18:30-20:00 | Welcome Dinner | Cafeteria “New Loire” |
| 9:00-9:40 | KEYNOTE Dr. William Gaudelli | AB103, Global Square |
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| 9:40-10:40 | Country Report 3 | AB103, Global Square |
| 10:40-11:00 | Tea Break & Networking | Gran Café |
| 11:10-12:25 | Parallel Session 2 | 4th Floor, Global Square |
| 12:35-13:50 | Lunch Break | Cafeteria on 13th floor, Central Tower |
| 14:00-15:30 | Parallel Session 3 | 4th Floor, Global Square |
| 15:45-16:15 | Closing Ceremony | AW403, Global Square West Wing |
| 16:30-17:30 | Depart for Dinner venue by Shuttle Bus | |
| 18:00-19:15 | Farewell Dinner | Sylvain Hall, Forest Inn Showakan |
| 9:00-12:30 | Optional Half-day Tour | Mt. Takao |
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Keynote Speakers
- 9:30-9:45 March 26
H. E. Mr. Hideki Niizuma
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
- 10:20-11:20 March 26
Dr. Tsutomu Kimura
Advisor, Professor Emeritus of National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education
- 11:20-12:00 March 26
Dr. Young Guk Park
Vice President for External Cooperation, Kyung Hee University, South Korea 
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Dr. Young - Jun Lee
Dean of Humanitas, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
- 9:00-9:40 March 27
Dr. William Gaudelli
Professor of Social Studies and Chair of the Department of Arts and Humanities at Teachers College, Columbia University