The 2nd International GIGAKU Conference in Nagaoka
(2nd IGCN)
21st June (Fri) – 23rd June (Sun), 2013
Conferece VenueNagaoka University of Technology
1603-1 Kamitomioka-machi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata 940-2188 JAPAN
Scope of ConferenceThe 2nd International GIGAKU Conference in Nagaoka (IGCN) is designed and organized to provide a cross-border, cross-sector, cross-disciplinary forum for those researchers, educators and industrial leaders who are creating and practicing GIGAKU.Then what is GIGAKU? GIGAKU is a term composed of two Japanese word-roots; GI and GAKU. The word GI〔技〕literally stands for all kinds of arts and technology, and GAKU〔学〕stands for scientific disciplines in general when used as a suffix. The term was originally coined to describe the fundamental philosophy of education and research of NUT when it was established in 1976. Through this term the founders of NUT intended to express their recognition that all technical challenges in the real world require a scientific approach. And NUT has relentlessly pursued GIGAKU since then. The spirit of GIGAKU is shared not only by NUT researchers but also researchers of the organizing committee of this conference.
Nagaoka, the conference venue, is the birthplace of the legendary tale “One hundred sacks of rice”, which tells how the people of the city gave the highest priority to education even in the midst of hard time. The spirit of this tale is still giving encouragements to all people in the city.
The organizers sincerely hope that the International GIGAKU Conference organized at this special place will offer a venue where all GIGAKU practitioners? young and old, coming from different corners of the world but sharing a common dream for GIGAKU? can meet together, strengthen their ties, cross-fertilize each other’s imaginations and make further steps toward the realization of their dreams. Organizing CommitteeChair:Koichi Niihara, President, Nagaoka University of Technology, JapanVice-chair:Tamio Mori, Mayer, Nagaoka CityYoshiharu Mutoh, Vice President, Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT) Yoshiki Mikami, Vice President (International Affairs), NUT Members:Jun Kyōkane, Director, Institute of National Colleges of Technology, JapanMitsuteru Inoue, Vice President, Toyohashi University of Technology Kazutada Watanabe, President, Nagaoka National College of Technology, Japan Nobuhiko Azuma, Professor and Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUT Kiyoshi Oishi, Professor and Director, Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, NUT Yoshio Nosaka, Professor and Director, Department of Matrials Science and Technology, NUT Kyuichi Maruyama, Professor and Director, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUT Kiyoshi Furukawa, Professor and Director, Department of Bioengineering, NUT Yoshimi Fukumura, Professor and Director, Department of Management and Information Science, NUT Toru Ogawa, Professor and Director, Department of Nuclear System Safety Engineering, NUT Yuji Hirao, Professor and Director, Department of System Safety, NUT Fumio Inagaki, Professor and Director, Department of General Education, NUT Yoshiro Ito, Professor and Director, NUT Library Steering CommitteeChair:Yoshiki Mikami, Vice President (International Affairs), NUT Members:Tomoyuki Homma, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUT Tadachika Nakayama, Department of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineering, NUT Takaomi Kobayashi, Department of Matrials Science and Technology, NUT Takashi Yamaguchi, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUT Masao Fukuda, Department of Bioengineering, NUT Takashi Yukawa, Department of Management and Information Science, NUT Tsuneo Suzuki, Department of Nuclear System Safety Engineering, NUT Yuichi Otsuka, Department of System Safety, NUT Naoko Iizuka-Lee, Department of General Education, NUT Syuichi Yamada, Center for Integrated Technology Support, NUT Administration Bureau, NUT Sponsors and Supporters |