Blue Planet Prize

2011　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2011-12-27T05:56:13Z

On November 10, the award recipients delivered commemorative lectures in Uthant International Conference Hall at the United Nations University in Tokyo.

Proceedings and lecture video are here.

2011 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture

2011-09-07T06:30:01Z

The Commemorative Lectures by the 2011 Blue Planet Prize winners will be held at the following time and place:

200 people will be admitted to this lecture.
Should applications exceed this number a selection will be made by lottery.

Date & Time : November 10, 2011
                     1:20- 5:10 p.m. (Admittance from 0:50 p.m.)

Place : U Thant International Conference Hall
              at the United Nations University
             (5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)

Admission : Free


< Program >
Part One
           Lecturer   Dr. Jane Lubchenco
           Q&A Coordinator   Professor Hiroyuki Yoshikawa
                                         Director-General,
                                         Center for Research and
                                         Development Strategy,
                                         Japan Science and Technology Agency

Part Two
           Lecturer   Mr. Bunker Roy
            Q&A Coordinator   Professor Katsunori Suzuki
                                         Professor,
                                         Environment Preservation Center,
                                         Kanazawa University


< Applications and Enquires >
Each individual wishing to attend must send a separate postcard(one postcard per person),
please write the following information clearly:

                          * address
                          * name
                          * occupation
                          * age
                          * phone number

And send it to :

            The Asahi Glass Foundation
            2nd Floor, Science Plaza, 5-3, Yonbancho,
            Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0081

Application deadline: October 7th, 2011

200 entrants will be selected and notified by an invitation postcard around October 24.
(Due to the security system of the University, applicants those received their tickets must bring them to enter.)

The information provided by applicants will be used only for sending the invitation.

Announcing the winners for 2011 Blue Planet Prize

2011-07-27T02:30:00Z

Today, the winners of the 20th Blue Planet Prize were announced at the press conference held in Tokyo.

The winners are

■Dr. Jane Lubchenco ( USA )
US Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

■Barefoot College( India )

For more information, click here.

2010　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2010-11-06T09:53:10Z

On October 27, the award recipients delivered commemorative lectures in Uthant International Conference Hall at the United Nations University in Tokyo.

Proceedings and lecture video are here.

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2010 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture

2010-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Commemorative Lectures by the 2010 Blue Planet Prize winners will be held at the following time and place:

200 people will be admitted to this lecture.
Should applications exceed this number a selection will be made by lottery.
　

Date & Time : October 27, 2010
　　　　　　　　　　 1:20- 5:10 p.m. (Admittance from 0:50 p.m.)

Place : U Thant International Conference Hall
              at the United Nations University
             (5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
　
Admission : Free
　
　
　< Program >
Part One
　　　　　Lecturer 　Dr. James Hansen
　　　　　Q&A　Coordinator 　Professor Teruyuki Nakajima
                                       　Director, Center for Earth System Dynamics
                                         Atomosphere and Ocean Research Institute,
                                         The University of Tokyo

Part Two
　　　　　 Lecturer 　Dr. Robert Watson
               Q&A　Coordinator 　Dr. Shuzo Nishioka
                                       　Senior Visiting Researcher,
                                         National Institute for Environmental Studies
　
　
　< Applications and Enquires >
Each individual wishing to attend must send a separate postcard(one postcard per person),
please write the following information clearly:

　　　　                ・address
　　　　                　・name
　　                　　　・occupation
　　　　                　・age
　　　                　　・phone number

  And send it to :

            The Asahi Glass Foundation
            2nd Floor, Science Plaza, 5-3, Yonbancho,
            Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0081

Application deadline: September 24th, 2010

200 entrants will be selected and notified by an invitation postcard around October 12.
(Due to the security system of the University, applicants those received their tickets must bring them to enter.)

The information provided by applicants will be used only for sending the invitation.

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Announcing the winners for 2010 Blue Planet Prize

2010-06-17T05:00:00Z

Today, the winners of the nineteenth Blue Planet Prize were announced at the press conference held in Tokyo.

The winners are

■Dr. James Hansen ( U.S.A. )
Director at Goddard Institute for Space Studies ( NASA )
Adjunct professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
at Columbia University

■Dr. Robert Watson ( U.K )
Chief Scientific Adviser of the U.K. Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Chair of Environmental Science and Science Director
at Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, the University of East Anglia

For more information, click here.

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2009　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2009-11-09T01:49:45Z

On October 19, the award recipients delivered commemorative lectures in Uthant International Conference Hall at the United Nations University in Tokyo.

Proceedings and lecture video are here.

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2009 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture

2009-09-04T04:18:35Z

The Commemorative Lectures by the 2009 Blue Planet Prize winners will be held at the following time and place:

　

Date & Time : October 19, 2009
　　　　　　　　　　 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. (Admittance from 1:00 p.m.)

Place : U Thant International Conference Hall
              at the United Nations University
             (5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
　
Admission : Free
　
　
　< Program >
Part One
　　　　　Lecturer 　Professor Hirofumi Uzawa
　　　　　Q&A　Coordinator 　Professor Kazuo Matsushita
                                       　Professor, Graduate School of
                                         Global Environmental Studies,
                                         Kyoto University

Part Two
　　　　　 Lecturer 　Lord Nicholas Stern
            Q&A　Coordinator 　Professor Kazuhiro Ueta
                                       　Professor, Graduate School of Economics,
                                         Kyoto University
　
　
　< Applications and Enquires >
On a postage‐paid self-addressed postcard(one postcard per person),
please write the following information clearly:

　　　　                ・address
　　　　                　・name
　　                　　　・occupation
　　　　                　・age
　　　                　　・phone number

  And send it to :

            The Asahi Glass Foundation
            2nd Floor, Science Plaza, 5-3, Yonbancho,
            Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0081

Application deadline: September 25th, 2009

200 people will be admitted to this lecture. Should applications exceed this number a selection will be made by lottery.
　
Applicants those who will be admitted will receive their tickets by mail.
(Due to the security system of the University, applicants those received their tickets must bring them to enter.)

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Announcing the winners for 2009 Blue Planet Prize

2009-06-18T05:00:00Z

Today, the winners of the eighteenth Blue Planet Prize were announced at the press conference held in Tokyo.

The winners are

■Professor Hirofumi Uzawa ( Japan )
　Member of The Japan Academy
　Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo

■Lord Nicholas Stern ( U.K. )
　Professor, The London School of Economics

For more information, click here.]]>

2008　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2008-12-01T05:09:25Z

On November 13, the award recipients delivered commemorative lectures in Uthant International Conference Hall at the United Nations University in Tokyo.

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2008　Blue Planet Prize Awards Ceremony held

2008-12-01T04:26:53Z

The Foundation awarded the 17th annual Blue Planet Prize at the Awards Ceremony held at Tokyo Kaikan on November 12, 2008. ]]>

Blue Planet Prize

2011 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2011 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture

Announcing the winners for 2011 Blue Planet Prize

2010 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2010 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture

Announcing the winners for 2010 Blue Planet Prize

2009 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2009 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture

Announcing the winners for 2009 Blue Planet Prize

2008 Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2008 Blue Planet Prize Awards Ceremony held

2011　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2010　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2009　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2008　Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lectures held

2008　Blue Planet Prize Awards Ceremony held