International Symposium “Media Reporting and Risk Management After the March 11 Disaster”

An international symposium will take place on October 22, jointly organized by the Japan Echo Foundation and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung with support from the Nippon Foundation.

International Symposium “Media Reporting and Risk Management After the March 11 Disaster”

The purpose of the symposium is to reassess the impact of March 11 on media, industry, and government with a view to improving public policy on risk management and reporting. After a keynote speech by Bill Emmott, former editor of The Economist, there will be two sessions of panel discussions. The symposium aims to make proposals for the future based on a global perspective and international expertise.

Date
October 22, 2011, 13:00 to 17:00
Venue
Conference Hall, JA Kyōsai Building
(2-7-9 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Admission is free of charge.

Languages
English and Japanese (simultaneous translation provided)

Registration

To register for the conference, please send an e-mail or fax (message subject: “Symposium on 22 October”) containing your name, affiliation, phone number, and the number of places required. Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

E-mail
 symposium@japanecho.or.jp
FAX
 03-3519-3519

Please see the attached file for further details.
We hope you will be able to join us on October 22.

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