2012 Global Coordination Meeting of Research on Electromagnetic Fields to be Held

1.Schedule of the meeting

  November 15 (Thu), 2012, 9:30~18:00 (the time is based on the plan at this moment)
 

2.Venue

  Emerald 28, Shinagawa Prince Hotel Main Tower 28F
 

3.Attendees

  Government delegates, related international organizations, researchers, etc.
 

4.Program (planned)

  Session 1: Precautionary principles for electromagnetic fields and views on health effects
  In this session, the following three specialists from the international organizations will hold the keynote speeches.
  - Ms. Emilie Van Deventer (Director of the International Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Project at World Health Organization*1 (WHO))
  - Mr. Joachim Schüz (Head of the Section of Environment and Radiation at the International Agency for Research on Cancer*2 (IARC))
  - Mr. Rüdiger Matthes (Chairperson of the Main Commission at the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection*3 (ICNIRP))

  Session 2: Large-scale study projects
  In this session, researchers delegated by each country will introduce the latest trends of research projects (speakers undecided).

  *1 World Health Organization (WHO): A specialized agency of the United Nations. This organization promotes the International EMF Project, evaluates scientific knowledge on health effects of electromagnetic fields, promotes and coordinates research plans therefor, and provides all countries with information thereon. The WHO is planning to publicize the Environmental Health Criteria on Radio-frequency Electromagnetic Fields in 2014 and carry out a comprehensive health risk assessment.
  *2 International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): A specialized agency for research on cancer under the WHO. This organization conducts researches on carcinogenicity of various substances, etc., and assesses the credibility of evidences. It assessed the credibility of evidences of carcinogenicity of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields and classified it as Group 2B (probability of carcinogenicity) in the IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Human published in 2011.
  *3 International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP): A neutral non-governmental organization that cooperates with international organizations such as the WHO and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The principal role is to issue recommendations on the guidelines for human body protection against non-ionizing radiation and provide scientific information thereon. In 1998, the organization created the “Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-varying Electric, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Fields (up to 300 GHz). The guidelines have been used throughout the world for protection from radio-frequency electromagnetic fields and are equivalent to the Japan’s Guidelines for Radio-radiation Protection.
 

5.Request for sitting in the meeting

  We are soliciting general public who wants to sit in the meeting. The meeting will proceed in English only and simultaneous interpreting will be unavailable. If you wish to sit in the meeting, please make a registration after reading the following particulars.
  (1) If you wish to sit in the meeting, please send your name, occupation (place of employment in the case you work for a company) and contact to the following contact via e-mail or FAX for preregistration, no later than November 9 (Fri), 2012, 12:00PM.
  * In the case you send the registration via e-mail, the title shall be “Request for sitting in the GLORE Meeting” (Please refrain from using an attached file. We are not going to accept any e-mail with an attached file.
  * Please feel free to contact us if you need to use a wheel chair. In the case where a care provider accompanies you, please let us know the name of that person.
  (2) Please be reminded that the approval for request is decided based on the order of submitting request in the case where more requests than the capacity are made due to limited capacity of the venue. The maximum number of persons who can sit in the meeting is around 40.
  (3) If your request is accepted, we will contact you concerning the program on the day, etc. via the method you used for application (e-mail or FAX), no later than November 12, 2012. No notification will be made to persons who are not able to sit in the meeting.
  (4) Please follow the matters to keep in mind shown in Notes below when you sit in the meeting. We may ask you to exit from the venue where you do not respect them.
 

6.Notes

  1. Please sit in the meeting in the designated place.
  2. Please switch off your mobile phone or set it at a silent mode.
  3. Please keep quiet during listening and refrain from being involved in any act that causes noise.
  4. Please refrain from filming or recording the meeting.
  5. Please enter the room five minutes at latest before the meeting starts.
  6. Please refrain from entering or exiting the room during the meeting unless there is any inevitable reason.
  7. Please follow directions of MIC’s staff.