23/08/2013
Important information: Opening Ceremony IASDR2013
Organizing Committee, IASDR2013
Dear all participants of the IASDR2013 TOKYO,
As announced today in Japan, we are honored to have the presence of His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince to the opening ceremony.
According to this condition, we would like all to aware several important points.
-1. All participants of the opening ceremony have to be security checked through metal detector gate,
like Airport.
-2. There will be two metal detector gates but it will be expected to take time. So, Please come up to
the venue well earlier than the ceremony. The starting time for gate in will be 10:00 (am) of
27th, Tuesday. Please join the ceremony from 10:00.
-3. From 10:15, we are preparing film show of newest selection of Japanese Animation selected by
Inter College Animation Festival (ICAF) and Japan Society for Animation Studies. We hope all
participants can enjoy the wonderful experience at the opening ceremony.
-4. After the opening ceremony, the first Keynote Lecture by Yoshiyuki Sankai, the inventer of
HAL( Hybrid Assistive Limb) system will start. Be careful, to attend this Keynote, please prepare your attendance from the Film Show. No one can attend the Keynote after the opening ceremony started.
-5. There are 400 seats of capacity in the opening ceremony hall. If there are more than 400 participating to the ceremony, we will offer the live video viewing room for participants.
-6. We will offer casual lunch after the ICAF film show. Please return to the ceremony hall by 12:15. -7. The opening ceremony hall will be closed on 12:15. Be careful to take seat by 12:15.
-8. The opening ceremony will starts on 12:25 and ends 13:20. Then the Keynote Lecture will start
from 13:30. We kindly ask you not leave your seat and stay for the Keynote Lecture: "Cybernics : fusion of human, machine and information systems -Challenges for the future-”. The HAL system, has been certificated as Medical Device Directive by TÜV Rheinland LGA Products GmbH. Demonstration of HAL system will be included in the lecture.
-9. All doors will open after the Keynote Lecture.