The 23rd Italy Japan Business Group Joint Meeting Oct4-5 in Kyoto Italy-Japan Business Group (IJBG) is the only bilateral business interchange group between Italy and Japan. IJBG have held Joint Meeting alternately every year since 1989. (Co-chaired by Finmeccanica and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) At General Assembly, business intellectuals and scholars make speeches and panel discussion regarding Italy-Japan Business Interchange. This year, 23rd IJBG Joint Meeting takes up important themes in latest Italy-Japan and EU-Japan business relationship such as: *Japan-EU EPA negotiation -challenges and future * Reconstruction and Energy in the Future –effects of March 11 earthquakes in Japan* Rescue robotics, Natural disaster prediction & monitoring, Reconstruction in disaster area Audiences for the joint meeting will have opportunity to have insights for efforts Japan striving to overcome from natural disaster. We hope to have as many participants and audiences who are; interested in Italy-Japan business and academic interchange, hoping to make connection with Italian and Japanese businessperson, or willing to enjoy business lunch and dinner in Kyoto. We look forward to have you in the joint meeting! Event Overview: 【Working Group Session】Oct. 04, 2011 (Tue.) -- Afternoon ● Registration check: 12:00-13:15(Buffet lunch for applicants)Working Group 13:30-17:00 ● Venue: Kyoto International Community House (http://www.kcif.or.jp/) ● Participation Fee: Free of Charge (lunch buffet: YEN 2,000 charged for residents in Japan) ● Presentation is given in each WG, we welcome audiences interested in each WG. ・WG1. [Japan and Italy Business Interchange and Promotion of investment] ・WG2. [Improvement of the Business Environment] ・WG3. [ Energy ] ・WG4. [ Natural Disaster Management ] 【IJBG General Assembly】Oct. 05, 2011 (Wed.) ● Registration check: 9:00-9:30 General Assembly 9:30-18:00 ● Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center ● ● ● ● ● (http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/) Participation Fee: 7.000JPY (charged for residents in Japan) (the above includes lunch buffet & dinner at Garden Oriental Kyoto) Theme: Session1: Opening notes from ambassadors, government officials, politicians from both countries Session2: Japan-Italy and Japan-EU Economic Partnership Session3&4: Reconstruction and Energy in the Future, Recovery from the Disaster Session 5: Interchange among Japanese & Italian Companies Dress Code: Business attire Registration Deadline: September 25(Sun) at https://apollon.nta.co.jp/ijbgm For further information, please visit: in Japanese http://www.ijbg.jp/ in Italian http://www.ijbg.ice.it/ The 23rd Italy Japan Business Group Joint Meeting Oct4-5 in Kyoto Registration is required at the below website (deadline: Sep 25). Participation fee is only charged for residents in Japan. (Free of charge for residents in Italy.) Quotation is to be sent later. How to register: 1. via internet webpage:https://apollon.nta.co.jp/ijbgm 2. send this paper via fax(03-6716-5801) *only for those who do not have internet access Name Company Address 〒 Department Position Tel E-mail address Check the event You participate October 4 Lunch Buffet (YEN 2,000 to be charged) Attend / Not Attend October 4 Working Group (Free of Charge) WG1 / WG2 / WG3 / WG4 / Not Attend October 5 General Assembly (Participation Fee : YEN 7,000) Attend / Not Attend Oct 5 Dinner Party at Garden Oriental Kyoto for General Assembly Participants ) Attend / Not Attend (For inquiries: ℡ 03-6716-2089)