PIANC YP Com Presents YP Com Seminar in Japan 2014 September 28, 2014 Yokohama, Japan 8th 11th December, 2014 Topics Three lectures from Japan (about huge earthquake in Japan, 2011, et cetera) Four Presentations from YP Com members (about PIANC activities and technical topics) Discussion about a future plan of PIANC and new events of YP Com Commission meeting to discuss how to proceed with the following events Technical tours to Yokohama Bay, Tokyo Bay, and Kamakura Organizational Structure Event Chairs: Hidenori Takahashi and Pablo Arecco Organizing Committee: PIANC International and National YP Com (coordinator) PIANC HQ and PIANC Japan HQ (sponsor) Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Transport, Japan (technical tours) Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan (sponsor) Committee members: Argentina: Pablo Arecco Netherlands: Daan Jumelet USA: Chris Siverd Germany: Ingrid Dispert Japan: Hidenori Takahashi, Hiroshi Matsushita, and around 10 persons 1
#Note 1: Lectures and presentations are not restricted to YP Com members, and those are open to everybody who is interested. #Note 2: It is very important to gather regional YPs from PR of China (1), Korea, Iran (possibly 2), Philippines, India (possibly 1), Vietnam (possibly 1), Indonesia, Singapore (possibly 1), et cetera. Seminar Venue Room: Seminar room No. 3 on the 6th floor of YOKOHAMA WORLD PORTERS http://www.yim.co.jp/foreign/e_access.html (English) http://www.yim.co.jp/eventhall/index2.html (Japanese) 2
5 minutes walk from Minato Mirai Station or Bashamichi Station on the Minato Mirai Line. 10 minutes walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line or Municipal Subway through Kishamichi Esplanade. 15 minutes walk from Kannai on the JR Keihin Tohoku Line or Municipal Subway through Bashamichi Avenue. Entrance Seminar room Access to Yokohama: Yokohama visitors guide http://www.yokohamajapan.com/ Recommended access methods from the international airports to Yokohama City From Narita International Airport (NRT): 1. Limousine Bus to Yokohama City Air Terminal (Yokohama Station) > 90min. 2. Narita Express JR train to Yokohama Station > 90min. From Haneda International Airport (HND): 1. Limousine Bus to Yokohama City Air Terminal (Yokohama Station) > 30min. 2. KEIKYU train to Yokohama Station > 30min. Haneda Airport(HND) is more convenient if there is a direct flight from your country. 3
Schedule First day (Monday, 8th): 10:00 to 10:15 a.m.: Opening ceremony (Pablo & Hidenori) 10:15 to 12:15 p.m.: Four presentations from YP Com members. Daan Jumelet, The Netherlands (DPWA 2012 & De Vries en Van der Wiel DEME Group) Michael Rustell, United Kingdom (DPWA 2014 & HR Wallingford) TBD (maybe Andy Rustell, UK or Ingrid Dispert, Germany) TBD (regional presentation, Singapore, China, India or?) 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.: Lunch (Japanese lunch box) 1:30 to 2:45 a.m.: Three invited lectures Prof. Ono (Kyoto University, Japan) Prof. Iwanami (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) Mr. Matsuda (Toa Construction Co., Japan) 2:45 to 3:15 p.m.: Coffee Break 3:15 to 5:00 p.m.: YP Com online meeting & discussion (Including a future plan of PIANC, new events, and regional activities) 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.: Dinner (at the buffet style restaurant Festa Garden ) Second day (Tuesday, 9th): 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.: Meeting (Including the following events) 11:00 to 11:30 a.m.: Announcement of next events (Pablo) 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch (Japanese lunch box) 1:00 to 1:30 p.m.: Prior explanation of technical tour 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.: Technical tour to Yokohama Bay (by ship) 4
Third day (Wednesday, 10th): Technical visit to Tokyo port. It is one of the biggest ports in Japan. This area is gathering attention, because the Olympic Games in 2020 will be held in this area. We can visit the brand new bridge (Tokyo Gate Bridge) and ports under construction. * It takes about 30minutes from Yokohama to Kamakura. Tokyo Gate Bridge Tokyo Sky Tree (World s highest tower) Quay walls in Tokyo port Fourth day (Thursday, 11th): (The expense for Kamakura tour is under negotiation with PIANC Japan.) Kamakura is a coastal town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura is a small city and a very popular tourist destination. Sometimes called the Kyoto of Eastern Japan, Kamakura offers numerous temples, shrines and other historical monuments. * It takes about 30minutes from Yokohama to Kamakura. Kamakura s Buddha Enoshima beach 5
Useful information Yokohama Station Pear for a ship tour in Yokohama Bay 400m Conference venue & Dinner restaurant 600m Sakuragicho Washington Hotel Hotel examples near the conference room: 1. Sakuragicho Washington Hotel http://yokohama s.washington hotels.jp/ 2. Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama Sakuragicho http://fresa inn.jp/sakuragicho/ 3. Hotel Route Inn Yokohama Bashamichi http://www.routeinn.co.jp/search/hotel/index_hotel_id_530 (Standard hotels in this area cost around $50 80 for one night.) Costs: Seminar room, lunch(4days), dinner(8 th ), train fee, and tours(3days) are sponsored from PIANC Japan and Port and Airport Research Institute. (A part of the expense is under negotiation with PIANC Japan.) #Note 3: Plane ticket, transport fee between an airport and a hotel, and hotel charges are paid oneself or by their own National Section of PIANC. Correspondence Pablo Arecco (Chair of YP Com): pabloarecco@gmail.com Hidenori Takahashi (Japanese Delegate of YP Com): takahashi h@pari.go.jp 6