On 6 June, 2014.


Dear EASTS members,

KOTI (The Korea Transport Institute) and EASTS (Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies) hold a joint seminar, "High Speed Railway in the Asia and Urban Development around Station Areas -International Comparison Study-", on July 4, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan.
This symposium will be organized by National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and supported by Institution for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS).

This symposium is open to public. Anyone who is interested in high-speed rail is welcome. Those who wish to attend are asked to submit their completed application form to collo[at]jterc.or.jp (Please change [at] to @) before June 30, 2014.

[Application form] (DOCX, 13.8KB)

If you have inquiries, please email to Dr. Shintaro Terabe (Tokyo University of Science) at terabe[at]rs.noda.tus.ac.jp. (Please change [at] to @)



High Speed Railway in the Asia and Urban Development around Station Areas
-International Comparison Study-

Organized by National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Co-organized by Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)
Supported by Institute for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS)

-Date: Friday, July 4, 2014, 1:30PM-5:00PM
-Venue: Soukairou Hall at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo (7-22-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/about/access/

Program

1:30PM-2:05PM, Opening session

• Welcome Speech
  Prof. Kiyotaka Yokomichi, Vice President of GRIPS
  
  
• Introduction of High Speed Railway Research Project
  Dr.Jaehak Oh [Project leader], Korea Transport Institute, Korea
  
  
• High Speed Railway in Japan and Urban Development around the Stations
  Prof. Shigeru Morichi, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan
  

• The Project on the Development around Shinkansen Stations
  Mr. Masanori Tanaka, President, Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co., Ltd.
  

• Present Conditions on High Speed Rail Construction, Operation, and Station Area Development in Korea
  Dr.Jaehak Oh, Korea Transport Institute, Korea
  
  
• Present Conditions on High Speed Rail Construction, Operation, and Station Area Development in Taiwan
  Prof. Jen-Jia Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  
  
• Comparison on High Speed Rail in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
  Prof. Shintaro Terabe, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
  

• Comments and Discussions
  Prof. Sigon Kim, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Korea
  
  
• Comments and Discussions
  Mr. Tomomi Tsuchiya, Senior Deputy Director-General, Railway Bureau, MLIT, Japan
  
  
• Question and answer
  

• Closing Remarks
  Prof. Cheng-Min Feng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan