＜Information＞
Call for Participation
GSDM International Summer Seminar 2015

GSDM is organizing an international summer seminar in the State of Rhode Island, USA in August as described below. We invite GSDM students (Masters and PhD) to participate in the seminar.
◉Application Guidelines

1.Outline of the International Summer Seminar
　 (1) Dates: Tuesday, 4 August – Saturday, 15 August 2015
　 　　(※Please note that there might be some change to the schedule based on
　　 requests from University of Rhode Island.)
　 (2) Venue: The State of Rhode Island and the surrounding area, USA
　 (3) Language: English
　 (4) Theme: Regional Development Strategy and Disaster Relief
　 (5) Participating universities: GSDM, the University of Tokyo; University of Rhode
　　 Island (USA), National Taiwan Ocean University (Taiwan)
　 (6) Scheduled activities:
　 　・A series of discussions and presentations on given topics as well as group work
　　 among students from various academic backgrounds from different universities.
　 　・Lectures by professors from the participating universities and stakeholders from
　　 each site.
　 　・Field trip (including interviews with local people)
　 　・Participating students are expected to start communicating with each other
　　through email etc. to prepare prior to the seminar.

2.How to Apply
　 (1) Requirements for Participation
　 　・Students under GSDM (Masters or PhD)
　 　・Those who can participate in the entire schedule from 4-15 August 2015．
　 　※If a candidate cancels his/her participation after being selected, the person
　 　 is expected to pay the cancelation fee for flight tickets etc.
　 (2) Selection Process
　 Please fill out an application form, and submit it to the GSDM_SE Office by email
　 before 17:00 on Monday, 22 June 2015 . Interviews may be conducted during 16-19
　 June if there are too many applicants.Please note that balance in terms of research
　 fields, gender and nationality will be considered when selecting participants.

3.Expenses
Expenses for local transportation, accommodation and meals will be provided by the University of Tokyo in accordance with GSDM regulations. Other personal expenses shall be borne by each participant.

4.Other
A report on the seminar will be posted on the GSDM website. Please note that participants may be requested to submit some personal information (e.g. allergies) for safety reasons.

5.Contact
Prof. Nobuyuki Yagi (Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences)
yagi@fs.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp