Ocean Space Utilization Symposium
Background
This symposium was first initiated during the 16th International OMAE '97 Conference in Yokohama, Japan. The Oceans represent the next frontier to provide sustainable food, energy, materials and land space for humanity. In the coastal region, very large floating structures should have minimal impact on the ocean environment and serve to enhance resource development. They are the least likely of all facilities to suffer from earthquake damage. Technical areas currently covered by Ocean Space Utilization Symposium are quite broad, and they are very large floating structures, deepsea mining, underwater vehicle, food production, ocean environment, ocean management and new concept for ocean space utilization.
This symposium was first initiated during the 16th International OMAE '97 Conference in Yokohama, Japan. The Oceans represent the next frontier to provide sustainable food, energy, materials and land space for humanity. In the coastal region, very large floating structures should have minimal impact on the ocean environment and serve to enhance resource development. They are the least likely of all facilities to suffer from earthquake damage. Technical areas currently covered by Ocean Space Utilization Symposium are quite broad, and they are very large floating structures, deepsea mining, underwater vehicle, food production, ocean environment, ocean management and new concept for ocean space utilization.
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| Movable Floating Bridge in dry dock - Osaka, Japan, 2001. | Artists' view of the experimental model (1,000X60 -120X3m) of Mega-Float project, Phase II in Tokyo Bay which was used during the second stage of research. TRA of Mega-Float, 2000. |
Symposium Coordinator:
Prof. Hideyuki Suzuki, University of Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: suzukih@naoe.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Scientific Committee Members (Partial List):
CO2 Ocean Sequestration:
Toru Sato, PhD, Professor, Dept of Environmental Studies, School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan, Tel: +81-3-5841-6521, FAX: +81-3-3815-8360, E-mail: sato-t@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Very Large Floating Structures:
Prof. Wang Chien Ming, Engineering Science Programme and Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Tel: (65)-6516-2157 Fax:(65)-6779-1635, E-mail: cvewcm@nus.edu.sg
Ocean Mining:
Prof. Tetsuo Yamazaki, Dept. of Marine System Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan, Tel: +81-72-254-8523, Fax: +81-72-254-9914, E-mail: yamazaki@marine.osakafu-u.ac.jp
CO2 Ocean Sequestration:
Toru Sato, PhD, Professor, Dept of Environmental Studies, School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan, Tel: +81-3-5841-6521, FAX: +81-3-3815-8360, E-mail: sato-t@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Very Large Floating Structures:
Prof. Wang Chien Ming, Engineering Science Programme and Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260, Tel: (65)-6516-2157 Fax:(65)-6779-1635, E-mail: cvewcm@nus.edu.sg
Ocean Mining:
Prof. Tetsuo Yamazaki, Dept. of Marine System Engineering, University of Osaka Prefecture, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan, Tel: +81-72-254-8523, Fax: +81-72-254-9914, E-mail: yamazaki@marine.osakafu-u.ac.jp
Ocean Environment:
Prof. Shigeru Tabeta, Dept. of Environment Systems, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8563, Japan, Tel: +81-4-7136-4718, E-mail: tabeta@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Marine Construction:
Prof. Takeshi Kinoshita, IIS, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan, Tel: +81-3-5452-6169, Fax: +81-3-5452-6170, E-mail: kinoshit@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Water Front and Coastal Design and Planning:
Prof. Takeo Kondo, Institute of Strategic & Conceptual Engineering, Nihon University, 7-24-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi-shi,274-8501 Japan, Tel/Fax: (81) (0)47-469-5483, E-mail: tkondo@ocean.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp
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