| This event
starts on: 6/27/2004 and lasts 5
days Organized by: Hydrogen Energy Systems Society of Japan (HESS) Dependency on uncertain and interruptible energy supplies from Middle Eastern states is a crucial strategic issue that must be resolved to assure the long-term security of Israel, the United States and the world's other democracies. The importation of these critical fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) is vulnerable to economic as well as physical attack. The world's democracies spend billions of dollars each year trying to protect access to these resources. In addition, the petrodollars that the suppliers receive often end up being used for purposes inimical to the interests of the world's democracies; these funds are used to purchase weapons, to support the spread of radical Islamicist thought, and to finance the spread of terrorism. For all of these reasons, reducing dependency on fossil fuels is a critical and timely challenge for the world's democracies. Location: Yokohama - Japan Cost: Participants- 80,000 Japanese Yen (JPY) Students- 12,000 JPY Additional Family Members- 25,000 JPY For more information about this event contact: Shigeharu TANISHO; Department of Environmental Sciences, Yokohama National University Hodogaya-ku Yokohama, 240-8501 Japan Event Website: http://www.whec15.jp/ Contact Email: secretariat@whec15.jp Contact Telephone: +81-45-339-3996 Contact Fax: +81-45-339-3996 |
