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11th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium

  • Tuesday, March 20, 2012
  • Thursday, March 22, 2012
  • Hilton San Diego Bayfront (San Diego, CA)
Celebrating Outstanding Lifetime Achievement

Register for this year's celebration of the Kyoto Prize Laureates, and their extraordinary achievements. The Laureates will visit San Diego March 20-22, 2012, for the engaging events.  

Benefit Gala & Opening Ceremony 
Tuesday, March 20,2012 5:30pm 

Hilton San Diego Bayfront 

Meet the new laureates of the Kyoto Prize, Japan's highest private award for global achievement, and celebrate their remarkable contributions to society.
Six $10,000 Kyoto Scholarships to high school students from the San Diego/Baja California region will also be presented. 

For Gala Ticket information, please call 858-352-8400 or email kyoto@japan-society.org




Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:00am 

San Diego State University 
Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center 

Dr. John Werner Cahn ("Advanced Technology") will present his vital work in establishing the spinodal decomposition theory which has brought about the use of alloy materials in everything from automobile interiors to the most modern communication devices. 






Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:30pm

University of California, San Diego 
Price Center Ballrooms A & B 

  Dr. Rashid Alievich Sunyaev ("Basic Sciences") will discuss his pioneering work in cosmic microwave background radiation to explore and measure the expanding universe. He is a world renowned leader in the continuous revolution in astrophysics and cosmology fields.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:30am

University of San Diego Shiley Theatre 

  Mr. Tamasaburo Bando V ("Arts & Philosophy") will present his personal perspective on theater and the arts. One of the world's most famous Kabuki actors, his artistry crosses many genres of the performing arts.
 
Closing Ceremony

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