The 50th Anniversary Ceremony
Summary of the 50th Anniversary Ceremony
Since its establishment in 1974, the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS) has been providing proposals for national policies and international cooperation in the field of traffic safety based on its various activities, including interdisciplinary research and surveys, the 50th anniversary ceremony was held on September 17, 2024 at the Toranomon Hills Forum in Tokyo to commemorate the occasion.
Date：17th September, 2024 13:30～16:40
Venue: Toranomon Hills Forum
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 5F, 1-23-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Part 1
Opening Performance
Ms. Chosyo Yabe gave a calligraphy performance depicting "co-creation," which is one of the goals of IATSS.
Chosyo Yabe
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Opening Remarks
Congratulatory Addresses and Certificates of Appreciation
The National Police Agency and the Cabinet Office presented IATSS with a letter of appreciation for its activities, citing the organization's "significant contribution to police traffic administration management through a variety of activities as an international and interdisciplinary research institute on traffic safety.
(also reported on the receipt of a letter of appreciation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)
Commissioner General of National Police Agency
Yasuhiro Tsuyuki
Deputy Director General, Minister's Secretariat,
Cabinet Office
Koju Matsubayashi
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Congratulatory Address
Director, Executive Vice President and Representative Officer,
Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
Noriya Kaihara
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Commemorative Award (Lifetime Contribution Award)
Lifetime Contribution Award was presented in recognition of IATSS's contribution to the activities of IATSS over the years.
Domestic Lifetime Contribution Award
Special Advisor
Dr. Yasuhei Oguchi
Advisor
Dr. Haruo Suzuki
Advisor
Dr. Katsutoshi Ohta
International Lifetime Contribution Award
Professor, Burkhard E. Horn
Professor, Peter Jones
Professor, Fred Wegman
Professor, Murray Mackay
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IATSS Vision Presentation
A vision for the next 50 years beyond the 50 years of IATSS, titled "IATSS Vision 2024" was presented as "overcoming the negative factors of serious traffic accidents, environmental impact, and poor health, and promoting the next decade of society activities that create a positive environment by bringing mobility, sustainability, and well-being into correspondence with each other, and achieving the Common Vision as described at the beginning of the vision."
President, Kazuhiko Takeuchi
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New Programs introduction
Subsidies for traffic safety education for elementary, junior high, and high school students, etc.
Special Recognition Award
Mr. Ogawa presented a certificate of commendation and a supplementary prize to the motorcycle competition club of Kumamoto Prefectural Yabe High School for their longstanding traffic safety activities as a special commendation to commemorate the 50th anniversary.
Principal, Kumamoto Prefectural
Yabe High School
Mr. Hiroki Ogata
Director,
Motorcycle Competition Club,
Kumamoto Prefectural
Yabe High School
Ms. Manaka Gosyo
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Part 2
Keynote Speech
Astronaut Mamoru Mohri was invited to give a lecture on the Earth's environment and sustainability from a space perspective, and how the mobility society is affected and how it should change.
Astronaut, Chief Executive Director Emeritus National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (MIRAIKAN)
Mamoru Mohri
Panel Discussion
Following Mr. Mamoru Mohri's keynote speech, a panel discussion was held on the theme of how future academic activities should evolve toward the realization of an ideal transportation society in an ever-evolving mobility society.
Panelists
President Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Astronaut,
Chief Executive Director Emeritus National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (MIRAIKAN)
Mamoru Mohri
Honorary Professor/Visiting Professor,
Tezukayama University;
Vice President, Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)
Kazumi Renge
IATSS member
Professor, Osaka Metropolitan University
Junko Nagata
Moderator
Chair and Founder of NPO GAIA INITIATIVE
Tomoyo Nonaka