IEEE Tokyo Bulletin No.90
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No.90 (December 17, 2014)
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IEEE Tokyo Section Publications Committee Chair
Haruko Kawahigashi


IEEE Milestone Dedication Ceremony and Commemorative Lecture
(The 2014 Fifth Commemorative Lecture of Tokyo Section)

Dedication Ceremony of IEEE Milestone for The First Trans-Pacific Cable System (TPC-1), was held on November 12th, 2014, at Hotel Grand Palace, Tokyo, Japan. It was approved as an IEEE Milestone on July 14th, 2014. IEEE Tokyo Section hosted the Dedication Ceremony for the Plaque of IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing. In this ceremony, Prof. Toshitaka Tsuda, Chair, IEEE Tokyo Section, gave an address. Prof. Isao Shirakawa presented commemorative plaque to Mr. Takashi Tanaka, President, KDDI Corporation.

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After the Dedication Ceremony and the celebration lunch party, the lecture session entitled "IEEE Milestone Memorial Lecture" was held at Hotel Grand Palace, Tokyo, Japan with 150 participants. At the beginning, Prof. Isao Shirakawa, IEEE Japan Council History Committee Chair, gave an introductory talk on IEEE Milestone.
Second lecture entitled “TPC-1" was presented by Mr. Atsuo Ebata, President, AMMEC and Mr. Hachirou Tamaki, formerly with Ocean Cable Co., Ltd. The last lecture entitled “TPC-1 to FASTER’ was presented by Mr. Shigeto Kiritani, CTO, KDDI Corporation.
The titles of the invited lecturers are listed below.

Title Lecture
IEEE Milestones Prof. Isao Shirakawa
(IEEE Japan Council History Committee, Chair)
TPC-1 Mr. Atsuo Ebata
(President, AMMEC )
Mr. Hachirou Tamaki
(formerly with Ocean Cable Co., Ltd.)
TPC-1 to FASTER Mr. Shigeto Kiritani
(CTO, KDDI Corporation.)

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The 2014 Second Meeting of
Japan Council Chapter Operations Committee

The 2014 Second Meeting of Japan Council Chapter Operations Committee was held on Friday, November 21, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. at Kikai Shinko Kaikan.

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IEEE Workshop on Japanese Industry Promotion

IEEE Workshop on Japanese Industry Promotion was held on November 8 – 9, 2014, at Nishi-Waseda Campus, 55 Building, Waseda University, Tokyo, organized by IEEE Japan Council and Tokyo Section supported by Waseda University. Number of participants was about 104 consisting of members from IEEE MGA, Japan Council, Sections, Student Branches, YPs, WIE, LMAG and also non-members from industries.

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The 2014 Third Meeting of Japan Council Executive Committee

The 2014 Third Meeting of Japan Council Executive Committee was held on Wensday, December 3rd, 2014, from 2:00 p.m.in Keidanren Kaikan. In commemoration of 2015 IEEE Haraden Pratt Award recipent Prof. Fumio Harashima, President, Tokyo Metropolitan University, a memento was presented.

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Schedule for 2015
First Meeting Monday, March 16th Tokyo
Secound Meeting Wednesday, July 6 Tokyo
Third Meeting Wednesday, December 1st Tokyo

The 2014 Sixth Lecture of Tokyo Section

The 2014 Sixth Lecture of IEEE Tokyo Section was held on December 8th, 2014 in Kikai Shinko Kaikan with 60 participants. The lecturer was Dr. Miwako Doi, Auditor, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, IEEE Fellow, formerly withToshiba Corporation. The talk was entitled "The Application-oriented Human Interface R&D - From Nonsense to Commonsense".

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The 2014 Fourth Meeting of Tokyo Section Executive Committee

The 2014 Fourth Meeting of Tokyo Section Executive Committee was held on Friday, December 5, from 3:00 p.m. at the Keidanren Kaikan, Tokyo.

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Tokyo Section Executive Committee Meeting Schedule for 2015
First Meeting Friday, March 20 Tokyo
Second Meeting Friday, June 19 Tokyo
Third Meeting Friday, September 25 Tokyo
Fourth Meeting Friday, December 4 Tokyo

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