The 8th International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Kumamoto: Official Site
The 8th International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Kumamoto
– Building Fair and Local Socio-Economies in the South and the North –
Fair Trade connecting people globally
spreading from Kumamoto into other regions in the world
Saturday 29 March : Conference Day 1
Main Hall(6F)
◇9:00~ Registration
◇9:50~ Welcome dance performance by Yosakoi dance team
◆10:00~10:05 Opening Speech by Tetsuya Watanabe, Chair of the Board, FTTJ
◆10:05~10:15 Welcome Speech by Seishi Koyama, Mayor of Kumamoto
◆10:15~10:20 Organizer's Speech by Shoko Akashi, Representative, Fair Trade City Kumamoto Promotion Committee
◆10:20~10:30 Introduction to Kumamoto, the first Fair Trade City in Japan by Shintaro Maki, Deputy Mayor of Kumamoto ◆10:30~10:50 Outline of the Conference by Bruce Crowther, the founder of FTT campaign
◆10:50~12:00 Plenary Session 1 : State-of-the Art of the ITT Movement and Challenges it Faces
・Bruce Crowther (Founder of FTT campaign and Chair of International FTT Organizing Committee, UK)
・William Goldsmith (FTT National Coordinator, Fair Trade USA)
・Rudi Dalvai (President, WFTO, Italy)
・Molly-Harrison Olson (Former Chair of the Board, FI, Australia)
・Tadeusz Makulski (FTT Coordinator, Poland)
・ Facilitator: Tatsuya Watanabe (Chair of the Board, FTTJ and Member of International FTT Organizing Committee)
--- Lunch Break ---
◆13:00~14:30 Plenary Session 2 : Building Fair and Local Socio-Economies
・ Katharina Beelen(Fair Trade Gemeente, Belgium)
・ Sean McHugh (Executive Director, CFTN, Canada)
・ Raquel Mendes Ferreira (SEBRAE, Brazil)
・ Shoko Akashi (FTT Kumamoto Promotion Committee, Japan)
・ Kang Baek Lee (KFTO, the Republic of Korea)
・ Yukiko Doi (FT Nagoya Network, Japan)
・ Kayano (FT Hokkaido, Japan)
--- Coffee Break ---
◆14:45~16:15 Workshops (1st Round) Main Hall (6F) & Meeting Rooms(4F)
A. Fair Trade Contribution to Building Fair Local Socio-Economies
B. Fair Trade Towns Movement in Japan
C. Fair Trade Towns Movement in Asia (South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan)
D. Fair Trade University Campaign
E. Fair Trade in Workplaces Campaign
◆16:15~17:00 Plenary Session 3 : Wrap-up of Day 1 Main Hall (6F) (Reporting-back from the 1st round Workshops and Discussion)
◇17:30~18:30 Welcome Reception by the Mayor of Kumamoto at Sukiyamaru of Kumamoto
◇19:10~19:40 Fair Trade Fashion Show at Kotsu Center Bus Terminal Square
◇20:00~22:00 Welcome Reception at Kotsu Center Hotel (6th floor)
◆ 10：00～12：00 National Summit of Green Corporate Managers, Sessions (4F)
・ Fair Trade (Meeting Room 1)
・ Food and Agriculture (Meeting Room 2)
・ Forest and Life (Meeting Room 3)
Sunday 30 March : Conference Day 2
Main Hall (6F) and Meeting Rooms (4F)
◇8:00~8:45 Registration for Day 2 participants & Morning tea
◆8:45~10:15 Workshops (2nd Round)
A: Relationship with Local Authorities
B: Relationship with Businesses
C: Forming Alliance with Local Civic Movements
D: Consumer Education and Fair Trade
E：Big Tent Approach (Diverse Promotion of FTT Movement)
F. Iinternational Trade that Widens the Gap (Study Report and Discussion)
◆10:15~11:00 Plenary Session 4 :Reporting-back from the 2nd round Workshops and Discussion
--- Coffee Break ---
◆11:15~13:00 Plenary Session 5 : Wrap-up and Ways Ahead
・ Bruce Crowther (UK) ・ Raquel Mendes Ferreira (Brazil)
・ William Goldsmith (USA) ・Rudi Dalvai (President, WFTO)
・Tadeusz Makulski (Poland)
・Molly-Harrison Olson (Chair of the Board, FＩ)
・Facilitator: Tatsuya Watanabe
◆13:00~13:10 Invitation to the 9th IFFT Conference at Bristol, UK
◆13:10~13:30 Closing Ceremony
--- Lunch ---
<Post-conference Events> （15：00－18：30）
□ 15:00~16:30 Kumamoto Castle Tour
□ 15:00~16:30 Downtown Tour
□ 15:00~ Fair Trade Card Game (Study Room, 3F)
△ 15:00~17:30 Lecture by Takao Nishimura (Professor, Yokohama National University), "Tips for New Consumer Education - Towards Consumer Civic Society- "
△ 14:00~16:00 Lecture by Mr. Jackson (UNICEF Kumamoto) "Sustainable Development - Tradition and Development of Masai, Kenya" (Lounge, 2F)
□ 17:00~18:30 Ayaka (sound therapist) Special Concert (Main Hall, 6F)
□ 17:00~ Dinner Boat Cruise at Lake Ezu
※ 17:00~20:30 National Coordinators’ Meeting (closed to the coordinators)