October 30 2009
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The Global Oceanographic Data Center(GODAC) of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC: Yasuhiro Kato, President) will host an open house on November 15, 2009, to enhance public awareness of the latest technological development in ocean science and activities undertaken by GODAC.
The open house will take place as part of the first "Kube Techno Festa - Toward the International Information Technology (IT) and Financial Center (*).”
Open House Details
Date and time | : | Sunday, November 15, 2009, 10:00~17:00 (Last admission 16:30) |
Venue | : | Global Oceanographic Data Center(GODAC), JAMSTEC 224-3, Toyohara, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture *Free shuttle buses available from Nago Civic Center see leaflet (in Japanese) |
Admission | : | Free |
Theme | : | Explore the Wonders of the Ocean and the Earth! Open house will focus on three main areas: deep ocean, Earth’s environment, and information technology. Visitors will be given an opportunity to learn about the mysteries and wonders of the ocean and the Earth, by participating in tours of the GODAC facilities, scientific experiments and hands-on activities. |
1) Research facilities at GODAC including the storage server
2) Scientific exhibits and experiments about the ocean and the Earth, including a replica of the SHINKAI6500, specimens of deep-sea organisms, and deep-sea video footage
3) Hands-on activities
- | Craft corner (e.g. sand art) |
- | Picture book story-telling for Kids |
- | Hands-on class on plankton, deep-sea organisms and Earth’s environment |
- | Virtual experience of a deep-sea submersible exploration |
- | Operation of "NIRAI KANAI 150", a remotely operated underwater vehicle owned by GODAC |
4) IT experience
- | Tour of IT facilities, including the machine room and operation room |
- | Indexing game using deep-sea images |
- | IT tour for kids |
- | "Let’s Access Ocean Data!" - Introduction to ocean data at GODAC/JAMSTEC |
5) Others
- | Stamp rally for the GODAC license |
- | Official goods sale |
1.Date and time | : | Sunday, November 15, 2009, 9:00~17:00 |
2.Host | : | Kube Techno Festa Organizing Committee |
3. Sponsors | : | Nago City, Nago Board of Education, Henoko District, Toyohara District, and Kushi District in Nago City |
4. Participating organizations | : | Okinawa National College of Technology, GODAC, Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Okinawa, Nago e-Technology Co., Ltd., Qualysite Technologies Inc. Gaitame com Co., Ltd., Ando Securities Corp., Ltd. and Nago Development Authority (NDA), etc. |