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Location:: Vancouver, British Columbia
Dates:: February 14, 15, 2012
Venue:: Coast Coal Harbour Hotel
1180 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6E 4R5

February 14 – Opening Sessions, Keynote Lectures, Plenary and Breakout Sessions

0815 – 0830	Welcome addresses Mr. Jean Saint-Vil, Director, NSERC Policy and International Relations Mr. Mamoru Shinohara, Director for Special Missions, JST
0830 – 0915	Keynote speaker 1 Framing the issue: Clean Energy R&D in the Japanese Context - Dr. Shiro Saka
0915 – 1000	Keynote speaker 2 Framing the Issue: Clean Energy R&D in the Canadian Context - Mr. Don O’Connor
1000 – 1030	Explanation of Next Steps - Coffee Break
1030 – 1215	Parallel Breakout Sessions: Generating Innovative Ideas for Research and Scientific Partnership between Canada and Japan Locations BioEnergy (Grouse Room) Photovoltaics, Solar Cells, Net-Zero Energy Buildings (Okabe Room) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (Cypress Room) Suggested themes Introduction to the research Obstacles and Challenges Objectives for the next 5 years Guidelines Each breakout session to include up to 6 presentations: 3 from Canada and 3 from Japan Presentations should be roughly 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes for questions A rapporteur will be asked to capture key points and relevant questions for panel discussion on Day 2. * See attachment for presentation order (PDF: 357KB)
1215 – 1330	Lunch
1330 – 1500	Continue Parallel Breakout Session Presentations
1500 – 1520	Coffee Break
1520 – 1700	Finalize Parallel Breakout Sessions Presentations Suggested themes for discussion Open discussion /cross-fertilization of ideas Potential for collaboration with Canada / Japan Looking ahead - the Future of Clean Energy

February 15 – Panel Discussion and Networking Lunch with Industry Experts

0900 – 1000	Parallel Breakout Session: Preparing Panel Discussion
1000 – 1015	Coffee Break Arrival of Guest Participants including Canadian Clean Energy Industry Experts
1015 – 1130	Panel Discussion “ Future Directions for Clean Energy R&D and Collaboration between Canada and Japan” Grouse Room – 4th Floor Themes and Questions: Reporting back on the breakout sessions – key notes, observations, challenges and insights What research barriers and obstacles need to be overcome? How can academic-business R&D partnerships address challenges for the clean energy industry and promote commercialization How to foster effective international collaborations Blue sky question: What will it take to be carbon neutral by 2050?
1130 – 1135	Concluding Remarks
1135 – 1300	Networking Lunch