CONF ANNOUNCEMENT: U.S.-JAPAN TRADE & TECHNOLOGY: A MATURING RELATIONSHIP?

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Looks intesresting although a lite lunch "-)


U.S.-JAPAN TRADE & TECHNOLOGY: A MATURING RELATIONSHIP? CONFERENCE


Friday, October 14, 1994 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Japan Information Access
Project and the University of New Mexico Center for the Study of Japanese
Industry and Management of Technology.




KEY U.S. POLICYMAKERS WILL DISCUSS:


The Status of the U.S.-Japan Framework Talks
Is Japan Outpacing the West?
Post Cold-War Security in Asia
Techno-Nationalism and Global Partnership
Is Japan Still the Most Important Bilateral Relationship?
Technology Cooperation and Competition
Is Media Coverage Fair?




SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:


Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, USTR


Mary L. Good, Under Secretary for Technology, Commerce Department


Thomas C. Hubbard, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs, State Department


Kenneth S. Flamm, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Dual Use
Technology
Policy and International Programs, Defense Department


Ira Wolf, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan & China, USTR


Marjory E. Searing, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Japan, Commerce
Department


Jeff Schweitzer, Assistant Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy


Phyllis Genther Yoshida, Director, Japan Technology Program, Commerce
Department


Kari Dohn, Trade Counsel, Office of Senator Baucus


Derrel DePasse, Vice President, Worldwide Government Relations, Varian
Associates


Mark Mason, Yale University


Ayako Doi, The Japan Digest




The Japan Information Access Project is an independent nonprofit
[501(c)(3)]
membership organization that meets the practical needs of business
executives,
scientists, engineers, educators, legislators, and journalists.


Since 1991, the Japan Information Access Project has operated as a neutral
clearinghouse that complements the work of researchers and information
centers.  The Project does not make policy nor lobby.


The Project's goal is to teach professionals how to access, use, and
evaluate
Japanese information in science, technology, business, and management.


The University of New Mexico Center for the Study of Japanese Industry and
Management of Technology is one of eleven university-based programs
supported
by the U.S. government for the study of Japanese industry, management, and
technology.


The Center, established in 1992, prepares U.S. scientists, engineers,
managers, and students for placement as interns in Japanese research
facilities; researches Japanese economic and technological trends and
developments; and communicates research results to U.S. industry,
government, and academia through conferences, publications, and the
Internet.




REGISTRATION RATES


Japan Project members: $395
Non-members: $595


Full registration includes lunch and the first edition of Japan-U.S. Trade
&
Technology: A Primer.


For lunch (Amb. Barshefsky) only:
Members: $40
Non-members: $55




For more detailed information, please contact:


The Japan Information Access Project
1706 R Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20009
Tel: 202/332-5224
Fax: 202/332-6841
e-mail: japan.project () compmail com (internet)