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By the end of March, 2016, GEM-CC project which have been going on for 5 years will be finished. And to promote it to the public this event has been held in Tokyo, Osaka and Cairo.

Lecture in Tokyo

Organizer: JICA, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, Urban and Regional Development Group, and JICA Global Plaza

Date: 5th, February, 2016 (Fri) 19:00 ~ 20:30

Venue: JICA Global Plaza

Audience: 120 approx.

The program:

Chair	Kazumasa Sanui (Director of team 2 urban and regional development group, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department)
Cultural heritage projects of JICA	Shinichi Yoshihara (Team 2 urban and regional development group, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department)
Project outline	Mikio Nakamura (JICA long term expert/ expertise: International Cooperation ), Rei Harada (JICA long term expert/ expertise: Cultural heritage management)
Case Study 1 (Textile training course)	Mie Ishii (Cultural heritage international cooperation researcher in NRICPT / Textile conservator)
Case Study 2 (Internal transportation and packing Training course)	Yoji Masada (Nippon Express, Kanto Fine Arts Branch, Assistant general manager/ Expertise: Packing and transportation of cultural properties)
Summary	Kazuya Yamauchi (Head of the Regional Environment Section of the Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation, NRICPT)

Lecture in Osaka:

Organizer: JICA, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, Urban and Regional Development Group, and JICA Kansai International Center.

Date: 7th, February, 2016 (Fri) 10:00 ~ 11:30

Venue: Kita-ku Center

Audience: 40 approx.

The program:

Chair	Kazumasa Sanui
Cultural heritage projects of JICA	Shinichi Yoshihara
Project outline	Mikio Nakamura, Rei Harada
Case Study 1 (Wood training course)	Yasushi Okada (Wood sculpture cultural properties conservation laboratory, Representative Director/ Wood sculpture Conservator)
Case Study 2 (Collection Management training course)	Sachi Hashimoto (National Museum of Ethnology, Expertise: Conservation science)
Summary	Kazuya Yamauchi

Lecture in Cairo:

Organizer: JICA, Jointly by Japanese Embassy in Egypt

Date: 7th, March, 2016 (Mon) 18:30 ~ 20:00

Venue: Japanese Embassy in Egypt, Information and Culture Center

Audience: 40 approx.

The program:

Chair	Kaori Nakaoka (JICA Long-term expert Coordinator/Training)
Opening greeting	Yuichi Oba (Economic Counselor, Embassy of Japan in Egypt)
Cultural heritage projects of JICA	Kazumasa Sanui, Shinichi Yoshihara
Project outline	Mikio Nakamura, Rei Harada
Training course case (Wood)	Yasushi Okada
Training course case (Painted Objects)	Akiko Nishisaka (Waseda University, Invited researcher, Institute of Egyptology/ Visiting Associate Professor, Higashi Nihon International University)
Closing remarks	Mizuki Matsuzaki (JICA Egypt office Deputy Director/ Yemen branch Deputy Director)

It was the first time for this project to hold such events, but about 200 people in total of the 3 events have attended. Moreover, according to the questionnaire results it received ratings of "Very good" and "Good", we believe it was a chance to promote international cooperation projects directly to the public from the field.

The material distributed during the events can be downloaded from the below link:

http://www.jica.go.jp/project/egypt/0702247/materials/index.html

We would like to express our deep gratitude to all who helped in organizing the events as well as all he participants.

(Mr. Nakamura)Question and answer time in Tokyo lecture

Mr. Yamauchi giving a summary in Osaka lecture

Ms. Nishisaka presentation in Cairo lecture

Group photo after the closing in Cairo lecture