The 16th World Congress of the International Society for Criminology in 2011
The 16th World Congress of the International Society of Criminology (ISC) will be held at the Kobe International Conference Center in Kobe, Japan, on August 5-9, 2011. The local host is the Japan Federation of Criminological Associations (JFCA), which is formed by the eight criminological associations in Japan covering a wide range of disciplines from sociological criminology to correctional medicine. JFCA has started its preparation for the Congress with close consultation with the ISC leadership.
The general theme and other details will be determined at the meeting of ISC’s Board and Scientific Commission in Paris in May, 2009. An official website will be set up and the first circular will be prepared soon afterward.
Kobe is a port city with 1.5 million inhabitants located near Osaka in western Japan. (http://www.kvca.or.jp/convention/english/index.html) As one of the first ports opened to the outside world in the late 19th century, Kobe has a distinctive international atmosphere which attracts tourists both from abroad and from Japan. Although devastated by the earthquake of 1995, Kobe, the “Phoenix”, has quickly risen again, and now fully enjoys its prosperity.
The city is served by two nearby international airports (the Kansai International Airport and the Osaka International Airport) as well as a municipal airport. A day trip to Kyoto and Hiroshima can easily be made by train, and a trip to Tokyo in eastern Japan is also easy by train or plane.
The Congress is to be held at the Kobe International Conference Center, located on a man-made island in the Port of Kobe.(http://kobe-cc.jp/english/index.html) It is conveniently surrounded by a group of hotels with varying prices, and all congress sessions will be held in the fully air-conditioned rooms under one roof of the Conference Center.
We will keep you posted of the progress. Please plan ahead to attend this important event for the world community of criminologists. It may be a good idea, for instance, to make this Congress a part of your summer vacation in 2011. You will not be disappointed, intellectually or otherwise.
Those who wish to be placed on our mailing list to receive further information are kindly requested to write to:
Secretariat, 16th World Congress of ISC
wcon2011@oucow.daishodai.ac.jp
International Society for Criminology (ISC)
President, Board of Directors: Tony Peters
President, Scientific Commission: Serge Brochu
Secretary General: George Picca
Organizing Committee, 16th World Congress of ISC
Chair: Toyo Atsumi
Vice Chair: Yohji Morita
Secretary General: Ichiro Tanioka
Local Arrangement Committee, 16th World Congress of ISC
Chair: Setsuo Miyazawa
Vice Chair: Toyoji Saito
Vice Chair: Minoru Yokoyama
http://www.lawandsociety.org/ISC_16th_World_Congress_2011_(1st_announcement).pdf