1st Announcement

2022 November 2018

Nara Kasugano International Forum,
Nara, Japan

Promoting sustainable paddy farming to achieve the SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been adopted in numerous regions and countries by governments,
businesses and civil society following initial promulgation by the United Nations. Paddy-based agriculture has a crucial
role to play in achieving the SDGs through its capacity to shape rural livelihoods and the environment.
PAWEES and INWEPF, as world leading international society and network in paddy and water environment, would like
to invite you to join PAWES 2018 in Nara for exchange of our professional knowledge and discussion of important
issues toward SDGs

INWEPF International Network for Water and Ecosystem in Paddy Fields (INWEPF) will
conduct a special workshop on the theme Enhancing the Resilience of Natural Disasters and
Climate Change and Promoting the Modernization of Irrigation Facilities to Realize Sustainable
Paddy Farming.

PAWEES International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering (PAWEES) will
be organizing the main technical session under the banner Smart Management of land, Water and
Environment, and will be divided into themes of
1) Water and Soil Management,
2) Disaster Management and Adaptation,
3) Regional Resource Management and Rural Planning

CALL FOR PAPERS

PAPER TOPICS
Paper should follow the theme: Smart Management of Land, Water and
Environment in any of the following subjects:

1) Water and Soil Management Keywords: Higher Production, Modernization of Irrigation, Artificial
Intelligence, Information and Communication Technology, GIS, Remote Sensing, related topics
2) Disaster Management and Adaptation Keywords: Risk Management, Climate Change,
Recovery from Disaster, Resilience, or related topics
3) Regional Resource Management and Rural Planning Keywords: History and Culture,
Smart Rural Development, Renewable Energy, Multi Functionality, Ecosystem Services, or related topics

REGISTRATION FEES
Participants: 300 USD (tentative)
Discounts (students): 150 USD (tentative)
The registration fee covers participation in the conference, conference kits, and Technical Tour

PROGRAM
19 November (Monday) Arrival
20 November (Tuesday) Opening Ceremony, Technical Session (Oral, Poster, Student), Reception dinner
21 November (Wednesday) PAWEES: Award Ceremony and Section Meeting
INWEPF: Working Meeting
22 November (Thursday) Field trip
23 November (Friday) Departure or Field trip (optional)
24 November (Saturday) Departure

Important Dates
Abstract dead line: 31March 2018
Notification of acceptance (Oral and/or Poster): 30 April 2018
Full paper deadline: 30 August 2018
Application deadline: 15 September 2018

PROCEEDINGS
A CD copy of the full-paper proceedings will be provided to participants upon registration. The most
outstanding 20 papers will be selected for publication in the April 2019 (vol.16, issue 2) edition of Paddy and
Water Environment (PWE), a peer-reviewed scientific journal publication from the Springer.
 DATE AND VENUE
The conference will be held during 20 to 22 November 2018 at Nara Kasugano International Forum,
101 Kasuganocho, Nara-city, Nara, Japan Phone +81-742-27-2630 Fax +81-742-27-2634

Nogaku hall Reception hall Appearance of Venue

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Jin-Soo KIM (President of PAWEES), Dr. Ching-Chang Chang (President of TAES), Dr. Seong Joon KIM (President of KSAE),
Dr. Yohei SATO (Honorary President of PAWEES), Dr. Naritaka KUBO (Vice President of PAWEES), Dr. Tsugihiro WATANABE
(Immediate Past President of PAWEES), Mr. Naoki HAYASHIDA (Commissioner of PAWEES), Dr. Eiji YAMAJI (Chairman of International
Committee, JSIDRE), Dr. Yutaka MATSUNO (Secretary General of PAWEES), Dr. Masaru MIZOGUCHI (Immediate Past Editor-in-Chief
of PWE), Dr. Takao MASUMOTO (Editor-in-Chief of PWE), Dr. Takeshi KOIZUMI (Commissioner of JSIDRE), Mr. Mitsuo ISHIJIMA
(Director, MAFF), Mr. Kenji KOBAYASHI (Nara Prefecture), Mr. Norio HASEGAWA (Nara Prefecture)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
SC: Dr. Jin Yong CHOI (Seoul Natl. Univ.), Prof. Inhong SONG (Seoul Natl. Univ.), Dr. Yu-Pin LIN (Natl. Taiwan Univ.), Dr. Chihhao
FAN (Natl. Taiwan Univ.), Dr. Munehide ISHIGURO (Hokkaido Univ.), Dr. Masaru MIZOGUCHI (Univ. of Tokyo), Dr. Toshiaki IIDA
(Univ. of Tokyo), Dr. Yoshiyuki SHINOGI (Kyushu Univ.), Dr. Takao MASUMOTO (NARO, Head of Scientific Committee), Mr.
Nobuyoshi FUJIWARA (JIRCAS)
Working Groups: Dr. Takao MASUMOTO (Head of SC), Dr. Taku NISHIMURA (Leader of WG1, Univ. of Tokyo), Dr Masayuki
FUJIHARA (Leader of WG2, Kyoto Univ.), Dr. Tasuku KATO (Head of WG3, TUAT)

WORKING COMMITTEE
Dr. Yutaka MATSUNO (Head of WC, Kindai Univ.), Dr. Masaru MIZOGUCHI (Univ. of Tokyo), Dr. Toshiaki IIDA (Univ. of Tokyo), Dr.
Nobumasa HATCHO (Kindai Univ.), Dr. Kimihito NAKAMURA (Kyoto Univ.), Dr. Shinji FUKUDA (Tokyo Univ. of A&T), Dr. Keigo
NODA (Gifu Univ.)

ORGANIZERS
International Network for Water and Ecosystem in Paddy Fields (INWEPF)

International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering (PAWEES)

Taiwan Agricultural Engineers Society (TAES)
Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering (JSIDRE)
Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers (KSAE)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Agriculture and Forestry Department, Nara Prefecture