CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (WCCRS 2006)

		 The 1st Winter Camp for Cultivating
		     Research Skills (WCCRS 2006)

			 Sagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
			  March 16-18, 2006

GENERAL
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WCCRS 2006 is the first annual winter camp for improving, cultivating,
and enlightening several skills required for undergraduate and
graduate course students, who are willing to success in their research
field.  This winter camp is aimed at providing opportunities for
undergraduate/graduate students to deeply discuss and thoroughly
clarify motivation, objective, required skills, and possible pitfalls
on their research.

SCOPE & TOPICS
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WCCRS 2006 covers a broad range of topics include, but not limited to,
the following topics:

- Communication skills (e.g., debating and English conversation)
- Social skills
- Management skills
- Technical writing
- Computer/networking skills (e.g., programming, visualization, and
  simulation techniques)

IMPORTANT DATES
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Lecture presentation due:	March 14, 2006

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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General Chair
  Hiroyuki Ohsaki, 
  Osaka University, Japan
                                  
Program Chairs
  Kouhei Sugiyama
  Osaka University, Japan
  Takeshi Ito
  Osaka University, Japan

Publication Chair
  Yasuhiko Yoshimura
  Osaka University, Japan

Local Arrangements Chair
  Koutaro Yagi
  Osaka University, Japan
  Osamu Okumura
  Osaka University, Japan

Financial Chair
  Osamu Honda
  Osaka University, Japan

Social Activity Chair
  Yusuke Sakumoto
  Osaka University, Japan

Award Chair
  Osamu Honda
  Osaka University, Japan

ORGANIZED BY
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Information Sharing Platform Laboratory, Graduate School of
Information Science & Technology

ADVANCED PROGRAM
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Thursday
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Opening

Lecture: K. Sugiyama (Osaka University, Japan), ``Mastering Japanese
to English Translation''

(Lunch)

Lecture: O. Okumura (Osaka University, Japan), ``Technical Writing
Basics''

Lecture: H. Yamamoto (Osaka University, Japan), ``Learning from
Experiences: Failure is the Key to Success''

Technical Writing

(Dinner)

BOF (Birds of Feather)

Friday
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Lecture: Y. Sakumoto (Osaka University, Japan), ``Practical
Programming Skills''

Lecture: Y. Yoshimura (Osaka University, Japan), ``Successful Software
Development''

(Lunch)

Social Activity (Jakkouin Temple & Foot Spa Cafe)

Lecture: T. Ito (Osaka University, Japan), ``Debugging:
State-of-the-Art Techniques''

Technical Writing

(Dinner)

BOF (Birds of Feather)

Saturday
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Lecture: O. Honda (Osaka University, Japan), ``Technical Writing I :
Preparation & Drafting, II : Proofreading & Revising''

Lecture: K. Yagi (Osaka University, Japan), ``Programming for
Effective Data Visualization''

(Lunch)

Technical Writing

Award Commendation & Closing

(Dinner on Your Own)