| program |

Session A:Keynote Speach |
| 11:00a.m.-11:45a.m. |
"Mould-breaking Broadcast Technology - Research and development of the Digital
Era"
Dr.Sei Miyake, Director-General
NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories
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| Session B:Address |
| 1:10p.m.-1:55p.m. |
"Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting in the United States"
Mr.Mark s.Richer, President
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
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| 2:00p.m.-2:45p.m. |
"A Trend of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting and Journalism in the World"
Mr.Takashi Okamoto, Director
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute
*An Address by Prof. Du Baichuan (SARFT)
was canceled. |
| Session C:Panel Discussion |
| 3:15p.m.-4:45p.m. |
"Digital Broadcasting: Its scenario in Japan"
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Panelist
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Prof. Kiyoharu Aizawa (University of Tokyo)
Dr. Yuji Inoue (NTT)
Mr. Gota Iwanami (Infocity, Inc.)
Mr. Yoshiaki Kushiki (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Masayuki Kubota (Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications)
Mr. Nobuya Wazaki (NHK) |
| Chairman |
Sei Miyake (NHK STRL) |