Progam/Schedule: 2 December, 2002 at Sendai Excel Hotel Tokyu Afternoon, Registration & Get together 3 December, 2002 at Sendai International Center (Opening 9:00) (with English/Japanese Simultaneous Interpretation) 9:30-12:00 Opening address Chairpersons: Y. Sasaki & T. Muramatsu President of MUE Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Miyagi Pref. Board of Education Sendai City Board of Education Aims of the Symposium Director of EEC - Recess - Special lectures Jack T. Moyer (Japan)"Importance of Natural Fields in Environmental Education(Temp.)" Paul H. Williams (U.S.A.) "Environmental Education : Accessible to All" 12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-17:00 Presenting Papers and Discussion -Challenges from Supporters' Viewpoints(Part I)- Chairpersons: N. Hagiwara & T. Watanabe Vicki Keliher (Australia) Alisara Chuchat (Thailand) Heiko Crost (Germany) - Recess - T. Higuchi (Japan) C. Saito (Japan) 18:30-20:00 Welcome Reception(at Sendai Excel Hotel Tokyu)   4 December 2002 at Izumity21 (Opening 9:00) 9:40-12:20 -Challenges from Supporters' Viewpoint(Part II)- Chairperson: M. Yasue Wang Zongmin (China) "Environmental Education in Elementary and Junior High Schools in China" Jennie Lane (U.S.A.)"Environmental EducationWisconsin : A Teacher Education Approach." Y. Ugawa (Japan) "Environmental Education and IT" - Recess - -Expectations and Requests from Schools- Chairperson: N.Komatsu Miyagi Pref Board of Education Sendai City Board of Education Kesennuma City Board of Education 12:20-13:00 Lunch Break 13:00-14:10 -Children'ｓ Forum for Environment- Sponsored by the Board of Education of Sendai City, Co-Sponsored by Miyagi University of Education Special lecture: Andrea Déri (Deri)(IGES) "School, Community, Environment" - Recess - 14:40-16:00(Simultaneous session of Junior High School in other hall) Presentations: Elementary School Coordinated by K. Saijo 14:40-16:00(Simultaneous session of Elementary School in other hall) Presentations: Junior High School Coordinated by T.Kawamura & Y.Ugawa   5 December 2002 at Sendai International Center (Opening 8:30) 9:00-12:15 -For the Future of EE- Chairpersons:T. Muramatsu＆Y. Hirabuki Ryokichi Hirono (Seikei Univ.) "New Currents for the Next Decade" Neghi Wahng (Northern Normal Univ.) NamYong Chung (Korea) - Recess - Discussion -On support systems on School EE- Chairpersons:T. Koganezawa＆M. Sato Summary: M. Sato (IGES) 12:15-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-18:00 Excursion Visiting Windbreak Forests "IGUNE" in Sendai City (T. Koganezawa & K. Mizota)