The latest information will be posted on the JASID conference official website.
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The prize selection committee is in charge of evaluation and selection on the JASID Prizes and the Poster Presentation Awards. JASID Prizes are categorized into Grand Prize, Encouragement Prize, Journal Paper Prize and Committee Special Award.
Grand Prize is awarded to the distinguished book or monograph; Journal Paper Prize is awarded to an excellent paper published in an academic journal on the field of international development including the Journal of International Development Studies published by JASID.
Encouragement Prize mainly commends the achievement by a young scholar. Committee Special Prize commends contribution to practice, policy making and enlightenment on the field of international development. The call for the nomination of the Prizes usually starts in May every year.
The Poster Presentation Awards commend excellent presentations in the poster sessions of JASID Spring and Annual Conferences.
This research group aims to promote research and communication of the youth members of JASID. Although not a few youths in Japan are researching on development, they have difficulty in getting opportunities to interact with each other because they are scattered widely all over Japan.
Therefore, they can barely share their ideas and information about development with each other. Furthermore, the topics and methods for development studies are becoming diversified. This trend also highlights the importance of establishing a research group with youths’ initiative to share the diversified ideas.
The main activity of this research group is to hold a thematic session in the Conference of JASID. Members of this study group discuss lively through the process of preparing and conducting a session, which enables them to share each other’s thoughts and experience of development meanwhile to support each other in going further into their own topic. In addition to holding thematic sessions, this research group holds monthly on-line workshops in order to involve more youth members in the activities of the group.
We believe that holding thematic sessions is beneficial not only for the members of this research group but for other JASID members. Fresh perspectives presented by youth will also be a great inspiration to others of JASID.
Please refer to the URL below for further details of our research group.
We received many applications for this conference. All of the applications were reviewed by the Conference Organization Committee as well as JASID Conference Organisation team on April 1. The screening results were sent to the applicants.
Sessions on industry, education, migrants and refugees, environment, culture and development, international cooperation, health and welfare will be held at the 24th JASID Spring Conference: 3 organized sessions, 5 roundtable sessions, 11 oral presentation sessions, together with a poster session and book talk.
Submission of papers, registration, and the others are as follows.
*The following is the same as what has been sent to the presenters.
Your presentation should be 15-20 minutes. Prepare slides for your presentation. Follow the instruction of the session chair about the presentation time.
Prepare A1 size printed poster and bring it with you to the venue. Display panels will be available at the ground floor of the venue.
Please inform your session participants to complete conference registration and upload abstract or paper via the online system. Complete the registration of your session by submitting A4 one-page abstract of your session that includes the names of chairperson, presenters, and commentators, and submit the file before May 14 (Sat) 23:59.
Please check the conference website for the participation fee.
In principle, we only accept payment by credit card. Receipt will be available after your payment via the system. Registration deadline is May 14 (Sat).
The updated version of conference program is available at the conference website.
Please note that the start time of conference changed to 9:30 and the venue will be open for registration from 9:00.
All the sessions have one chairperson, two commentators, and two to four presenters in principle. Each session is for 120 minutes. A single presenter has 15-20 minutes for her/his presentation, 5 minutes for commentator, 3 minutes for the presenter to respond, and the remaining time for open discussion. Chairpersons / facilitators are expected to facilitate Q&A time. Please follow the instruction of the chair about presentation time if your session has five presenters.
One of the parallel sessions will be organised as online session at the conference. Those who can turn on camera are the chairperson, commentators, and presenters only.
The conference venue is Akita City Cultural Creation Centre (). Please note it is not Akita International University campus.
Check the access to the venue from the conference website.
Plenary session will be held on June 10, 17:00-19:15, on the theme of “The Role of Intergenerational Ties in Sustainability: What to Sustain, What to Revise, and What to Pass Across Generations?”. Please find more details about the plenary from the conference website.
The language used in this session is English.
For details, please see the conference website.
We look forward to your participation.
‘Human security’ is a concept to address safety and security of individual human beings, complementing the traditional concept of state security. It is also a concept to recapture security from the perspectives of protecting people from threats and hazard against their lives, livelihood and dignity, and of empowering people to become more resilient to such threats and hazard, adapting to such social environment.
The objectives of this research group “Development Approach to Human Security of Children” is to explore the concept of ‘human security of children’ collectively, to share empirical cases studied by participating researchers, and to construct a theoretical framework that may facilitate policy recommendations. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a principle of “leave no one behind,” share common issues with the concept of human security.
Thus, in our efforts to achieve the SDGs, development studies and human security studies are closely linked. In exploring how a development approach can be applied to the concept of “human security of children,” this research group will try to position ‘children’ in development studies.
In the fields of international development and human security, research focusing on children has not yet been mainstreamed. Therefore, this research group is expected to play a significant role in promoting an inter-disciplinary approach to “human security of children” in development studies, involving members from diverse academic disciplines. The research group will organize quarterly regular academic meetings.
Based on the research outcomes of the meetings, it plans to organize sessions at spring conferences as well as at annual conferences of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID). Based on the presentations conducted at the regular meetings and JASID conferences, participating members will write academic papers for publication. Some of the papers may be compiled as a book on “human security of children,” which will help disseminate research findings to a broader audience.
The 24th JASID Spring Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to share some updates about the conference registration and program.
The deadline for pre-registration (discounted rate) originally set today , April 29 (Sat) is now extended to 【May 6 (Sat)】. Those who have received the notification of acceptance, please utilise this opportunity to register to the conference with a discounted price.
(i) Pre-registration by May 6 (Sat),
(ii) Final deadline for registration on May 14 (Sun).
**Please note that payment is by credit card only.
The details of the excursion program have been uploaded to the website. Please note that you cannot apply to excursion separately from the conference registration. The application deadline for the excursion program is the same as the conference registration,【 May 14 (Sun)】.
Childcare services will be provided during the event. You can also participate in the excursions with your child.
If you wish to use childcare services or participate in excursions with your children, please send an e-mail to Ms. Kyoko Takahashi, with the information as below.
Ms. Kyoko Takahashi
May 14（Sun), the deadline for registration for the conference.
The venue of the 24th Spring Conference, Akita City Cultural Creation Centre, was built in 1967 as the Akita Prefectural Art Museum. This building has a unique roof with a round-shape window that helps to shed sunlight to its inside.
Such design of the building was necessary for a museum located in Akita where the amount of sunlight is significantly less in winter. Since 2019, the same building is repurposed to host various cultural activities. We received 40 oral presentations, 5 round table sessions, 3 planned sessions, and 18 poster presentation applications.
In total 66 projects are going to be presented. I am very much looking forward to hearing discussions on various topics during the conference in our special venue, Akita City Cultural Creation Centre.
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
The 24th JASID Spring Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to share some updates about the conference program.
Program and Proceedings have been uploaded to the website. Please access and download from the link below. A password is required to download, and it will be sent to the participants through another email from the committee. We will not print or distribute them.
– Presentation slides must be transferred to the set laptop at each room prior to the session begins.
– Presenters in the morning sessions should transfer their files and review the presentation between 9:10 and 9:30 a.m.
– Presenters of the afternoon session should transfer their files and review the presentation during the lunch break (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.).
– If you will have a presentation in an online session, please prepare your own PC even if you are at the venue.
– If you will have a presentation in an online session, you can enter the Zoom room at the following times and check the slide projection.
Morning: 9:20 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Afternoon: 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
– Present your poster in Community Space, 1st floor of the venue by 9:30 a.m.
– The core time of the poster session is 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
– Present your poster to the audience in the core time.
– The reception opens at 9:10 on the 2nd floor.
Please bring two business cards of yours. One is used for registration purpose and the other is for your name tag.
‐Akita City public wifi is available at the conference venue. Please check the manual from the link below.：Akita City Wi-Fi Manual（）
‐Lunch and tea will be served. Lunch box will be offered from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 at the reception area (2nd floor).。
‐Coffee and sweets will be served at the 1st floor, community space, between 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Please note we only have one cup of coffee and one set of sweets per person.
‐The cost is included in the participation fee.
‐Any valuable personal belongings should be kept by yourself.
‐We request all participants to leave your luggage at your hotel if possible.
‐A dedicated space to keep large size luggage in the 3rd floor, nearby A3-2 emergency exist and C stairs.
‐This event may be broadcasted locally in Akita. When asked, please cooperate for interviews.。
‐On the 1st floor, second-hand clothes are sold in the community space. When you are asked, please cooperate for questionnaires.
※ You can find more details in the program.
The 24th Spring Conference is just around the corner. We have received about 200 registrations and about 40 students, mostly the students of Akita International University, will support the conference.
All Conference Organising Committee members and student volunteers are very much looking forward to seeing you all in-person at the conference venue, Akita Cultural Creation Centre on June 10.
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
Conference HP:
– Following the 2023 Spring Conference in Akita, the 34th Annual Conference will be held face-to-face (not in a hybrid format).
– One of the parallel sessions will be held fully online. It will be possible to present a paper and/or participate from a distance.
– If you wish to participate in an online session at the conference site, you will need to bring your own computer or tablet and log in with your eduroam account.
– Registration to attend the conference is scheduled to start in early September.
– The conference registration fee can only be paid online by a credit card.
– Printed copies of the conference proceedings will not be distributed to attendees. Those who have paid a registration fee will have access to the Proceedings online in advance of the conference.
34th Annual Conference Executive Committee
Chairperson: Taro Komatsu (Sophia University)
The research group (RG) on Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems (IDSSP) was launched early 2022 with the objective of tackling common issues observed in the world and sharing solutions and lessons learned in the process of innovative approaches that can be applicable elsewhere.
We had several events in 2022.
We organized a roundtable session for the 23rd JASID Spring Conference and invited two professors, one from Taiwan and another from Thailand, to share their experiences. Dr. Vincent Y. Chen at the Department of Leisure Management, Minghsin University of Science and Technology & Institute of Fisheries Science, National Taiwan University from Taiwan explained the application of AI for environmental protection in tourism development and Dr. Ariya Svetamra at the Department of Women’s Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University demonstrated the use of FPAR(Feminist Participatory Action Research) to cope with the issue of violence toward female migrant workers. This session was consisted of two parts, lectures, and discussions. In the latter part, participants expressed their opinions for these lectures and shared their own experiences. Both speakers and participants are from outside Japan and attended the session virtually. The session was facilitated by the Chairperson of this RG, Dr. Naoko Shinkai at the Department of Policy Studies, Tsuda University and the Vice-Chair, Dr. Pei-Hsin Hsu at Taiwan Forestry Research Institute.
After this, we had a small seminar with Dr. Chen to follow up some details on his project in July.
We also hosted a webinar, a research seminar on Business Innovation During the Crises: no trade-off between human rights and business performance in September, 2022. This seminar was co-organized with the Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tsuda University (TU-RIPS). We invited two guest speakers from Sri Lanka, Dr. Rukmal Weerasinghe, Professor, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, and the Chairperson of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and Dr. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The Chairperson of this RG and the Director of TU-RIPS, Dr. Naoko Shinkai, made opening remarks and served as a facilitator
The details can be found from the websites below:
The seminar flyer:
The report of this seminar:
In 2023, we plan to have seminars and a session about innovation and development at the JASID conference. Since most of the RG’s members reside overseas, we will continue our activities virtually.
We appreciate your support and look forward to your participation.
Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems
Representative: Naoko Shinkai, Tsuda University
During recesses, the member does not have the right to use the services as a member.
For this reason, it is not possible to submit an application for a conference presentation or to participate in the conference as a presenter (nor to take part in organised sessions or round tables).
However, it is possible to attend the conference as an auditor. In this case, please note that the participation fee is not the member price, but the general price applies.
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Dear members
This is a reminder that the deadline for Presentation Registration is fast approaching on March 25th. We strongly advise you to submit your presentation registration by this date to secure your participation. You can complete your registration at the following link:
Additionally, we have updated our website with detailed information regarding the conference papers (presentations). We encourage you to review this important information at your earliest convenience here:
We look forward to your presentation registration in the coming conference.
Kumiko Sakamoto (Utsunomiya University),
Chair, The 25th JASID Spring Conference Organizing Committee
IDSSP (Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems) was launched in January 2022 after its establishment was approved in the 32nd Annual Conference of JASID in Nov. 2021. This research group was created to provide a platform for researchers in the field of international development to exchange ideas and share knowledge on the process of solving social issues, which are commonly observed in the World, and conduct inter-disciplinary research on applicable innovations. Since half of our members reside outside of Japan, all activities have been conducted online.
In Jan., 2022, a kick-off meeting was held and members were introduced. We also planned our activities for the financial year 2021-2022.
Between Feb. and April, 2022, we prepared for a round table session in the 23rd Spring Conference of JASID. We chose guest speakers and topics, and communicated with guest speakers to organize our session.
In June 2022, a roundtable session, titled “Prospects in Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems: Learning from Cases in Asia“, was held during the 23rd Spring Conference of JASID. In this roundtable session, we discussed commonality and differences of social issues in Asia and the use of multifaceted approaches in problem-solving. We invited two guest speakers, Dr. Vincent Y-W Chen at the Department of Leisure Management, Minghsin University of Science and Technology and Technology & Institute of Fisheries Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, and Dr. Ariya Svetamra, Department of Women’s Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Dr. Chen presented on “The Application of AI Technology to Address SDG issues” and demonstrated the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect green sea turtles in Xiao Liuqiu island, Taiwan, and how to develop sustainable tourism and communities for nature conservation.
Dr. Svetamra presented on “Gendered Dynamics of Women Migrant Workers in Northern Thailand”, described the severe conditions, which migrant women in Northern Thailand had to face in their lives, and explained the application of FPAR (Feminist Participatory Action Research) to create their opportunities in the future. In the discussion session following two talks, participants shared the issues and knowledge in tourism development and international migration.
The vice representative, Dr. Pei-Hsin Hsu, and the representative, Dr. Naoko Shinkai, co-chaired this roundtable session.
In July 2022, we had a research meeting with Dr. Chen to follow up on the issue of innovation and development from AI prospects.
In September 2022, a joint seminar, 2022 IDSSP-JASID research seminar/The 5th TU-RIPS seminar on “Business Innovation During the Crises: no trade-off between human rights and business performance “was held.
This seminar was co-organized by IDSSP and the Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tsuda University. In this seminar, two professors from Sri Lanka, Dr. Rukmal Weerasinghe, Professor, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce and the Chairperson, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, and Dr. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka made presentations.
Dr. Weerasinghe provided a talk on the innovative business operations in Sri Lanka in a state of multiple crises, economic and financial crises, and pandemic, and illustrated how the right of employees was preserved.
Following the talk by Dr. Weerashinghe, Dr. Heenkenda made a speech and added the legal background of human rights in business in Sri Lanka and called attention to possible human rights risks during the crises. In the discussion session after two talks, we reviewed essential factors in leading and developing business in difficult times without sacrificing human rights.
In addition, we had a preparatory meeting with guest speakers and core members before each event and two supplemental research meetings with core members.
Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems
Representative: Naoko Shinkai, Tsuda University
In light of the delay in sending out the 2nd newsletter regarding the 25th JASID Spring Conference scheduled for June 15, we have extended the deadline for new member applications to March 7 (Thursday), and the deadline for submission of presentation applications has also been extended to March 25 (Mon). With these adjusted deadlines, new members can still have the opportunity to apply for membership in time to participate in presentation.
16 February (Fri) – 25 March 2024 (Mon)*
The following members are eligible to apply for presentation.
(1) New members: Must have completed their membership application by 7 March 2024 (Thursday)*. Payment of annual membership fees up to and including FY2023 must be shown as ‘paid’ in SMOOSY as of 25 March*, which is the deadline for presentation application submissions.
For more details, please visit
(2) Current members: As of 25 March*, the last day of the presentation application period, the payment of the annual membership fee up to the year 2023 must be shown as “paid” in SMOOSY.
If your membership fee is outstanding, please ensure to pay the fee before applying for a presentation. Payment can be made at
Please confirm the Conference HP for details
・New member application deadline: 7 March 2024 (Thursday)*
・Presentation application deadline: 25 March 2024 (Monday)* (strictly enforced)
・Participation registration opens: 5 April
・Notification of acceptance/rejection: Late April
・Participation registration deadline: 15 May 2024
・Deadline for submission of report papers: 22 May 2024
Kumiko Sakamoto (Utsunomiya University),
Chair, The 25th JASID Spring Conference Organising Committee
jasid2024spring [at] (replace [at] with @)
The 25th Spring Conference website is now open.
Conference HP:
We have started accepting presentation proposals.
As in previous years, we welcome proposals for three types of presentations: (1) oral presentations, (2) poster presentations, and (3) special sessions/roundtables. Please find below detailed information regarding each of these presentation types. The language of presentation should be either Japanese or English.
★Proposal submission period:
16 February (Fri) – 25 March 2024 (Mon)
A JASID member can propose and deliver an oral presentation, either individually or as part of a group. It is preferable for co-researchers, regardless of whether they are presenting, to be members of the Society.
Each presentation is allocated a duration of 20 minutes.
A JASID member can share research findings in a poster format, either individually or as part of a group. The presenter can interact with the audience in a more informal style compared to a formal oral presentation.
The poster will be displayed at a location and time designated by the conference organizer.
A JASID member can propose and organize a “special session” consisting of multiple presentations focused on a specific theme. It is required to propose one chairperson and two commentators for the session. Non-JASID members are allowed to present, provided they can offer significant contributions to the session. The duration of the session is two hours.
When submitting a proposal, the convenor is requested to submit an abstract for the session as well as abstracts for each individual presentation.
A JASID member can propose and organize a “roundtable” which is characterized by active discussion among presenters and attendees on a specific topic. Non-JASID members are welcome to present, provided they contribute valuable insights to the roundtable discussion. The duration for this session is also set for two hours. When submitting a proposal, the convenor is requested to submit an abstract of the proposed roundtable.
Submission of individual presentation abstracts is optional.
All the relevant information regarding the proposal submission can be found on the conference’s homepage. If you are interested in presenting your paper at the conference, kindly review the details carefully and proceed with a submission.
★Information about proposal submission:
The eligibility criteria for presenters vary depending on the presentation category. Please refer to the relevant information provided below (in Japanese).
Here is some information regarding the eligibility criteria for presenters.
Current Society members: As of 25 March, the last day of the presentation application period, the payment of the annual membership fee up to the year 2023 must be shown as “paid” in SMOOSY.
If you have not yet paid the membership fee, please apply after paying the membership fee from:
New members: Must have completed their membership application by 7th March 2024 (Thursday). The payment of annual membership fees for the year up to and including FY2023 must be shown as ‘paid’ in SMOOSY by March 25, the closing date of the presentation application period.
For more details, please visit
Proposals must be submitted online via the URL provided below.
You need to create an account to submit a proposal. If you presented a paper at the 2022, 2023 Annual Conference or the 2023 Spring Conference, you should already have an account. Please follow the instructions at the URL below to create your proposal or to access your account.
For submission, please use the same email address registered on your JASID My Page. The submission site is linked to the membership information on My Page. By using the same email address, you will not need to provide information such as your name and affiliation when you register.
If you prefer to choose an online presentation, please select “online presentation” during the submission process.
★URL for proposal (abstract) submission:
Following the 2023 Spring Conference in Akita and the 34th Annual Conference, the 25th Spring Conference is scheduled to be conducted in-person (not in a hybrid format).
Some of the parallel sessions will be held entirely online. We will accommodate remote participation in these sessions as much as possible and as necessary.
If you wish to participate in an online session at the conference site, you will be required to bring your own computer or tablet.
Registration to attend the conference is set to open in early April.
The conference registration fee can only be paid online using a credit card.
Printed copies of the conference proceedings will not be distributed to attendees. However, those who have registered and paid the fee will gain advance online access to the Proceedings before the conference.
★Deadline for presentation applications: 25 March 2024 (Monday) (strictly enforced)
・Participation registration opens: Early April
・Notification of acceptance/rejection results: Late April
・Deadline for participation registration: 15 May 2024
・Deadline for submission of report papers: 22 May 2024
Kumiko Sakamoto (Utsunomiya University),
Chair, The 25th JASID Spring Conference Organising Committee
Executive Directors:
Fujii Hiroshige (Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University)
Iizuka Akiko (Associate Professor, Utsunomiya University International Exchange Center)
Executive Committee:
Arjon Sugit (Assistant Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University)
In order to allow as many people as possible to participate in this event, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, including accessible information for individuals with disabilities.
Our goal is to ensure wide participation, and we greatly appreciate your cooperation as presenters and attendees in facilitating these accommodations★.
Additionally, we have compiled details on infection prevention strategies and childcare facilities available during the event; please consult this information (also available on the conference website).
We ask all presenters at this conference to cooperate in ensuring
information accessibility.
Please read the information at the link below and prepare presentation materials accordingly.
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Should you require specific accommodations to participate in the Spring
Conference, please confirm the following site and kindly inform the
Conference Executive Committee and JASID Reasonable Accommodation Working Group by 15 May.
A representative from the Reasonable Accommodation Working Group
(see page below) will then contact you directly.
This conference will primarily be in-person, excluding one session. The organizing committee is implementing the following measures to ensure a safe event. We ask for your cooperation in holding a safe and secure conference.
As a preventive measure against infectious diseases, please check your body temperature and make sure you are feeling well before visiting. If you have a fever (37.5 degrees or higher) or feel unwell, experiencing symptoms, please refrain from coming to the venue, regardless of whether you are positive or negative for an infectious disease.
★Smoking is completely prohibited inside Utsunomiya University.
Please refrain from smoking to prevent passive smoking. Also, to prevent chemical sensitivity, please refrain from using artificial fragrances.
If you are unable to attend due to illness or any other circumstances that require you to be absent, please promptly notify the conference secretariat and the commentator/chair.
However, please note that if you are unable to attend for any reason, you will be absent. It is not possible to switch to online presentation. Additionally, video recorded presentations will not be accepted as it will not be possible to ask questions on the spot.
If you are unable to attend due to illness, please update the event
secretariat and contact the chairperson. If you have prepared your comments in writing in advance, please send them to the chairperson. If only oral comments are scheduled, please make arrangements within the subcommittee, such as asking the chairperson to provide comments in your place.
If you are unable to attend due to poor health, please send an email to the conference secretariat and make arrangements within the session, such as contacting the commentators and asking them to serve as moderators and facilitators.
In order to prevent infectious diseases and chemical sensitivity, the host has selected a room that is relatively spacious, easily ventilated, and relatively less chemical substances. Although it varies from person to person, we believe that a certain number of people with chemical
sensitivities can participate with some peace of mind. The venue will be regularly ventilated, and hand sanitizer will be available at the entrance. Wearing a mask is at individual discretion.
We would like to inform you of three ways to use the childcare and kids’
room on Saturday, 15 June.
On campus, you can use the Utsunomiya University Manabinomori Nursery School (), which is located within a 5-minute walk from the conference venue.
Children aged 0 to 6th grade are eligible. The usage fee is 5,000 to 6,000 JPY depending on age, of which 5,000 JPY will be subsidized by JASID*. Please check the details in the usage guide below and apply by Wednesday, 15 May.
Instructions for using the on-campus nursery school:
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For those who use an off-campus nursery school, the society will provide a subsidy of up to 5,000 JPY*.
Participants are responsible for applying for and contacting nursery schools on their own. If you would like receive subsidy from JASID, please apply by Wednesday, 15 May using the link below.
Participants will make a reservation at the nursery school where they will leave their child, receive a receipt from the nursery school on the day of the event, and submit it to the conference reception desk to receive a subsidy of up to 5,000 JPY.
Application for off-campus nursery school usage assistance:
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*Subsidy for on-campus and off-campus childcare in a and b above will be available to the first 10 people. The deadline is 15 May, but please apply early.
The tea room on the second floor of the University Hall, which is the
conference venue, will be open to the public as a kids’ room.
Although there are no childcare workers, users are free to use the facilities for napping, breastfeeding, etc. under their own responsibility. Each child must prepare their own nap mat, toys, etc.
There is no need to apply for this service in advance, and you can use it freely on the day.
The Prayer Room is located on the 1st floor of Building 4, which is the
convention venue. There is no need to apply in advance, but since this is a unisex small room, you cannot use it if someone is already using it.
Keys will be handed out at the event reception, so please contact reception on the day of the event.
International Development Society 25th Spring Conference Executive Committee
Executive Committee Chairperson: Kumiko Sakamoto (Utsunomiya University)
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We received many applications for our conference this year. All the applications were reviewed at the Conference Organization Committee on March. 27, and all the decisions were sent to the applicants. We would like to ask the applicants to confirm it.
Seventeen sessions (community, education, children, development, NGO, SDGs, disaster, environment, society/economy etc.) will be held at the 23rd JASID Spring Conference: three organized sessions, seven roundtables, seven oral presentation sessions, together with a poster session and book talk.
Submission of papers, registration, and the others are as follows.
*The following is the same as what has been sent to the presenters.
Your presentation should be 20 minutes. When utilizing ZOOM, you are required to share your presentation with other participants (e.g. microsoft powerpoint). We do not provide proofreading services, therefore, you need to edit your paper by yourself.
Please send the following two materials directly to the Spring Conference Executive Committee.
One A4 page Please use the template (MS-Word) of Organized Session and Roundtable, which is available on the conference website. (No problem even if the content is the same as one of the applications).
Please turn your PowerPoint presentation to a video.
The participation fee is JPY 3,000, which can be paid only with a credit card. Paper receipts issued by the Secretariat are not available because the Conference is held online. Please refer to statements or the receipts issued when you make a payment online.
Chairs, and commentators have to register and make the payments by 23:59, Mon. May 16th, 2022.
Other participants have to register and make the payments by 18:00, Fri. June 17th, 2022.
Once you make the payment, the contents of the spring conference website will be available. That is why you cannot get a refund after you make the payment.
The program pages include the final version of the conference program, proceedings, poster presentations, and ZOOM URL etc. After you register and make a payment of the participation fee, the links and the passwords are sent. Please make sure that the password is kept at hand. The final version of the conference program and the proceedings will be uploaded in mid/late May. ZOOM URL, ID, and password will be uploaded in the middle of early/mid June.
The online exhibition pages will be provided. Some publishers open their website, where participants can purchase books at special discount prices. You can confirm order forms, contacts, and books. The online exhibition pages will be available in the middle of June. (Delivery services are available only in Japan.)
All sessions will be recorded since there might be some possibilities that the network connection has some problems. After the conference, the movies will be provided on the conference website for a certain period (about two weeks are assumed after the movies are available online).
Those who can turn on their video are chairs, commentators, and presenters. Other participants cannot turn on their video. Please confirm portrait rights, copyrights, personal information protection on the registration form.
All the sessions have one chairperson, two commentators, and two to four presenters in principle. The sessions are limited to 120 minutes. A single presenter has 20 minutes for her presentation, the comment 5 minutes, the presenter 3 minutes, and the remaining time for discussion. Chairpersons / facilitators are expected to formulate Q&A.
The special session will be held in the afternoon on June 18th , 2022. The theme of the plenary session is “Do you know, we have already been doing SDGs.” In the plenary session, we invite the resident doers struggling to achieve the rebirth of Tagawa. Discussing together in a blunt and frank way, it would enable us to envisage development and global cooperation for the next generation.
All the sessions are held online.
For details, please see the conference website ().
We look forward to your participation.
The 23rd JASID Spring Conference Executive Committee
Mayuko SANO (Executive Committee Chairperson, Professor, Fukuoka Prefectural University)
Yutaka HAYASHI (Secretariat, Associate Professor, Fukuoka University)
Dear members,
The following is an announcement regarding registration for the 25th JASID Spring Conference to be held at Utsunomiya University. We look forward to your participation.
To register for the conference and pay the registration fee, please follow the link below and complete the necessary steps. Note that payment is accepted exclusively via credit card. Registration and Payment URL:
For details on the registration fees, refer to the page on the conference website:
The deadline for early registration, which offers a discounted rate, is 15 May (Wednesday). Registration will continue to be open up to the day of the event for those who miss this deadline.
Receipts for payment can be downloaded by selecting “Receipt Download” after logging into the registration site. It’s important to either print this receipt or have the registration confirmation email available to show at the conference venue for check-in purposes. Please ensure you keep this documentation safe for reference. You can display it on your smartphone or bring a printed copy. Receipt issuance will be available until the end of July.
On the day of the conference, 15 June (Saturday), from 19:00 to 20:30, we will host a social gathering for attendees to exchange ideas and foster networking. There will be awards ceremony and performances of a local African drum group Jambo Ichikai in the gathering.
If you have specific dietary requirements, such as vegan, halal, or any allergies, please do not hesitate to inform us. Due to logistical considerations, registration and payment for the social gathering need to be completed by 15 May (Wednesday), alongside your early conference registration. Please use the registration link provided above to finalize your participation.
The following two excursions are prepared on this occasion, both unique to Tochigi, and providing experiences that you can’t get as a tourist and only through arrangement by specialists:
We encourage you to register for excursions simultaneously with your early conference registration. Further information regarding the excursions will be shared in due course.
Detailed information on necessary accommodations, infectious disease prevention measures, and the availability of nursery facilities will be provided separately to ensure your participation is comfortable and safe.
The Utsunomiya University Manabinomori Nursery School, located on campus, offers same-day after-school care for children from ages 0 to 6th grade. More details on this service will be shared in the near future.
The conference program will be made available by 1 May (Wednesday).
Kumiko Sakamoto (Utsunomiya University),
Chair, the 25th JASID Spring Conference Organising Committee
The Japan Society for International Development (JASID) wishes to promote vigorous research activities by members with diverse backgrounds and needs.
Based on this principle, we accept members to enter session rooms with children to make presentations or to participate in discussion, on condition that due efforts are made not to interfere with the progress of the session significantly.
In order to create an enabling environment for members raising children, at each of the spring or annual meetings, we will try our best to provide a room at the venue that can be used as a kids’ space – a rest area for the people with children to eat, breastfeed, change diapers, nap, and so on.
JASID and the respective host organizations will not be held responsible for any accidents that may occur in the kids’ space.
For detailed arrangements, please refer to the website of the specific conference of interest.
A subsidy system (up to 5,000 yen per JASID member per conference) is available for those who use private childcare services to attend the principle, members who wish to receive subsidies must apply in advance.
Interested members are required to report their will by marking the relevant checkbox in the online conference registration form.
Conference Organization
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At the 25th JASID Spring Conference, we are pleased to announce that excursions will take place in two areas within Tochigi Prefecture on 16 June (Sunday), the day following the conference. Detailed information is provided below.
16 June 2024 (Sunday)
*Both excursions will start and end at Utsunomiya Station.
Excursions will be held in Ashio Town, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, and Utsunomiya City. (Please note that the meeting time is different between Ashio Town and Utsunomiya City)
*Program content will also be different in the two locations.
9,000 JPY for general members, 5,000 JPY for student members (payment via credit card) (This fee includes meals and entrance fees)
“(Field training/Excursion 1) Thinking Development through the Ashio Copper Mining Issue” will be indicated in the receipt. Please get in touch with the contact person if you have any concerns.
2,000 JPY (payment via credit card)
“(Field training/Excursion 2) Exploring Japan’s Pioneer LRT and the Concept of a Compact” will be indicated in the receipt. Please get in touch with the contact person if you have any concerns.
Participants can register for the excursions using the same system as the conference registration. We encourage you to apply during your registration for the conference. The application will close once the participant limit of 30 is reached.
A minimum of 30 participants is required (the excursion may be canceled if fewer than 30 register). This is on a first-come, first-served basis, with a cap of 10 student members.
A minimum of 4 participants is required.
15 May 2024 (Wednesday). Please register early to secure your spot, as space is limited.
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*For inquiries, please contact the contact details of the person in charge of each course listed above directly, not the address of the Chair of the 25th JASID Spring Conference Organising Committee.
*English translation is not arranged by the organizers at this stage, but please contact the organizer if you plan to participate if arrangements can be made. Volunteers for translation among the participants are most welcome.
We are excited to announce the 25th Spring Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), scheduled to be held at Utsunomiya University in Tochigi Prefecture. The theme is “Realizing International Cooperation and Interactive Co-creation in Local Context Global & Glocal Human Resource Development.”
This event will focus on the practical aspects of international cooperation
and co-creation, with an emphasis on both global and local (glocal) human resource development. The outline for the conference is presented below:
At Utsunomiya University, we are practicing global and glocal human
resource development related to international cooperation and co-creation both domestically and internationally by organically utilizing education, research, and community contributions, and we will introduce some of these in the plenary.
Additionally, the conference will feature an excursion to the Ashio Copper
Mine in Tochigi Prefecture, historically significant as a site of
environmental impact. This location offers a unique opportunity to learn
about pollution management, an important aspect of Japan’s contribution to the field of international development. Participants are also invited to
experience the local culture and attractions, including Utsunomiya’s Light
Rail Transit (LRT) and the famous gyoza. You may want to combine your
sightseeing opportunities, such as visiting Nikko and Nasu in Tochigi
Prefecture,
* The presenter must be a member at the time of application and must not have unpaid membership fees. Please note that it takes two weeks for the Society to deliberate on the acceptance or rejection of a new membership application, so please complete your membership application at least two weeks before the application deadline.
* If you have not yet paid your membership fee, please complete the payment as soon as possible if you plan to give a presentation.
*On our campus, we have the Utsunomiya University Manabinomori Nursery School, which offers daycare for children ranging from ages 0 to 6th grade. Further details regarding this service will be provided in due course.
JASID 25th Spring Conference Executive Committee
The 24th JASID Spring Conference Organizing Committee would like to inform you that there is 1-day left until the deadline.
Please check the website below to explore the call for abstracts and types of application forms. We will update all information related to the conference at this main website.
We are accepting applications for Oral Presentations, Poster, Panel and Roundtable Sessions. Please download required application forms from the link below.
* Please see our abstract submission and guidance page for the full details of what is required before you submit.
* We will receive your application via the main conference website, not via emails.
– Conference registration will start in early-April.
– We will only accept credit cards for conference registration fee payment.
– There will be no distribution of printed copies of the conference report papers. Only those who have paid the participation fee will be able to obtain the proceedings online in advance.
– Deadline for presentation application: March 18, 2023
– Conference registration open: Early-April, 2023
– Screening results announcement: Late-April, 2023
– Deadline for full paper submission: Mid-May, 2023
Please note that the 24th JASID Spring conference will be held as an in-person event. There will be no hybrid-session option. Out of 6 parallel sessions, only 1 session will be held as full-online.
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
The 24th JASID Spring Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to share some updates about the conference registration and program.
You can now register and pay the participation fee via the website. Please register through the link below to apply for participation.
In addition, due to the mismanagements of the online payment and website management service providers that have contracted to build the website as well as the payment system, we apologize to inform you the registration procedure has been delayed about two weeks.
Therefore, we set the following two dates accordingly in order to have sufficient time for registration. Application deadlines as follows.
(i) Pre-registration by April 29 (Sat)
(ii) Final deadline for registration on May 14 (Sun)
**Please note that payment is by credit card only.
A tentative version of the conference program has been uploaded to the website.
The program of the plenary session has also been uploaded to the website. This session will be organised in English only.
The details of the excursion program have also been uploaded to the website. Please note that you cannot apply to excursion separately from the conference registration. The application deadline for the excursion program is the same as the conference registration, May 14 (Sunday).
We are currently working closely with the Conference Organisation Committee in the main body of JASID to complete the screening process and prepare result notifications. We plan to send them out in late-April. Please give us some more days to complete the announcement. Additionally, please note that the submission deadline for paper is tentatively scheduled on May 19 (Friday).
Waiting an additional one month from that of Tokyo, we now have our sakura being fully bloomed in Akita. We will soon start to irrigate water to our paddy fields, set the base, and plant rice for this year. By the time the 24th JASID Spring Conference is held, nature in Akita will be fully in splashing greens, ranging from the light-yellowish to deep-dark green colour. I hope you will enjoy gathering for discussions among your peers in international cooperation and development, and have a chance to explore the nature of Akita this coming June. We look forward to receiving your applications!
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
A: No. Only JASID members can make a presentation. However, non-members can report in the planning session and round table session, but only JASID members can submit the proposal of the planning or round table session. If you wish to make an oral presentation or a poster presentation in the conference, please submit your application by the end of July for the annual conference, or by the end of February for the spring conference.
If you are a co-researcher in an oral presentation or a poster presentation, your name can be listed as long as a JASID member is participating.
Even if you get your membership, you cannot apply for the conference presentation until we confirm your payment. Please contact us for more detail.
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その後、初年度会費の支払・確認と会員番号の付与が完了してから会員サービスの享受が可能となります。このため、入会申込から会員資格を得るまでに最大4カ月ほどかかるとお考えください。
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The 24th JASID Spring Conference Organizing Committee would like to inform you that there is 5 days left until the deadline.
Please check the website below to explore the call for abstracts and types of application forms. We will update all information related to the conference at this main website.
We are accepting applications for Oral Presentations, Poster, Panel and Roundtable Sessions. Please download required application forms from the link below.
* Please see our abstract submission and guidance page for the full details of what is required before you submit.
We will receive your application via the main conference website (the URL link above), not via emails.
– Conference registration will start in early-April.
– We will only accept credit cards for conference registration fee payment.
– There will be no distribution of printed copies of the conference report papers. Only those who have paid the participation fee will be able to obtain the proceedings online in advance.
– Deadline for presentation application: March 18, 2023
– Conference registration open: Early-April, 2023
– Screening results announcement: Late-April, 2023
– Deadline for full paper submission: Mid-May, 2023
Please note that the 24th JASID Spring conference will be held as an in-person event. There will be no hybrid-session option. Out of 6 parallel sessions, only 1 session will be held as full-online.
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
The 24th JASID Spring Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to inform you that the main conference website is now available. We appologise for the delay in sharing this website with you. Please see the details of the website as well as the application processes.
Please check the website below to explore the call for abstracts and types of application forms. We will update all information related to the conference at this main website.
We are accepting applications for Oral Presentations, Poster, Panel and Roundtable Sessions. Please download required application forms from the link below.
* Please see our abstract submission and guidance page for the full details of what is required before you submit.
Please note that the 24th JASID Spring conference will be held as an in-person event. There will be no hybrid-session option. Out of 6 parallel sessions, only 1 session will be held as full-online.
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
The JASID Conference Organizing Committee is delighted to update you with news of the 24th Spring Conference. All the presenters at the conference must be a JASID member in principle. If you are not a member, you cannot apply. The requirements for membership and registration fees depend on the status of payment, so please check the following details.
‐ Please complete the payment for the 2022 membership fee by the Submission deadline（Today – 12th of March).
– Please complete the payment of the 2023 membership fee by the thesis submission deadline (early May).
* Your application will be canceled if you don’t complete the payment. Please check your payment status from the membership page.
*Members-only materials: tournament management rule;
-Please complete the payment for the 2022 membership fee by the Submission deadline（Today – 12th of March).
– Please check the JASID website (
and send the application form to JASID HQ Secretary Office (not Organizing Committee of the conference).
– Even if you receive a confirmation letter, if you do not complete the payment of the first year’s membership fee by the due date, you will not be considered as a member and your application for the conference tournament will be invalid.
– You will not be able to obtain your membership number which is necessary to apply for the conference unless you complete the first year’s membership fee by the due date.
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
The JASID Conference Organizing Committee is delighted to update you with news of the 24th Spring Conference, Call for Applications.
Please check the website below to explore the call for abstracts and types of application forms.
We will be welcoming submissions for Oral Presentations, Poster, Panel and Roundtable Sessions. Please download required application forms from the website.
* Please see our abstract submission and guidance page for the full details of what is required before you submit.
– We will receive your application via the main conference website.
Please note the main website will be available in late-February.
– Download application forms: Today – Mid-March, 2023
– Submission deadline：Mid-March, 2023
– Screening results announcement：Early-April, 2023
– Full paper submission deadline: Mid- May, 2023
We will announce the registration steps including registration fee in the main conference website (to be available in late-Feb).
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University
The JASID Conference Organizing Committee cordially invites all members to the 24th Spring Conference to be held at Akita International University on June 10, 2023.
The theme of the conference is “Role of Intergenerational Ties in Sustainability: What to Sustain, What to Update, and What to Pass Across Generations?”.
We welcome a wide range of presentations based on your research results. We also welcome applications for panel and roundtable sessions that are related to the conference theme.
– Theme: Role of Intergenerational Ties in Sustainability: What to – Sustain, What to Update, and What to Pass Across Generations?
– Date: 2023 June 10 (Saturday)
*Field excursion trips to be organized on June 11 (Sunday)
Conference venue: Akita International University (Akita City)
There are four presentation categories; 1) Oral Presentation, 2) Poster Presentation, 3) Organized Panel Session, and 4) Roundtable Session.
The submission deadlines are as follows.
– Each member is allowed to submit up to one paper and one presentation as first author.
– Two submissions are allowed if the applicant is not the first author of the second submission and also not the presenter.
– Co-researchers and co-authors should be JASID members.
– Students are required to submit a letter of recommendation (any format) from their academic advisor regardless of the presentation category. Upload the letter as a supplementary material when submitting your abstract.
– Abstracts should be prepared in Japanese (400-800 words) for presentations in Japanese and in English (200-300 Words) for presentations in English.
– Presentation application will be available on the conference website (to be available soon).
– In case you are a non-JASID member and wish to apply for a presentation, you must first apply to JASID membership and pay the annual membership fee (
– Annual membership fee for 2023 must be paid before submitting an application. Failing to do so may result in the cancellation of your application.
– Application form must be filled and submitted by a representative member of the session at the conference website (to be available soon).
– Abstract of each presenter (400-800 words), title, purpose, moderator, commentators, presenters must be listed in the application.
– Chairpersons must obtain agreements from those who serve moderator, commentator, and speaker.
– Non-JASID members are welcome to join panel and roundtable sessions, except for the chairperson. Membership registration is strongly recommended.
– In case you are a non-JASID member and wish to apply for a presentation, you must first apply to JASID membership and pay the annual membership fee (
– Annual membership fee for 2023 must be paid before submitting an application. Failing to do so may result in the cancellation of your application.
-Application period: From 28 January to 10 March 2023.
– Submission: Submit your application via the conference website (to be available soon).
– Application deadline: Mid-March, 2023
– Screening results announcement: Early-April, 2023
– Deadline for submission of full papers: Mid- May, 2023
The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Akita International University × JASID Conference Committee
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)