Title	:	PAJ Oil Spill Symposium 2008 "International Challenges in Preparedness and Response to Oil and Chemical Spill Incidents"
Date	:	21st Thursday, February, 2008 Opening door: 10:00 AM starting: 10:30AM 22nd Friday, February, 2008 Opening door: 9:30 AM starting: 10:00AM
Venue	:	Keidanren Kaikan (at "International Convention Room", 11F)(Cloak 1F Lobby) 1-9-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8188, Japan Tel: +81-3-5204-1500 Fax: +81-3-5255-6233
Objectives	:	PAJ Major Oil Spill response Programme, triggered by the Exxon Valdez incident, now marks its eighteenth year. During the time, we have gained experience through several major oil spill incidents such as Nakhodka, Erika and Prestige, and a series of international systems and cooperative frameworks has been developed. When we look around the present situation on oil spill preparedness, reinforcement of PSC and accelerated implementation of double hull tankers have been promoted as preventative measures. Under the United Nation's Environment Program (UNEP), NOWPAP has been activated as a Regional Sea's Program and applied to North West Pacific Sea area, and under the auspices of IMO, Global Initiatives has been taken by IPIECA in wider Asia and African areas. As for the spill related compensation regimes, an additional fund (Supplementary Fund) went into effect in March, 2005. Moreover, with the OPRC-HNS Protocol coming into force last year, the preparedness and response to spill of various chemicals has emerged as a new challenge. The subject of this year symposium focuses on ‘International Challenges in Preparedness and Response to Oil and Chemical Spill Incidents' and highlights recent events and the steps being taken by various Governments and Industry organizations to cope with the preparedness and response to major pollution incidents. It will address the steps being taken by various organizations both commercial and governmental under OPRC to reduce these risks and to put systems in place to deal with the consequences. 　　　　 Under the theme focused above, we gather and comprehend information from activity of international organizations and extend the attention to the recent spill incident in Korea in the context.
Language	:	English and Japanese With simultaneous interpretation
Organizer	:	Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ)
Supporter	:	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Secretariat (contact)	:	Oil Spill Response & Industry Support Department, Petroleum Association of Japan, 1-9-4, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan TEL: +81-3-3279-3819 FAX: +81-3-3242-5688

P R O G R A M M E Day1 Thursday February 21,2008

　

		Symposium Coordinator: Mr.Kenji Tawa Manager, Oil Spill ResponseOffice OSR & Industry Support Dept, PAJ
10:30		Opening Address Mr. Jun-ich Hatano Managing Director Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ)
10:40		Speech by the Honorable Guest Mr. Shuzo Takada Director, Petroleum Refining and Reserve Division Natural Resources and Fuel Dept., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
10:50		Keynote Speech Towards a Sustainable Energy Era Mr. Richard Sykes Executive Secretary International Petroleum Industry Environment Conservation Association (IPIECA)
11:30		EMSA Pollution Response & Detection service Mr. Bernd Bluhm Head, Unit G - Pollution Response, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
12:10 -13:30		Lunch
13:30		International Compensation Regime for Oil Pollution Damage and the HNS Convention Mr.Nobuhiro Tsuyuki Legal counsel International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds （IOPCF）
14:10		Industry Resources for Responding to Oil Spills - What Determines the Effectiveness Mr. Paolo Linzi Chairman, Oil Spill Response -East Asia Response Ltd. (OSRL/EARL) Mr. David Salt Operations Director, OSRL/EARL
15:00 -15:20		Break Time
15:20		Response to Oil Spills and Other Accidents in Waters around Japan Mr.Tomoo Miura Director, Marine Environment Protection and Disaster Prevention Division Guard and Rescue Department, Japan Coast Guard (JCG)
16:00		Application of Wavelet Spectrum Analysis to Oil Spill Detection by using Satellite Observation Data Dr. Masanao Hara President, Vision Tech Inc.
16:40		End of the Day 1

P R O G R A M M E Day2 Friday February 22，2008

10:00		"NAPOLI" Case study on a major containership incident in the United Kingdom Mr. Robin Middleton, Former Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention, UK (SOSREP), MCA
10:50		SAKHALIN ⅡOil Spill Response Preparedness for Expansion to Phase 2 Operations Ms. Lauren Glushik OSR Team Supervisor HSE Department Sakhalin Energy Investment Company
11:30		Legislation & protection of the Marine Environment in Oman Col. Suleiman M. Al-Busaidy Superintendent General Pollution Control Ministry of Environment & Climate Affairs- Sultanate of Oman
12:10 - 13:30		Lunch
13:30		Development of reforestation technique for rehabilitation of mangrove ecosystem Mr. Makoto Nogami Group Manager,Power Engineering R＆D Center The Kansai Electric Power Co.,Inc.
14:10		The HEBEI SPIRIT Oil Spill Response - The Technical Advisor's Perspective Mr. Richard Johnson Technical team manager International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation（ITOPF）
14:50		Closing Remarks Mr. Kenji Nishigaki Senior Counselor Oil Spill Response and Industry Support Dept., PAJ
15:00		End of the 2008 Symposium