Program

Conference Theme & Sub-Themes

Conference Theme 

"Restructuring Careers Over Unexpected Powerful Forces"

Nine Thematic Fields

  • Delivery Systems for Lifelong Career Guidance to All Citizens
  • Career Counseling Approaches to Empower People who are Discouraged and Disenfranchised
  • Public Policy for Diversity
  • Education: Pathways that Lead Individuals to Construct Career and Life
  • Call to Action: Addressing for People who are Socially Isolated, the Needs of NEETs, and Youth Unemployment
  • Community Action: Collaboration Among Stakeholders in Building Partnerships
  • Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation: What We Know Works
  • Professional Development: Preparation and Training for the Career Teacher and Practitioner
  • Restructuring Careers under Promising Practices

Conference Schedule

As of September 7, 2015

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Conference Schedule

Date Time Range Program
Friday,
Sept. 18, 2015
9:10 - 11:50 School Visit
12:00 - 13:00 Conference Registration
13:00 - 13:30 Official Opening
13:30 - 14:30 Special Keynote Speech (Dr. Takeshi Senzaki)
14:30 - 17:30 ARACD/IAEVG/JILPT Joint Session
Special Symposium 1 [Career Education in Asia]
17:30 - 18:30 Intermission
18:00 - 19:30 Reception (Welcome Cocktail)

Date Time Range Program
Saturday,
Sept. 19, 2015
8:00 - 18:00 Conference Registration
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Speech 1 (Dr. Bryan Dik)
10:00 - 10:30 Intermission
10:30 - 12:00 Paper session 1
10:30 - 12:00 Symposium
10:30 - 15:00 Poster sessions
12:00 - 13:30 Lunchtime
13:30 - 15:30 Paper session 2
13:30 - 15:30 Symposium
15:30 - 16:00 Intermission
16:00 - 17:00 Keynote Speech 2 (Dr. Reiko Kosugi)
17:00 - 17:30 Intermission
17:30 - 18:30 IAEVG General Meeting
17:30 - 18:30 JSSCE General Meeting
18:30 - 19:00 Intermission
19:00 - 20:30 Night Session
Special Symposium 2
[Restructuring Careers Over Unexpected Powerful Forces]
19:30 - 21:00 Optional Washoku (Japanese food) Dinner*Pre-registration is required.

Date Time Range Program
Sunday,
Sept. 20, 2015
8:00 - 18:00 Conference Registration
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Speech 3 (Dr. Bernhard Jenschke)
10:00 - 10:30 Intermission
10:30 - 12:00 Paper session 3
10:30 - 12:00 Symposium
10:30 - 15:00 Poster sessions
12:00 - 13:30 Lunchtime
13:30 - 15:30 Paper session 4
13:30 - 15:30 Symposium
15:30 - 16:00 Intermission
16:00 - 17:00 Paper session 5
17:00 - 17:30 Intermission
17:30 - 18:30 Keynote Speech 4 (Dr. Teruyuki Fujita)
18:30 - 19:00 Intermission
19:00 - 21:00 Gala Dinner*Pre-registration is required.

Date Time Range Program
Monday,
Sept. 21, 2015
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Speech 5 (Dr. Nancy Arthur)
10:00 - 10:30 Intermission
10:30 - 12:00 Paper session 6
10:30 - 12:00 Symposium
10:30 - 15:00 Poster sessions
12:00 - 13:30 Lunchtime
13:30 - 15:00 Paper session 7
13:30 - 15:00 Symposium
15:00 - 15:30 Intermission
15:30 - 16:00 Closing Ceremony

Keynote Speech

Six Keynotes

Nancy Arthur

(University of Calgary)
Theme: "Culture-Infused Career Counselling and Social Justice Advocacy"

Bernhard Jenschke

(Nationales Forum Beratung)
Theme: "The History of IAEVG under Consideration of Special Developments in Career Guidance"

History of IAEVG [PDF]

Bryan Dik

(Colorado State University)
Theme: "Calling, Spirituality and Religion in Career Development"

Takeshi Senzaki

(IAEVG Ex-Board of Director)

Reiko Kosugi

(Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Senior Fellow)

Theme: "Transition System from School to Work and Career Support Policy for Youth in Japan"

Teruyuki Fujita

(University of Tsukuba)

Theme: "The 15 Years of Japan's Career Education Promotion Policies: from Baffled Beginning to Ambitious Prospect, through Experiences Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake"

ARACD/IAEVG Joint Session

ARACD is an abbreviation for Asia Regional Association for Career Development. There will be an ARACD/IAEVG Joint Session sponsored by JILPT (Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training) on the first day, September 18.

Theme: "Career Education in Asia"

Lui Hah Wah Elena

(Ex-President of ARACD: Singapore)

H. Muhamad Surya

 (President of ARACD: Indonesia)

Kim, Hyuncheol

 (National Youth Policy Institute: Korea)

Darryl Takizo Yagi

(Ex-President of California Counseling Association: USA)

Gideon Arulmani

(The Promise Foundation: India)

Hideo Shimomura

 (JILPT: Japan)