Working for Toda Peace Institute
Today and tomorrow are about working for the Toda Peace Institute, with my colleague of 7 years Professor Kevin Clements who is the Institute's Director. So today has been a meeting with the Senior Research Fellows on the team who all work part time for TPI leading research in different areas - disarmament, climate change and conflict, and extremist violence/social media. The morning was planning for the year ahead and the afternoon was a meeting with the TPI Board, all at the TPI offices. Now 4.30 and I'm back in my room to type up my copious notes.
Tomorrow there is a colloquium with a closed session in the morning, then in the afternoon an open session with 170+ reps from embassies and other groups representing 22 countries, plus media from all over the world. There is a welcome dinner tonight for the closed session participants, then a dinner after the events tomorrow.
I did manage a little walk after breakfast around the beautiful Japanese Gardens here at the hotel (pictured) and a bit of a hoof around the grounds of the Imperial Palace which took me about 45 minutes. Helpfully, the hotel has a phone in the room that guests can take which has Google maps so I didn't get lost!
Tomorrow there is a colloquium with a closed session in the morning, then in the afternoon an open session with 170+ reps from embassies and other groups representing 22 countries, plus media from all over the world. There is a welcome dinner tonight for the closed session participants, then a dinner after the events tomorrow.
I did manage a little walk after breakfast around the beautiful Japanese Gardens here at the hotel (pictured) and a bit of a hoof around the grounds of the Imperial Palace which took me about 45 minutes. Helpfully, the hotel has a phone in the room that guests can take which has Google maps so I didn't get lost!
Gosh Rosemary this is all pretty high powered, high level and high ideals stuff. Sounds wonderful, and it sounds as if you have landed on your feet. Nice pic, and it doesn't look too cold. Hope your wardrobe is working well for you - for comfort, warmth and elegance. xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo. Your lovely sister, Unknown
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice touch that the hotel provides a cellphone! What a treat. Presuming you also got yourself sorted out with a SIM card for your own mapping needs? x
ReplyDeleteNot yet. A SIM will give me only data and so far I haven't needed it (with the hotel phone to use when I'm walking). So I might get one in Kyoto or else I'll wing it the old fashioned way.
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