On the occasion of ISAP2012, IGES hosted a poster session to give young researchers and students a chance to participate and exchange views on their research ideas with participants of ISAP. As a start-up event, this year’s posters are provided by graduate students of three universities in Kanagawa Prefecture associated with IGES, namely, Yokohama National University, Yokohama City University and Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.

Thirteen posters were submitted and all ISAP speakers were requested to give an evaluation. The final selection was made by a selection committee of three academic members, namely Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs from Berlin Free University, Prof. Qian Ye from Beijing Normal University, and Prof. Nay Htun of NY State Univ. at Stony Brook, as well as a representative of the co-organizers of ISAP, Mr. Takemoto, and Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES.

The selection committee decided to present an award of excellence to three posters from the perspective of different areas of relevance. They are Ms. Rua Samara, Mr. Tomoki Kobayashi and Ms. Ong Ke Shin.

"Atmospheric burden of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) in Ghana"(935KB) Jonathan N. Hogarh	"Adaptation to extreme floods under future climate change scenarios for Colombo, Sri Lanka"(790KB) M. A. C. NIROSHINIE	"Role of Aquatic Earthworms on Mitigation of Methane Flux from Paddy Field"(950KB) Mitra Priyanka
"Appropriate Management of Tropical Plantation Soil for Sustainable Crop Yield Based on the Analyses of Organic Carbon Flow and the Microbial Ecosystem Change" K.Owada	"Visualization and Analysis of Global Environmental Change with Multimedia Retrieval" (16MB) Diep Thi-Ngoc NGUYEN	"Modeling Grazing System in Bayan Sum of Tuv Aimag, Mongolia"(366kB) Akihiro OBA
"An investigation and evaluation of risk management for urban drinking water crises: A case study of Wuxi City, China" (942KB) Zhoudan Xie	"Children's and Youth Adaptation Strategies to Water Scarcity in Jordan"(689KB) Rua Samara	"Agent-Based Modeling of the Diffusion of Photovoltaic Systems among Household"(689KB) Tomoki Kobayashi
"Urbanization and its Implications for Avian Aggression: A Case Study of Urban Black Kites (Milvus migrans)along Sagami Bay in Japan"(913KB) Dana Galbreath	"Measurement of volatile organic compounds emitted from biofuel crops and diesel vehicle exhausts"(805KB) Kanako Sekimoto	"Urban environmental challenges toward sustainable development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam"(751KB) Dang Nguyen Thien Huong
"Sustainable Penang Intiative : Potentials and Challeges Ahead"(423KB) Ong Ke Shin

The Japan-India Association was first established in 1903 as an institution to promote Japan-India relations. A formal peace treaty was subsequently signed and this year, 2012, marks the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and India.

With this photo exhibition, the general public can view a selection of valuable and historical photos taken over the last one hundred years from around the time the Japan-India Association was established.

It is hoped that this exhibition will contribute to the further development of Japan-India relations in the years to come by drawing strength from our past.

Photo by The Japan-India Association