General Program:
Oct. 20th ~ 25th, 2019

Date Contents Remarks
20th,
Sun
PM:
Pre-workshop: Mushrooms and humans (Special talk by researchers and an exhibition of wild edible mushrooms)
Evening:
Registration of IWEMM10, and welcome party
21st,
Mon
AM:
Registration of IWEMM10 (8:00~), Opening ceremony (9:30~10:15), Key note lectures (10:25~12:30):
Professor Anna L. Tsing (University of California): The Anthropocene and the Underground City of Mycorrhiza
Professor Kazuhide Nara (The University of Tokyo): What will happen to ectomycorrhizal fungi in fragmented forests? - population genetic implications from endangered or relict forests -
Evening:
Tasting of sake brewed in Suwa area
PM:
Oral session (two scientific sessions will be set)
22nd,
Tue
AM:
Field excursion to Ushiroyama forest site which produces matsutake mushrooms.
PM:
Oral sessions (two scientific sessions will be set)
23rd,
Wed
AM:
Oral session
Evening:
Gala dinner party
PM:
Poster session, Oral session
Evening:
Closing remarks
24th,
Thu
Field excursion (1): Visit to a matsutake production site and a local market, and a large-scale mushroom cultivation factory in Shimoina area.
25th,
Fri
Field excursion (2): Visit to the ancient Suwa Taisha shrine, Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto City, and orchard areas and wineries in Azumino City.
26th,
Sat~
29th,
Tue
(tenta­tive)
Post-workshop: Visit to large-scale mushroom cultivation factories and a rural nature tour in Nagano, and Modern culture and technology tour in Tokyo