The Science of Weirdness! Can we increase not "deviation" but "oddity value?" The 7th Main Conference of the Society of Hyperdifferentiation (March 2 at TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion)

Within the 7th Annual Conference of the Society of Hyperdifferential Studies, sponsored by Liverness (March 2 and 3, 2018 @ TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion), "The Science of Weirdness - People with High and Low Weirdness Values. Can one remain a weirdo? 〜The event will be held at the TEPIA Museum of Advanced Technology (March 2 and 3, 2018 @ TEPIA).

The 7th Hyperdisciplinarity Conference Main Conference Web site:https://hic.lne.st/conference/kanto2018/

The Liberace Center for Education and Research and the Institute for Weirdo Anthropology will hold a discussion on the theme "How to Keep Being a Weirdo" at the Association of Transdisciplinary Studies, where "weirdos" who create new values in the world gather.
Why is it that the "deviation value" (not "deviation score") is high in childhood, but low in adulthood?　Why do adults have less intuition and imagination?　How can we remain professional weirdos? We will take a cultural anthropological, pedagogical, and brain-scientific approach to these and other questions, using various oddballs as examples.

Advance registration is required to attend the lecture, so please register as soon as possible.
Apply for auditing:https://hic.lne.st/conference/kanto2018/#ticket

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Panel Discussion:
The Science of Weirdos - People with High and Low Weirdness Values. Can one continue to be a weirdo? ~"

Date: Friday, March 2, 10:00 - 11:20 Venue: 4F Room C
Panelists:
Director, Research Institute for Weirdoanthropology
Kimio Konishi, Associate Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University, Multicultural Education Course
Vice President, Research Institute for Weirdoanthropology
Kenichi Masaki, Associate Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University, Department of Arts and Sports Science
Senior Research Scientist, Research Institute for Humanaeontology
D., Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
A man who has seen weirdos in many fields.
Mr. Gyogo Sato, President, QREATOR AGENT Co.
Facilitator:
Daigo Fujita, Director, Center for Education and Research, Liverness Corporation

＜Panelist Profile
Kimio Konishi, Associate Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University, Multicultural Education Course
Born in 1975. D. in Social Anthropology. After working as a researcher at the University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, currently Associate Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University. Director of the Institute for Research on Human Variants. Based on social anthropological findings, his research focuses on human coexistence and communication through performance, sound, and vision. He is also involved in community development practices using performing arts and photography in India and Japan. He has co-edited "Field Photography" (Kokinshoin) and "55 Chapters to Travel in India" (Akashi Shoten, forthcoming).

Kenichi Masaki, Associate Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University, Arts and Sports Sciences
Born in Tokyo in 1970. Deputy Director of the Research Institute for Weirdoanthropology. After graduating from Tokyo Gakugei University, he worked at a design office before assuming his current position. He is involved in practical research on "media expression education" with a focus on design and art education, and is a vice director of the NPO Tokyo Gakugei University Children's Future Research Institute, a director of the NPO Artful Action, and a member of the Picture Book Society of Japan. He is involved in corporate VI planning, advertising, character and web design, and is the author of the picture book "carnimal. ［Laboratory Website]http://www.u-gakugei.ac.jp/~kenichi/index.html

D., Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Born in Tokyo in 1989. While studying neurophysiology in the Department of Physics, he writes mainly criticism. He is co-author of "Literature after the Great East Japan Earthquake" and "Visual Communication" (both published by Nan'un-do). He is also a contributor to "Eureka" and other publications. He has written mainly on open science, visual expression, and science fiction under the theme of "creating a new scientific culture. In addition, he also focuses on cooperation in other fields, such as manga and stage productions, etc. Since 2017, he has been a senior researcher at the Institute for Heteroanthropology. ［Personal HP.]http://dohjin.tumblr.com/

Gogo Sato, Representative Director, FIREBUG Corporation / Representative Director, QREATOR AGENT Co.
Graduated from Meiji University, School of Political Science and Economics, Department of Political Science, and joined Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. in 2005. She has worked as a manager for Ninety-Nine, London Boots No. 1 and No. 2, COWCOW, Robert, and others, and produced various new businesses such as Papa Park, a project for dad comedians, and Laugh School, a workshop school for elementary school students. In February 2015, he became independent and launched QREATOR AGENT, a PR agency for executives and cultural figures, and has done PR work for over 200 people, including high school girl entrepreneur Rika Shiiki and Yoichi Ochiai, an assistant professor at Tsukuba University In February 2016, he launched FIREBUG, a content production company, He also produces content for marketing for Mercari and MERY, as well as TV shows, AbemaTV, and LINELIVE.
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In addition to this special talk session, we have prepared a number of cross-disciplinary programs over the two days, including cutting-edge research in academia, the latest startups, and advanced manufacturing initiatives in Japan. We are looking forward to your participation.

Abstract registration (due January 22) and auditorium registration (due February 28) are available on the conference website (see below).

Convention website:https://hic.lne.st/conference/kanto2018/
Abstract Registration:https://hic.confit.atlas.jp/nonmember/contents
Apply for auditing:https://hic.lne.st/conference/kanto2018/#ticket

<Contact us
Liverness Corporation (Attn: Takahashi, Nishiyama)
TEL：03-5227-4198 E-mail：[email protected]

<Outline of the 7th Hyperdifferential Conference
Conference theme: What is a person and to research surrounding people
Date and time of the event:
Friday, March 2, 09:00 - 20:00 (18:30 - 20:00 Reception)
Saturday, March 3, 09:00 - 20:00 (18:30 - 20:00 Reception)
Organized by: Liverness, Inc.
Place: TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion 3F & 4F
Participation fee: 50,000 yen for companies, free for academia and presenters
Convention URL:https://hic.lne.st/conference/kanto2018/
The program of the conference (tentative, partial excerpts):

Friday, March 2
TECH PLANTER World Communication
Panel Discussion by International Accelerators
Real Tech Venture of the Year 2018 Awards Ceremony
Visionary Partner Award Ceremony
Session: "Agriculture and Food Changing with the Introduction of Smart Agriculture
Session: "Sensing to Reveal Deep Human Information
Session: "Strategies for Town Factories in the Era of Great Business Downturn

Saturday, March 3
Keynote Speech (Dr. Hirotomo Takahashi, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
Liverness Research Funding Award 2018
Symposium "Pumping New Value from the Unknown Sea
Panel Discussion "How to Reform Work Styles and Generate Innovation in the Knowledge Society"
Panel Discussion "Humanome Research, Beginning."

What is the Society for Transdisciplinary Research?
Since 2002, when RIVERNESS was founded, we have held an annual "Super Hetero-Disciplinary Exchange Meeting" where students and researchers participating in internship programs at RIVERNESS discuss their thoughts on their research and issues they wish to solve through their research. Since 2012, the conference has evolved into a "super interdisciplinary conference" with the participation of researchers from industry and academia, where discussions are held from a broader perspective.
Today, the meeting is held annually as a gathering of people from diverse fields and industries, ranging from junior high and high school students, researchers and engineers in academia (including engineers from local factories), people involved in venture companies, accelerators, and managers and business development personnel from large corporations.