We apologize for the inconvenience caused to the participants regarding the unauthorized access to the PEATIX website that you used to apply for the online international symposium held on September 28th.

As shown below, we have received a report from PEATIX on the results of an investigation by a third-party investigative organization regarding unauthorized access events.

・It was not confirmed that information such as payment-related information, event participation history, data obtained from the questionnaire form function for participants, address, phone number, etc. was extracted.
・No new unauthorized access has been confirmed since the discovery on October 17th.

Related information is posted on the Peatix site “Frequently Asked Questions and Answers” (https://about.peatix.com/securityfaq.html), so please also check it.

To all members of the PPP Promotion Support Organization and all concerned, Information on Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Seminars.

If you are interested, please follow the application procedure below.

Part 1 “Educational Facilities and PPP/PFI (Basics)”
Date: Friday, December 25, 2020 10:00-12:00
Organizer: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

※The 2nd “Educational Facilities and PPP/PFI (Applied version)” is scheduled for late January 2021 (the schedule will be decided and posted)

■Overview
In the future, as many educational facilities, etc., will need to be replaced due to aging, in order to realize efficient, effective, and good public services, we will educate and educate various PPP/PFI methods that utilize private funds and originality and ingenuity. It is necessary to use it for the maintenance and operation of facilities, etc., and to promote its spread and development.
In March 2020, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) compiled “Case Studies of Diverse PPP/PFI Projects at Educational Facilities” as effective examples of promoting the introduction of PPP/PFI methods.
This time, we will hold two seminars (basic edition and applied edition) to disseminate and enlighten this collection of case studies. In the first session, we plan to have representatives from local governments introduce the cases covered in the case study collection, explain PPP/PFI, and explain measures by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

■ Program
1. Opening remarks
2. From the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (budget project, guidance on subsidies, commentary on case studies)
3. Educational facilities and PPP/PFI
Four. Question-and-answer session
Five. Introduction of case studies and initiatives in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture
6. Question-and-answer session
7. Closing remarks

■ How to apply
Application for participation: https://eventregist.com/e/usXQMVFKFTH8
Application deadline: Until 17:00 on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Participation fee: Free

※Please cooperate with the preliminary questionnaire.
https://forms.gle/AgqZ6bmzpsBbfhUA6

■ Inquiries
○How to apply and participate in this seminar
Index Consulting Co., Ltd.
Person in charge: Sai, Miyanohara
Email: seminar@index-consulting.jp

On January 17 (Tuesday), Peatix informed us that there had been unauthorized access to the event participation application site operated by Peatix.

https://announcement.peatix.com/20201117_ja.pdf

Due to a series of unauthorized accesses that took place from October 16th to October 17th, 2020, up to 6.77 million pieces of customer information, including customer personal information (names, email addresses, encrypted passwords, etc.) The fact that was withdrawn was revealed on November 12th. In addition, it has not been confirmed that payment-related information such as credit card information and financial institution account information, event participation history, data obtained from the questionnaire form function for participants, addresses, telephone numbers, etc. were withdrawn. yeah.

On November 18th (Wednesday), our corporation sent an inquiry to Peatix about whether or not the information on the applicants for the above event was leaked, and we are waiting for a reply.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused to everyone who applied for participation. If we receive new information about the damage situation, etc., we will post it on this website. Thank you for your kind support.

We will hold a special online symposium as follows.

Date: September 28 (Mon) 16:45-19:00

Theme: “European Intelligence” Jacques Atari, Deciphering “Cities, People, and Worlds” in the With-Corona Era

Application for participation: http://ptix.at/iN7uQ8

※Online live distribution, free participation, capacity 1,000 people 4,000 people (increased due to popularity)

French philosopher and economist Jacques Attali was invited to give a keynote speech, and architect Kengo Kuma, Waseda University Business School professor Kazunari Uchida, and Hitotsubashi University specially appointed professor Seiichiro Yonekura took the podium for a panel discussion. Then, Mr. Atari will talk about the city, people, and the world in the age of COVID-19.

This symposium is co-hosted by this organization, the Construction Project Delivery System Council, and the Environmental Future Forum.

With the support of Index Consulting, Inc. , we have made the event free of charge so that as many people as possible can participate.

We have opened the following website, so please apply for participation.

Application for participation: http://ptix.at/iN7uQ8

This is a unique opportunity to listen live to Mr. Atari, who is said to be “the greatest intellect of our time.”

We would appreciate it if you could widely inform everyone involved.

Symposium leaflet