The 55th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
March 18-20, 2014 University of Toyama
General Information
Invitation to the 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
You are cordially invited to the 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Plant Physiologists, JSPP, to be held on March 18-20, 2014, in Toyama. The meeting will cover many exciting subjects in the field of plant biology.
1. Date
Tuesday, March 18 through Thursday, March 20, 2014
2. Venue
University of Toyama Gofuku Campus
(Gofuku 3190, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-8555, Japan)
3. Presentations
Membership in JSPP is a requirement for presentation. Each member may present a paper in one of the sessions during the meeting. Japanese or English may be used for the presentations and during the discussions. Registration instructions for scientists interested in attending or presenting can be found below. If you are not a JSPP member at the present time, please plan to become a member for 2014. Please see JSPP website to become a member.
3-1. Oral presentations
Oral presentations are limited to 14 minutes and 30 seconds, including the discussion time. All sessions will be held in rooms that have LCD projectors that are to be operated by the presenter or their colleagues. Chairpersons may interpret as needed during the question and answer time.
3-2. Poster presentations
Poster presentations will also be accepted. Poster presenters must be in attendance for the scheduled poster session.
4. Symposia
Twenty-two symposia are scheduled. The details of the symposia will be on the website later. All symposium speakers will be selected and invited by the symposium organizers.
5. Banquet and Reception
- <Banquet>
- Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
- Place: ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama
- (2-3 Ote-machi Toyama-shi Toyama 930-0084)
- Reservations are required for banquet participants. (See the details below.)
6. Registration for Participation and Presentations
Registration is required of all attendees. Please fill out the registration located at the web site and submit the form before February 17, 2014.
For paper presentations, please register your paper title together with abstract before December 2, 2013 at the above web site. A list of sessions is attached as a PDF file.
Anyone who wants to present a paper should register for attendance on or before December 2, 2013. Applications for presentations will not be accepted after that deadline.
- Deadline for the registration of paper presentation: Monday, December 2, 2013, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time).
- Deadline for attendance only: Monday, February 17, 2014, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time).
The program of the meeting will be placed on the website in January 2014.
7. Instruction for Abstracts
Abstracts should be submitted online thorough the website. Please see details on the “Registration” page, and also read the page containing “Instruction of Registration and Abstract Submission”. The abstract should not exceed 1200 letters and spaces. Figures and tables should not be placed in the abstract.
8. Registration Fee
| Registration fee | For presenting a paper* On or before December 2, 2013 |
For only attendance On or before February 17, 2013 |
For only attendance On-site |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSPP member | 8,000yen | 8,000yen | 10,000yen |
| JSPP student member | 5,000yen | 5,000yen | 6,000yen |
| Non-JSPP member** | 9,000yen | 9,000yen | 13,000yen |
| Banquet | 8,000yen | 8,000yen | 9,000yen |
* Presentation: JSPP members only
** Non-member symposium speakers are exempt from registration fee, but banquet fee is required. Symposium abstract should be submitted on-line by December 2, 2013.
Please send all fees in Japanese yen. (Note: Members who would like to attend both the meeting and the banquet need to send 16,000 yen when the registration is made on or before February 17, 2014)
The registration fee should be sent by postal giro transfer (Postal account No. 00920-0-234120) by February 17, 2014. However, in case you are coming from overseas, please complete online registration by the deadline (on or before December 2, 2013 if you are presenting a paper, on or before February 17, 2014 if you are attending but not presenting a paper) and e-mail Organizing Committee (jspp2014@nacos.com). With online registration and prior notification to the Organizing Committee, you may pay the fee (early-bird rate) on site. Without online registration and prior notification, early-bird rate will not be applicable.
Receipts will not be issued. Once registration forms and payment have been received, the payment will not be refunded, even if the registration is cancelled.
If you have an accompanying guest(s), please consult the Organizing Committee.
9. Transportation and Accommodations
The Organizing Committee does NOT make travel arrangements.
10. Organizing Committee
- Chairperson: Kyoji Yamada, University of Toyama
- Office: Organizing Committee, 55th Annual Meeting of JSPP
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- Shimotachiuri Ogawa Higashi
- Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8048
- E-mail: jspp2014@nacos.com