The 61st Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
March 19-21, 2020 Osaka University
General Information
2nd Announcement of the 61st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
Invitation to the 61st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
You are cordially invited to the 61st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Plant Physiologists, JSPP, to be held on March 19-21, 2020, in Osaka. The meeting will cover many exciting subjects in the field of plant biology.
1. Date
March 19 - 21, 2020
2. Venue
- Suita Campus, Osaka University
- 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- There are several ways to get there.
- Please visit the university website for detailed information.
- https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/access/index.html#suita
3. Presentations
Membership to the JSPP is required to give a presentation at the annual meeting. Please visit the JSPP website for membership registration. Presentation is limited to one time for each member. Presentation and discussion will be done in Japanese or English. Detailed information regarding registration for attendees or presenters is provided in the website of JSPP Annual Meeting.
3-1. Oral presentations
Presentation time is 15 minutes, including discussion. To make the oral presentation session smooth, the presentation and question-and-answer are limited to 12 and 2.5 minutes, respectively. Presenters are requested to bring their own PC and operate by themselves, because there is no assistant in presentation rooms.
3-2. Poster presentations
Poster presentations will also be accepted. The size of poster panel is 90 cm x 210 cm (width x height). Poster presenters should be in the poster room during discussion time of the poster session.
4. Symposia
Fifteen symposia are scheduled. The details of the symposia will be given later in the website of JSPP Annual Meeting. All symposium speakers will be selected and invited by the symposium organizers. Please note that a symposium speaker cannot give an oral or poster presentation.
5. Banquet
- Date: Friday, March 20, 2020
- Place: Hotel Hankyu International
- (19-19, Chayamachi, Kita-ku,Osaka,530-0013, JAPAN)
- https://global.hankyu-hotel.com/hankyu-international/
- Reservations are required for banquet participants. (See the details below.)
6. Registration for Participation and Presentations
Registration is required for all attendees. Please fill out the registration form on the website by February 10, 2020.
For oral or poster presentations, please register your paper title together with abstract by December 2, 2019 on the website. Please see a list of sessions here
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Anyone who wants to present a paper should register for attendance by December 2, 2019.
Applications for presentations will not be accepted after the deadline.
- Deadline for the registration of paper presentation: December 2, 2019, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time).
- Deadline for attendance only: February 10, 2020, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time).
The program of the meeting will be placed on the website at the end of January 2020.
7. Instruction for Abstracts
Please submit abstract on the website. Before submission, please visit the “Registration” site, and read the “Instruction of Registration and Abstract Submission”. The abstract should not exceed 1200 letters. Figures and tables should not be placed in the abstract.
8. Registration Fee
| Registration fee | For presenting a paper* On or before December 2, 2019 |
For only attendance On or before February 10, 2020 |
For only attendance On-site |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSPP member | 9,000yen | 9,000yen | 11,000yen |
| JSPP student member | 5,000yen | 5,000yen | 6,000yen |
| Non-JSPP member** | 10,000yen | 10,000yen | 14,000yen |
| Banquet (JSPP member) | 9,000yen | 9,000yen | 10,000yen |
| Banquet (JSPP student member) | 7,000yen | 7,000yen | 8,000yen |
| Banquet (Non-JSPP member) | 9,000yen | 9,000yen | 10,000yen |
* 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, 2019.
The registration fee should be paid on-line by credit card or sent by postal giro transfer (Postal account No. 00980-3-197034, domestic transaction only) by December 2, 2019 if you are presenting a paper, by February 10, 2020 if you are attending but not presenting paper. However, in case you are coming from overseas and do not use credit card, please complete online registration by the deadline (on or before December 2, 2019 if you are presenting a paper, on or before February 10, 2020 if you are attending but not presenting a paper) and contact the Annual Meeting Committee (jspp2020@nacos.com). With online registration and prior notification to the Annual Meeting Committee, you may pay the fee (early-bird rate) on site (in cash only). 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 Annual Meeting Committee.
9. Transportation and Accommodations
- The Annual Meeting Committee Office does not provide assistance with accommodation and transportation. Please make your own arrangements.
- Reservations should be made as soon as possible. There are many hotels in Osaka, but availability can be scarce if a number of events coincide.
10. Organizing Committee
- Chairperson: Toshiya Muranaka, Osaka University
- Office: Organizing Committee, 61st Annual Meeting of JSPP
- c/o Nakanishi Printing, Co., Ltd.
- Shimotachiuri Ogawa Higashi
- Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8048
- E-mail: jspp2020@nacos.com
*All contact with the Annual Meeting Committee should be made by email if possible.