The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
March 22-24, 2022 Tsukuba International Congress Center
General Information
1st Announcement of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists
Shinobu Satoh, Chairperson of the 63rd JSPP
Annual Meeting Committee
The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists is scheduled to be held for three days on-site at Tsukuba. All members of the Annual Meeting Committee are looking forward to seeing you there. Please note that there may be some changes in the presentation format and the banquet. Any changes will be announced on the Society's website and in the November issue of the Society's newsletter.
(1) Date
March 22nd (Tue.) to March 24th (Thu.), 2022
(2) Venue
- Epochal Tsukuba International Congress Center
- 2-20-3 Takezono, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture 305-0032, Japan
- (Notice; meetings on March 21 will be held in the Kasuga Area or Area 2 of Tsukuba University.)
Tsukuba Express line
Get off at Tsukuba station and walk to the venue through pedestrian deck (10 min).
JR line
From JR Tsuchiura, Arakawaoki or Hitachino-Ushiku Station, take the bus and get off at “Tsukuba Center”,and walk to the venue through pedestrian deck (8 min).
Highway Bus
From JR Tokyo Station, Mito Tration, Narita international Airport, Haneda Airport and Ibaragi Airport, take the highway bus and get off at “Tsukuba Center”, and walk to the venue through pedestrian deck (8 min).
There are several ways to get there.
Please visit the website for detailed information.
https://www.epochal.or.jp/en/transportation-access/
(3) Meeting Schedule (planned)
March 21st, Monday
PCP Editorial Board Meeting, PCP Editors’ Meeting, Board of Delegates Meeting (evening), other meetings
March 22nd, Tuesday
General presentations and symposia
March 23rd, Wednesday
General presentations and symposia, award ceremony and award lectures (afternoon), banquet (evening)
March 24th, Thursday
General presentations and symposia
Details of poster presentations and presentations by high school students will be posted on the “Schedule” page later.
(4) Applications for attendance and presentations
- As previous years, all applications for attendance and presentations must be submitted online.
- Deadlines are as follows.
Applications for presentations, including abstracts in English: November 30th, Tuesday, 2021
Applications for attendance: mid February 2022
Details will be posted on the website later.
(5) General presentations
- Two types of presentations, oral and poster, will take place in the meeting. Please note that due to venue constraints, participants may be asked to change the type of presentation.
- Projector will be available for oral presentations. Presenters who need assistance in operating the projector must arrange this for themselves.
- Detailed information for projector use, poster sizes, etc., will be announced on the website later.
- Language and format of abstract submission are to be determined. We will announce the detail in the website later.
(6) Symposia
- JSPP members are encouraged to submit proposals for symposia.
- Symposia last for 3 hours and take place during the meeting either in morning or afternoon sessions.
- The only device which can be used is a projector.
- We actively encourage presenters to hold symposia in English in order to make the meeting more international. JSPP is planning to have funding available for supporting several symposia in English (up to ¥300,000 per symposium). For details, please contact the Annual Meeting Committee Office (jspp2022@nacos.com) if more information is required.
- Proposals should be submitted by e-mail (jspp2022@nacos.com). Please send an application file by August 31st, Tuesday, 2021, in accordance with the guidelines below.
- A confirmation e-mail will be sent out on receipt of the proposal. Please note that if no confirmation e-mail is received within a week, the proposal has not been entered into the system.
- We are planning to limit the number of symposia to 10. Should the number of proposals exceed 10, the Annual Meeting Committee will select the best proposals. It is likely that symposia in English will be given priority. We encourage young researchers to submit innovative proposals.
- Each participant can make one presentation throughout the meeting, whether it be in a symposium, a general oral presentation or a poster presentation. Please bear this in mind when selecting speakers.
- Please note that we cannot pay travel expenses and gratuities to speakers (including non-member) except for travel expenses awarded to English symposia.
< Guidelines for submitting a symposium proposal >
Please submit the following, limiting the contents to one A4 page.
- Representative’s name (in case of multiple representatives, please specify a contact person), professional affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
- Title (both Japanese and English), up to 30 characters (Japanese) or 120 characters including spaces (English)
- Language (Japanese or English)
- Main points of symposium, name of presenter(s), and presentation titles
- Please state whether or not you are requesting funding (English symposia only). If awarded, the organizer will be asked to contribute a short report to the Gakkai Tsushin Newsletter.
- Existence or non-existence of co-sponsorship (If so, the name of the organization)
(7) Satellite Meetings
- Participants wishing to organize a satellite meeting should submit an application form by e-mail (jspp2022@nacos.com) by August 31st, Tuesday, 2021, in accordance with the guidelines below.
- Board of Delegates Meeting will be held in the evening of March 21st, Monday. Please make sure that as many Delegates as possible are able to attend the meeting.
- A confirmation e-mail will be sent out on receipt of the proposal. Please note that if no confirmation e-mail is received within a week, the proposal has not been entered into the system.
- The Annual Meeting Committee will discuss the proposals and decide which of them will be accepted. Participants who submitted proposals will be informed of the committee’s decision by December 13rd, Monday, 2021.
- The Annual Meeting Committee will assist in securing a venue and arranging necessary devices, but these must be undertaken by the organizers of the meeting. Please do not have any meals in the venue.
< Guidelines for submitting a satellite meeting proposal >
- Name of representative or meeting organizer, professional affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
- Name of meeting
- Outline of the meeting (2–3 lines)
- Preferred time slot (evenings of either March 21st or 22nd)
- Required devices (microphone, projector, etc.)
- Expected enrollment
(8) Award-giving Ceremony and Banquet
Award-giving Ceremony will take place on March 23rd, Wednesday. Banquet will take place on the same day in the evening at Hotel Nikko Tsukuba.
(9) Abstracts
Abstracts will be available for all participants only in an electrical form. The program and venue maps will be sent to all JSPP members in advance as a form of Gakkai Tsushin.
(10) Accommodation
- The Annual Meeting Committee Office does not provide assistance with accommodation. Please make your own arrangements.
- Reservations should be made as soon as possible.
(11) Childcare
An on-site childcare will be available in Tsukuba Annual Meeting. Application guidelines will be announced in due course.
(12) Advertisements/Displays
We are looking for corporations and groups who may wish to place an advertisement in the abstract booklet or set up a display of devices/literature at the meeting venue. Some slots for luncheon seminars are available to enhance advertising reach for those putting up displays. Details will be posted on the website later (in Japanese only).
(13) Inquiries
- The 63rd Annual Meeting Committee Office
- Email address: jspp2022@nacos.com
All the contacts with the Annual Meeting Committee should be made by e-mail.