The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists

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2nd Announcement of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists

Because of the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to reformat the 63rd annual meeting, originally scheduled to take place on site in Tsukuba to online meeting.

Invitation to the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists

You are cordially invited to the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Plant Physiologists, JSPP, to be held on March 22-24, 2022, online. The meeting will cover many exciting subjects in the field of plant biology.

1. Date

March 22 - 24, 2022
ORSAM portal will be closed on March 31, 2022.

2. Venue

Online

3. Presentations

When preparing figures and tables for your presentation, please refer to the website “Color Universal Design (CUD)—How to make figures and presentations that are friendly to colorblind people—” (http://cudo.jp/cbf/color/).

1) General presentations

1. Qualification of presenters

In accordance with JSPP Article 7(3), the presenters of the Annual Meeting must be JSPP members. If you are a presenter who is in the process of enrollment, please complete the procedure and the payment of the membership fee before the Annual Meeting; otherwise, your presentation will be canceled.

2. Style of presentation

The type of presentation (poster or oral presentation) is decided by the program committee to meet the requests at the time of application, but if you select “No preference” at the time of application, please make sure to confirm the type of presentation through the program before proceeding with your preparations.

3. Poster presentations

Posters should be in English. If the presentation language is Japanese, please include the Japanese version of the title. A poster file should be prepared in  a series of A4 (29.7 cm in width × 21.0 cm in height) sheets (viewers can see a poster by scrolling down the pages) and converted to a PDF whose file size must be smaller than 3 MB (less than 2 MB (strongly recommended) will work better in the system). Please upload the PDF to the registration system between February 28 and March 7. The details of how to upload a poster will be announced later. Note that participants can view but not download the PDF.

<Poster viewing and discussion>

• Poster viewings are basically carried out during the Annual Meeting with asking questions via the comment box.

<Poster discussion time using Zoom Meeting (only for presenters who wish it)>

• Presenters can also have a discussion using Zoom Meeting on the afternoon of Day 3. If you wish to have a Zoom Meeting, please place a check mark for Zoom Meeting when you upload the PDF (poster file). The poster discussion times are as follows:
  For presentations (poster numbers beginning with PF): 13:00–14:30 on Day 3.
  For presentations (poster numbers beginning with PL): 14:30–16:00 on Day 3.
• At the appointed time, enter your breakout room in the Zoom Meeting from “Room P” in the ORSAM portal site, and discuss your poster.

4. Oral presentations

• Slides used in oral presentations should be in English. Prepare a brief summary slide in English as the last slide.
• Each presentation is allotted a 15-min slot, a talk for 12 min and discussion for 2 min 30 s, followed by a 30 s interval before the next speaker. To keep the session on schedule, please strictly follow the time limits.
• Each session will be presented using the Zoom Meeting. The presenter enters the meeting via the URL, which will be notified from the Organizing Committee by email. When your turn comes, please show your slides by sharing the screen and turn on the microphone and video in the Zoom Meeting.
• Screen Name should be composed of “Abbreviation of your Affiliation” and “your Name”.
• Your connection to the Zoom Meeting will be tested in advance. We will contact you with the details such as the date, time and method.
• On the turn of your presentation, please select the file for your presentation in Zoom’s “Screen Share”. Then, please turn on the “Microphone” and “Video” before giving your presentation.
• The question and answer session will be conducted by using the “Raise Hand” function or “Chat” function of Zoom Meeting. Please follow the instructions of the Chairperson. You can also ask / answer questions in the comments section of the abstract page of the Web Abstracts (ORSAM portal). If you have any questions or comments, please answer them by “Reply”.

2) Symposium presentations

The procedures for symposium presentations are the same as those for oral presentations except for the presentation time slots. Please refer to “4. Oral presentations” above or ask the organizers of your symposium for details.

4. Participants (Viewers)

1) Participation in the meeting and discussion with Comments section in the ORSAM portal site

• The registered participants can attend the meeting including general presentations, symposia, ceremonies, and banquet by logging into the ORSAM portal site using your ID and password for logging in.
• The Comments sections corresponding to all the presentations (oral presentations, poster presentations, symposia) are available in the ORSAM portal site. You can discuss contents of presentations during the annual meeting, and receive a notification when an answer to your question is made.

2) Participation in oral presentations

• Oral presentations will be held using the Zoom Meeting. You can attend a meeting of interest by selecting a “Zoom link” corresponding to each session/presentation. “Microphone” and “Video” is not available unless a Chairperson allows its use.
• A Zoom Meeting will be open 30 minutes prior to the start of each session.
• The question and answer session will be conducted by using the “Raise Hand” function or “Chat” function of Zoom Meeting. Please follow the instructions of the Chairperson.

3) Participation in poster presentations

• Poster viewings are basically carried out during the Annual Meeting with asking questions via the comment box.
• Poster discussions using Zoom Meeting (only for presenters who wish it) are also scheduled at 13:00–14:30 on Day 3 (poster numbers beginning with PF) and at 14:30–16:00 on Day 3 (poster numbers beginning with PL). At the appointed time, enter your breakout room in the Zoom Meeting from “Room P” in the ORSAM Portal site, and discuss your poster.

4) Participation in poster presentations by High School Students

• Poster viewings are basically carried out during the Annual Meeting with asking questions via the comment box.
• Poster discussions/interaction using Zoom Meeting are also scheduled at afternoon on Day 3. At the appointed time, enter each breakout room in the Zoom Meeting from “Room Q” in the ORSAM Portal site, and discuss/interact your interest poster.

5. Symposia

Seven 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.

6. Banquet

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Place: Online

Detailed information is provided in the website of JSPP Annual Meeting.

7. Registration for Participation and Presentations

Registration is required for all attendees. Please fill out the registration form on the website by February 14, 2022.

For oral or poster presentations, please register your paper title together with abstract by November 30, 2021 on the website. A list of sessions is attached as a PDF file.

Anyone who wants to present a paper should register for attendance by November 30, 2021.

Applications for presentations will not be accepted after the deadline.

• Deadline for the registration of paper presentation: November 30, 2021, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time).
• Deadline for attendance only: February 14, 2022, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time).

The program of the meeting will be placed on the website at the end of January 2022.

8. 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.

9. Registration Fee

* Presentation: JSPP members only
** Non-member symposium speakers are exempt from registration fee. Symposium abstract should be submitted on-line by November 30, 2021.

The registration fee should be paid on-line by credit card or sent by postal giro transfer (Postal account No. 00910-0-239254, domestic transaction only) by November 30, 2021 if you are presenting a paper, by February 14, 2022 if you are attending but not presenting paper.

After the deadline indicated above, presentation, registration, and payment of participation fee will not be possible. Note that due to the management of the online annual meeting, you cannot register for participation on the day.

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.

10. Organizing Committee

Chairperson: Shinobu Satoh, Tsukuba University

Office: Organizing Committee, 63rd Annual Meeting of JSPP

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Shimotachiuri Ogawa Higashi

Kamigyo-ku Kyoto 602-8048

E-mail: jspp2022@nacos.com

*All contact with the Annual Meeting Committee should be made by email if possible.

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