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1st Announcement of the 66th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists

The 66th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists is scheduled to be held in Kanazawa. This will be the first annual meeting in Kanazawa in 33 years, since 1993. The Kanazawa Annual Meeting will be held in a hybrid format with on-site presentations and online participation, as with last year's annual meeting. The main venue provides one connected open space, which we hope will contribute to presentations and discussions being more active and exciting. We plan to make bus transportation to and from the venue as stress-free as possible, and are preparing to make it a "comfortable" conference. We hope that many of our members will visit Kanazawa and participate in the meeting.

Masaki Ito
Chairperson of the 66th JSPP Annual Meeting Committee


We recommend that you book your hotel early,
to ensure that you get the rate and location that suits you best.

(1) Date

March 14 (Fri) to 16 (Sun), 2025

(2) Venue
Natural Science and Technology Main Hall, Kakuma Campus, Kanazawa University
Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192
(3) Meeting Schedule (planned)
  • March 13 (Thu): The day before the meeting
    PCP Editor’s Committee and Editorial Board meetings. Board of Delegates meeting (evening, planned).
  • March 14 (Fri): Day 1
    General presentations, symposia, etc.
  • March 15 (Sat): Day 2
    General presentations and symposia, award ceremony and lectures (afternoon), banquet (evening).
  • March 16 (Sun): Day 3
    General presentations, symposia, etc.

Details of the poster presentations and high-school students’ presentations will be posted on the Annual Meeting website.

(4) Applications for attendance and presentations
  • As in previous years, all applications for attendance and presentations must be submitted online.
  • Deadlines are as follows (planned).
    Applications for presentations, including abstracts in English: November 29 (Fri), 2024.
    Applications for attendance: February 3 (Mon), 2025.

Details will be posted on the Annual Meeting website.

Online participants will be able to view poster and oral presentations, make oral presentation remotely, and participate in Q&As during oral presentations. Poster presentations will only be able to be made in-person at the venue.

(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.
  • Poster presentations will be held at the venue (Posters will be viewable online).
  • Oral presentations can be made either at the venue or remotely online using Zoom.
  • The only device which may be used in oral presentations onsite is an LCD projector.
  • Detailed information for poster and online presentations will be announced on the Annual Meeting website.
  • Language and format of abstract submission are to be determined. We will announce the details on the Annual Meeting website.
  • The PCP Poster Award is being planned by the Editorial Board of PCP. The award will be given to a presentation by a student who has applied in advance and will be selected by the foreign editor who will be visiting Japan. Details will be announced on the Annual Meeting website.
(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 (except for afternoon on Day 2 of the meeting).
  • Symposia can be held either at the venue or remotely online. A mix of both can be used for a single symposium.
  • The only device which may be used in symposia is an LCD projector.
  • As a rule, the language of presentations at the symposium will be English in order to make the meeting more international. The JSPP is planning to have funding available for supporting several symposia in English (up to 500,000 yen per symposium). For details, please visit the Annual Meeting website.
  • Proposals should be submitted by e-mail (jspp2025@nacos.com). Please send an application file by August 30 (Fri), 2024, in accordance with the guidelines below.
  • A confirmation e-mail will be sent out on receipt of the proposal. In case no confirmation e-mail is received within a week, please contact the Annual Meeting Committee Office.
  • If the symposium is held jointly with a co-sponsoring organization, payment of the co-sponsoring fee (200,000 yen) is required.
  • We are planning to have 12 symposia. If the number of proposals exceeds 12, the Annual Meeting Committee will select the best proposals. We are expecting proposals from young researchers, and innovative ones such as those related to interdisciplinary research.
  • Each participant can make one presentation during 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.
  • When planning a symposium, please consider gender balance, and if possible, add half or at least one female speaker. We also welcome female organizers.

 

<Guidelines for submitting a symposium proposal>

Please submit a file of a single A4 page containing the following.

  1. Representative’s name (in case of multiple representatives, please specify a contact person), professional affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
  2. Symposium title with a maximum of 120 half-width characters including spaces in English. In the case of a Japanese-language symposium, the Japanese title should be also submitted with no more than 30 double-byte characters in addition to the English title.
  3. Language (Japanese or English)
  4. Main points of symposium, name of presenter(s), and presentation titles
  5. Please state whether or not you request funding (English symposia only). If awarded, the organizer will be asked to contribute a short report to the Gakkai Tsushin Newsletter (newsletter in Japanese).
  6. 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 (jspp2025@nacos.com) by August 30 (Fri), 2024, in accordance with the guidelines below. In setting the time of the meeting, please refer to the local bus timetable and make sure that you can secure transportation to and from the meeting. The timetable of local buses (Kanazawa University Route) can be found on Hokuriku Railway's bus information website (http://www.hokutetsu.co.jp/route-bus). (Please note that the timetable is expected to be slightly revised in the future.)

  • The Board of Delegates meeting will be held in the evening of March 13 (Thu). Please be considerate of delegates among the participants of the satellite meeting.
  • A confirmation e-mail will be sent out on receipt of the proposal. In case no confirmation e-mail is received within a week, please contact the Annual Meeting Committee Office.
  • The Annual Meeting Committee will discuss the proposals and decide which of them will be accepted. The results will be announced by December 12 (Thu), 2024.
  • The Annual Meeting Committee Office will assist in securing a venue, arranging necessary devices, arranging meals, but these must be undertaken by the organizers of the meeting.
<Guidelines for submitting a satellite meeting proposal>
  1. Name of representative or meeting organizer, professional affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
  2. Name of the meeting
  3. Outline of the meeting (2–3 lines)
  4. Preferred time slot (either afternoon of March 13, evening of March 14, afternoon of March 16, or evening of March 16)
  5. Required devices (microphone, projector, etc.)
  6. Expected enrollment
  7. Whether or not participants have meals and whether or not the organizers wish to have them arranged.
(8) Award Ceremony and Banquet

The award ceremony and lectures will be held on the afternoon of March 15 (Sat) at Ishikawa Ongakudo. In the evening of the same day, banquet will be held at the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kanazawa. The venues of the award ceremony and banquet are adjacent to each other, and both are located in front of Kanazawa Station.

(9) Abstracts

Abstracts will be available to all participants only in an electrical form. The program and venue maps will be sent to all JSPP members in advance as part of Gakkai Tsushin Newsletter (newsletter in Japanese). Abstracts will be downloadable as PDF files through the Annual Meeting website.

(10) Accommodation

The Annual Meeting Committee Office does not provide assistance with accommodation. Please make your own arrangements. Kanazawa is a city visited by many tourists, so if you delay in making a reservation, it will become difficult to secure a hotel room. Please make your reservations as early as possible.

(11) Childcare

As in previous years, we plan to offer free childcare for participants. Details will be announced on the Annual Meeting website as soon as they are finalized.

(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. Please visit the Annual Meeting website for details. This information is available only in Japanese.

(13) Inquiries
The 66th Annual Meeting Committee Office
c/o Nakanishi Printing, Co., Ltd.
146 Shimotachiuri, Ogawa-Higashi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8048 Japan
Tel: +81-75-415-3661 Fax: +81-75-415-3662
(Reception time: weekdays 9:00-17:00 Japan time zone)
E-mail address: jspp2025@nacos.com
Annual Meeting Website: http://jspp.org/annualmeeting/66/

*All contact with the Annual Meeting Committee should be by e-mail.