Second Circular
- REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN -
A Message from the Seminar/School Chair, Prof. Hiroshi Shibai
The disaster caused by the huge earthquake and tsunami of 11 March is now being overcome with extraordinary efforts by Japanese people as well as through international cooperation initiated by many countries. The problem of the six nuclear reactors is being addressed, though not quickly but through a step-by-step approach. The reactors are cooled with plenty of water in order to restrain nuclear reactions. The emanation of radioactive materials is still a severe problem. The Japanese government and the owner of the crippled nuclear power plants, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, are devoting their efforts to stop these leaks.
Fortunately, our Seminar/School has not been affected at all by these problems. The conference place in Awaji Island and KAMIOKANDE as well as Osaka University and CPS are located in the western part of Japan, while the nuclear reactors hit by the earthquake and tsunami are located in the north-eastern part. The distance between the conference location and the nuclear reactors is approximately 800 km, which is too great to be affected by radioactive material. The electric power of our area has remained stable, since we have a different electrical system in the western part of Japan. Therefore, we have had neither damage nor other adverse effects due to this disaster.
Given these circumstances, we hope that many foreign and Japanese participants will come to join this seminar/school with no apprehension. If we do have any changes in the environment that may affect the program, then we will inform all of you immediately.
Date:
26 September - 1 October 2011
1 - 3 October 2011 for a facility tour [only for a limited number of participants]
Venue:
Minami-Awaji Royal Hotel
Address: 317 Fukurahei, Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0503, Japan
Phone: +81 799 52 3011
FAX: +81 799 52 3770
Japanese site:
http://www.daiwaresort.co.jp/awaji/index.html
English site:
http://www.daiwaresort.co.jp/english/20_awaji.html
[Facility tour from Awaji]
Planned location: Kamioka Observatory
Japanese site:
http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
English site:
http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-e.html
Objective and Scope:
The objective of the seminar/school is to promote education and research in planetary sciences for highly motivated graduate students and young researchers by providing them with an opportunity to interact with leading scientists in a specific field. Note that the term "Planetary Sciences" is used in a broader sense to include astronomy, astrophysics, astrochemistry, astrobiology, astromineralogy, geosciences, space science, cosmology, and other related fields.
The eighth school is jointly held with the Asian Academic Seminar hosted by JSPS, Japan, and DST, India, for providing Asian young researchers with intensive training in areas of Astronomy and Space Science. The seminars comprise lectures by experts in the subject fields, discussions, practical training, study visits, and other components.
Topic of the coming school
Challenges in Astronomy: Observational Advances
The main part of the school will be a series of lectures on 'Recent and Future Advances in Observational Astronomy.' The observational part of astronomy has revealed various, important phenomena in the Universe collaborating with theoretical works, and advancing fronts in well-established parts, e.g., optical-infrared, radio, high-energy radiations. Furthermore, the gravitational wave is expected to be detected in near future, and the advancement of "virtual observatory" would enable astronomers to conduct multi-wavelength data-incentive research, as the 4th paradigm in astronomy. Young astronomers are expected to learn about a world-wide trend for constructing a wider and concrete base of their own research.
Lectures:
Internationally well-established experts in various fields will review recent progress in our understandings of those fields. A tentative program with lecturers is listed below:
Program
Monday 26 September
Tuesday 27 September
Wednesday 28 September
Thursday 29 September
Friday 30 September
Saturday 1 October
All the lectures are to be video-recorded and to be available to the public through the CPS website. Lecture materials are to be uploaded by each lecturer in PDF format to the CPS server by 14 September 2011 so that they could be viewed on the same website.
Who are the target participants?
- PhD students, postdocs, and young research/academic staff who have a good command of English
- This school is not intended for bachelor, diploma, and master's students
How to apply?
- Please go to the following webpage for registration:
https://www.cps-jp.org/signup/pschool8?ml_lang=en
Note that your abstract, A4 size one page, in pdf format, has to be uploaded upon registration.
First, create your CPS account at this page, unless you already have an account.
Then, go to CPS website https://www.cps-jp.org/ and login with your CPS User ID you have registered.
You will see "JSPS-DST Asia Academic Seminar/CPS 8th International School of Planetary Sciences" at the right column. Click there and go to "Participation Register/View" or "Presentation Register/View" to start registration or abstract uploading.
Things to note when you fill in the registration form
- Poster Presentation: If you are applying CPS travel grant, choose 'yes', otherwise, you will not be considered as a grant applicant.
- Reference: This field is for participants only. Input the name, title, and affiliation of a person who will give us a letter of recommendation.
- Departing City: The name of the city where you are departing from, usually where your institution is.
- Date of entry to Japan/Date of departure from Japan: For those who are coming from outside of Japan, please indicate your planned date for entry/departure to and from Japan. For those coming within Japan, please key in the date of your scheduled departure to and from Minamiawaji.
- Do you need a visa to Japan?: Follow this link to check if you need an entry visa to Japan http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/.
- Registration and abstract submission must be completed by 18 May 2011
- Should you wish to apply for our travel grant, both the application form (incl. of an abstract) and the letter of recommendation must reach us by 10 May 2011
How are participants selected and who makes the final decision?
- SOC will evaluate the level and suitability of applicant's works to the school
- The school chair will make the final decision and applicants are notified accordingly
Need a travel grant?
- Indicate your intention in the application form
- Do arrange a letter of recommendation and send it by email to us <pschool-8rgst@cps-jp.org>; the letter has to reach us no later than 10 May 2011
- Successful applicants are obliged to present a poster in the poster session and to contribute in archiving lecture materials
- Note that the available funds are limited and the grant may not cover ALL of your expenses
- The final decision for travel grant application and the amount will be at the LOC's discretion
- The deadline for travel grant application is 10 May 2011
Short Talk and Poster Presentation:
- Should you wish to present your poster, do indicate your intention upon registration.
- Successful applicants for registration will be given 1-minute, without discussion time, each for a short oral presentation of the poster. Please upload your short talk slide file by 14 September 2011.
- Short talks and poster presentations are video-recorded and to be open to public through the CPS website.
- Your poster PDF file should be uploaded to the CPS server by 12 October 2011.
Registration Fee:
10,000JPY. Please pay at the seminar/school registration desk when you register BY CASH.
Accommodation:
Participants:
- 3 persons share one Western/Japanese style room equipped with a bathroom
Lecturers:
- Western style rooms with a bathroom are available for single use
Rates per person in Japanese Yen
| Standard, 3 in 1 room | Single Use |
| 47,000 | 62,000* |
| *Reserved for Lecturers |
Access:
*Note that buses to Fukura Terminal run once or twice in one hour only.
This site may be helpful to find the Sannomiya Bus Terminal
http://www.busbus.co.jp/busstop/shinki-sannomiya-t.html
Important Dates:
All deadline times are 23:59 Japanese Standard Time, UTC+9
| 11 April 2011 | First Day for Registration Application |
| 10 May 2011 | Travel Grant Application Deadline |
| 18 May 2011 | Registration Application Deadline |
| 18 May 2011 | Abstract Submission Deadline |
| 31 May 2011 | Result Notification |
| 14 September 2011 | Short Talk Slide File Upload Deadline |
| 26 September 2011 | JSPS-DST Asia Acad. Seminar/CPS Int'l Sch. of Planet. Sci. |
| 12 October 2011 | Poster PDF File Upload Deadline |
Scientific Organizing Committee:
| Hiroshi Shibai | Osaka Univ., Japan |
| Rajaram Nityananda | TIFR, India |
| Ajit Kembhavi | IUCAA, India |
| Yoshi-Yuki Hayashi | CPS, Japan |
Local Organizing Committee:
| (*School chair, **Secretary) | |
| Hiroshi Shibai* | Osaka Univ., Japan |
| Misato Fukagawa | Osaka Univ., Japan |
| Yuki Itoh** | Osaka Univ., Japan |
| Yoshitsugu Nakagawa | CPS, Japan |
| Yoshi-Yuki Hayashi | CPS, Japan |
| Hiroshi Kimura | CPS, Japan |
| Ko-ichiro Sugiyama | CPS, Japan |
| Yoshiyuki O. Takahashi | CPS, Japan |
| Seiya Nishizawa | CPS, Japan |
| Jun Kimura | CPS, Japan |
| Ayako Suzuki | CPS, Japan |
| Takayuki Tanigawa | CPS, Japan |
| Ko Yamada | CPS, Japan |
| Akiyoshi Nouda | CPS, Japan |
| Asako M Sato** | CPS, Japan |
| Yoshiko Honjo** | CPS, Japan |
| Mire Murakami** | CPS, Japan |
| Mariko Hirano** | CPS, Japan |
| Chieko Shishido** | CPS, Japan |
| Mizue Odo** | CPS, Japan |
Contact us:
E-mail: pschool-info@cps-jp.org
Center for Planetary Science
Funds:
The school is sponsored by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST), and Center for Planetary Science (CPS) under the MEXT Global COE Program: "Foundation of International Center for Planetary Science", a joint project between Kobe University and Hokkaido University.