Final Circular
Date:
24 - 29 June 2012
Venue:
Seapal Suma, a casual seaside resort located in the west part of Kobe, Japan
Address: 1-1-1 Sumaura-dori, Suma, Kobe 654-0055 Japan
Phone: +81 78 731 6815 / Fax: +81 78 734 1896
Japanese site:
http://www.seapalsuma.com/
English Site:
http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=13907&f_ptn1=&f_teikei=
Objective and Scope:
The objective of the 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.
Topic of the coming school
Across the Earth into Exoplanets
Recent wonderful discovery of exoplanets requires us to rethink the earth and generalize our understandings of the planet. For the sake of doing so, we should first absorb up-to-date knowledge about the structure of the earth from the deep interior to the surface and dynamics producing various geological and geophysical phenomena. We could then apply the knowledge to various conditions of planets such as the early earth, the other planets in the solar system, and exoplanets. This application enables us to better understand the coevolution of a solid planet's interior and its surface in terms of a search for a habitable exoplanet.
Lectures:
Internationally well-established experts in various fields will review recent progress in our understandings of those fields. A final program with lecturers is listed below
Program
Sunday 24 June
Monday 25 June
Tuesday 26 June
Wednesday 27 June
Thursday 28 June
Friday 29 June
Abstract:
- Abstract for all lectures and poster presentations is now ready to download at https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2012-06-24/doc/pschool9_booklet.pdf
Short Talk and Poster Presentation:
- Participants who put up a poster will be given 1-minute each for a short oral presentation of the poster (without discussion time) at the beginning of poster sessions (25-26 June).
- Please prepare 1-page slide (pdf file) for this talk and upload it. Go to the CPS Web page, where you have uploaded your abstract, then click "edit", a pencil-like icon, and replace your abstract with your 1-page slide (Please do not change "Basic/Author/Institution Information"). The deadline for slide uploading is 6 June.
Unless you upload your slide by 6 June, your abstract file will be projected on the screen during your 1-minute talk.
- All posters will be on display from Sunday (24 June) to Thursday (28 June).
- The size of a poster should not exceed 900 mm W x 2100 mm H.
Registration Fee For All Participants and Lecturers:
10,000 JPY is to be paid by CASH ONLY. Please pay at the registration desk upon arrival.
Accommodation:
Participants:
- 4 persons share one traditional Japanese-style tatami room
- The room has a toilet but no bathtub and shower
- An ocean-view public bath located at the top floor is available until 23:00 daily
Lecturers:
- Western style twin rooms with a shower are reserved for single use
- Please let us know should you prefer to stay in a Japanese-style room
Rates per person in Japanese Yen
| Standard, 4 in 1 room | Single Use |
| 47,000 | 62,000* |
| *Reserved for Lecturers |
- The rate includes 13 meals during your stay in Seapal Suma
- Please make a payment at the hotel front desk upon arrival
- Payment can be made by cash or credit cards (visa, master, amex, diners, and JCB)
Excursion:
- Half-day excursion will be organized on Wednesday afternoon for all the participants as well as the lecturers to join.
- Note that the registration fee, 10,000 JPY, does not include any excursion expenses as well as the dinner on Wednesday.
Access:
| in JPY | ||||
| From | to | by | mins | fare |
| Kansai Int'l Airport | Kobe, Sannomiya | Bus | 65-75 | 1,900 |
| JR Sannomiya Sta | Sumakaihinkoen | JR Local train | 15 | 170 |
| Sumakaihinkoen | Seapal Suma | Walk | 8 | 0 |
| From | to | by | mins | fare |
| Kansai Int'l Airport | Kobe Airport | Ferry | 30 | 1,500 |
| Kobe Airport | Seapal Suma | Taxi | 30 | 6,000* |
| *Note that taxi fare is subject to change due to traffic conditions | ||||
| From | to | by | mins | fare |
| Kobe Airport | Sannomiya | Port Liner | 18 | 320 |
| JR Sannomiya Sta | Sumakaihinkoen | JR Local train | 15 | 170 |
| Sumakaihinkoen | Seapal Suma | Walk | 8 | 0 |
| From | to | by | mins | fare |
| Osaka Itami Airport | Kobe, Sannomiya | Bus | 40 | 1,020 |
| JR Sannomiya Sta | Sumakaihinkoen | JR Local train | 15 | 170 |
| Sumakaihinkoen | Seapal Suma | Walk | 8 | 0 |
Hotel Free Shuttle Bus Service from Sumakaihinkoen Station leaves at 1200, 1215, 1230, 1245 on 24 June.
Electrical Adapter Plug And Electric Converter Information for participants joining from Overseas:
Fortunately, many portable devices today -- from computers to mobile phones -- come with power supplies that can be used in almost any part of the world. However, you may need a plug adaptor.
In Japan, we use a flat blade attachment plug.
http://electricaloutlet.org/type-a
Please make sure you bring along a correct adaptor, as we do not provide adaptors, neither the hotel does. As the school venue is located quite a distance from city area, there are no places you could buy adaptors or convertors.
Important Dates:
All deadline times are 23:59 Japanese Standard Time, UTC+9
| 07 February 2012 | Travel Grant Application Deadline |
| 15 February 2012 | Registration Application Deadline |
| 15 February 2012 | Abstract Submission Deadline |
| 29 February 2012 | Result Notification |
| 06 June 2012 | Short Talk Slide File Upload Deadline |
| 24-29 June 2012 | CPS Int'l Sch. of Planet. Sci. |
| 10 July 2012 | Poster PDF File Upload Deadline |
Organizing Committee:
| Science Organizing Committee | |
| Kei Kurita* | The University of Tokyo |
| Yoshi-Yuki Hayashi | CPS |
| Masahiro Ikoma | The University of Tokyo |
| Jun Kimura | CPS |
| Naoki Kobayashi | ISAS/JAXA |
| Kiyoshi Kuramoto | CPS/Hokkaido University |
| Takashi Nakagawa | JAMSTEC |
| Local Organizing Committee (*School chair, **Secretary) | |
| Kei Kurita* | The University of Tokyo |
| Yoshitsugu Nakagawa | CPS |
| Yoshi-Yuki Hayashi | CPS |
| Hiroshi Kimura | CPS |
| Ko-ichiro Sugiyama | CPS |
| Yoshiyuki O. Takahashi | CPS |
| Jun Kimura | CPS |
| Ayako Suzuki | CPS |
| Takayuki Tanigawa | CPS |
| Akiyoshi Nouda | CPS |
| Masanori Onishi | CPS |
| Asako M Sato** | CPS |
| Chieko Shishido** | CPS |
| Mizue Odo** | CPS |
| Mariko Hirano** | CPS |
| Mire Murakami** | CPS |
| Yukiko Tsutsumino** | CPS |
| Yukie Yabumoto** | CPS |
Contact us:
E-mail: pschool-info@cps-jp.org
Center for Planetary Science
Funds:
The school is sponsored by 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.