Annnual Meeting on Photochemistry 2015

Outline

Important Dates | Registration Fee | Banquet Fee | Presentation

Date: September 9 (Wed.) -11 (Fri.), 2015
Venue: Sugimoto Campus, Osaka City University
(3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka-shi, 558-8585 JAPAN)
Organized by: The Japanese Photochemistry Association
Co-Organized by: The Chemical Society of Japan
Photochemistry Division, The Chemical Society of Japan
Supported by: Osaka Science Museum
Group discounts (20% off) of Osaka Science Museum (general admission and planetarium programs) are available for the participants of annual meeting on photochemistry 2015 (AMP2015) and international symposium on photochemistry (ISP2015).
Please show the participation certificates of AMP2015 or ISP2015 at the ticket office.
Publication date of the abstract book: September 4, 2015

Important Dates

Online Registration for Participation

April 28 (Tue.) - September 1 (Tue.), 2015

Early Bird registration: April 28 (Tue.) - July 7 (Tue.), 2015.
* Please note that you must complete payment within this period.
Early Bird Fee will be applied to the Registration made between
April 28 (Tue.) - July 7 (Tue.), 2015.

Registration for Presentation

April 28 (Tue.) -June 5 (Fri.), 2015

Abstract Submission

June 23 (Tue.) - July 7 (Tue.), 2015

Recommendation Submission

June 23 (Tue.) - July 7 (Tue.), 2015
Only as for the person who entried the Best Presentation Award for Students

Registration Fee

	Early Bird Fee	Regular Fee On-site registration included
General members of JPA / co-organizing society	7,000 JPY	8,000 JPY
General non-members of JPA / co-organizing society	10,000 JPY	11,000 JPY
Student members and non-members	5,000 JPY	6,000 JPY

Early Bird Fee will be applied to the Registration made between April 28 (Tue.) - July 7 (Tue.), 2015.
If you make registration in the early bird rate period without payment by 7 July, the regular rate will apply for your payment after that day.
Please Check the detail here "payment".

Banquet Fee

	Early Bird Fee	Regular Fee On-site registration included
General members and non-members	5,000 JPY	6,000 JPY
Student members and non-members	4,000 JPY	5,000 JPY

Date: September 10, 2015 (Thu.)
Place: TENNOJI MIYAKO HOTEL

Early Bird Fee will be applied to the Registration made between April 28 (Tue.) - July 7 (Tue.), 2015.
If you make registration in the early bird rate period without payment by 7 July, the regular rate will apply for your payment after that day.
Please Check the detail >here "payment".

Payment (bank transfer)

Please make payment of fees for registration and banquet using remittance slip of Post Bank available at each Post Bank. (We do not provide remittance slip)
For bank transfer from other banks, please make payment to our Post Bank account.
Each participants will burden bank charges.
Receipt will be handed at the registration desk on site.

Bank transfer for Registration fee

For Early Bird Registration, please make payment by Friday, 7 July.
For participants from overseas and those who are unable to make payment by Friday, 7 July due to unavoidable reasons, please contact the secretariat (annualmtg2015 photochemistry.jp) by 7 July.
Please note that if you are registered but not paid by Friday, 7 July without informing the secretariat, you will be asked to pay the regular fee.

Post Bank transfer

00990-3-208014

Please write "address, affiliation, Registration number (R15-xxxxx), name" on the remark column.

Other Bank transfer

Japan Post Bank, 099 branch, Checking account 0208014,

Please specify "the registration number for participation (R15-xxxxx)" and your name in the name of payer column.

For new members of the Japanese Photochemistry Association

The bank account for annual membership fee for the Association is different from the one stated above. Please make payment separately.

Presentation

Oral Presentation

Presentation : 20 minutes (12 min presentation, 7 min discussion, 1 min for change of the speakers)
Oral presentations can only be given using an LCD projector. Please bring your own PC for presentation.
It is strongly recommended that the presentation slides be prepared in English for the participants whose native language is not Japanese. Applicants for the Best Presentation Award for Students (oral) must prepare presentation slides in English.

Connector
For connecting LCD projector and a PC, mini D-sub 15 pin-connector (regular one with three lines of five pins) will be used.
If your PC does not have a female connector, please have an adopter ready on your own. If you intend to use a slimline Windows notebook or a Mac, please prepare a connection conversion adopter with you.
Please also check how to switch to display video signals to the screen in advance. Cables are prepared on site.

Poster Presentation

Poster boards will accommodate A0 size portrait posters: height 1189 mm, width 841 mm
50 min is allocated for a presentation (100 min for one session. The first 50 minutes, posters with odd numbers will be discussed, and the second 50 minutes will be for posters with even numbers.)
Posters should be set up by the beginning of the poster session after 9:00 am on the day of your presentation.
Posters should be removed immediately after the poster session is over.
Pins for display will be available in the poster room.
It is recommended that the presentation poster be prepared in English for the participants whose native language is not Japanese. Applicants for the Best Presentation Award for Students (poster) must prepare presentation poster in English.

Types of Presentation

Oral presentation, Poster presentation
Students may make an oral presentation, but they must be able to sufficiently respond to the questions from the audience.
The number of oral presentations from one lab is limited to two in total in principle, with only one oral presentation by student per a lab.

Presentation Language

Please choose either Japanese or English at the time of application for presentation. Applicants for the Best Presentation Award for Students (oral) must make their presentation in English.

Abstract

A4 size (portrait format) 2 pages
Those who chose English as their presentation language should prepare their abstract in English, and others who chose Japanese as their presentation language should prepare their abstract either in Japanese (with 150 words English summary) or in English.
Templates for Japanese and English abstracts will be uploaded on the submission page as soon as the forms are ready.

the Best Presentation Award for Students

The numbers to be accepted as recommendation

the Best Presentation Award for Students.(Oral) 1 student per a lab

the Best Presentation Award for Students.(Poster) 2 students per a lab

the Best Presentation Award for Students.(Oral)	1 student per a lab
the Best Presentation Award for Students.(Poster)	2 students per a lab

Abstract, Types of Presentation and Presentation Language:

Applicants for the Best Presentation Award for Students (oral)	Abstract and slides must be prepared in English Presentation must be given in English
Applicants for the Best Presentation Award for Students (poster)	Abstract and poster must be prepared in English Presenter must choose either English or Japanese for presentation at the time of application.

Entry to the Best Presentation Award for Students is open for the JPA student members only. If you are not a member yet, please join the JPA before entry. For current members of the JPA, please check if you have paid membership fee for this year once again.
Screening categories for the Best Presentation Award for Students
Screening will be conducted in two categories.
Category A (mainly Physical photochemistry, Inorganic photochemistry, and other related Photochemical materials fields) and
Category B (mainly Organic photochemistry, Biological photochemistry, and other related Photochemical materials fields).
Please choose one category you wish your presentation to be reviewed when applying.
Name of Awards
the Best Presentation Award for Students will be awarded as JPA award. Special awards with international journal names as follows will be awarded to students with outstanding presentations.

	Outstanding presentation Award for Students (Oral)	Outstanding presentation Award for Students (Poster)
Category A	Royal Society of Chemistry / Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences Presentation Prize	Elsevier / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry Presentation Prize
Category B	Elsevier / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews Presentation Prize	Royal Society of Chemistry / Journal of Materials Chemistry: A Presentation Prize

To apply for the the Best Presentation Award for Students, a letter of recommendation from their supervisors is necessary.
The supervisors are advised to confirm that the student is appropriate for a nomination to the Best Presentation Award for Students, and if s/he is a member of the JPA before issuing a letter of recommendation.
Please note that we may conduct pre-screening of the candidates based on their abstracts and the letters of recommendation if the number of applicants for the awards is considerable.

Invitation to the Japanese Photochemistry Association membership

the JPA membership
Annual membership fee : 3,000 JPY
Student : 2,000JPY

Membership application is completed upon payment of the annual membership fee.
After application, the JPA Secretariat will send you invoice mail. Please make the payment as indicated in the message.
After confirming your payment, the Secretariat will issue and inform you of your membership number. Please apply to the membership at your earliest convenience as it will take a few days for the Secretariat to provide you with your membership number after your payment.