Countermeasures against the new type of influenza
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We, at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, will check
physical conditions of the attendees and ask them to refrain
from entering the Center if they have fever, cough, or soar
throat.
We thank you for your cooperation and understanding of the countermeasures
against the flu. |
Information for Speakers
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After checking the output at the Computer Center (the foyer in front of Venue
A, 2F, Building 1), please give your own laptop to the Computer
Operator Desk.
If you are late for your scheduled presentation time, it may
not be possible for you to speak. Please come to the venue in
good time. |
1. Registration
If you have registered in advance
Please wear the Meeting ID (name card) you have already been
sent to the Meeting. Name card holders areavailable from the Registration
desk. Persons without a Meeting ID (name card) will not be permitted
to enter.
If you are registering on the day
Please register at the Onsite Registration Desk in the Nagoya
Congress Center Atrium (1F, Building 1). Please pick up a Registration
Form from the Sign-in Desk in the Atrium and fill it in before
bringing it to the Onsite Registration Desk. All payments must
be made in cash.
- Registration Desk Opening Hours
Sept. 16 (Wed.) 8:00–19:30
Sept. 17 (Thur.) 8:00–19:00
Sept. 18 (Fri.) 8:00–15:30
- After paying your registration fee, you will be given (1) a
Meeting ID (name card) and (2) the Meeting program.You must wear
your Meeting ID (name card) at all times within the Meeting venue.
- Admission charges are listed below.
JNS member |
General |
¥17,000 |
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Graduate student |
¥2,000 |
2,000 Please show student ID |
Non-member |
General |
¥19,000 |
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Graduate student |
¥4,000 |
Please show student ID |
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Undergraduate student |
Free |
Please show student ID |
- Undergraduate students who are not giving a presentation as a first/presenting
author are admitted free of charge.
NeuroSocial
The NeuroSocial reception brings together researchers active
at the forefront of their fields with young researchers (including
undergraduates, postgraduates, and post-doctoral students) working
in a range of different fields, in an event where participants
can circulate freely with drink in hand. Plenary lecturers and
symposium
presenters are also invited to attend, meaning participants have
the chance to talk with famous researchers. Travel Award recipients
are invited too. You can look forward to opportunities for exchanging
information with researchers from around the world. In addition,
the menu will include a wide range of famous Nagoya products.
Registration has reached maximum capacity and is now closed. Unfortunately,
registration on the day is not possible.
2. English Abstracts
The English abstracts of registered presentations will be published
as a Supplement to Neuroscience Research (Elsevier). First/presenting
authors have already paid the publication fee of ¥4,000. The Supplement
will be mailed in late October to those who have paid the publication
fee at the address under which they registered. Please be aware
that it is not possible for copies of the Supplement to be distributed
during the Meeting.
If you are not a first/presenting author but wish to purchase a
copy of the Neuroscience Research Supplement, please order one
during the Meeting (¥4,000). A copy will be mailed in around late
October
to the address under which you registered.
3. Training Credits for Specialist Doctors, Board-Certified Doctors, and Trainee
Board-Certified Pharmacists
Attendance at Neuroscience 2009 is counted by the societies listed below as credit
toward their training programs for specialist doctors, board-certified
doctors, and trainee board-certified pharmacists. If you are enrolled
in any of these training programs, please do take advantage of
the system.
- Japanese Society of Neurology
- Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Japanese Society of Child Neurology
- Japanese Psychogeriatric Society
- Japanese Society of Ryodoraku Medicine
To obtain training points toward renewal of the Japanese Society
of Psychiatry and Neurology specialist qualification, please
show your Psychiatric Specialist Certification Test Certificate
(point
card) at the Meeting General Information Counter. A staff
member will register your points.
For other academic societies, please submit your Meeting
ID and receipt to the society concerned and apply for credit
yourself.
Please inquire with the society concerned for further information.
4. Luncheon Seminars
As the number of lunchboxes available for luncheon seminars is limited, numbered
tickets will be issued at the
Luncheon Seminar Ticket Desk (in the foyer in front of venue
A, Century Hall) on the morning of the day of each seminar (from
8 a.m. when the registration desk opens, first-come first-served).
Tickets are limited to one per person. You must
show your Meeting ID (name card) to be issued with a ticket.
Lunchboxes are on sale at the Cascade in the 1st basement of
Building 3 (¥1,000/box). Please be aware that numbers are limited.
5. Paging and Messages
Participants can not be paged within the Meeting venue by means of slides or
the public address system. Please use the message board near
the Registration Desk.
6. Cloakroom
Please use the cloakroom in the Atrium (1F, Building 1). Additional cloakrooms
may be made available in Buildings 2 and 4 if necessary.
Please be aware that the cloakrooms are unable to accept valuables
or umbrellas.
- Opening Hours
Sept. 16 (Wed.) 8:00–20:00
Sept. 17 (Thur.) 8:00–21:00
Sept. 18 (Fri.) 8:00–17:30
7. Exhibition Equipment, Academia Exhibition, Book Selling
The Exhibition equipment and Academia Exhibition will be held at the Event Hall
(1F, Building 1).
Publications will be on sale in the Lobby.
Sept. 16 (Wed.) 9:00–17:30
Sept. 17 (Thur.) 9:00–17:30
Sept. 18 (Fri.) 9:00–17:00
8. Internet Corner
Wireless Internet access and power outlets can be used in the Event Hall (1F,
Building 1).
Please bring your own computer, as computers for general use will
not be available.
9. Drinks Corner
A drinks corner will be set up in the Event Hall (1F, Building 1) while the Meeting
is in progress (Sept. 16–18).
10. Bringing Children
A Childcare Room and a Family Lounge will be available during the Meeting. The
Childcare Room will be staffed full-time by childcare staff, who
will look after children while parents or guardians are attending
the Meeting. Advance booking is required.
Childcare Room
The Childcare Room will be operated by Pigeon Hearts Corporation,
an official member of the All-Japan Babysitter Association. Mats
and play equipment will be provided, and children will be cared
for by specialist childcare staff.
Ages accepted: From three months to sixth-graders
Opening hours:
Sept. 16 (Wed.) 8:00–20:00
Sept. 17 (Thur.) 8:00–19:00
Sept. 18 (Fri.) 8:00–17:30
Cost: 200 yen/30 minutes. (Please pay on the day at the venue.
Costs of diapers etc. are excluded.)
Location: For security reasons, only users will be informed
of the location.
Reservation deadline: Sept. 8, 2009 (Tue.)
Reservations may be accepted after the deadline if places
are available. Please inquire for details at the General Information
Desk (1F, Building 1).
How to make a reservation:
Download the application form from here, fill in the required
information, and fax it to Pigeon Hearts Corporation.
Pigeon Hearts will contact you by telephone on receipt of your
application. Please see the Meeting Web site for further information.
* Please contact Pigeon Hearts if there are any changes to
the details of your reservation.
* In the event of an accident or injury, this will be covered
within the scope of Pigeon Hearts’ insurance policy. The JNS,
Neuroscience 2009, and the Convention Secretariat take no responsibility
for any occurrence.
Lunch:
In principle, lunch will not be offered in the childcare room
in light of considerations of food allergies and hygiene. Please
use the separate Family Lounge (where eating and drinking are
permitted).
Family Lounge
This room contains mats, play equipment, and partitions.
Please use it feely to eat or relax with your children, or
as a nursing room. Advance booking is not required. There are
no childcare staff in the Family Lounge. While in this room,
children must be accompanied by their parents or guardians, who
are requested to use it responsibly and safely.
Opening hours:
Sept. 16 (Wed.) 8:00–19:30
Sept. 17 (Thur.) 8:00–19:00
Sept. 18 (Fri.) 8:00–17:30
Location: Conference Room 213 (1F, Building 2), Nagoya Congress
Center
Admission: Free
Note: The contracting company’s insurance does not cover
any accident or injury taking place in the Family
Lounge. The JNS, Neuroscience 2009, and the Convention
Secretariat take no responsibility for any
occurrence.
11. Prohibitions
Photography, video recording, and sound recording are prohibited within the Meeting
venue.
12. Associated Events
JNS Member's Business Meeting
Date and Time: Sept. 16 (Wed.), 13:00–14:00
Location: Room H (Conference Room 224, 2F, Building 2)
Following the Annual General Meeting, prize-giving ceremonies
for each award will be held.
- 2009 Toshihiko Tokizane Award Ceremony (see page 46 for prizewinners)
- JNS Encouragement Award Ceremony (see pages 47 for prizewinners)
- Travel Award Ceremony (see pages 48–51 for prizewinners)
13. Press Room
Open: Sept. 16 (Wed.) through Sept. 18 (Fri.)
Location: Conference Room 131-132 (3F, Building 1)
Objective of Press Room and Conditions of Coverage
Information will be actively provided to media organizations
as part of the PR activities of the JNS. For this purpose, a Press
Room will be set up at the Meeting venue to assist reporters in
covering the Meeting smoothly and to enable more in-depth reporting,
such as inviting presenters of interest for interviews, within
limits acceptable to the organizers of the Meeting.
Representatives of the media present at the Meeting should go
to the Press Reception and show their press
credentials (freelance writers must show personal ID and copies
of several published articles) in order to complete press registration.
In the Meeting venue, they are asked to engage in reporting while
wearing the press card or armband issued by the Meeting secretariat.
Representatives of the media are asked to invite those research
presenters whom they are covering to the Press Room. Inside the
Press Room, they may take photographs, make recordings, or carry
out interviews, with the consent of the presenter concerned. In
principle, photography, recordings, and interviews are not permitted
at the venues for regular oral and poster presentations. The Press
Room is also available as a working space for organizing information
and writing or filing articles. |