Announcement of the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan

We are pleased to announce that the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan (PSJ) will be held on March 21-23, 2016 at Okayama Convention Center in Okayama.

Registration deadline for presentation: January 13, 2016

1. Date (Times are tentative)

March 21 (Mon)

08:30 -
  Onsite Registration
09:00 - 12:00
  Opening, Plenary assembly, Presidential address, and Lectures by the winners of 2016 PSJ Award
13:15 - 17:30
  Lectures by the winners of 2016 Young Scientist Award
  Oral presentations
18:30 - 20:30
  Welcome reception at Hotel Granvia Okayama
  http://granvia-oka.co.jp/english/

March 22 (Tue)

09:00 - 12:00
  Oral presentations
13:00 - 18:00
  Oral presentations

March 23 (Wed)

09:00 - 12:00
  Oral presentations
13:00 - 16:00
  Oral presentations
  Closing ceremony

★ Either Japanese or English may be used for oral presentations.

2. Venue

14-1, Ekimotomachi, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-0024, Japan
http://www.mamakari.net/en/

3. Registration for Participation and Oral Presentation

Please refer the following sections 4 through 7.

You have to fill in all the data in "Registration Form" first. After that, you may proceed to “Oral Presentation” via online submission system.

If you find any inconvenience with “Registration Form" or “Oral Presentation”, please contact us by E-mail: ppsj2016_support@nacos.com or by FAX: +81-75-415-3662.

Registration form

4. Payment (participants from overseas)

Participants who complete registration until January 13, 2016 will obtain early-bird rates. Although online registration is accepted until February 22, regular fees are applied to the registration made on and after January 14, 2016. Payment of all fees are accepted at on-site registration desk only in cash (Japanese yen).

5. Oral Presentation

Any PSJ member in good standing for 2016 membership may orally present a paper during the meeting. Registration instructions can be found below.

If you are not a current PSJ member but want to speak in oral presentation sessions, please complete membership registration for 2016 prior to registering this meeting. Application for membership can be made online:

https://service.dynacom.jp/acpartner/ppsj/application.php?lang=eng

6. Registration for Presentation

Send the abstract via online submission system until January 13 (Wed), 2016. After the deadline, applications for presentations will not be accepted. Please contact us if you do not receive the acceptance e-mail from the online system.

If you cannot use the online submission system, please send the electric file of the abstract attached to an e-mail to the address: ppsj2015_support@nacos.com by January 13.

7. Instruction for Abstract

The title and body of the abstract should be less than 200 and 900 characters INCLUDING space, respectively.

If you need help, please contact Online system (Conference Secretariat).

8. Registration Fee (JPY)

Participation and Presentation (including one copy of the Abstracts)

Until January 13, 2016

PSJ regular member	9,000
PSJ student member	6,000
Non-member	11,000
Non-member (student)	7,000

From January 14, 2016

PSJ regular member	11,000
PSJ student member	7,000
Non-member	13,000
Non-member (student)	8,000

Welcome reception

Until January 13, 2016

PSJ regular member	8,000
PSJ student member	6,000
Non-member	9,000
Non-member (student)	8,000

From January 14, 2016

PSJ regular member	10,000
PSJ student member	7,000
Non-member	12,000
Non-member (student)	9,000

9. Contact Info for Inquiry

Online system (Conference secretariat)

Nakanishi Printing Co. Ltd.
Fax: +81-75-415-3662
E-mail: ppsj2016_support@nacos.com

Program for oral presentation

Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
E-mail: program2016@ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp

Conference in general

Laboratory of Genetic Engineering
Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University
E-mail: ppsj2016@okayama-u.ac.jp