Application Guidelines for the 11th YoungResearchers’ Retreat

Osaka UniversityOsaka, Japan

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Contents
Welcome Message ............................................................................................................................. 3

1. Date .................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Participants ......................................................................................................................... 5
3. Participation Fees for your retreat ........................................................................................ 5
4. Program .............................................................................................................................. 6
5. Applicant’s preparation ....................................................................................................... 7
6. Venue.................................................................................................................................. 8
7. Application Method ............................................................................................................. 8
8. Deadline for Submission...................................................................................................... 8
9. Contact................................................................................................................................ 8
10.website ............................................................................................................................... 8

Graduate School of Frontier Bioscience:

Osaka University:

http://www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/index-e.php

http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/index.html

Graduate School of Information Scienceand Technology:

Humanware Innovation Program
http://www.humanware.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/

http://www.ist.osaka-u.ac.jp/english/
Graduate School of Engineering Science:
http://www.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/index.html

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The 11th Young Researchers’ RetreatWelcome Message

It is truly a great pleasure and honor for us to host 11th Young Researchers Retreat (YRR).
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are very grateful to declare a hearty welcome to allparticipants of this special event.
YRRs have promoted research communication and collaboration for graduate students andyoung researchers among cross-disciplinary fields.
The 11th YRR theme is“Beyond borders”
We are very much exited to hold this retreat because we believe that the novel findings,
concepts and technical innovation come to us beyond borders of nationalities, cultural
backgrounds and academic specialties.
The 11th YRR will provide inspiring opportunities thorough wonderful encounters withparticipants, leading you to pioneer the unexplored fields.
The city of Kyoto, this retreat venue, is one of the most famous historical cities in the world. It
was founded over 1,200 years ago and was the imperial capital in Japan. Now vestiges of thisroyal history remain in sites such as Kyoto Gosho Palace. We are sure that you would enjoy
Japanese traditional streets and cultural experiences in this city!

Finally, we hope you will get this wonderful chance.
Let’s enjoy our fortuitous encounters together!

Mashun Ohnishi, a chairperson of 11th Young Researshers Retreat

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Young Researchers Summer Retreat 2017
Invitation Message

Dear young friends:
We announce the upcoming Young Researchers Summer Retreat 2017 in Kyoto. Our world isfull of expectations. It is all of you who make the world OMOROI. The purpose of this Young
Researchers Summer Retreat is to provide you (students and young research staffs) with anopportunity to freely mix with one another and discuss their present studies and future researchgoals in relaxed atmosphere away from their laboratories and supervisors in order to stimulateinterdisciplinary research activities by student initiative. This is the 11th year of the Retreat andthe 9th year that we invite graduate students and young researchers from foreign institutes toparticipate. Every year our young guests enjoy close communications with others with different
scientific and cultural backgrounds.
This retreat will provide you a unique opportunity of world-wide OMOROI experiences. Joinus, and make yourself OMOROI.

Yasushi Hiraoka at your age

Prof. Yasushi Hiraoka, FBS Representative Assembly member in charge of Retreat

Prof. Toshio Yanagida, QBiC Imaging Project Leader
Prof. Shigeru Kondo, Dean of the Graduate School of Frontier Bioscien

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1. Date
26 to 28 July 2017 (3 days, 2 nights) for the retreatWe will hold following events before and after this retreat.
o English lesson by ALC PRESS INC
o Welcome party (25th July)o Osaka Univ. laboratory tour (31th July)o Farewell party (1st August)

2. ParticipantsGraduate students (mainly) and young researchers from the bioscience, informationtechnology, or engineering from Osaka University
Graduate student and young researchers from foreign Institutes (specially invited)

3. Participation Fees for your retreat
The participation fee for the retreat is 25,000 yen / person.
*20,000 yen will be reimbursed from Osaka University later.
We request you to pay the fee on the first day of the retreat.

*If you cancel your participation, the cancel fee will arise according to following cancel policy.
Please confirm it before your application.
If you have questions, please contact us by E-mail or contact form.
o Cancel policy Cancellation on the day or without prior notice: 100% (25,000 yen) Cancellation on 3 day to 1 day before retreat: 50% (12,500 yen) Cancellation on 7 day to 4 day before retreat: 20% (5,000 yen)
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The 11th Young Researchers’ Retreat4. Program
We provide multiple discussion chances about your research and various hot topics link tointerdisciplinary research. During these courses you exchange your ideas with participantsfrom varieties of fields and it might bring you new insights. On the middle day of retreat, youwill have excursion to enjoy traditional events or sightseeing in Japan.
*Subjects might be changed

Poster Discussion
We ask all participants to prepare a poster (details below)
outlining their research. You can discuss your research with people
from different fields. You should prepare your talk and postersimple to understand for researchers in different fields, and focus
on the fundamental significance of your work.

Group Discussion
You will have an opportunity to discuss various topics in eachgroup. We will bring up some charming topics to discuss. You
would find many interesting idea and thinking way through various
perspectives. Discussion in culture of diversity would bring you theexiting moment.

Special lecture
Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro kindly got our offer of the special lecture!
He is one of very famous, wonderful and quite unique researcher
at Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka Univ.
His robotic research has been widely known since his icon; hisclone android has been often reported in the media in Japan.
He keeps creating sophisticated and humorous robots to create abetter life for people. Furthermore, he is also enthusiastic about
addressing “what is humanity?”
You might get a big impact or inspiration from his path, passion
and dreams.

Oral presentation
We organize an oral presentation by participants those who areinterested in it. It would be wonderful chance for you to appeal
your exciting story directly to the participants.
*The presenters will be selected by the committee members,
when the number of applicants exceeds the quota.

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The 11th Young Researchers’ RetreatExcursion
Let’s enjoy the excursion in Kyoto City! We will go to
traditional temples or shrines.
You can experience Japanese traditional culture such as making
scent bag, wearing yukata.
It would be fun for you to have your relaxing time with yourfriends!
*It costs about 3,000 yen for the experience-based tour above.
*The plan might be changed depends on the total number of thepeople who want to take these tours.

5. Applicant’s preparation
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A poster for poster presentation (A0 size) Please make sure to put your name, affiliated institution, and face photo.
 A0 size: Horizontal 841mm × Vertical 1189mm (A0 size). Printing slides (i.e.,multiple A4) is also OK. The poster should be prepared in English.

Handouts for self-introduction (A4 size) at least 6 copies
 Please make sure to put your name, affiliated institution, grade (position), research
field, research outline, and face photo.
 You will use handouts for self-introduction to 6 group members. Any content isfine. Please express your personality on this hand out!

Oral presentation preparation (If applicable)
 Time for the each oral presentation is 18 minutes. (Presentation for 15 min,discussion for 3 min)

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6. Venue
Hotel KKR Kyoto kuniso (Kyoto City, Kyoto prefecture)
Official site: http://www.kuniso.com (Japanese only)
Venue information of YRR (Young Researchers’ Retreat):
http://www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/events/wakate-h29/program.html (in English)

7. Application Method
Application form is available at the following URL. Please fill in this form, and sent it to us.
Application Form: https://goo.gl/forms/IbYh44x7GRTHgIkJ2

8. Deadline for Submission
May 24, 2017 at 17:00
The application period may close early if applicant quota is filled.
Once you has registered and been accepted to 2017 YRR, please don’t cancel it without
your emergency reason.

9. Contact
For further information about the retreat, please contact us by following contact form or by
E-mailContact form: http://www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/events/wakate-h29/contact.html
E-mail: yrr2017.osaka.pr@gmail.com

10. website
http://www.fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp/events/wakate-h29/home.html

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