What is “JSAP”?
The activities of JSAP (The Japan Society ofApplied Physics) centre on the field of applied physics. In applied physics, the Society plays a key dualrole by acting as an academic interface between
science and engineering and stimulating social interaction between academia and industry.
JSAP has focused most of its energies to dateon organising technical meetings and conferences
as a means of encouraging mutually beneficial
collaboration between researchers working in applied physics. Recent developments include:(1) Establishment of the ‘Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in
Science and Technology’, in July 2001. Details
about the background and objectives of this committee can be found elsewhere in this issue.
(2) Launch of a new internet-based system forcollecting abstracts via the JSAP web site for theannual JSAP Japanese language conventions. The
JSAP web-based system will be tested during
preparations for the Spring 2002 meeting where
pdf format abstracts for presentations publishedin volume III (optics, quantum electronics, optoelectronics, bioelectronics and semiconductor B)
will be accepted electronically by means of theinternet. Abstracts for all sessions will be processed via the JSAP website for the Autumn 2002
meeting.

Membership
The total membership of JSAP was 22,344asof October 2001 with members specialising inphysics, applied physics, electronics, chemistry,communications, materials science, metallurgy,
and mechanical engineering. About two-thirds ofthe members of JSAP are recruited from industry
and one third of members are based mainly in academic institutions and government laboratories(Fig. 1).

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JSAP publishes the monthly journal Oyo
Buturi, a Japanese-language membership journal
containing review articles. The JSAP also publishes
a separate two-part periodical in English, the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP), where Part
1 is published monthly and Part 2 bimonthly. Part
1 is dedicated to regular papers, short notes andreview papers and Part 2 to letters. Furthermore,
submissions judged to have a large impact factor
and as requiring urgent publication, are processedmore rapidly and published in the Express Letterssection of Part 2. Approximately, 3,000 copies eachof JJAP Part 1 and JJAP Part 2 were printed anddistributed in 2000, and more than 600 copies
were despatched to subscribers in 50 countries.
In addition to the above periodicals, JSAP
publishes books and the proceedings of various
international conferences sponsored or co-sponsored by JSAP in fields related to applied physics.
Members receive a discount on these publications.

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Radiation Science
Silicon Technology
Solid State Physics and Applications
Superconductors
Thin Film and Surface Physics

JSAP Awards
Outstanding achievement in the field of applied physics is recognized by the presentation ofa ‘JSAP Outstanding Achievement Award’ to individuals who have greatly contributed to theprogress of applied physics.
Awards are also presented to the authors ofpapers of excellence published in the two main
JSAP periodicals, the membership journal (OyoButuri) and the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP). There are three awards:• Award for the best original paper• Award for the most promising young scientist• Award for the best review paper

Academic Meetings

Benefits of JSAP Membership

The JSAP holds two national conventions annually, in which a third of the JSAP membershipgenerally participates. The Spring meeting (heldin the Tokyo area) usually involves about 8,000participants and the Autumn meeting (held inother parts of Japan, such as Nagoya) attracts approximately 6,000 participants. The two conventions are held over a period of four days during
which about 4,000 papers are presented in regular sessions and symposia.

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International Conferences
JSAP sponsored more than 14 international
conferences in the fields of applied physics andrelated subjects in 2000. In that year, the list ofmajor international conferences held under thesponsorship of, or in cooperation with, JSAP included Optical Memory, Liquid Crystals, Solar Cells,
and international symposia on VLSI Technology,
Microprocessing and Nanotechnology, GaN andrelated semiconductors, and Solid State Devicesand Materials.

Free copy of the monthly publication OyoButuri
Discount on subscriptions to JJAP Part 1 andJJAP Part 2
Eligibility to present papers at JSAP meetings
Discount on JSAP-sponsored conference fees
Discount on books and conference proceedings published by JSAP
Access to on-line archive of back numbers ofJSAP periodicals
Participation in meetings organised by societies with formal reciprocal agreements withJSAP (APS, EPS. IEEE/EDS, IEEE/LEOS, IOP, KPS,OSA) at mutual membership rates

How do you join JSAP?
Eligibility for Membership
An individual applying for regular membership should have an interest in applied physics.
An applicant for student membership must be afull-time undergraduate or postgraduate student
actively involved in research related to appliedphysics.

Divisional Activities

Membership(October 2001)

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JSAP has various divisions that take responsibility for particular subject areas. Each division
sponsors activities in its own field of specialisationthat include seminars, tutorial meetings, and thepublication of newsletters. The divisions that exist
currently are• Education in Applied Physics• Materials Science and Crystal Technology• Optics• Organic Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics• Plasma Electronics

Membership fees
The admission fee at registration is 2,000 Yen
for a regular member or 1,000 Yen for a student
member; and the basic annual subscription fee is
10,000 Yen (plus overseas postage) for regularmembers or 6,000 Yen (plus overseas postage) fora student member. Members wishing to subscribe
to the JJAP are requested to pay 12,000 Yen (plusoverseas surface-postage mail) in advance in addition to the basic annual subscription fee.

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