What is “JSAP”?
The activities of JSAP (The Japan Society ofApplied Physics) centre on the field of appliedphysics. In applied physics, the Society plays a key
dual role by acting as an academic interface between science and engineering and stimulatingsocial interaction between academia and industry.
JSAP has focused most of its energies todate on 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 Womenin Science and Technology’, in July 2001. Details about the background and objectives of thiscommittee 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
published in volume III (optics, quantum electronics, opto-electronics, bioelectronics and semiconductor B) will be accepted electronically by meansof the internet. Abstracts for all sessions will beprocessed 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 inacademic 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, theJapanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP), wherePart 1 is published monthly and Part 2 bimonthly.
Part 1 is dedicated to regular papers, short notes
and review papers and Part 2 to letters. Furthermore, submissions judged to have a large impact factor and as requiring urgent publication,
are processed more rapidly and published in theExpress Letters section of Part 2. Approximately,
3,000 copies each of JJAP Part 1 and JJAP Part 2
were printed and distributed in 2000, and morethan 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.

Academic Meetings

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 8,000
participants 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.

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 and related semiconductors, and Solid State
Devices and Materials.

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• 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 the progress 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

Benefits of JSAP Membership• 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 with
JSAP (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.

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 regular members or 6,000 Yen (plus overseaspostage) for a student member. Members wishing to subscribe to the JJAP are requested to pay
12,000 Yen (plus overseas surface-postage mail)in advance in addition to the basic annual subscription fee.