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The 1st CPS International School of Planetary Sciences 2009
"DUST IN SPACE"
January 5 - 9, 2009http://cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp/~pschool/2009-01-05/
LOCATION: SEAPAL SUMA, Kobe, Japan.
ENROLLMENT: 60 participants
Deadline for Application: September 22, 2008---------------------------------------------------------------------------We cordially invite young scientists to participate in the 1st CPS
International School of Planetary Science 2009. This school aims at
promoting education and research in planetary science for highly
motivated graduate students and young researchers worldwide. It willoffer them an opportunity to interact with leading scientists in a
specific scientific field of the year. The present school is theheritage of the Kobe International Planetary School held under theKobe University 21 Century COE program.
This year's topic of the school will be "Dust in Space", reflecting
the coming retirement of Prof. Tadashi Mukai, who was the leader ofthe 21th COE program "Origin and Evolution of Planetary Systems" andis the most well-known Japanese scientist in cosmic dust
research. Internationally well-established experts in dust science
will review recent progress in our understandings of interstellar
dust, interplanetary dust, cometary dust, and dust in protoplanetarydisks and debris disks. The lecturers and their topics are listed
below:
Juergen Blum --- How large can dust aggregates really grow bycollisions in protoplanetary disks?
Bruce T. Draine --- Modeling of interstellar dust
Seung Soo Hong --- A three-dimensional model of the interplanetary
dust cloudWing-Huen Ip --- Dust-plasma interactions
Elmar K. Jessberger --- Some stories told from cometary dust and IDP
compositions
Alexander V. Krivov --- Debris disks: Seeing dust, thinking ofplanetesimals and planets
Takashi Onaka --- Observations of dust in space from space
Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd --- Optical properties of dust
particles in the solar system, with emphasis on cometary dust
The school will take place at Seapal Suma, a casual seaside resort
located west to the central part of Kobe.
http://www.seapalsuma.com/ (the official website, Japanese only)
http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=13907(in English from a hotel booking site)
This school is sponsored by the Global Center of Excellence (GCOE)
Program: "Foundation of International Center for Planetary Science", ajoint project between Kobe University and Hokkaido University. The
Organizing Committee of the school will select 60 participants intotal on the basis of their applications.
We look forward to receiving your applications.
Tetsuo Yamamoto (Chair of the Organizing Committee)------SCHEDULE OF THE SCHOOL
The school will start at 15:00 on January 5th by check-ins of all theparticipants and an opening reception, followed by a dinner(17:30-19:00) and poster presentations by the participants(19:00-21:00). The school will be closed at 12:00 on January 9th,
followed by a lunch at the venue.
Detailed schedule will be available in the next announcement.
------TARGET PARTICIPANTS AND SELECTION
The course is targeted mainly to doctoral students and postdocs. Theschool is international in scope and we welcome applicants from any
country.
We will select 60 participants based on(1) the level and suitability of your qualifications (neither too highnor too low) and(2) the relevance of your works and interests to planetary science (weattach importance to the way you describe them).
Applications should be made by filling out the attached form, andsending it by e-mail to <pschool-loc cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp>. The
deadline for application is September 22, 2008. Selection will be madeby the Organizing Committee and the decision will be sent to theapplicants by September 30, 2008.
------FINANCIAL SUPPORTA limited amount of funds is available for approximately 30 successful
participants, and the amount of money paid to individual awardees will
be decided by the Organizing Committee. Please indicate your intension
and estimate your transportation expenses on the application form if
you would like to request financial support. Note that January 5th isprobably still in the New Year's celebrations in Japan, therefore,
your flight ticket might cost more than the standard rate. The amountof financial support made available to the recipients will be informed
by September 30, 2008.
------EXPECTED ATTENDANCE COSTS[REGISTRATION FEE] Registration fee is 10,000 JPY. This includes: thereception, coffee breaks, beverages at the poster session, and anextra cost for the banquet scheduled on the dinner time on Jan. 8th.
[ACCOMMODATION] All participants are expected to stay in Seapal Sumaby sharing a room with 3 other participants (4 in 1). The room is aJapanese style, namely, a large room floored with tatami mats andequipped with a toilet. There is no tub/shower in the room, but thehotel has an ocean-view public bath for each gender equipped with ahuge tub at the top floor. We expect that the room will cost
approximately 36,000 JPY per person to share the room for four nights.
If you do not like to share the room, you may occupy the room alone bypaying approximately 48,000 JPY for four nights. Alternatively,
Japanese-style rooms with both toilet and tub/shower are available
with approximately 38,000-50,000 JPY per person for four nights,
depending on the number of people to share the room. We will allocate
rooms to participants according to the requests from the participants,
but may not always fulfill their preferences, because only a limited
number of rooms, in particular, the rooms with a shower/tub areavailable.
[MEALS]
The above-mentioned cost for the accommodation includes all the meals
during the school (from the dinner on Jan. 5th to the lunch on Jan.
9th), EXCEPT for the dinner on Jan. 7th, when an excursion or freetime is tentatively planned in the afternoon.
[DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION] The venue is located about 100 min. fromKansai International Airport (KIX) (65 min. by shuttle bus to Kobe
Sannomiya, 5 min. walk from the bus stop to JR Sannomiya railwaystation, 12-15 min. by train to JR Suma railway station, plus 12 min.
walk from the station). The bus fare from the airport is 1,800 JPY andthe train ticket costs 170 JPY. The nearest airport to the venue is
Kobe Airport (UKB), from which Port Liner, an urban fully automatedguideway transit (AGT) system, will take you to JR Sannomiya railway
station in 16-18 min. (320 JPY). Osaka International Airport, anothername, Itami Airport (ITM), is also convenient to JR Sannomiya station.
It takes approximately 40 min. by bus and costs 1,020 JPY.
------IMPORTANT DATES
22 Sep. 2008--- Deadline for application
30 Sep. 2008--- Notification of our decision to the applications
including the financial support
30 Nov. 2008--- Abstract deadline for poster presentation
5-9 Jan. 2009--- The 1st CPS International Planetary School------CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail: pschool-loc cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp
Post-mail:Akiko M. Nakamura
Center for Planetary Science
Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
1-1 Rokkodai, Nada
Kobe 657-8501
Japan
Fax: +81-78-803-5791-------------------------------------------------------------Organizing Committee of the 1st CPS Kobe Planetary School 2009``Dust in Space’’, Center for Planetary Science, Kobe University-------------------------------------------------------------Tetsuo Yamamoto (Hokkaido University)
Akiko M. Nakamura (Kobe University)
Kohei Kitazato (Kobe University)
Hidekazu Tanaka (Hokkaido University)
Hiroshi Kimura (Hokkaido University)-------------------------------------------------------------------APPLICATION FORM
Please complete the following application form and e-mail this form to<pschool-loc cps.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp> by September 22, 2008.
-----cut here ----------- cut here ------------- cut here ---------Application for participation in the Planetary School January 5 - 9,2009
1. Name (family name, given name) __________________________
2. Status/Degree (M1/M2/D1/D2/D3/postdoc for domestic applicants,
master's or doctoral (Ph.D.) students/postdocs for foreign applicants,
exclusive of bachelor or diploma students)_____________________________
3. Affiliation (Department and Institution)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Postal address________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Citizenship (Country) _______________________
6. E-mail address ______________________________
7. Phone number ______________________________

8. FAX number______________________________

9. Your current research subject(s) or interests (about 400 words);______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Reference Information:
Name, affiliation, and e-mail address of a person whom we could
consult about your qualifications (usually a supervisor for yourthesis or a person in charge of your position).
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Are you planning to present a poster? (Yes/Maybe/No) _________
12. Do you request financial support? (Yes/No) ____
13. Estimate of transportation expenses (If Yes in Item 12):________________________ (JPY/USD/EURO)Departure from: _________, Arrival at: _________
Airline Company (for foreign applicants):_________
If possible, please attach a written estimate from your travel agency
or air company.
14. Preferred room type:(a) a Japanese-style room w/o tub/shower for share (approx. 36,000JPY), (b) a Japanese-style room w/ tub for share (approx.
38,000-50,000 JPY), (c) a Japanese-style room w/o tub/shower for
single use (approx. 48,000 JPY), or (d) a Japanese-style room w/ tub
for single use (approx. 50,000 JPY).
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