Second Circular - REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN---A Message from the Seminar/School Chair, Prof. Hiroshi Shibai--The disaster caused by the huge earthquake and tsunami of 11 March is now being overcome
with extraordinary efforts by Japanese people as well as through international cooperation
initiated by many countries. The problem of the six nuclear reactors is being addressed, though
not quickly but through a step-by-step approach. The reactors are cooled with plenty of water inorder to restrain nuclear reactions. The emanation of radioactive materials is still a severe
problem. The Japanese government and the owner of the crippled nuclear power plants, theTokyo Electric Power Company, are devoting their efforts to stop these leaks.
Fortunately, our Seminar/School has not been affected at all by these problems. The conference
place in Awaji Island and KAMIOKANDE as well as Osaka University and CPS are located in thewestern part of Japan, while the nuclear reactors hit by the earthquake and tsunami are locatedin the north-eastern part. The distance between the conference location and the nuclear
reactors is approximately 800 km, which is too great to be affected by radioactive material. The
electric power of our area has remained stable, since we have a different electrical system in
the western part of Japan. Therefore, we have had neither damage nor other adverse effects
due to this disaster.
Given these circumstances, we hope that many foreign and Japanese participants will come tojoin this seminar/school with no apprehension. If we do have any changes in the environmentthat may affect the program, then we will inform all of you immediately.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joint Assembly:
JSPS-DST Asia Academic Seminar
CPS 8th International School of Planetary SciencesDate: 26 September - 1 October 2011
1-3 October 2011 for a facility tour [only for a limited number of participants]
Venue: Minami-Awaji Royal Hotel
Address: 317 Fukurahei, Minamiawaji, Hyogo 656-0503, Japan
Phone: +81 799 52 3011
Fax:+81 799 52 3770
Japanese site:http://www.daiwaresort.co.jp/awaji/index.html
English site: http://www.daiwaresort.co.jp/english/20_awaji.html[Facility tour from Awaji]
Planned location: Kamioka Observatory
Japanese site:http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
English site: http://www-sk.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-e.html
OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE:
The objective of the school/seminar is to promote education and research in planetary sciences for highly
motivated graduate students and young researchers by providing them with an opportunity to interact withleading scientists in a specific field. Note that the term “Planetary Sciences” is used in a broader sense to include
astronomy, astrophysics, astrochemistry, astrobiology, astromineralogy, geosciences, space science, cosmology,
and other related fields.
The eighth school is jointly held with the Asian Academic Seminar hosted by JSPS, Japan, and DST, India, forproviding Asian young researchers with intensive training in areas of Astronomy and Space Science. The
seminars comprise lectures by experts in the subject fields, discussions, practical training, study visits and othercomponents.
Topic of the coming school:
Challenges in Astronomy: Observational Advances
The main part of the school will be a series of lectures on 'Recent and Future Advances in Observational
Astronomy.' The observational part of astronomy has revealed various, important phenomena in the Universe
collaborating with theoretical works, and advancing fronts in well-established parts, e.g., optical-infrared, radio,high-energy radiations. Furthermore, the gravitational wave is expected to be detected in near future, and theadvancement of “virtual observatory” would enable astronomers to conduct multi-wavelength data-incentiveresearch, as the 4th paradigm in astronomy. Young astronomers are expected to learn about world-wide trend forconstructing a wider and concrete base of their own research.
PROGRAM
Attached below is the program of the school. The schedule may change without notice. Please
visit our official school website for thedetailed and updated program:
https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2011-09-26/index.html

WHO ARE THE TARGET PARTICIPANTS?
PhD students, postdocs, and young research/academic staff who have a goodcommand of English
This school is not intended for bachelor, diploma, and master’s students
HOW TO APPLY?
Please go to the following webpage for registration:
https://www.cps-jp.org/signup/pschool8?ml_lang=enNote that your abstract, A4 size one page, in pdf format, has to be uploaded uponregistration.
First, create your CPS account at this page, unless you already have an account.
Then, go to CPS website https://www.cps-jp.org/ and login with your CPS User ID you
have registered.
You will see “JSPS-DST Asia Academic Seminar/CPS 8th International School of PlanetarySciences” at the right column. Click there and go to “Participation Register/View” or“Presentation Register/View” to start registration or abstract uploading.
---Things to note when you fill in the registration form--1. Poster Presentation: If you are applying CPS travel grant, choose ‘yes’, otherwise, youwill not be considered as a grant applicant.
2. Reference: This field is for participants only. Input the name, title, and affiliation of aperson who will give us a letter of recommendation.
3. Departing City: The name of the city where you are departing from, usually where yourinstitution is.
4. Date of entry to Japan/Date of departure from Japan: For those who are coming fromoutside of Japan, please indicate your planned date for entry/departure to and fromJapan. For those coming within Japan, please key in the date of your scheduled
departure to and from Minamiawaji.
5. Do you need a visa to Japan?: Follow this link to check if you need an entry visa toJapan http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/.

-Registration and abstract submission must be completed by 18 May 2011
Should you wish to apply for our travel grant, both the application form (incl. of anabstract) and the letter of recommendation must reach us by 10 May 2011

HOW ARE PARTICIPANTS SELECTED AND WHO MAKES THE FINAL DECISION?
SOC will evaluate the level and suitability of applicant's works to the school
The school chair will make the final decision and applicants are notified accordingly
NEED A TRAVEL GRANT?:Indicate your intention in the application form
Do arrange a letter of recommendation and send it by email to us<pschool-8rgst cps-jp.org>; the letter has to reach us no later than 10 May 2011
Successful applicants are obliged to present a poster in the poster session and tocontribute in archiving lecture materials
Note that the available funds are limited and the grant may not cover ALL of yourexpenses
The final decision for travel grant application and the amount will be at the LOC’s

discretion
The deadline for travel grant application is 10 May 2011
SHORT TALK AND POSTER PRESENTATION:
Should you wish to present your poster, do indicate your intention uponregistration.
Successful applicants for registration will be given 1-minute, without
discussion time, each for a short oral presentation of the poster. Please upload your shorttalk slide file by 14 September 2011.
Short talks and poster presentations are video-recorded and to be open topublic through the CPS website.
Your poster PDF file should be uploaded to the CPS server by 12 October
2011.
REGISTRATION FEE:
10,000JPY. Please pay at the seminar/school registration desk when you register BY CASH.
ACCOMMODATION:Participants:
3 persons share one Western/Japanese style room equipped with a bathroom
Lecturers:
Western style rooms with a bathroom are available for single use
Rates per person in Japanese Yen
Standard, 3 in 1 room ; 47,000
Single Use; 62,000, reserved for Lecturers
Access:Please refer to the following link
https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2011-09-26/index.html
Important Dates:
All deadline times are 23:59 Japanese Standard Time, UTC+9
11 April 2011
First Day for Registration Application
10 May 2011
Travel Grant Application Deadline
18 May 2011
Registration Application Deadline
18 May 2011
Abstract Submission Deadline
31 May 2011
Result Notification
14 September 2011
Short Talk Slide File Upload Deadline
26 September 2011
JSPS-DST Asia Acad. Seminar/CPS Int'l Sch. of Planet. Sci.
12 October 2011
Poster PDF File Upload Deadline
PROGRAM
Monday 26 September
1500-1800 Registration
1800-2100 Opening Reception
Tuesday 27 September
0730-0845 Breakfast

0845-0900 Opening Keynote: Yoshitsugu Nakagawa (CPS, Japan)
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture I: Sebastian Wolf (Univ. of Kiel, Germany)
The Birthplace of Planets : Observations and Modeling of Circumstellar Disks
1230-1330 Lunch
1400-1515, 1545-1700
Lecture II: David Bennett (Univ. Notre Dame, USA)
Detection of Extrasolar Planets by Gravitational Microlensing from the Ground and Space
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2100 Poster
Wednesday 28 September
0730-0900 Breakfast
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture III: Annapurni Subramaniam (IIA, India)
Probing the Geography, History, and Chemistry of Nearby Galaxies with Future
Telescopes
1230-1330 Lunch
1400-1515, 1545-1700
Lecture IV: Ajit Kembhavi (IUCAA, India)
Virtual Observatories: Tools and Applications
Lecture IV: Masatoshi Ohishi (NAOJ, Japan)
Data Discovery in and Science Results by means of VOs
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2100 Poster
Thursday 29 September
0730-0900 Breakfast
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture V: Jayaram Chengalur (NCRA/TIFR, India)
Atomic Hydrogen in the Universe
1230-1330 Lunch
1400-1800 Excursion
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2100 Free Discussions
Friday 30 September

0730-0900 Breakfast
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture VI: Hideyo Kunieda (Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Violent Universe Explored by Japanese X-ray Satellites
1230-1330 Lunch
1400-1515, 1545-1700
Lecture VII: Nobuyuki Kanda (Osaka City Univ., Japan)
Frontier of Gravitational Wave Astronomy - Opening New Window of Astrophysics andCosmology lecture 1 : Fundamentals of Gravitational Wave and its Detection
lecture 2 : Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology with Gravitational Waves
1800-2100 Banquet
Saturday 1 October
0730-0900 Breakfast
Facility Tour to Kamioka Observatory, for a limited number of participants only