The 25th International SPACC Symposium–Functional complexes leading fusion of multiple scientific fields–
November 23–25, 2018
Okinawa, JapanFirst Circular and Call for Papers

Organized by
The Society of Pure and Applied Coordination Chemistry
University of the Ryukyus

INVITATION
Dear Colleagues,
The 25th International SPACC (The Society of Pure and Applied Coordination Chemistry)
Symposium will be held at University of the Ryukyus, from November 23 to November 25, 2018.
The International Advisory and Organizing Committee cordially invite you to attend the Symposium
and participate in its scientific and social programs. The main theme of the Symposium will be“Functional complexes leading fusion of multiple scientific fields” The Symposium will focus on thechemistry of novel and useful application of coordination chemistry that can open the novel area,afford novel materials, and find insight of the organic, inorganic, and biological system for the newsustainable feature.
As with previous SPACC Symposia, it is intended that this Symposium will provide a platform foryoung scientists to exchange scientific information among themselves and with the selected leading
scientists. This challenging symposium began in Tokyo 25 years ago by the SPACC fellow Prof.
Yano, and has being held annually and consecutively in the world. It is our great pleasure to hold this25th Symposium in Okinawa.
Presentations will consist of three categories, several invited lectures, oral presentations, and poster
presentations. Prizes will be awarded for the best presentations, especially for students. The
International Advisory and Organizing Committee hope all registrants will present a paper, but
acceptance of papers will be at the discretion of the Committee. The official language of thesymposium will be English.
In the following pages, you will find details concerning the Symposium. We look forward to meeting
you in Okinawa, Japan.

Important Deadlines
Early-bird registration: August 6
Application of all presentations: August 6
Payment for registration fee (domestic participants only*1): September 9
Abstract submission: September 9*1

Only bank transfer will be available for early-bird payment. Participants from overseas must pay

the fee at the symposium site by JPY.

ADVISORY AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairperson:
Eiji Asato

University of the Ryukyus

Co-chairperson:
Takanori Nishioka

Osaka City University

Shigenobu Yano

Fellow of SPACC/Minerva Light Lab./Nara Women’sUniversity
Secretary:
Satoshi Takara

University of the Ryukyus

Tessui Nakagawa

University of the Ryukyus

Kozo Fukumoto

University of the Ryukyus

Committee member:
Haruo Akashi

Okayama University of Science

Yutaka Amao

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Hideki Hashimoto

Kwansei Gakuin University

Keisuke Kawamoto

Kanazawa University

Yuri Maeda

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Yuriko Matsumura

Tokyo Healthcare University

Yuji Mikata

Nara Women’s University

Chihiro Mochizuki

Kogakuin University

Hiroki Nagai

Kogakuin University

Ichiro Okura

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Toshihiko Ozawa

Showa Pharmaceutical University

Mitsunobu Sato

Kogakuin University

Toshifumi Satoh

Hokkaido University

Yuko Sugai

Kwansei Gakuin University

Motowo Yamaguchi

Tokyo Metropolitan University

International advisory board:
Cheng-Hsin ChuangSouthern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Terrence J. Collins

Camegie Mellon University

Jianmio Dou

Liaocheng University

Ouyang Jie

Tianjin Institute of Technology

Xiao-Yuan Li

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Li Lu

National University of Singapore

Shenguo Wang

Chinese Academy of Science

Chris Orvig

University of British Columbia

Shie-Ming Peng

National Taiwan University

Tim Storr

Simon Fraser University

Xiangshi Tan

Fudan University

James Wright

Auckland University

Handong Yin

Liaocheng University

CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondence concerning the Symposium should be addressed to:
Kozo Fukumoto (Secretary of SPACC 25th Symposium)
University of the Ryukyus
1 Senbaru, Nishihara,
Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
Tel: +81-98-895-8339
E-mail: k-fuku@edu.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM (Tentative)
The Scientific Program will include plenary lectures, invited lectures, oral and poster
presentations. The official language of the Symposium is English. Registration, alllectures and oral and poster presentation will be held at University of the Ryukyus.

Friday, November 23
8:30---Registration

9:00---9:10

Opening RemarksMorning Session
9:10---12:00
12:00---13:00

Lunch

Afternoon Session
13:00---17:20
17:20---17:30

The rites of SPACC-awards

17:30---18:00

SPACC-award lecture

18:30---20:30

Symposium dinner

Saturday, November 24
Morning Session
9:30---13:00
13:00---14:00

Lunch

Afternoon Session (Poster Session)
14:00---15:45
15:45---16:00

Closing Ceremony & the rites for poster awards

Sunday, November 25
9:00---12:00

Laboratory Tour for Future CollaborationREGISTRATION FORM
Registration should be made via email. Please use copy and paste the following form,
completeit,andsendtheform

via

e-mailtoProfessor

Kozo

Fukumoto(k-fuku@eve.u-ryukyu.ac.jp)with “Registration SPACC25 + your name” as the subject.
The deadline for early-bird registration would be August 6, through Bank Transfer only
from a bank account in Japan, by September 9. For participants from overseas, theregistration fee should be paid at the symposium site by JPY, and no payment by credit
card would be useful. However, the early-bird registration for participants fromoverseas should be made.
Registration form
Name:
Title:
Affiliation:
SPACC member (yes or no):Student (yes or no):Grade (if you are a student):
Banquet (yes or no):E-mail:Telephone number:Name(s) of accompanying person:
To Pay by Bank Transfer (only from a bank account in Japan), please send yourpayment to:
Bank Name: Japan Post Bank (ゆうちょ銀行)
Branch name: 019
Account name: The Society of Pure and Applied Coordination Chemistry (先端錯体工学研究会)
Account number: 0773549 (当座)Please input the registration “SPACC25” before your name.

Registration fee
Early-Bird Fee*

Regular Fee(Deadline: August 6)(at symposium site)

General¥15,000¥20,000

Student¥5,000¥7,000General¥20,000¥25,000

Student¥8,000¥10,000

Registration TypeMember

Non-member

Banquet General ¥ 5,000 Student ¥ 3,000
The refund policy for cancellations is as follows:- For cancellations received on or before September 30, 2018: Full refund- For cancellations received on or after October 1 until October 31, 2018: 50% refund- For cancellations received on or after November 1, 2018: no refunds.

APPLICATION FORM FOR PRESENTATIONS
Please use copy and paste the following form, complete it, and send the form via e-mailto Professor Kozo Fukumoto (k-fuku@eve.u-ryukyu.ac.jp) with “Presentation for
SPACC25 + your name” as the subject, by August 6. The deadline for abstract
submission would be September 9.

Presentation (oral/poster):
Title of the presentation:
Author’s Name(s):Affiliation(s):Address:
Presenter:
Grade (if the presenter is a student):
Student Award (Lecture, Poster, or not apply):
E-mail:Registrations will only be made via e-mail (k-fuku@eve.u-ryukyu.ac.jp).

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
Abstracts should be prepared according to the Abstract Preparation Guidelines
described below. Authors can download the abstract template from the website(http://spacc.gr.jp). The abstract should be sent via e-mail (k-fuku@eve.u-ryukyu.ac.jp)
to Kozo Fukumoto with “Presentation for SPACC25” as the subject, and “your name” asthe file name. Only Acrobat PDF files will be accepted. The deadline for abstract
submission would be September 9. Authors will be informed within 3 weeks, if theircontribution has been accepted for a poster presentation rather than an oralpresentation. Standard facilities for PC presentations will be available at theSymposium site.

POSTER PRESENTATION:
Poster presentations will be very welcome as well. Authors should submit the same
information (including an abstract) as listed for oral presentations above by the samedeadlines. The poster presentation session will be held on afternoon, November 24,
Saturday. However all posters will be placed on the viewing boards from the Saturday
morning and will therefore be available for viewing during coffee breaks and lunch forthe duration of the conference. A board (approximately 90 cm width, 160 cm height) will
be available for posting each presentation.

ABSTRACT PREPARATION GUIDELINES
1. The abstract should be submitted in English, the official language of the symposium.
2. As the submitted abstract will be printed and reproduced directly without any editing,special care should be taken to ensure high quality of text and diagrams.
3. Authors can download the abstract template from the website (http://spacc.gr.jp/).