Call for Papers
The 20th International Drying Symposium will take place from 7th August to the 10th August 2016 at theNagaragawa (Nagara River) Convention Centre in Gifu city, Japan. The objectives of the 20th IDS, is to provide themost advanced and comprehensive global forum for disseminating useful information in drying sciences andtechnologies. Participants are invited to submit original research papers in their area of specialization but not limited
to the listed topics. Oral and poster presentations will be arranged according to the preference of authors. Participantsfrom company are warmly welcome to newly planned industry session (poster and short-presentation). An expositionof industrial equipment and technical tour are also planned during this meeting. Award program will be also a part ofthis important event for the world drying community. Selected papers will be published in major technical journal.
For information see: http://www.IDS2016.org/.

Topics• Fundamentals, modeling and simulation• Osmotic dehydration and drying• Physical properties and product quality• Drying of gases and liquids• Industrial processes and equipment• Drying and dewatering of powdered solids• Measurement and process control• Drying in biomass energy applications• Energy and environmental issues• Drying of foods and agricultural materials• Drying of chemicals and polymers• Drying and dewatering of biological and pharmaceutical materials• Drying and dewatering of wood, pulp and paper, forest products• Novel drying and dewatering technologies, R&D opportunities

Important Dates to Note
December 7, 2015
January 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
April 30, 2016
May 10, 2016
June 30, 2016

Deadline for abstract submission (Extended to December 7)
Notification of abstract acceptance
Deadline for submission of manuscripts
Final notification of manuscript acceptance
Deadline for “early bird” registration
Final deadline for registration

Venue
Nagaragawa (Nagara River) Convention Centre (http://www.g-ncc.jp/e-framepage.htm)

Organization Committee
Itaya Y. (Gifu Univ.), Chairman

Hirota D. (TOAGOSEI)

Nakagawa K. (Kyoto Univ.)

Suzuki T. (SINTOKOGIO)

Yoshii H. (Kagawa Univ.), Vice Chairman

Iketani K. (Rinnai)

Nakaso K. (Kyusyu Univ.)

Tanaka M. (Kyusyu Univ.)

Hashimoto A. (Mie Univ.), Vice Chairman

Inoue T. (Toyo College of Food Tech.)

Nakata K. (Mitsubishi Chemical)

Tanino M. (Takasago Thermal Eng.)

Nishizu T. (Gifu Univ.), Vice Chariman

Ishikawa E. (JSR)

Nishida T. (Gifu Univ.)

Tokura K. (NGK)

Ogura H. (Chiba Univ.), Secretary

Iyota H. (Osaka City Univ.)

Nishimura A. (Mie Univ.)

Tsukada T. (Tohoku Univ.)

Kobayashi N. (Gifu Univ.), Secretary

Kajiwara T. (Kyushu Univ.)

Noda H. (Hachinohe Inst. Tech.)

Tsuchiya Y. (COSMO OIL)

Kubota M. (Nagoya Univ.), Secretary

Kanaya K. (kaneka)

Matsumura Y. (Hiroshima Univ.)

Yamamichi S. (Mizkan)

Tatemoto Y. (Shizuoka Univ.)

Kanda H. (Nagoya Univ.)

Matushita Y. (Tohoku Univ.)

Yamamura M. (Kyushu Inst. Tech.)

Aoki S. (TOHO GAS)

Kambara S. (Gifu Univ.)

Mukai Y. (Nagoya Univ.)

Yasuda K. (Nagoya Univ.)

Aoki H. (Tohoku Univ.)

Kawasaki Y. (AIREX)

Ohta T. (NOF)

Yorita H. (Noritake)Akita S. (NMIRI)

Komoda Y. (Kobe Univ.)

Okano Y. (Osaka Univ.)

Yoshida M. (Toyama Univ.)

Asakuma Y. (Univ. of Hyogo)

Koyama M. (Mitsui Chemicals)

Osaki T. (TAKEMOTO OIL & FAT)

Wada B. (Pfizer)

Asotani T. (Idemitsu Kosan)

Kozuka T. (Nippon Light Metal)

Owaki T. (Eisai)

Watanabe T. (Kyusyu Univ.)

Fukai J. (Kyusyu Univ.)

Kumabe K. (Gifu Univ.)

Saito Y. (Tohoku Univ.)

Hatano S. (Nano Seeds)

Nakagawa F. (Okayama Prefectural Univ.)

Sugawara H. (Denso)

Local Scientific Committee
Tamon H. (Kyoto Univ.), Chairman

Furuta T. (Tottori Univ.)

Kawase Y. (NIPPON REFINE)

Suwa S. (TSK)

Takeuchi H. (Gifu Pharmaceutical Univ.),

Hosomi H. (Kyowa Vacuum Eng.)

Konishi Y. (Hokkaido Ind. Tech. Cent.)

Toyota K. (Kobe Univ.)

Imura N. (AGF)

Nakamura M. (Nagoya Univ.)

Tsujimura S. (GEA)

Inoue T. (POKKA SAPPORO Food & Bever.)Nomura S. (TOAGOSEI)

Yasuhara A. (KYOWA HAKKO BIO)

Isobe S. (Nihon Univ.)

Matsumoto Y. (Kao)Yokota M. (UBE INDUSTRIES)

Ohkawara M. (Ohkawara Kakohki)

Izutsu K. (NIHS)

Miki H. (KATSURAGI IND.)

Yoshida S. (NGK)

Adachi S. (Kyoto Univ.)

Kamiya H. (Tokyo Univ. Agri. & Tech.)

Moritomi H. (Gifu Univ.)

Wakiya K. (OKAWARA MFG)

Asakuma S. (Sumitomo Bakelite)

Kato Y. (Nagoya Inst. Tech.)

Shimada Y. (Nano Seeds)

Bando Y. (Morimatsu Research Inst.)

Kawase S. (Soken Chemical & Eng.)

Sumi Y. (KANEKA)

Vice Chairman
Yamamoto S. (Yamaguchi Univ.),
Vice Chairman

International Scientific Committee
Mujumdar Arun (Singapore), Honorary Chairman
Itaya Y. (Japan), Chairman

Farkas I. (Hungary)

Li Z.Y. (China)

Soponronnarit S. (Thaïland)

Alves-Filho O. (Norway)

Furuta T. (Japan)

Mulet A. (Spain)

Taranto O. (Brazil)

Akritidis C. (Greece)

GianfrancescoA. (Switzerland)

Nakagawa K. (Japan)

Tatemoto Y. (Japan)

Andrieu J. (France)

Hashimoto A. (Japan)

Ogura H. (Japan)

Thorat B. (India)

Barresi A. (Italy)

Jacob M. (Germany)

Pakowski Z. (Poland)

Tsostsas E. (Germany)

Van Boxtel T. (Netherland)

Jinescu G. (Romania)

Pang S. (New Zeland)

Turner I. (Autralia)

Borde I. (Israel)

Kechaou N. (Tunisia)

Perré Patrick (France)

Wahlberg M. (Denmark)

Bruttini R. (Italy)

Kemp I. (U.K.)

Raghavan V. (Canada)

Yamamoto S. (Japan)

Chen X. D. (China)

Kowalski S. (Poland)Renstrom R. (Sweden)

Yoshii H. (Japan)

Chen G. (Hong Kong)

Kudra T. (Canada)

Roques M. (France)

Zbicinski I. (Poland)

Daud W.R. (Malaysia)

Langrish T. (Australia)

Rosello C. (Spain)

Devahastin S. (Thailand)

Leonard A. (Belgium)

Silva M. (Brazil)

Contact
Yoshinori ITAYA, Chairman IDS 2016

IDS2016 Desk

Environmental & Renewable Energy Systems

Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd.

Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193 Japan

Event & Convention Branch, Nagoya.
E-mail: ids2016@or.knt.co.jp