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2nd Conference on Advances in Radioactive Isotope Science (ARIS2014)
The 2nd Conference on Advances in Radioactive Isotopes Science (ARIS2014) will be heldat the ITO International Research Center, on the campus of the University of Tokyo, inJapan, from the afternoon of June 1st to 6th, 2014. The first ARIS meeting was held in2011 in Leuven, Belgium as a result of merging the International Conference on Exotic Nuclei and Atomic Masses (ENAM) and the International Conference of Radioactive Nuclear
Beam (RNB) in its scientific part with the hope to be the flagship conference in the relevant
field. ARIS2014 (http://ribf.riken.jp/ARIS2014) is jointly organized by the RIKEN Nishina
Center for Accelerator-Based Science and the Center for Nuclear Study, the University ofTokyo. It is sponsored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP),
and supported by several institutions in Japan.
On-line abstract submission starts from December 5th, 2013.

<INVITED SPEAKERS>
Invited speakers are listed on the following web page:
http://ribf.riken.jp/ARIS2014/invitedspeakers.html<CONFERENCE SCHEDULE>
ARIS2014 starts in the afternoon of June 1st, 2014 with a welcome reception, followed byinvited and contributed presentations from June 2 nd to 6th, 2014. Poster sessions will beheld on June 3rd and 5th, 2014.

<CONFERENCE VENUE AND ACCESS>
The conference will take place at the “ITO International Research Center”, which is a partof the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo. It is located in the central part of Tokyo,
within 10 minutes walking distance of the subway stations Hongo Sanchome and To-1

daimae. Details on the conference venue and access from Narita and Haneda airports are
given on the following web pages:
http://ribf.riken.jp/ARIS2014/venue.html
http://ribf.riken.jp/ARIS2014/access.html<SOCIAL EVENTS>
The following social events are planned:
Welcome reception in the evening of Sunday, June 1 st

Guided Tokyo sightseeing tours in the afternoon of Wednesday, June 4 th

Guided tour to the RIBF in the afternoon of Wednesday, June 4thBanquet dinner on Wednesday, June 4 th

<ABSTRACT SUBMISSION>
On-line abstract submission for ARIS2014 and associated guidelines will be available fromDecember 5th, 2013 through January 25th, 2014 on the following web page:
http://ribf.riken.jp/ARIS2014/abstract.html

Acknowledgement of submission will be sent via e-mail. Presenters will be informed by
the middle of March, 2014 whether their abstract has been selected for an oral or a poster
contribution.

<REGISTRATION>
The on-line registration for ARIS2014 will be available from January 8 th, 2014 on:
http://ribf.riken.jp/ARIS2014/registration.html
The early regular registration fee until May 1 st, 2014 is 40,000 yen. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for a reduced early registration fee of 20,000 yen. After May
1st, 2014 a late regular registration fee of 45,000 yen is applied and 30,000 yen for graduate and undergraduate students. The fee for an accompanying person is 10,000 yen.

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The registration fees cover the following items:

Welcome receptionAll conference sessions

Conference program and abstracts

Coffee breaks

Conference banquet dinner

For accompanying persons, the fee covers:
Welcome receptionConference banquet dinner

Accompanying persons may not enter the scientific sessions. Registration will be completed with payment of the fee. Details for the payment procedures will be displayed on theregistration web page. All payments must be made in Japanese yen. Questions regarding
the payment can be directed to aris2014@gmt.jtb.jp from January 8th, 2014.

<STUDENT SUPPORT AND POSTER AWARDS>
Partial support may be available for graduate and undergraduate students with financial
difficulties for attending the conference.

The best poster presentations delivered by graduate and undergraduate students will beawarded a prize on the last day of the conference.

<CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS>
Conference proceedings will be electronically published as a volume of the JPS Conference Proceedings (http://jpscp.jps.jp/), which can be accessed and downloaded freely.

<VISA ASSISTANCE>
Conference participants requiring visa assistance are kindly asked to contact us ataris2014_visa@gmt.jtb.jp from February 3rd, 2014.

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<ACCOMMODATION>JTB GMT has been appointed the official travel agent for the conference and may handle
the accommodation for the participants. A number of rooms have been booked for the conference period in the proximity of the conference venue. ARIS2014 participants wishing toreserve a hotel through JTB GMT may apply during the on-line registration process.

<WEBSITE AND CONTACT>
Conference website:
http://ribf.riken.jp/ARIS2014

Inquiries related to scientific issues:aris2014@ribf.riken.jp

Inquires on organizational matters (registration, accommodation, etc.):
aris2014@gmt.jtb.jp (from January 8th, 2014)<SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES>
Abstract submission
December 5th, 2013 - January 25th, 2014
Abstract acceptance notification
Mid-March, 2014
Early registration
January 8th, 2014 - May 1st, 2014
On-line registration deadline
May 18th, 2014

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<SPONSORS>

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