Preliminary Announcement on2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics(AAPPS-DPP2018)
November 12-17, 2018
Ishikawa Prefectural Bunkyo Hall & The Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Organized by AAPPS-DPP
AAPPS-DPP held 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics during 18-23, September 2017 in Chengdu, China
successfully. AAPPS-DPP decided to organize the 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP2018
in short) during 12-17, November 2018 in Kanazawa, Japan. This conference will be the annual plasma physics
conference in Asia-Pacific region, similar to the APS-DPP and EPS-DPP conferences on plasma physics.

Official homepage of this conference is http://aappsdpp.org/DPP2018/index.html[1] Scope of the AAPPS-DPP2018:
AAPPS-DPP2018 is a plasma physics conference under the authority of AAPPS-DPP for scientific discussions onplasma physics. This conference should be physics oriented and provide interdisciplinary and in-depth discussions
among and in various fields of plasma physics and application.
[2] Date: November 12(Monday) -17(Saturday), 2018
[3] Conference Venue:
Ishikawa Prefectural Bunkyo Hall (http://www.bunkyo.or.jp) & The Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry(CCI) Hall (http://www.kanazawa-cci.or.jp/), Kanazawa, Japan
Venue is located near Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen garden (one of three famous Japanese garden) and OhmichoMarket (seafood). 11 minutes from Kanazawa station (bus and walks).
[4] Organization:
AAPPS-DPP (http://aappsdpp.org/AAPPSDPPF/) is organizing body of this conference. This conference is endorsed
and sponsored by following societies and organization.
Endorsed by:
1. Division of plasma physics in American Physical Society (APS-DPP, https://www.aps.org/units/dpp/)
2. Division of plasma physics in European Physical Society (EPS-DPP, tbc, http://plasma.ciemat.es/eps/)
3. Physical Society of Japan (JPS, http://www.jps.or.jp/english/)
4. Division of Plasma Physics in Chinese Physical Society (CPS-DPP)
5. Division of Plasma Physics in Korean Physical Society (KPS-DPP)
6. Plasma Science Society of India (PSSI, http://www.pssi.in/)
7. Astronomical society of Japan (ASJ, http://www.asj.or.jp/)
8. The Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences (SGEPSS, http://www.sgepss.org/sgepss/index-e.html)
9. Laser Society of Japan (LSJ, http://www.lsj.or.jp/LSJHP/LSJindex.html)
10. Division of Plasma Electronics in Japan society of Applied Physics (JSAP- DPE, http://annex.jsap.or.jp/plasma/)
11. Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research (JSPF, http://www.jspf.or.jp/eng/)
12. Division of Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics in Chinese Nuclear Society
13. Asian African Association on Plasma Training (AAAPT, http://www.aaapt.org/)
14. Australian ITER Forum (http://fusion.ainse.edu.au/)
Sponsored by:
1. Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP, https://www.apctp.org/main/)[5] International Organizing Committee (IOC)IOC Chair: Kunioki Mima (GPI)
IOC Co-chairs: Mitsuru Kikuchi (QST), Baonian Wan (ASIPP), Hyeon Park (UNIST), Abhijit Sen (IPR)
IOC members:Liu Chen (Zhejiang University)Endorsed Societies: John Cary (Colorado University, APS-DPP chair), Richard Dendy (University of Warwick,EPS-DPP chair), Sadao Masamune (Kyoto Institute of Technology, JPS (Plasma)), Xiaogang Wang (Harbin Institute ofTechnology, CPS-DPP Chair), Hyyong Suk (GIST, KPS-DPP Chair), Prabal K Chattopadhyay (IPR, PSSI President),
Kazunari Shibata (Kyoto University, ASJ President), Yasuharu Omura (Kyoto University, SGEPSS Vice President),
Yoshiaki Kato (GPI, LSJ President), Mineo Hiramatsu (Meijo University, JSAP-DPE Chair), Zensho Yoshida(University of Tokyo, JSPF President), Rajdeep S. Rawat (Nanyang Technological University, AAAPT President),
Matthew Hole (ANU, Australian ITER Forum Chair)
Fundamental: Akira Hasegawa (Osaka University), Robert Dewar (Australian National University), Patrick Diamond(University of California San Diego), Sanae-Inoue Itoh (Kyushu University), Chio-Zhong Cheng (National ChengKung University), Chuan Sheng Liu (University of Maryland), Yasushi Ono (University of Tokyo), Guoyang Fu(Zhejiang University), Taiku Soo Hahm (Seoul National University), Yoshi-Yuki Hayashi (Kobe University)
Basic: Shin-Hung Chen (National Central University), Yasuaki Kishimoto (Kyoto University), Tomohiko Watanabe(Nagoya University), Rajaraman Ganesh (Institute for Plasma Research), Lin I (National Central University), A.A.
Mamun (Jahangirnagar University), Yaming Zou (Fudan University), Kwo Ray Chu (National Taiwan University),
Wonhoe Choe (KAIST), Chiow-San Wong (University of Malaya), Oi Hoong Chin (University of Malaya), Osamu
Ishihara (Chubu University), Choong-Seock Chang (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Hiroshi Akatsuka (TokyoInstitute of Technology)
Applied: Jung-Sik Yoon (NFRI), Masaharu Shiratani (Kyushu University), Rikizo Hatakeyama (Tohoku University),
Francis F. Chen (University of California Los Angels), Yi-Kang Pu (Tsinghua University), Masaru Hori (NagoyaUniversity), Paul Kim Ho Chu (City University of Hong Kong), Suk Jae Yoo (NFRI), Roderick Boswell (AustralianNational University), Ashish Gangul (Indian Institute of Technology), Deepak Prasad Subedi (Kathmandu University),
Sor Heoh Saw (Nilai University), Mudtorlep Nisoa (Walailak University)
Laser: Amita Das (IPR), Ryosuke Kodama (Osaka University), Hitoki Yoneda (University of Electric Communication),
Testuya Kawachi (QST), Chang Hee Nam (GIST), Xian-Tu He (Peking University), Zheng Ming Sheng (SJTU),Heinrich Hora (University of New South Wales), G. Ravindra Kumar (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), ToshikiTajima (University of California Irvine), Sylvie Jacquemot (Ecole Polytechnique), E. Michael Campbell (University ofRochester), Youichi Sakawa (Osaka University)
Space & Geomagnetism: Xiaohua Deng (Nanchang University), Ryoichi Fujii (ROIS), Zuyin Pu (Peking University),
Lou-Chuang Lee (Academia Sinica), Donald B. Melrose (University of Sydney), Lin Ni Hau (National CentralUniversity), Bimla Buti (Buti Foundation), Iver Cairns (University of Sydney), Dong-Hun Lee (Kyung Hee University),Yu Lin (Auburn University)
Solar and Astro: Ryoji Matsumoto (Chiba University), Kanya Kusano (Nagoya University), Peng-Fei Chen (NanjinUniversity), Dongsu Ryu (UNIST), Arnab Rai Chaudhuri (Indian Institute of Science), Jingxiu Wang (University ofChinese Academy of Science), Hantao Ji (Princeton University)
Magnetic Fusion: Xuru Duan (SWIP), Yeong Kook Oh (NFRI), Takaaki Fujita (Nagoya University), Akio Komori(National Institutes of Natural Science), Tomohiro Morisaki (National Institute of Fusion Science), Mori Masahiro(QST), Shashank Chaturvedi (Institute for Plasma Research), Sibylle Guenter (Max Planck Institute for PlasmaPhysics), Richard J. Hawryluk (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Anthony Donne (EuroFusion), Alain Becoulet(CEA Cadarache), Tony Taylor (General Atomics), Francois Waelbloeck (University of Texas), Ian Chapman (CCFE)
APCTP: Won Namkung (APCTP), LOC: Yoshihiko Uesugi (Kanazawa University)[6] Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
LOC Chair: Yoshihiko Uesugi (Kanazawa University)
LOC members:
Yasunori Tanaka (Kanazawa University), Tatsuo Ishijima (Kanazawa University), Yukihiro Soga (KanazawaUniversity), Toshinori Ando (Kanazawa University), Daisuke Yonetoku (Kanazawa University), Tatsuya Sawano(Kanazawa University), Naoki Oosawa (Kanazawa University), Keiko Kawanishi (Kanazawa University), Yasuhiro
Nariyuki (Toyama University), Yuji Hatano (Toyama University), Hiroaki Ito (Toyama University), Hayato Ohashi(Toyama University), Yoshinori Tatematsu (Fukui University), K. Hanada (Kyushu University), M. Nagata (Hyogo P.
University), S. Hamaguchi (Osaka University), H. Himura (KIT), N. Ohno (Nagoya University), S. Shinohara (TUAT),Y. Takase (University of Tokyo), Y. Nakashima (Tsukuba University), H. Sakakita (AIST), A. Ando (TohokuUniversity), K. Sasaki (Hokkaido University)[7] Scientific Program Committee
General PC chair: M. Kikuchi (QST)
General PC Co-chair: B. Wan (ASIPP)
Scientific program will be categorized into following 8 fields following 7 Program Committees.
1. Cross Disciplinary (CD) PC: P. Diamond (Chair), XG Wang (Co-chair), YY Hayashi (Co-chair), Peng Fei Chen,
Susanna Cappello, Katsumi Ida, Steve Tobias (Leeds U), Won-Ha Ko, R. Matsumoto, Hailhong Che (Goddard)
2. Fundamental (F) PC: GY Fu (Chair), Z. Yoshida (Co-chair), TS Hahm (Co-chair), members tbd.
3. Basic (B) PC: Y. Kishimoto (Chair), SH Chen (Co-chair), AA Mamun (Co-chair), H. Akatsuka (Co-chair), YamingZou, members tbd.
4. Applied (A) PC: JS Yoon (Chair), M. Shiratani (Co-chair), YS Song (Co-chair), members tbd.
5. Laser (L) PC: A. Das (Chair), Y. Sakawa (Co-chair), ZM Sheng (Co-chair), CH Nam (Co-chair), members tbd.
6. Space and Geomagnetism (S) PC: Xiaohua Deng (Chair), Yoshiharu Omura(Co-chair), Akira Kageyama, tbd.
7. Solar and Astro (SA) PC: R. Matsumoto (Chair), PF Chen (Co-chair), D. Ryu (Co-chair), K. Shibata (Co-chair),Shu-ichiro Inutsuka (Nagoya University, Nagoya), Feng Yuan (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Shanghai), IverCairns (University of Sydney, Sydney), Arnab Choudhuri (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore), Ronald E. Taam(ASIAA, Taipei), Hantao Ji (Princeton University, Princeton), Rony Keppens (KU Leuven, Leuven), Siming Liu(Purple Mountain Observatory, Nanjing), Hui Li (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos), Kyung-Suk Cho(KASI, Daejeon).
8. Magnetic fusion (MF) PC: X. Duan (Chair), T. Fujita (Co-chair), YK Oh (Co-chair), K. Nagasaki, tbd.
1. “Cross Disciplinary” session is created according to the comments on 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma
Physics to discuss common topics among various plasma fields. This session will have three topics. 1. Magnetic
Reconnection and Relaxation (MRR), 2. Turbulent Momentum Transport and Flow Structure (TMTF), 3. Filamentation,
Focusing and Collapse.
2. “Fundamental” covers 1. Mathematical plasma physics, 2. MHD and Reconnection, 3. Kinetic MHD, 4. Plasma
turbulence, 5. Gyro kinetic, 6. NC transport, 7. Turbulent transport, 8. Current Drive, 9. Relativistic plasma physics, etc.
Fundamental will have some focused sessions on EP physics in AAPPS-DPP 2018.
3. “Basic” covers 1. Plasma Simulation, 2. Strongly-coupled& Dusty& Quantum plasmas, 3. Atomic& Molecular inplasma for astro/solar/space, laser, low temp and fusion applications, 4. Plasma Diagnostics, 5. Non-neutral plasma, 7.
Plasma propulsion, 8. Plasma source and plasma heating system, etc.
Basic will have focused sessions on 1. Massive computational plasma physics, 2. Strongly-coupled, dusty andquantum plasma, 3. Atomic and Molecular physics for plasma, 4. Others[8] Basic Structure of Scientific Program
Conference will run from Monday (12 Nov.) to Friday (17 Nov.). Morning sessions will be plenary session (noparallel session) in principle which may include ~42 plenaries (30 minutes). There will be 2018 S. Chandrasekhar Prize
selection before the conference and the winner will be the first plenary speaker. Afternoon session will be dedicated forparallel sessions. Number of invited speakers (25 minutes) is ~ 171 of above 8 fields. Number of orals (15 minutes) willbe ~171. Poster session will be strengthened based on comments on AAPPS-DPP 2017 to have poster prizes forstudents and full participants. Posters up to 300 are welcomed.

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Plenary Hall
All plenary talks will be given at the Plenary Hall in Ishikawa Prefectural Bunkyo Hall (590 seats).

2.

Parallel Session Rooms
Parallel session will be held at 4th floor of Ishikawa Prefectural Bunkyo Hall and 2nd floor of Kanazawa Chamber ofCommerce and Industry Hall. Tentative room allocation is as follows. It may change according to the nomination andPC decisions.

Room 401 (Basic and CD, 72 seats)

Room 402 (Laser, 48 seats)

Room 406 (Basic 30 seats)

Room 202 (Applied 48 seats)

Room 408 (Space 42 seats)

Room 409 (Fundamental 42 seats)

Room 403 (Basic, 30 seats)

Room 410 (Solar/Astro 42 seats)

Meeting room (Magnetic Fusion 96 seats)

Training room 2 (Magnetic Fusion 48 seats)

Depending on number of submissions, MF meeting room may be divided into 2 rooms (A+B=84 seats, C=45 seats)or 3 rooms (A=30 seats, B= 45 seats, C=45 seats) so that we can have more oral sessions.
Poster Session and exhibitions:
Poster session will be held at two rooms in Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall. Exhibition ofcompanies and organization will be held at the same rooms. Companies and organizations wished to have exhibition areencouraged to contact Ms Sachiko Shindo (shindo@nikkanad.co.jp).
There is some uncertainty on availability of hall. Once we get information, we will rearrange exhibitions and posters.

Hall (1st floor, 358m2)

Training room 1 (2nd floor, 285m2)[9] Prize and Award
In this conference, 2018 S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics, new DPP award on Plasma Application, DPP
young research award will be given. AAPPS-DPP 2018 poster award for students and full participants will be selectedduring the conference. Distinctions on contribution to Asian plasma physics from APS and EPS may also be given.
[10] Important Deadline Dates
1. Nomination of plenary and invited speakers: January 10 to February 29
2. Nomination of 2018 S. Chandrasekhar Prize: January 10 to March 20
3. Notification of plenary and invited speakers: Mid April
3. Submission of contributed presentation: April 1 to May 31
4. Nomination of DPP young research award: April 1 to May 31
5. Notification of acceptance of contributed presentation: End of June[11] VISA
Participants who need VISA should contact LOC at Prof. Tatsuo Ishijima, Kanazawa University(aappsdpp.2018@gmail.com). Registration fee should be paid in advance before you apply VISA.
[12] Accommodation
Participants may use commercial Web system on reservation of hotel such as booking.com, trivago, tripadvisor,rakuten, etc. Hotel list near the conference venue will be shown at DPP homepage.

[13] Registration Fee, Dinner, Lunch Box and Conference Tour
Registration fee should be paid on-line before the conference. At the conference site, payment will take time since
there will be minimum peoples in charge. Member fee is applied to AAPPS-DPP members and members of endorsed
societies. Registration fee includes 1) Admission to all conference sessions, 2) Coffee break, welcome reception, 3)
Conference Materials.

MemberNon member
Student and retired

Early registration before September 30
50,000 JPY
60, 000 JPY
25, 000 JPY

After Sept. 30
60,000 JPY
70, 000 JPY
30, 000 JPY

There will be conference dinner on Thursday evening. Conference diner fee is 6000 JPY for full participant and 4000
JPY for student. Lunch box of ~1000JPY can be reserved for Nov. 12 – 16. Conference tour fee will be announced laterand should be paid on-line as well. All these payment should be made before the conference.

Ishikawa Bunkyo Hall and Kanazawa CCI are conference venues, which are close to Kanazawa castle, Kenrokuen andOmicho Market. You may arrive Kanazawa station using Super express train from Tokyo.
International Organizing Committee Chair: Kunioki Mima
Co-chair: M. Kikuchi, B. Wan, H. Park, A. SenLocal Organizing Committee Chair: Yoshihiko Uesugi

Kanazawa Bus station and bus stop to conference venue (Minami machi-bus stop) by Kanazawa loop bus (left loop).