May 2019

The 9th International Conference on
the PPN Chipped and Ground Stone Industries of the Near East
Tokyo, November 12–16, 2019

THIRD CIRCULAR

As time flies by, PPN9-Tokyo to be held in November is fast approaching. We are pleased toprovide the latest information to those pre-registered as participants in this internationalworkshop.
In order to facilitate participation of young scholars and those who are less likely to obtainfinancial support, we have contacted them to help with accommodation. Due to the limited
allowances, students have been given priority for such support. If any of you feel qualified
for help but have not received an announcement, please let us know.
Regardless of this, the following information applies to all the participants.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
We are pleased to have received many abstracts for your oral or poster presentations.
However, in response to several requests, the deadline for abstract submission has been
extended to the end of this month. Please note that your presentation may be canceled if you
do not submit an abstract prior to the deadline.
Word limit: no more than 500 words
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Submission: ppn9tokyo@gmail.com
REGISTRATION
You are asked to make full registration through a web system shown below. The registration
fees are as follows.
Standard: 12,000 yen
Student: 6,000 yen
Credit card system: http://nishiaki-labo.jp/english/fee.html
Acceptance period: May 1 to June 30, 2019
All participants will receive free tickets for welcome and farewell dinners (November 12 and15), tea/coffee, and conference goods (bag, abstract, and other goods). As most of theexpenses for this conference are funded by the University Museum, the University of Tokyo(UMUT), and other foundations, your registration fees will be devoted principally to social
events (two dinners) that cannot be funded through official support. So please do not missthem!

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ACADEMIC EVENTS
Hands-On and Lithic Knapping
We appreciate those of you who proposed to bring your lithic materials or to demonstratelithic knapping at this conference. Our call for proposals continues to welcome any furtherones.
Excursion
We have been planning to organize a day trip to visit the foothills of Mount Fuji and nearby
archaeological museums/sites to the west of Tokyo. Mid-November is the last season to reachthe mountain on foot before the highway is closed for the winter. Application can be madethrough the conference payment page.
Date: November 16, 2019
Fee: 4,000 yen, including bus services and lunch (conference special price)
Deadline of application: June 30, 2019
LOGISTICS
Venue(s)It is regrettable that the UMUT main building with exhibition floors will not be available
during the conference due to restoration. Accordingly, we use the following venues.
Koshiba Hall of School of Science, the University of Tokyo: This will be the main
venue for the conference, located in the Hongo Campus (7-3-1 Hongo,
Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033). The Hongo Campus is accessible with several
public subway lines: Hongo-sanchome station on the Marunouchi Line,Hongo-sanchome station on the Toei-Oedo Line, Todaimae station on theNamboku Line, and Nezu station on the Chiyoda Line.
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/map/map01.html
JP Tower Museum INTERMEDIATHEQUE: One of the annexes of the UMUT
outside the university campuses (KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda,
Tokyo 100-7003). This venue will be used for the afternoon of November 15
only. The means of transportation will be announced during the conference.
http://www.intermediatheque.jp/en
Accommodation
The main hotels will be the following:
Hotel Kizankan (4-37-20 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033): This hotel is locatednear the Hongo-sanchome station, within a 10-minute walk from Koshiba
Hall.
National Olympic Memorial Youth Center (3-1 Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya,Tokyo 151-0052); 10-minute walk to Yoyogi-koen station, 25 minutes bytube to Nezu station (Chiyoda-Line), and a 10-minute walk to the venue.
Note that one hour or even longer is a usual commuting time in Tokyo.
Our official hotel will be the Kizankan, and its substitute will be the National Olympic
Memorial Youth Center (Lodging Building D). Separate e-mails have been sent to those whorequested accommodation to be arranged. If you have not been asked for your preferred2accommodation, let us know.
Please note the limitation of the room availability at these two hotels. Although a priority for theroom reservation at the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center will be given to the requests
from youth participants, other participants may also consider to stay as long as rooms areavailable. If you are interested, contact us as soon as possible. We consider the availability inthe order of application as well as priority.
There are plenty of hotels near the Hongo Campus, including "capsule hotels."
Visa Request
Those of you who require a visa to enter Japan are asked to inform us. We are pleased tohelp.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact a member of the organizing committee
or a PPN9 address:
ppn9tokyo@gmail.com

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Tokyo.

Faithfully yours,

Yoshihiro Nishiaki
Makoto ArimuraSumio Fujii
Osamu Maeda
The Organizing Committee
Masashi Abe (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), Chie Akashi (TheUniversity of Tokyo), Makoto Arimura (Tokai University), Sumio Fujii (Kanazawa University),
Seiji Kadowaki (Nagoya University), Osamu Maeda (University of Tsukuba), Yoshihiro
Nishiaki (The University of Tokyo), Takahiro Odaka (The University of Tokyo)

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