Second Announcement
The 25th International Toki Conference (ITC-25)

Creating the Future-- Innovative Science of Plasma and Fusion -November 3-6, 2015
Ceratopia Toki, Toki-city, Gifu, Japan
http://itc.nifs.ac.jp
Scope
The International Toki Conference is a topical meeting dedicated to a specific subject
related to plasma and fusion science. The series began in 1989 with the founding of theNational Institute for Fusion Science and has been held on an annual basis ever since.
The last 10 years have seen great advances in the plasma and fusion sciences based onprogress in basic physics and technology. These developments related to plasma and fusion
sciences also accelerate innovative applications of plasmas in industrial, biomedical,agricultural, and other fields. With this background, we are planning the 25th International
Toki Conference to explore new aspects in creating the future through the innovative sciencesof plasma and fusion.

Topics(1) Helical Plasma Research(2) Tokamak and ITER-related Research(3) Innovative Applications of Plasmas- Industrial/Chemical/Medical and Agricultural Applications (4) Basic Plasma Science - Laboratory and Space Plasmas(5) Fusion Technology Research(6) Theory and Simulation Research(7) Laser Plasma Sciences(8) Plasma Wall Interaction Research(9) Other Fields of Sciences

Conference Program
The tentative time table and list of poster presentation are available on the web page(http://itc.nifs.ac.jp/).

Meeting Format
The meeting will consist of invited and contributed oral presentations, and poster
sessions. The official language of the meeting is English.

Instruction for Oral Presentation
A projector with a laptop personal computer (PC) will be available for presentations.
Power Point or PDF formats are available. Please upload your file before your presentation.
You may use your own PC if you wish.
Presentation time (+ discussion time):- Plenary talks: 35 min. (+ 10 min.)- Invited talks: 25 min. (+ 5 min.)- Contributed talks: 15 min. (+ 5 min.)Instruction for Poster Presentation
The poster board size is W120cm and H180cm.

Paper Submission (Conference Proceedings)
Original articles related to the conference topics are encouraged to be submitted toPlasma and Fusion Research (PFR), which is an electronic journal published by the Japan

Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research. Each submitted paper will be put
through a peer-review process by the special guest editors of ITC25, and those accepted will
be published as regular articles in the journal.
Note:1) The first author of the proceedings paper is expected to be the same as the first author on
the presentation at the conference.
2) The submission fee and reprint fee are NOT included in the registration fee.
3) Please submit the article from the ITC25 web service, which will be opened soon.

Registration
The registration fee is 20,000 JPY (15,000 JPY for students). The registration fee covers:- Access to all sessions of the scientific program- Conference banquet
The banquet fee is charged as part pf the registration fee regardless of attendance. However, aseparate receipt for the registration fee excluding the banquet fee may be obtained uponrequest. The banquet fee for an accompanying person is 5,000 JPY.
Note that the paper submission fee and reprint fee are NOT included in the registration fee.
Payment for the fees (your registration fee, an additional banquet fee for your accompanying
person, an additional excursion fee for you and your accompanying person) are done using
the PayPal system.
For your registration and payment, please click this "Registration Web Site" or that on the left
side of this ITC25 top page.
Once you have completed your payment, the registration Web site becomes "read only". If
you need to make a change in your registration or payment, please contact us(itc25@nifs.ca.jp).

Excursion
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) has organized a tour for participants to become
more familiar with Japan. The tour will depart from the conference site in the afternoon of
Nov. 5 (Thu.) just after the morning session ends (12:20 pm) and will return to the conferencesite before the banquet.
Please pay 2,500 JPY per person for the box lunch and tickets.
The tour contents:
Inuyama Castle and the Temple Town:
Inuyama Castle, which has been preserved in its original condition, is one of the famous
National Treasures in Japan. And you can see the temple town from the castle tower. Then

you can take a walk in the temple town.

http://ml.inuyama.gr.jp/en/must-see-sight-en/2042
Urakuen Japanese Garden:
Urakuen has a National Treasurer tearoom for enjoying the “Wabi-Sabi” experience,
which is an aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasizing quiet simplicity and subdued
refinement. You may drink a cup of green tea and enjoy a Japanese sweet in the room.
http://ml.inuyama.gr.jp/en/must-see-sight-en/2047
NIFS Technical Tour:We will introduce you to the Large Helical Device (LHD) and other facilities at NIFS.
http://www.nifs.ac.jp/en/sub_1e.html

Conference Banquet
The conference dinner will be held on Thursday Nov. 5 in the Hall on the second floor of
Ceratopia Toki.

Accommodation and Access
The conference site “Ceratopia Toki” is located about 0.4 km from Tokishi Station on theJapan Railway (JR) Chuo Line. From Tajimi, ride the JR Chuo Line to Tokishi Station. Manyhotels close on the stations of the JR Chuo Line between JR Tokishi Station and Nagoya
Station are available. Participants can make reservations themselves using English-language
websites such as Rakuten Travel and Booking.com.
Further information (maps etc.) is available on the conference web page(http://itc.nifs.ac.jp/).

Social Program
The LOC provide an opportunity for playing tennis in the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 4at NIFS. If you want to play tennis, please send an e-mail to the LOC (ic25@nifs.ac.jp). The
detail will be announced later.

Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission:

August 7, 2015

Notification of abstract acceptance:
Deadline for visa:
Deadline for registration:
Deadline for paper submission:
Conference:

August 21, 2015
September 14, 2015
September 18, 2015
November 3, 2015
November 3-6, 2015

VisasIn case you require a visa to enter Japan, necessary official documents will be provided
through the Local Organizing Committee (itc25-visa@nifs.ac.jp) after acceptance of yourabstract, upon request.

International Advisory Committee
Y. Takeiri (Chair), H. Azechi, A. Ando, N. Ohno, Y. Ogawa, Y. Nakashima, K. Hanada, A.
Fukuyama, T. Mizuuchi, M. Mori, M. Wada, O. Kaneko, T. Morisaki, M. Osakabe, R.
Horiuchi, A. Sagara, S. Imagawa, T. Mutoh, T. Mito, T. Muroga, S. Ishiguro, K.
Nishimura, H. Sugama, S. Sakakibara, T. Klinger (Germany), M. Zarnstroff (USA), M.
Kwon (Korea), V. Antoni (Italy)

International Program Committee
M. Ichimura (Chair), S. Kubo (Vice-Chair), T. Mutoh, H. Laqua (Germany), V. Antoni(Italy), M. Ono (USA), J. Noterdaeme (Germany), M. Nagatsu, Y. Sakawa, S. Murakami,
A. Hatayama, H. Idei, M. Inomoto, Y. Nakamura, H. Sugama, I. Murakami, Y. Suzuki, J.
Miyazawa, K. Tsumori, S. Ohdachi, T. Nagasaka, K. Nagaoka, T.I. Tsujimura

Local Organizing Committee
T. Mutoh (Chair), K. Nagaoka (Scientific Secretary), S. Kubo, T. Shimozuma, M.
Osakabe, Y. Nakamura, K. Tsumori, S. Ohdachi, K. Saito, T. Seki, Y. Yoshimura, H.
Igami, H. Kasahara, K. Ikeda, H. Nakano, H. Takahashi, M. Kisaki, R. Seki, S. Kamio, A.
Ito, S. Takada, T.I. Tsujimura, T. Kobayashi, H. Noto, T. Nakata, R. Makino, T. Kato, S.
Sugie

General Contact Address
itc25@nifs.ac.jp