Dear Participants of EDIT2013,This is a final bulletin of the EDIT2013 school at KEK in Japan.
See you soon in the school. We hope you a safe trip to Tsukuba.

Junji Haba,
Chair of EDIT2013------Final Bulletin of EDIT2013 -----The 3rd School of Excellence in Detector and Instrumentation Technologies (EDIT2013) will be held in HIGHENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, KEK, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801 Japan
from March 12 to March 22, 2013.
The main web site of the school can be accessed fromhttp://edit2013.kek.jp/

LOCATION:--KEK Tsukuba campus
Access to the campus is given in
http://legacy.kek.jp/intra-e/access/

ACCOMMODATION:KEK User dormitory.
User's Office Phone: +81-(0)29(879)6197 (9:00-17:00 JST)REGISTRATION:
The registration desk will be open from 16:00 - 19:00 on 11th-March at the foyer of Kenkyu Honkan 1F in the KEK
Tsukuba Campus. You may enjoy the reception party held at the same floor for 18:00-20:00. It is suggested to takeyour dinner at the city center if your arrival will be later. No restaurant is available in the campus in the late evening.
On 12th-March the registration will be made from 8:30 at the School Head Quarter

SCHOOL HEADQUARTER:
The Headquarter is open in the Meeting room of San-Gokan from 9:00-17:00. You may have assistance for your stay.
Tel. +81 (0)29 864 6242

SCHOOL PROGRAM:
Program of the school is found in the EDIT Web-site.
It should be noted that depending on your assigned class, the time table, class location and dormitory may bedifferent. Please refer your own schedule enclosed in the School Kit.

NETWORK and WiFi:
Your laptop, tablet, and other mobile devices can be connected towireless network in KEK and J-PARC during the school. The eduroam is a
wifi service, which can be accessed from most of KEK/Tsukuba campus
including dormitory. There are some locations where the eduroam signal
is weak or not available where we provide alternative wifi services.
For those who already have a valid eduroam account in your homeinstitute, one can connect the eduroam wifi network with your own
account. If not, we'll provide an account for each participant. No priorapplication for network connection is necessary.

POWER:The US type of power supply connectors are used for 100V 50Hz in Japan. See
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2225.html

SOCIAL EVENTS and HOLIDAY
We have a reception party in the evening of 11th March.
The School Banquet is scheduled on 16th evening followed by a full Holiday on 17th (SUN). No special program
are scheduled on the holiday.
You may plan your own free day in Japan. Some tips will be distributed in the School Kit.
We will have a closing ceremony in the 22th evening followed by a farewell party at night.
All those events are free for the EDIT2013 students.

LIFE in Tsukauba:
Several useful information can be found in
http://rso.kek.jp/eng/index.html

WEATHER:The climate of Tsukuba in mid March should not be so cold but hard to predict. Average temperature is expected to
be about 5 deg C at night and 13 deg C at daytime on average. The lowest temperature in the morning can be as low
as 0 deg. The current weather in Tsukuba can be checked inhttp://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Tsukuba+JAXX1704:1:JA
During two week long period of the school, we certainly have some rainy days. It is suggested to have your umbrellaor some rain gears in the luggage.

MONEY:
Basic information on Japanese currency is found in
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/essential/money.html
Please note that all service (including hotel, meals, etc.) in Japan can be paid in Japanese Yen (JPY) only.
Since Bank nor ATM is not very convenient (~2km apart) in the surrounding area as shown in the map enclosed, werecommend you to make money exchange at the airport. For you information, average daily cost for the meals would
be around 1,500-2,000 JPY.

INSURANCE:
During the school period from 12 to 22 Mar. all the students staying in the KEK dormitory are covered by aninsurance against their accidental injury/death. Since the coverage of the insurance is very limited, we recommend thestudents to have their own standard insurance for foreign travel during the whole period of their stay in Japan.

CONTACT in Emergency:
Junji Haba,(EDIT school master, KEK)
Mobile +81 (0)80 5643 5149