Final Circular
CPS 9th International School of Planetary Sciences
https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2012-06-24/index.html
Date: 24-29 June 2012
Venue: Seapal Suma, a casual seaside resort located in the west part of Kobe, Japan
Address: 1-1-1 Sumaura-dori, Suma, Kobe 654-0055 Japan
Phone: +81 78 731 6815 / Fax: +81 78 734 1896
Japanese site:
http://www.seapalsuma.com/
English site:
http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=13907&f_ptn1=&f_teikei=Objective and Scope:
The objective of the school is to promote education and research in planetary sciences
for highly motivated graduate students and young researchers by providing them with
an opportunity to interact with leading scientists in a specific field. Note that the term
"Planetary Sciences" is used in a broader sense toinclude

astronomy,

astrophysics,astrochemistry,astrobiology,astromineralogy,geosciences, space science, cosmology, and other related fields.
Topic of the coming school:
Across the Earth into Exoplanets
Recent wonderful discovery of exoplanets requires us to rethink the earth andgeneralize our understandings of the planet. For the sake of doing so, we should firstabsorb up-to-date knowledge about the structure of the earth from the deep interior to
the surface and dynamics producing various geological andgeophysical phenomena. We could then apply the knowledge to various conditions ofplanets such as the early earth, the other planets in the solar system, and exoplanets.
This application enables us to better understand the coevolution of a solid planet'sinterior and its surface in terms of a search for a
habitable exoplanet.
Attached below is the program of the school. The schedule may change without notice.

Please visit our official school website for the detailed and updated program:
Abstract:- Abstract for all lectures and poster presentations is now ready to download athttps://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2012-06-24/doc/pschool9_booklet.pdf
Short Talk and Poster Presentation:- Participants who put up a poster will be given 1-minute each for a short oralpresentation of the poster (without discussion time) at the beginning of poster sessions(25-26 June).
- Please prepare 1-page slide (pdf file) for this talk and upload it. Go to the CPS Web
page, where you have uploaded your abstract, then click "edit", a pencil-like icon, andreplace

yourabstract

withyour1-pageslide(Pleasedonotchange"Basic/Author/Institution Information"). The deadline for slide
uploading is 6 June.
Unless you upload your slide by 6 June, your abstract file will be projected on the screen
during your 1-minute talk.
- All posters will be on display from Sunday (24 June) to Thursday (28 June).
- The size of a poster should not exceed 900 mm W x 2100 mm H.
Registration Fee For All Participants and Lecturers:
10,000 JPY is to be paid by CASH ONLY. Please pay at the registration desk uponarrival.
Accommodation:
Participants:- 4 persons share one traditional Japanese-style tatami room
- The room has a toilet but no bathtub and shower- An ocean-view public bath located at the top floor is available until 23:00 daily
Lecturers:- Western style twin rooms with a shower are reserved for single use- Please let us know should you prefer to stay in a Japanese-style room
Rates per person in Japanese Yen
Standard, 4 in 1 room Single Use
47,000 62,000*

*Reserved for Lecturers- The rate includes 13 meals during your stay in Seapal Suma
- Please make a payment at the hotel front desk upon arrival- Payment can be made by cash or credit cards (visa, master, amex, diners, and JCB)
Excursion:- Half-day excursion will be organized on Wednesday afternoon for all the participants
as well as the lecturers to join.
- Note that the registration fee, 10,000 JPY, does not include any excursion expenses aswell as the dinner on Wednesday.
AccessPlease refer to the following link
https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2012-06-24/index.html
Electrical Adapter Plug And Electric Converter Information for participants joining
from Overseas
Fortunately, many portable devices today -- from computers to mobile phones -- comewith power supplies that can be used in almost any part of the world. However, you may
need a plug adaptor.
In Japan, we use a flat blade attachment plug.
http://electricaloutlet.org/type-aPlease make sure you bring along a correct adaptor, as we do not provide adaptors,
neither the hotel does. As the school venue is located quite a distance from city area,
there are no places you could buy adaptors or convertors.
Important Dates:
All deadline times are 23:59 Japanese Standard Time, UTC+907 February 2012 Travel Grant Application Deadline
15 February 2012 Registration Application Deadline
15 February 2012 Abstract Submission Deadline
29 February 2012 Result Notification
06 June 2012

Short Talk Slide File Upload Deadline

24-29 June 2012

CPS Int'l Sch. of Planet. Sci.

10 July 2012 Poster PDF File Upload Deadline

PROGRAM
Sunday 24 June
1500-1800 Registration
1800-1900 Opening Reception
1900-2030 Dinner
Monday 25 June
0730-0845 Breakfast
0845-0900 Opening Keynote: Yoshitsugu Nakagawa (CPS, Japan)
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture I: David J. Stevenson (California institute of Technology, USA)
Theoretical overview of structure and dynamics of the Earth: its particularity anduniversality
1230-1330 Lunch
1400-1515, 1545-1700
Lecture II: Taku Tsuchiya (Ehime Univ., Japan)
High pressure physics of the Earth and beyond
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2100 Poster session 1 with short talks (Poster presenter who allotted an oddnumber)
Tuesday 26 June
0730-0900 Breakfast
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture III: Shun-ichiro Karato (Yale Univ., USA)

Earth mantle dynamics from planetary perspective1230-1330 Lunch
1400-1515, 1545-1700
Lecture IV: Philippe Lognonné (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France)
Planetary seismology and geophysics
1800-1900 Dinner
1900-2100 Poster session 2 with short talks (Poster presenter who allotted an evennumber)
Wednesday 27 June
0730-0900 Breakfast
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture V: Francis Nimmo (Univ. of Santa Cruz, USA)
Evolution of rocky and icy planets in the solar system
1230-1330 Lunch
1330-1800 Excursion
Thursday 28 June
0730-0900 Breakfast
0900-1015, 1045-1200
Lecture VI: Yasuhito Sekine (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)
Coupled evolution of the interior and surface environment of the Earth and planets
1230-1330 Lunch
1400-1515, 1545-1700
Lecture VII: Diana Valencia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Earth-like exoplanets: predictions and observations
1800-2100 Banquet
Friday 29 June
0730-0900 Breakfast
End of the school