First Circular

GCMEA 2008 / MAJIC 1stGlobal Congress on Microwave
Energy Applications“It’s New Flame for Humanity”

Congress Overview
August 4-8, 2008
Otsu Prince Hotel, Lake Biwa, Otsu City, Japan
20 minutes from Kyoto by train
90 minutes from Kansai Int. Airport by train
LakeBIWA
to Tokyo

Japan
Kyoto

Otsu

to Fukuoka

Kobe
Osaka
Kansai Int. Airportand RF technology, including the following topics.
1. Chemical Synthesis
Organic Synthesis, Inorganic Synthesis
2. Materials Processing
Ceramics, Metals, Polymers & Composites, Plasma
3. Bio, Medical and Environment
Medical, Food, Wood, Environment
4. System and Applications
Instruments, Combined Applications, Safety
5. Theory and Measurements
Microwave Physics, Material Properties, Modeling
6. Industrial Applications
Applicator & Systems, Microwave & RF Generators,Transmission lines and components. High Power Tubes &Solid Sates.
7. Other related topics

Venue
August 4-8, 2008
Otsu Prince Hotel, Lake Biwa, Otsu, Japan
Organized by MAJIC; International Federation of Associationsin the Field of Microwave and RF Power Engineering
Microwave Working Group(MWG, USA)
Association for Microwave Power in Europe for Research andEducation(AMPERE, Europe)
Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Application(JEMEA, Japan)
International Microwave Power Institute(IMPI, USA)
Chinese Microwave Society

Sponsored by JEMEA
http://www.jemea.org/General Chairperson
Prof. Yoshio Nikawa
Kokushikan Univ., Japan
Executive Committee Chairperson
Prof. Motoyasu Sato
National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), Japan
SponsorJEMEA (Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave EnergyApplication)
Cosponsor
NIFS (planned)
AIST (planned)
Shiga Prefectural Government (planned)

Invitation to Participate
The organizing committee cordially invite scientists andengineers to participate in the GCMEA 2008; the first Global
Congress on Microwave Energy Applications. The theme ofthe Congress is “It’s New Flame for Humanity” by microwave
and RF technology. We expect researchers and engineers
working in related fields to attend the Congress.

ScopeThe Congress offers an opportunity for exchanging advanced
ideas from scientists all over the world and promoting the basic
and applied research on microwave. This congress will stressthe basic science as well as the applied aspects of microwave

The Congress will be held at the Otsu Prince Hotel located at
Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan and has a long historicalbackground. Otsu city is adjacent to the old Japanese capitalof Kyoto. You can enjoy sightseeing of Kyoto region easily.

Trade Exhibits
A Trade Exhibit will be held in parallel with the Congress.
Please contact to the secretariat (JEMEA) for the opportunity toexhibit products or activities.

Tentative Schedule of Events
August 4: Short Courses
Welcome Reception
August 5: Opening CeremonyStart of Sessions and Trade Exhibits
Conference Dinner
August 8: Closing Ceremony
Fire Works on Lake Biwa

Language
The official language at the congress is English.

Important Dates
The second circular and call for papers will be issued early in2008. Deadlines are as follows,April 7, 2008: submission of abstract
May 31, 2008: submission of 1-4 page paper
May 31, 2008: pre registration

Registration Fees
Member *1
ConferenceFee *2

RegularNon-member

Student

Member*1
Non-member
Member *1

Short
CoursesFee *3

RegularNon-member

Student

Prof. K. Nagata (Tokyo Tech, Japan)
Prof. S. Ohuchi (Kyushu Institute of Tech., Japan)
Mr. T. Okamoto (IDX, Japan)
Prof. K. Onoe (Chiba Institute of Tech., Japan)
Dr. S. Sano (AIST, Japan)
Dr. F. Shirai (Shikoku Instrumentation Co., Ltd., Japan)
Prof. M. Tsuji (Kyushu Univ., Japan)
Mr. Y. Yamamoto (Yamamoto Vinita Co., Inc., Japan)
Prof. N. Yoshikawa (Tohoku Univ., Japan)

Organizing Committee

Member*1
Non-member

Pre-Registration
50,000 JPY
On-Site Registration
60,000 JPY
Pre-Registration
55,000 JPY
On-Site Registration
65,000 JPY
25,000 JPY
30,000 JPY
Pre-Registration
10,000 JPY
On-Site Registration
12,000 JPY
Pre-Registration
15,000 JPY
On-Site Registration
18,000 JPY
5,000 JPY
8,000 JPY

*1. AMPERE, IMPI or JEMEA members.
*2. The Conference Fee covers all the technical sessions from August 5 to 8,but does not cover the Short Courses on August 4. This fee also
covers other events such as the Opening Ceremony, Welcome
Reception, Banquet, and the Registration Kit. The kit includes anameplate, a conference bag, and a copy of the Conference
Proceedings and the CD-ROM.
*3. The Short Courses Fee covers all the Short Course sessions on August 4,
but does not cover any other technical session or event in GCMEA
2008. Each registrant for Short Courses will receive a copy of theDigest, which includes presentation materials for the Short Courses.

Publication
I. Proceedings; Congress Proceedings of 4-page papers will bedelivered on-site.
II. Special Issue of JMPEE; The Journal of Microwave Powerand Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE) will devote a Special
Issue to GCMEA Transactions. Participants are encouraged
to submit full research papers on-site. For instructions, see
http://WWW.impi.org/publications/jmpee/

Access to Lake Biwa
From Kyoto: 11min. to JR Otsu station by local train.
From Kansai Int. Airport: 1h20min to JR Kyoto station by alimited express train “Haruka”. Then change to a local train toOtsu. At JR Otsu station, you can get shuttle bus for Otsu
Prince Hotel.

General Chairperson
Prof. Y. Nikawa (Kokushikan Univ., Japan)

Member (*: Co-Chairperson)
Mr. J. Gerling (Gerling Applied Engineering, MWG, USA)
Mr. B. Krieger (Cober Electronics, Inc., MWG, USA) *Prof. J. Binner (Loughborough Univ., AMPERE, UK)
Prof. E. Reyes (Univ. of Valencia, AMPERE, Spain) *Prof. M. Sato (NIFS, JEMEA, Japan)
Prof. Y. Wada (Tokyo Tech, JEMEA, Japan)
Mr. D. Baron (IMPI, USA) *Ms. K. D. Thies (IMPI, USA)
Prof. C. Bai (Chongqing Univ., P. R. China)
Dr. P. Hu (Changsha Syno-Therm Co., Ltd, P. R. China)

Technical Program Committee
Co-Chairpersons
Prof. Y. Wada (Tokyo Tech, Japan)
Prof. E. Jerby (Tel Aviv Univ., Israel)

International
Prof. C. R. Strauss (Strauss Consultant, Australia)
Prof. N. V. Tran (Swinburne Univ. of Tech., Australia)
Prof. O. C. Kappe (Univ. of Graz, Austria)
Prof. J. R. Jocelyn Paré (Environment Canada, Canada)Prof. J. Pribetich (Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of Lille, France)
Dr. J. Rochas (Sairem, France)
Dr. G. Link (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany)
Prof. M. Willert-Porada (Univ. of Bayreuth, Germany)
Prof. J. Sagiv (Weizmann Institute of Sci., Israel)
Dr. H. Kim (Research Institute of Chemical Tech., Korea)
Prof. P. Wu (Nanging Univ., P.R. China)
Dr. P. Hu (Changsha Syno-Therm Co., Ltd, P. R. China)
Prof. C. Bai (Chongqing Univ., P. R. China)
Dr. K. I. Rybakov (IAP, Russian Academy of Sci., Russia)
Prof. A. Colmsjo (Stockholm Univ., Sweden)
Prof. M. Krairiksh (King Mongkut Institute of Tech., Thailand)Prof. M. P. Mingos (Univ. of Oxford, UK)
Prof. R. S. Varma (National Risk Management Research Lab., USA)
Prof. D. Agrawal (The Pennsylvania State Univ., USA)
Dr. D. E. Clark (Virginia Politech. Institute and State Univ., USA)
Mr. R. F. Schiffmann (R. F. Schiffmann Associate, Inc., USA)
Dr. Rebecca Schulz (Corning, USA)Japan
Dr. T. Chikata (Research Institute of Solvothermal Tech., Japan)
Dr. H. Fukushima (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Japan)
Dr. S. Horikoshi (Sophia Univ., Japan)
Prof. K. Ikenaga (Sojo Univ., Japan)
Mr. Y. Kajita (MINO CERAMICS CO., LTD., Japan)
Prof. K. Kawahata (NIFS, Japan)
Dr. T. Kono (Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan)
Dr. T. Kubota (Hitachi, Ltd., Japan)
Prof. H. Koshima (Ehime Univ., Japan)
Prof. Y. Makino (Osaka Univ., Japan)
Dr. F. Mizukami (AIST, Japan)
Mr. R. Mizushima (Milestone General Co., Ltd., Japan)
Prof. K. Morita (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

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Advisory Committee
Prof. M. Hajek (Academy of Science, Czech Republic)
Prof. A. Loupy (Former Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,France)
Prof. M. Thumm (Univ. of Karlsruhe, Germany)
Prof. A. C. Metaxas (Univ. of Cambridge, UK)
Prof. R. Roy (The Pennsylvania Univ., USA)
Prof. T. Idehara (Univ. of Fukui, Japan)
Dr. S. Katoh (Research Institute of Solvothermal Tech., Japan)
Prof. T. Matsumura (Minerva Light Lab., Japan)
Mr. T. Murayama (Mikuro Denshi Co., Ltd., Japan)
Dr. Y. Sakamoto (Consultant Office PTC, Japan)
Prof. M. Tsukayama (Former Tokushima Univ., Japan)
Prof. C. Shibata (Former IEAJ President, Japan)
Prof. S. Yanagida (Osaka Univ., Japan)
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Executive Committee
Chairperson
Prof. M. Sato (NIFS, Japan)

MemberDr. H. Fukushima (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Japan)
Dr. S. Horikoshi (Sophia Univ., Japan)
Dr. S. Kobayashi (AIST, Japan)
Prof. S. Mitsudo (Univ. of Fukui, Japan)
Dr. S. Sano (AIST, Japan)
Dr. K. Takeuchi (AIST, Japan)
Prof. H. Takizawa (Tohoku Univ., Japan)
Mr. T. Takizawa (Micro Denshi Co., Ltd., Japan)
Dr. H. Tanaka (Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Japan)
Prof. M. Tanaka (NIFS, Japan)

Local Executive Committee
Member of local executive committee will be requested in proportion to theprogress of congress preparation.

Secretariat
General Secretariat (JEMEA)
c/o Prof. Nikawa
E-mail: office@jemea.org /http://www.jemea.org/

Local Secretariat (NIFS)
c/o Prof. Sato
Proactive Inc.
Promena Kobe 16F, 1-8-1 Higashi-kawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe,Hyogo, Japan TEL: +81-78-366-5050 / FAX: +81-78-366-5051
E-mail: majic@pac.ne.jp(Feb 19, 2008)