16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics
September 9-13, 2019 / Toyama, Japan

TAUP 2019 Toyama
Bulletin #1
March 11, 2019

The 16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics (TAUP 2019)will be held in Toyama, Japan, from September 9 through 13, 2019. The biennial TAUP series covers
recent experimental and theoretical developments in astroparticle physics by invited plenary review
talks and parallel workshop sessions of contributed and invited presentations. The conference ishosted by ICRR/University of Tokyo, with support provided by Kavli IPMU/University of Tokyo,
the University of Toyama, Tohoku University, and NITEP/Osaka City University. It is sponsored byIUPAP.
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Details about the conference can be found at its website:
http://taup2019.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp
which is regularly updated to contain the latest information available. If you are interested inparticipating in this conference and need an invitation letter, please visit “VISA AND INVITATIONLETTER REQUEST” under “REGISTRATION” on the above website.

1. Important Dates:
May 15 Extended to May 31 deadline for parallel session talk or poster submissions
June 7announcement of parallel session and poster presentations
June 30, 17:00 JST deadline for early registration
August 8, 17:00 JST pre-conference registration will close1(JST = GMT + 9h)

2. Topics at the conference– Cosmology and particle physics– Dark matter and its detection– Neutrino physics and astrophysics– Gravitational waves– High-energy astrophysics and cosmic rays
– New technologies and underground laboratories– Outreach and education– Other related topics
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Attendees may still register on-site at the conference1

16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics
September 9-13, 2019 / Toyama, Japan

3. Scientific ProgramThe plenary session program can already be found on the conference website under “ScientificProgram”; the parallel sessions will become available there after the parallel session program wasdecided. The general outline of the conference is as follows:
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,

September 8: Public lecture and registration
September 9: Plenary and parallel sessions, reception
September 10: Plenary and parallel sessions, poster session
September 11: Plenary and parallel sessions
September 12: Plenary and parallel sessions, dinner banquet
September 13: Plenary sessions and underground lab tour 1
September 14: Underground lab tour 2

4. Parallel and Poster Sessions
Submissions to the parallel and poster sessions can be made from the conference website under“SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM” → “ABSTRACT SUBMISSION”. The deadline for abstract submissionis May 15, 2019 extended to May 31, 2019. You will need to register on the conference INDICO page
to submit your abstract. Please note that submitting an abstract does not register you for theconference itself: you will need to register for conference participation independently from submitting
your contribution.

5. Registration
Registration for the conference has to be made on the conference web page under “REGISTRATION”→ “REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION”. Registration is only complete once yourpayment of the conference fee is received. Upon completion of your payment a confirmation of yourregistration will be emailed to you. You will receive your conference documents upon your arrival at
the conference venue. If you need an invitation letter to obtain a visa to travel to the conference,
follow the link “VISA AND INVITATION LETTER REQUEST” in the “REGISTRATION” menu
on the conference web site. The date of your payment also determines you eligibility for the earlyregistration discount.

6. Financial Support
Unfortunately we will not be able to provide financial support for conference participants.

7. Hotel Accommodation
Block reservations at hotels near the conference center were made for conference participants.
“REGISTRATION” → “REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION” shows available choices
and a reservation can be made during your registration for the conference. Rooms available throughthese block reservations will be assigned to applicants on a “first come, first served” basis.

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16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground PhysicsSeptember 9-13, 2019 / Toyama, Japan

8. Conference Venue
The conference will be held at the TOYAMA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER in thecenter of town, opposite the castle. Follow the link under “LOCATION” → “VENUE” to reach theconference centers own website with directions to it. Its postal address is:
1-2 Ote-machi, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0084, tel. +81 76 424 5931
GPS coordinates: 36.691689 N, 137.211233 E

9. Travel Information
You can find our compilation of travel options to Toyama from airports within Japan under“LOCATIONS” → “ACCESS” in the pull-down menus of the conference web site. It lists options
for mainly train travel from Tokyo's Haneda and Narita airports, Osaka's Kansai airport, and Nagoya's
Chubu airport. It also lists the limited number of international flights that arrive directly at Toyama
International airport (TOY). Should you book an international connection through Tokyo, please beaware that all commercial air travel between Toyama and Tokyo leaves from and arrives at Tokyo'sHaneda (HND) airport. If your international connecting flight arrives instead at Tokyo Narita (NRT)
airport, you will have to take a limousine highway bus to transfer from Narita airport to Haneda
airport to catch your connecting flight out of Tokyo to Toyama.

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Visas

Depending on the passport you are traveling on you may need a visa to enter Japan. Please check
whether or not this is necessary with your passport well in advance. Information from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Japan in English is available at:https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
If you need an invitation letter from us, please follow the links “REGISTRATION” → “VISA AND
INVITATION LETTER REQUESTS” on the conference website.

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Committees

International Advisory Committee:
E. Aprile
R. Battiston
R. Bernabei
J. Bluemer
L. Cadonati
B. Dasgupta
M. de Naurois
A. Etchegoyen
M. Fonseca
M. Fukugita
G. Gelmini
G. Gerbier

Columbia University, USA
ASI and University of Trento, Italy
University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Georgia Institute for Technology, USA
TIFR Mumbai, India
Ecole Polytechnique, France
ITeDA, Argentina
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Kavli IPMU Tokyo, Japan
UCLA, USA
Queen's University (CERC), Canada316th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics
September 9-13, 2019 / Toyama, Japan
F. Halzen
W. Haxton
A. Ianni
E. Katsavounidis
T. Lasserre
M. Lindner
E. LisiA. Masiero
A. McDonald
C. Munoz
S. Ragazzi
E. Resconi
V. Rubakov
Y. Semertzidis
A. Smirnov
N. Smith
C. Spiering
N. Spooner
Y. Suzuki
J.W.F. ValleY. Wang
E. Waxman
Y. Wong

University of Wisconsin, USA
LNBL and UC Berkeley, USA
Canfranc Laboratory, Spain
MIT, Boston, USA
CEA Paris, France
MPI of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
INFN, Italy
University of Padova and INFN, Italy
Queen's University, Canada
Universidad Autonoma and IFT/CSIC, Madrid, Spain
LNGS, INFN and University of Milano, Italy
TUM Munich, Germany
INR and Lomonosov University, Moscow, Russia
CAPP, Daejeon, South Korea
MPI of Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
SNOLAB, Canada
DESY, Germany
University of Sheffield, UK
Kavli IPMU, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
IFIC/University of Valencia, Spain
Chinese Academie of Science, China
Weizmann Institute, Israel
University of New South Wales, Australia

Steering Committee:
N. Fornengo [chair]
F.T. Avignone
B.C. Barish
J. Bernabeu
E. Coccia
T. Kajita
G. Raffelt
N. RoeD. Sinclair

University of Torino and INFN
University of South Carolina
CaltechUniversity of Valencia
Gran Sasso Science Institute and INFNICRR-University of Tokyo
Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
University of Carleton

Organizing Committee:
M. Nakahata [co-chair]
M. Ohashi [co-chair]
K. Asano
Y. Hayato
K. Inoue
M. Kakizaki
M. Kawasaki
Y. Kishimoto
K. Martens
S. Matsumoto
S. Miyoki
S. Moriyama

ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
Tohoku University
University of Toyama
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of TokyoKavli IPMU, Univ. of Tokyo
Kavli IPMU, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo4

16th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics
September 9-13, 2019 / Toyama, JapanK. Okumura
T. Sako
H. Sekiya
M. Shiozawa
H. Tagoshi
Y. Tsunesada
T. Uchiyama
M. Vagins
K. Yamamoto

ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
Osaka City University
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo
Kavli IPMU, Univ. of Tokyo
University of Toyama

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