Announcement and Call for Paperss
The 4th Annual Meeting of the Society for Bioacoustics
The University of Electro
Electro-Communications
Communications
Chofu Tokyo
Chofu,Tokyo, Japan
9-10 December 2017

SponsoredS
ponsored byTThe Organizing Committee of the 4th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Bioacoustics
Cosponsored by
The University of Electro
Electro-Communications
Communications (UEC) andBrain science inspired life support research center of UEC

4 September 2017
The Society for Bioacoustics

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Contents
Committee Members
1.1 The Organizing Committee
2 Sponsor
3 Cosponsors
4 Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers
4.1 Key Dates
4.2 Joining the Society
4.3 Pre-registration
4.4 Abstract Submission
4.5 Registration on the first day of the Meeting
4.6 Presentations
4.7 Banquet
4.8 Awards
5 Venue and Transportation
6 Accommodations
7 Wireless Internet Connections
8 Weather
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You are cordially invited to the 4th Annual Meeting of the Society for Bioacoustics, which
is opened for international colleagues for researches on bioacoustics, i.e., basic and appliedresearches on sound related to animals and humans, such as hearings, sound effects onanimals and humans, behaviors, neural mechanisms, models, methodology and so on. The
Meeting will be held at the University of Electro-Communications (UEC) from
Saturday through Sunday, 9-10 December 2017.

1Committee Members

1.1

The Organizing Committee

Chair

Takuji KOIKE

University of Electro-Communications (Japan)

SecretaryGeneral

Tatsuhiko HARADAInternational University of Health and Welfare(Japan)MemberEriko AIBA

University of Electro-Communications (Japan)

MemberTomonari AKAMATSU

National Institute of Fisheries Science (Japan)

MemberMember

Kimitaka KAGA
Kazusaku KAMIYA

National Institute of Sensory Organ, IUHW
Juntendo University (Japan)

MemberTakuma TAKANASHI

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute(Japan)

MemberMember

Hirokazu TAKAHASHI
Shigeru TANAKA

University of Tokyo (Japan)
University of Electro-Communications (Japan)

MemberRyo NAKANONationalAgricultureandFood

ResearchOrganization (Japan)
Member2Sinyoung LEE

University of Electro-Communications (Japan)

Sponsor

The Meeting is sponsored by the Organization Committee of the 4th Annual Meeting of theSociety for Bioacoustics

3Cosponsors

3We express our gratitude for the valuable cooperation and assistance given by ourcosponsor.
The University of Electro-Communications Centennial Commemoration
Brain science inspired life support research center of the University ofElectro-Communications

4Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers

Dates and time: Saturday through Sunday, 9–10 December 2017.
Venue: The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), (1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu,
Tokyo 182-8585, Japan < http://www.uec.ac.jp/eng/about/access/ >).
Language: All presentations and discussions are delivered in English.
Presentations: Most of the contributed papers will be presented as posters. Oralpresentations are given by invited senior researchers and selected junior researchers.
Banquet: The banquet will be held in the Saturday evening, 9 December 2017, at theUniversity Center.
Awards: Presentation awards are granted to excellent presentations. The award ceremony
will be held in the afternoon of Sunday, 10 December 2017.

4.1

Key Dates

30 September
13 October 201731 October 201730 November 2017

Pre-registration
abstract deadline

and Pre-registration and submission of theabstract for oral and poster presentations
should be made by this date. All theparticipants should send the pre-registration
sheet by this date.
Announcement of the The program will be announced on theprogram
SFBA2017 webpage. Acceptance ofcontributed oral papers will be notified bythis date by e-mail.
Early Payment deadline Pre-registration fee is reduced for theattendees who transfer their total amount ofexpenses, and no cancellation fee will becharged by this date.
Late Payment deadline Attendees should transfer their total amountof expenses by this date.
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Joining the Society

You have to be a member of the Society for Bioacoustics, if you present a paper at theAnnual Meeting as the first author or a corresponding author. If you have not yet joined theSociety, please contact the Secretariat through the Web page <http://bacoust.org/?page
id=23&lang=en> of the Society and join the Society by 30 September 13 October 2017.
The membership fee is as follows.

4.3

Member for an employed person

7,000 yen

Member for a postgraduate student

3,000 yen

Member for an undergraduate student

1,000 yen

Pre-registration

Pre-registration is required for all participants who would like to present a paper, to attend
the meeting, to attend the banquet, or all. Pre-registration fees are described on thefollowing tables, upper for members and lower for non-members. “Early” and “Late” mean
the deadline of 31 October 2017 and 30 November 2017, respectively.
MemberEmployedStudentNonmemberEmployedStudent

Pre-registration
Early
Late
Early
Late

Banquet13,00015,000
7,000
8,000

5,000
5,000
2,000
2,000

Total withbanquet18,00020,0009,000
10,000Total withoutbanquet13,00015,0007,000
8,000
Total withoutbanquet21,00023,00011,00012,000Early

21,0005,000

Total withbanquet26,000

Late
Early
Late

23,00011,00012,000

5,000
2,000
2,000

28,00013,00014,000Pre-registration

Banquet1. For a presenter.
(a) Please send a pre-registration sheet ”for a presenter” and an abstract as attached files
to your e-mail to the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of the 4th Annual

5Meeting of the Society for Bioacoustics <bainfo@bacoust.org> by 30 September 13
October 2017. You should describe the following items in the pre-registration sheet.
i.
The title of your presentation:ii.

The author(s): (please denote the presenter by “*”, and the corresponding
author by “#” if they are different.)iii.

The affiliation(s):iv.

The address, the e-mail address and the phone number of a presenter, andthose of a corresponding author in case they are different:v.

The presentation style: □ oralvi.
vii.

The copyright transfer to the Society: □ yes□ noThe authorship: Did all the coauthors agree to the paper presentation? :
□ yes

viii.

□ poster□ noix.

Would you like to attend the banquet or not? : (See section 4.7)
□ yes, attend□ not attend
Which category do you fit into? :x.

□ regular member□ student member□ supporting member□ non-member□ non-member student
If you are a student member or a regular member who got a PhD degree
within three years, would you like to apply for the Awards? : (see Section5.8)□ yes□ noYou will receive a reply of confirmation from the Secretariat normally within a week.
If you do not get the confirmation message, please try to contact the Secretariat bye-mail<bainfo@bacoust.org>.
(b) You have to submit your abstract by30 September 13 October 2017 (see section 4.4
on abstract submission).
2. For a coauthor and a participant without presentation
Please send a pre-registration sheet “for a coauthor and a participant withoutpresentation” describing the following items as an attached file to your e-mail to theSecretariat of the Organizing Committee of the 4th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Bioacoustics <bainfo@bacoust.org> by 30 September 13 October 2017.
i.
Your name.

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ii.

Your affiliation.

iii.

Your address including an e-mail address and a phone number:iv.

Would you like to attend the banquet? (See section 4.7):□ yes, attend□ not attend
Which category do you fit into? :v.

□ regular member
member□ student member□ supporting□ non-member□ non-member student
You will receive a reply of confirmation from the Secretariat normally within a week.
If you do not get the confirmation message, please try to contact the Secretariat bye-mail<bainfo@bacoust.org>.
3. Paying your fees for registration, banquet (See section 7).
The attendees of the Meeting, who reside in Japan, should transfer their total amount ofexpenses (fees for registration, banquet if you will attend it) by 31 October 2017 forthe early registration and by 30 November 2017 for the late registration to the bankaccount of the Society, using the following information in Japanese.
A. 銀行名：ゆうちょ銀行
B. 店名：七一八（読みナナイチハチ）C. 店番：718
D. 預金種目：普通預金
E. 口座番号：1537248
F. 口座名義：シャ）セイブツオンキョウガッカイ
If you reside outside Japan, you could pay your fees for registration and banquet byPayPal in Japanese yen. To use PayPal, open<http://bacoust.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/paypal.html>.

4.4

Abstract Submission

Submission of an abstract is required for all presenters. The deadline of the abstract
submission is 30 September 13 October 2017. A Microsoft Word template for an abstract
is provided at the Webpage of the Society <http://bacoust.org/?page id=1024&lang=en>.
Please follow the instructions described in the template. Figures with captions may beincluded in an abstract. The page limit, i.e., one page, is strictly enforced.
Please check the box for either oral or poster presentation and the box for the copyright7

transfer and the authorship in the pre-registration sheet. The presenter should haveconfirmed the consent of all the coauthors before checking the authorship box.
Please submit your abstract electronically as an attached file to your e-mail to theSecretariat of the Organizing Committee of the 4th Annual Meeting of the Society for
Bioacoustics <bainfo@bacoust.org> before the deadline.
Acceptance of contributed oral papers will be notified by e-mail by 31 October 2017.
Some papers proposed for oral presentation may be asked to be changed to poster
presentation.
The Conference Proceedings will be opened to the members of the Society on ourwebsite.

4.5

Registration on the first day of the Meeting

Registration is required for all attendees on the first day of the Meeting. Registration will
open on 9 December 2017 at the 3rd floor of the Building E-3 of the University ofElectro-Communications. Attendees who have pre-registered may pick up their badges andregistration materials including Conference Proceedings at the registration desk.
The registration fee for those who have not pre-registered is 24,000 yen for members and32,000 yen for non-members, and 13,000 yen for student members and 17,000 yen for
non-member students.

4.6Presentations

Oral presentations will be given in the room 306 at the 3rd floor of the Building E-3 of theUniversity of Electro-Communications. Bring your own computer and an appropriate

connecting adaptor/cable if necessary, when you are allotted to oral presentations. Only avideo projector with VGA connections, a screen, and loudspeakers will be prepared by theorganizer. Posters will be presented in the room 301 at the 3rd floor of the Building E-3 ofUEC. Poster boards and fastening materials will be provided. The space for each poster is

90-cm wide and 180-cm tall.

4.7

BanquetThe banquet will be held in the Saturday evening, 9 December 2017, at the University
Center (http://www.uec.ac.jp/eng/about/access/ Building #29). The banquet fee is 5,000
yen for an employed person and 2,000 yen for a student.

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AwardsPresentation awards are granted to excellent presentations. Both oral and poster
presentations are examined. You have to be a student member or a regular member who gota PhD degree within three years in order to apply for Awards. You have to indicate that you
would like to apply for Awards when you submit your presentation. The award ceremony
will be held on Sunday, 10 December 2017.

5Venue and Transportation

The University of Electro-Communications is located in Chofu-city in Tokyo. It takes about 5

minute walk from the central exit of Chofu station on Keio Line to the main gate of UEC.
To Chofu station from Keio Line Shinjuku station, it takes about 15 minute by express
train.

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Accommodations

Please arrange your accommodation yourself. If you are a foreigner and it is difficult tobook a hotel, please contact the secretariat by e-mail <bainfo@bacoust.org>.

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Wireless Internet Connections

The University of Electro-Communications is participating in eduroam. Eduroam is aninternational wireless LAN roaming infrastructure that realizes mutual use of campus
wireless LAN between universities and other educational and research organizations.
Details of eduroam and its participating institutions can be confirmed below.
https://www.eduroam.org/ (English)
https://www.eduroam.jp/-Information-for-users/ (English)
https://www.eduroam.jp/for_users/ (Japanese)

8Weather9

The average high temperature in December is 12 degrees Celsius, and the low temperature
is 5 degrees. You may need a coat and a sweater. It rains not very often in this season inTokyo (59-mm precipitation per month).

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