Announcement and Call for Papers
The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Bioacoustics
The Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel
Irago-cho Tahara-shi, Aichi, Japan
10-11 December 2016

Sponsored by
The Organizing Committee of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for
Bioacoustics
Cosponsored by
The Research Committee of Auditory Informatics, Toyohashi University ofTechnology,
The Tokai Chapter of the Acoustical Society of Japan,
and The Research Committee of Bioacoustics, the Acoustical Society of Japan
Supported financially by
Toyohashi University of Technology
and The Tokai Chapter of the Acoustical Society of Japan.

20 June 2016
The Society for Bioacoustics

1ContentsCommittee Members
1.1 The Organizing Committee
2 Sponsor
3 Cosponsors
4 Financial Supports
5 Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers
5.1 Key Date
5.2 Joining the Society
5.3 Pre-registration
5.4 Abstract Submission
5.5 Registration on the first day of the Meeting
5.6 Presentations
5.7 Banquet and lunch
5.8 Awards
6 Venue and Transportation
6.1 Access to Toyohashi station
6.1.1 By Shinkansen line
6.1.2 By Air plane
6.2 Access to the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel from Toyohashi station
6.2.1 By pick-up bus
6.2.2 By local bus
6.3 Access to Toyohashi station from the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel
7 Accommodations
8 Wireless Internet Connections
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You are cordially invited to the 3rd 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 on
animals and humans, behaviors, neural mechanisms, models, methodology and so on. TheMeeting will be held at the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel, Irago-cho, Tahara-shi, Aichi,
Japan, from Saturday through Sunday, 10-11 December 2016.

1Committee Members

1.1

The Organizing Committee

Chair
Junsei HORIKAWA
Accountant Shunji SUGIMOTO

Toyohashi University of Technology (Japan)
Toyohashi University of Technology (Japan)

LiaisonYoich ODA

Nagoya University (Japan)

MemberTakuma TAKANASHI

Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteTatsuhiko HARADA(Japan)
International University of Health and Welfare

Member(Japan)
MemberHiroshi RIQUIMAROUX

Shangdong

University(China),Brown

University (U.S.A.) and Tokyo Medical Center(Japan)
MemberYoshimasa SEKI

Aichi University (Japan)

Secretariat

Yumiko WATANABEThe Society for Bioacoustics (Japan)

32Sponsor

The Meeting is sponsored by the Organization Committee of the 3rd Annual Meeting of theSociety for Bioacoustics

3Cosponsors

We express our gratitude for the valuable cooperation and assistance given by ourcosponsors.
The Research Committee of Auditory Informatics, Toyohashi University ofTechnology
The Tokai Chapter of the Acoustical Society of Japan

The Research Committee of Bioacoustics, the Acoustical Society of Japan

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Financial Supports

We express our gratitude for the financial supports given by the following organizations.
Toyohashi University of Technology
The Tokai Chapter of the Acoustical Society of Japan45Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers

Dates and time: Saturday through Sunday, 10–11 December 2016.
Venue: The Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel, (2822-2 Miyashita, Irago-cho, Tahara-shi, Aichi
441-3624, Japan <http://www.hmi-resort.jp/irago/>).
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, 10 December 2016, at theIrago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel.
Awards: Presentation awards are granted to excellent presentations. The award ceremony
will be held in the afternoon of Sunday, 11 December 2016.

5.1

Key Dates

30 September 2016

Pre-registration andabstract deadline

31 October 2016

(1)Notification ofacceptance of oral
papers and theaccommodation(2)Announcement ofthe program

6 November 2016

Full refund deadline

7 November 2016

Early Payment deadline

30 November 2016

Late Payment deadline

5.2

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.
(1)Acceptance of contributed oral papers
will be notified by this date by e-mail. Thetype of the reserved room will be also
notified.
(2)The program will be announced on theSFBA2016 webpage.
No cancellation fee will be charged by this date.
Registration fee is reduced for the attendees
who transfer their total amount of expenses by
this date.
Attendees should transfer their total amount ofexpenses by this date.

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> of the Society and join the Society by 30 September 2016. If you reside outside5

Japan, you can pay the membership fee by PayPal <http://bacoust.org/?page_id=607lang=en>. The membership fee is as follows.

5.3

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 (JPY) are described on thefollowing tables, upper for members and lower for non-members. “Early” and “Late” mean
the deadline of 7 November 2016 and 30 November 2016, respectively.

Member
Employed
Student

Nonmember
Employed

Student

Early

13,0007,000

Total withbanquet andlunch
20,000Late

15,0007,000

22,00015,000

Early
Late

7,000
8,000

3,0003,000

10,00011,000

7,000
8,000

Banquetand lunch

Total withbanquet andlunch

Total withoutbanquet norlunch

Pre-registration

Pre-registration

Banquetand lunch

Total withoutbanquet norlunch
13,000Early

21,0007,000

28,00021,000Late

23,0007,000

30,00023,000Early

11,000
12,00
0

3,000

14,00011,0003,000

15,00012,000Late

Banquet cost ¥6,000 and lunch cost ¥1,000. If you would like to attend either banquet or
lunch, please add either cost to the value of “Total without banquet nor lunch.”
1. 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 3rd Annual
Meeting of the Society for Bioacoustics <bainfo@bacoust.org> by 30 September

62016. 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 correspondingiii.

author by “#” if they are different.)
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.
vi.
vii.

The presentation style: □ oral
□ poster
The copyright transfer to the Society: □ yes□ noThe authorship: Did all the coauthors agree to the paper presentation? :□ yes□ noviii.

Would you like to attend the banquet or not? : (See section 5.7)
□ yes, attend□ not attend

ix.
x.

Do you need lunch on the 2nd day or not? : (See section 5.7)
□ yes
□ noWhich type of the hotel room would you like to reserve, “single”, “twin” orxi.

“large” for sharing a room with 3 to 6 persons? : (See section 7)□ single□ twin□ largeWhich category do you fit into? :xii.

□ 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 Sectionxiii.

5.8)
□ yes
□ noIf you are a student member or a regular member who got a PhD degree
within three years, please check the male or female box (this is used for thehotel room sharing). :xiv.

□ male□ female
Do you want to use a free pick-up bus from Toyohashi station to the Irago
Sea-Park & Spa departing at 10:00 am on 10 December 2016? :□ yes□ noYou will receive a reply of confirmation from the Secretariat normally within a week.

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If you do not get the confirmation message, please try to contact the Secretariat bye-mail<bainfo@bacoust.org> or phone (+81 70 5433 6768).
(b) You have to submit your abstract by 30 September 2016 (see section 5.4 on abstractsubmission).
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 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for
Bioacoustics <bainfo@bacoust.org> by 30 September 2016.
i.
Your name.
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 5.7):□ yes, attend□ not attendv.
vi.

Do you need lunch on the 2nd day? (See section 5.7):□ yes□ noWhich type of the hotel room would you like to reserve, “single”, “twin” orvii.

“large” for sharing a room with 3 to 6 persons? (See section 7):□ single□ twin□ largeWhich category do you fit into? :□ regular member
memberviii.

□ student member□ supporting□ non-member□ non-member student
If you are a student member or a regular member who got a PhD degree
within three years, please check the male or female box (this is used for thehotel room sharing). :ix.

□ male□ female
Do you want to use a free pick-up bus from Toyohashi station to the Irago
Sea-Park & Spa departing at 10:00 am on 10 December 2016? :□ 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> or phone (+81 70 5433 6768).

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3. Payment of your fees for registration, banquet, lunch, hotel reservation (See section 7)
and membership (See section 5.2)
The attendees of the Meeting, who reside in Japan, should transfer their total amount ofexpenses (fees for registration, banquet if you will attend it, lunch, and hotelreservation) by 7 November 2016 for the early registration and by 30 November 2016
for the late registration to the bank account 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 pre-registration, banquet, lunch,hotel reservation and membership by PayPal in Japanese yen. Payment by PayPal isprovided only for those who reside outside Japan. The payment proceduresw areshown on the English web page of Abstract Submission <http://bacoust.org/?page_id=607&lang=en>. Caution: The commission charges of PayPal are paid by themeeting (this meeting only). The participants hold responsibility for the excessivecommission charges in case of the wrong procedures of the payment made by theparticipants.

5.4

Abstract Submission

Submission of an abstract is required for all presenters. The deadline of the abstract
submission is 30 September 2016. A Microsoft Word template for an abstract is provided
at the Webpage of the Society (Japanese <http://bacoust.org/?page_id=607>, English
http://bacoust.org/?page_id=607&lang=en>). Please follow the instructions described in thetemplate. Figures with captions may be included 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 copyrighttransfer 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 the9Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd 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 2016.
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.

5.5

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 10 December 2016 at the lounge area on the first floor of the hotel. Attendees who
have pre-registered may pick up their badges and registration 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.

5.6

PresentationsOral presentations will be given in the room “Orchid,” on the second floor of the hotel.
Bring your own computer and an appropriate connecting adaptor/cable if necessary, when
you are allotted to oral presentations. Only a video projector with VGA connections, ascreen, and loudspeakers will be prepared by the organizer. Posters will be presented in alobby on the second floor of the hotel. Poster boards and fastening materials will beprovided. The space for each poster is 90-cm wide and 200-cm tall.

5.7

Banquet and lunch

The banquet will be held in the Saturday evening, 10 December 2016, at the Buffet
Restaurant “Le Paradis” in the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel (Irago-cho, Tahara-shi, Aichi
441-3624, Japan; <http://www.hmi-resort.jp/irago/> Tel. +81 531 35-1533). The banquet
fee is 6,000 yen for an employed person and 2,000 yen for a student. There is no place toeat lunch on the 2nd day of the Meeting, so that mini-buffet style lunch (1,000 yen) will beprovided by the hotel. Pre-registration is required for reserving a seat for the banquet on thefirst day and the lunch on the 2nd day. Check the boxes for attend/not-attend the banquet

10and/or the lunch.

5.8Awards

Presentation 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 got
a 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, 11 December 2016.

6Venue and Transportation

The Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel is located at the tip of the Irago cape in Atsumi Peninsula
in Tahara-city <http://www.hmi-resort.jp/irago/>. It takes 90 minutes from Toyohashi
station by bus.

6.1

Access to Toyohashi station

6.1.1 By Shinkansen line
It is convenient to take Shinkansen to reach Toyohashi from Tokyo and Osaka areas. It
takes 80-140 minutes to the Toyohashi station.
6.1.2. By Air plane
The Chubu International Airport (Centrair) is the nearest airport to reach Toyohashi. TheMeitetsu-line connects the Centrair and the Toyohashi station for 90 minutes. The train
should be changed at the Jingu-mae station to reach the Toyohashi station.

6.2

Access to the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel from Toyohashi station

6.2.1 By pick-up bus
Two free pick-up buses for the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel will depart from a boarding
place at the rotary on the west of Toyohashi station at 10:00 am on 10 December 2016. The
location of the pick-up bus will be shown on the information board at Toyohashi station.
6.2.2. By local bus
You can take a Toyotetsu local bus for Irago misaki (cape) departing from the bus stop
No.1 at Toyohashi station. It takes 90 minutes to reach the “Irago Sea-Park Mae” bus stop,

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which is located 5-minute walk from the Irago Sea-Park and Spa Hotel. Time table isshown below.

6.3

Access to Toyohashi station from the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel

After the ending of the Meeting, the pick-up bus takes you to Toyohashi station from theIrago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel. If you would like to leave earlier, you could take a local bus.
Time table is shown below.

From Toyohashi

To Irago-misaki

From Irago-misaki

To Toyohashi

9:31

11:15

7:21

9:07

10:31

12:15

8:15

10:01

11:31

13:15

9:15

11:01

12:31

14:15

10:15

12:01

13:49

15:33

11:33

13:19

14:49

16:33

12:33

14:19

15:49

17:33

13:33

15:19

16:49

18:33

14:33

16:19

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Accommodations

The rooms of Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel <http://www.hmi-resort.jp/irago/> areavailable for all the participants of the meeting. Single rooms (twin rooms used by one
person, 11,000 yen/day, up to 50 rooms) are reserved for researchers, twin rooms (twinrooms used by two persons, 8,000 yen/person/day or 16,000 yen/room/day) for researchers
who would like to choose, and large rooms (3 or 6 person/room, 6,000 yen/person/day) for
students. Some junior researchers, who got a PhD degree within three years and would havechosen a single room, may be asked to choose a twin room if single rooms will have been
completely booked (probably this situation will not happen). For room reservation, pleasecheck the box for either single, twin, or large room in the pre-registration form (by 30
September 2016). No individual reservation using e-mail or phone is admitted. The room12type will be notified to all the attendees by 31 October 2016, together with the acceptanceof the contributed oral or poster papers if he/she will have submitted a paper. You should
pay your room charge of the hotel together with the pre-registration fee and/or banquet
and/or lunch expenses by bank transfer by 7 November 2016 (early payment) or 30
November 2016 (late payment) (See section 5.3).

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Wireless Internet Connections

Wireless Internet connections (WiFi) will be provided in the Irago Sea-Park & Spa Hotel.

9WeatherThe average temperature in December is 8 degrees Celsius, with the maximum 12 degrees,and the minimum 5 degrees. You may need a coat and a sweater. It rains not very often inthis season in the Irago cape and the Toyohashi city (50-mm precipitation per month on
average over 30 years).

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