ISBB2019
20th InternationalSymposium
on Boron, Borides andRelated Materials
September 22nd (Sun) - 27th (Fri), 2019
"Toki Messe" (Niigata Convention Center)
Niigata City, Niigata, JapanSECOND ANNOUNCEMENT (Call for Paper)
International Symposium on Boron, Borides and Related Materials (ISBB) began at Asbury Park,
New Jersey in 1959. More than half a century passed from the first symposium, and now ISBB willreach the 20th Symposium which will be held in the beautiful town of Niigata, Japan in 2019. The
20th Symposium will be devoted to recent progress on physical and chemical properties andpractical applications of exotic boron and related materials. We hope to meet you in Niigata, thecenter of the coast of the Sea of Japan with attractive gourmet and nature.
Further Information will be available at: http://www.sogalabo.jp/isbb2019/

Important Dates
April 30, 2019
Middle of June, 2019
July 15, 2019
August 31, 2019
September 30, 2019

Abstracts due
Acceptance notice
Early Registration fee due
Online Registration and Hotel reservation due
Expected deadline of Manuscript Submission

Abstract Submission
Participants should submit their abstracts through the following ISBB2019 web site.
http://www.sogalabo.jp/isbb2019/
They are encouraged to use the template which can be downloaded from the web site.
They are requested to choose the Presentation Style; ORAL or POSTER, and the Category; GeneralSession or Focused Session, for their presentations.

Focused Session“Low-Dimensional Boron Nanostructures: Borophene, Boron Hydride Sheet, Nanotube, Nanowire”
This session was planned because of recent discoveries of Borophene.

Invited Speakers (confirmed)
Focused Session
N. Guisinger (USA),
B. Yakobson (USA)T. Kondo (Japan),

S. Souma (Japan),

K. Wu (China),

Regular Session
B. Albert (Germany),
B. Fokwa (USA),
Y. Grin (Germany),
J-F. Halet (France),
H. Hillebrecht (Germany), J. Kunstmann (Germany), I. Mackinnon (Australia),
M. Manghnani (USA),S. Nakatsuji (Japan),T. Ogitsu (USA),
P. Rogl (Austria),
N. Sluchanko (Russia),
V. Solozhenko (France), M. Terauchi (Japan), N. Vast (France),
H. Werheit (Germany),
O. Yucel (Turkey)

Scientific Program
The Symposium will integrate both basic and applied interdisciplinary research that is centeredon Boron, Borides and Related Materials.
Oral and poster contributions are invited in the following areas:¨ Preparation of New Materials (single crystals, thin films, nanomaterials, ceramics, coatings,glasses, composites, biopolymers etc.) in normal and extreme conditions (super-high pressure,ultracentrifuging, microgravity).
¨ Crystal Structure and Chemical Bonding (nonstoichiometry, defects, clusters, quantumchemical calculations).
¨ Physical and Chemical Properties(band structure, phonon spectra, superconductivity, optical, electrical, magnetic, emissive,mechanical properties, phase diagrams, thermodynamics, catalytic activity, etc.) in a wide rangeof temperature and pressure.
¨ Applications and Prospects(memory elements, thermoelectric converters, composites, ceramics, coatings, biomedicine etc.)
Plenary lectures and Focused Session are planned. English will be the Symposium language.

Proceedings
The Proceedings of this symposium will be published in Solid State Sciences (Special Issue).

Registration
Participants should register through the following ISBB2019 web site.
http://www.sogalabo.jp/isbb2019/
Registration Fee
EARLY REGISTRATION(On or Before July 15, 2019)

LATE/ON-SITE REGISTRATION(On or After July 16, 2019)

Regular

JPY 70,000

JPY 80,000

Student

JPY 20,000

JPY 25,000

Accompanying person

JPY 20,000

JPY 25,000

Regular Registration fee includes:
Participation Fee, Presentation, Book of Abstracts, Proceedings, Lunch (Sept.23-26), Excursion
and Banquet.
Student Registration fee includes:
Participation Fee, Presentation, Book of Abstracts, Proceedings and Lunch (Sept.23-26).
(Excursion and Banquet are not included. )JPY 10,000

Excursion and Banquet for Student*For confirmation of student registration, please kindly send a student registration certificate toJTB Business Network MICE desk by fax or e-mail.
E-mail : niigata-mice@jbn.jtb.jp
Fax: +81-(0)3-5396-8140
Accompanying Person fee includes:
Participation Fee, Lunch (Sept.23-26), Excursion and Banquet.
Cancellation
In case of cancellation, your registration fee will be refunded after deducting the cancellation fees
as follows.
On or After July 16th

10% of the registration fee

On or After September 1st

100% of the registration fee

Deadline for Registration
The deadline for online registration is 24:00 of August 31, 2019, Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)(The deadline for early registration is July 15, 2019.)

Location
The Symposium will be held in Niigata City, Niigata (http://enjoyniigata.com), at the Niigata
Convention Center "Toki Messe" (https://www.tokimesse.com/english/index.html), situatedwithin 10 minutes by public transport or 20 minutes on foot from downtown. At the end of
September, hot and humid weather will be almost finished in Japan, and we are certain that you andyour family will enjoy many places of scenic, historical and cultural interest offered by Niigata City.
Japan faces two large units of ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. Located at the centerof the coast of the Sea of Japan, Niigata has been one of the important places for marine transport
from ancient times. Also, it has been a cultural contact point between Eurasia and Japan. Withfamous quality rice, seafood and Sake (Japanese rice wine), Niigata is one of the most attractive
places to visit in Japan.

Accommodation
Participants can reserve their accommodation through the following ISBB2019 web site.
http://www.sogalabo.jp/isbb2019/
Most participants are expected to be housed in the following hotels.
1. Hotel Nikko Niigata (next to the Niigata Convention Center)
SingleJPY 13,000
Twin
JPY 24,000
2. Ramada Hotel Niigata
SingleJPY 8,500

Twin

JPY 15,000

3. Niigata Daiichi Hotel
SingleJPY 7,500

Twin

JPY 13,000

Organizing Committee
K. Kimura, Chairman (The University of Tokyo)
M. Takeda, Secretary (Nagaoka University of Technology)
Takuya Fujima (Tokyo City University)
Kaoru Kouzu (Kokushikan University)
Iwao Matsuda (The University of Tokyo)
Ai Momozawa (Tokyo City University)
Takao Mori (National Institute for Materials Science)
Junpei Okada (Tohoku University)

Shigeru Okada (Kokushikan University)Koun Shirai (Osaka University)
Toetsu Shishido (Tohoku University)
Kohei Soga (Tokyo University of Science)
Takashi Yamasaki (Kokushikan University)
Kunio Yubuta (Tohoku University)

Symposium Addresses
Symposium Chair

Symposium Secretary

Kaoru KIMURA
Department of Advanced Materials Science,
The University of Tokyo
502, Kiban-toh, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwashi
Chiba 277-8561, Japan
TEL：+81-4-7136-5456
FAX：+81-4-7136-3758
E-mail：kbkimura@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
E-mail：bkimura@phys.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Masatoshi TAKEDA
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Nagaoka University of Technology
1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka-shi
Niigata 940-2188, Japan
TEL：+81-258-47-9714
FAX：+81-258-47-9770
E-mail：takeda@mech.nagaokaut.ac.jp