Greetings
We are pleased to announce that NEURO2019, the joint meeting of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japan
Neuroscience Society and the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry, will be held from
July 25 (Thu) to 28 (Sun), 2019 at the Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center in the west coast of the main islandof Japan. It has been six years since these organizations held the previous joint meeting in Kyoto in 2013.
Both societies were formed several decades ago with the aim of furthering understanding of the way the brainand nervous system function, with the Japan Neuroscience Society taking a neurophysiological approach and theJapanese Society for Neurochemistry, a neurochemical approach, and each making significant advances in theirrespective disciplines. Yet in recent years, studies of neural systems have increased in scope significantly,
expanding beyond the traditional fields of biology, medical science and pharmaceutical science to cover thedisciplines of economics, psychology, infotech, system engineering, education and chemistry as people try to use
the knowledge of neuroscience to simulate trends in social behaviors and economic phenomena. Indeed, theborders that have separated realms of neuroscience and neural research are becoming increasingly murky. In lightof such trends, the NEURO2019 joint meeting has been organized with the aim of bringing together a broad rangeof multidisciplinary fields of study.
With such impressive developments being made with modern neuroscience – such as molecular manipulation
techniques for neurons and glial cells in the brain, control techniques for neural circuits, visualization methods ofhuman brain activity, and computational neuroscience – we are gaining a better understanding of how theactivities of groups of neural cells can regulate the various brain functions of “mind”, and we are elucidating thepathological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric diseases. Under the general consensus that we, humans,
have obtained these tools to reveal the fundamental ways how human brains operate, policy initiatives are takenby the governments around the world to promote further advances in brain research.
As neuroscience and neurochemical research continue to expand on a global scale, the Japan Neuroscience
Society and the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry have organized NEURO2019 as a joint meeting with thetheme of “Brain Science Takes Flight: Bridging the Mind and Life,” by focusing on the most recent developments inmodern neuroscience and providing an avenue to discuss potential future developments. To achieve this goal,
NEURO2019 will invite internationally distinguished researchers for plenary lectures and leading Japaneseneuroscientists for special lectures, and medical education programs will also be implemented. An additional
focus has been placed on training of young researchers, with the program such as oral presentations of young
researchers, education-related seminars, and young scientist seminars. Thus, the Neuro2019 program will provide
an extensive range of learning and discussion opportunities covering fundamental knowledge through toadvanced fields catering to trainees through to graduate school students and researchers.
We would like to take this opportunity to provide the additional information below as We ask for your company’s
cooperation and support for NEURO2019. We are looking forward to welcoming a large number of participants at
the joint meeting. In closing, We offer my hopes for the continued growth and prosperity of your company.
Sincerely,
42nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society
President Hitoshi Okamoto62nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry
President Hiroyuki Nawa

Meeting Outline
 TitleJoint conference of The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience
Society and The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for
Neurochemistry (Neuro2019) ThemeBrain Science Takes Flight : Bridging the Mind and Life

 DateJuly 25 (Thu) – 28 (Sun), 2019
*The conference is scheduled to finish at 1:30pm and only educational
lectures, symposia, and oral presentations are planned to be heldon Day 4(July 28). Poster presentations, exhibition, and luncheon
seminars are not programmed.

 Venue

TOKI MESSE – Niigata Convention Center Purpose and SignificanceWith such impressive developments being made with modern neuroscience –such as molecular manipulation techniques for neurons and glial cells in the brain, manipulation
techniques for neural circuits, visualization methods of human brain activity, and computational
neuroscience – we have been able to gain a better understanding of how the activities of groupsof neural cells in the brain can be attributed to various functions of mind, and we have evenbeen able to identify the pathological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric diseases anduse these findings for developing a way to treat them. Based on the consensus that we haveobtained enough tools to reveal the fundamental way brains operate, many countries aroundthe world are now taking the initiative to promote further advances in brain research.
Under such situations where Neuroscience and neurochemical research continue
to expand on a global scale, the Japan Neuroscience Society and the Japanese Society for
Neurochemistry have organized this joint meeting with the aim of promoting quantal leaps inneuroscience and neurochemistry research that extend beyond the traditional boundaries ofsuch fields. To achieve this goal, the world’s leading researchers from a range of disciplines will
present plenary lectures and special lectures, and symposiums and educational forums will beheld to provide participants with a greater scope of the latest knowhow and advances, andfacilitate communications among the researchers across research disciplines. A truly diverse
program is being organized to run from early morning until late in the evening with the goal ofboosting the level of “knowledge, technical prowess and interaction,” particularly for young
trainees and those just starting out in the field of neuroscience.
 Program

Plenary Lectures
Special Lectures
Symposia
Educational Lectures
Award Lectures
Oral / Poster Presentations
Luncheon Seminars
Exhibition

 Expected number of participants
approx. 3,000 Organizers
Presidents:
Hiroyuki Nawa

(Niigata University)

Hitoshi Okamoto(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Executive Committee Chairs:
Hiroyuki Kamiguchi(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Nobuyuki Takei(Niigata University)

Executive Committee Members:
Carina Hanashima(Waseda University)

Michihiro Igarashi(Niigata University)

Kazutaka Ikeda(Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science)

Schuichi Koizumi(University of Yamanashi)Kenji Matsumoto(Tamagawa University)

Masabumi Minami(Hokkaido University)

Hirohide Takebayashi(Niigata University)

Taro Toyoizumi(RIKEN Brain Science Institute)

Program Committee Chairs:
Hitoshi Hashimoto(Osaka University)

Yoshihiro Yoshihara(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Program Committee Members:
Kaoru Amano(Center for Information and Neural Networks)

Mutsuki Amano(Nagoya University)

Taiju Amano(Hokkaido University)

Jun Aruga(Nagasaki University)

Hiroko Baba

(Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

Haruhiko Bito

(The University of Tokyo)

Shigeyoshi Fujisawa(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Ichiro Fujita(Osaka University)

Fumino Fujiyama(Doshisha University)

Tomoki Fukai(RIKEN Brain Science Institute)Toshiya Funabashi(St. Marianna University School of Medicine)

Hidemasa Furue(Hyogo College of Medicine)

Teiichi Furuichi(Tokyo University of Science)

Yukiko Goda

(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Yukiko Gotoh(The University of Tokyo)

Ritsuko Hanajima(Tottori University)

Takashi Hanakawa(National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)

Ryota Hashimoto(Osaka University)

Yasunori Hayashi(Kyoto University)

Akiko Hayashi-Takagi(Gunma University)

Hiroyuki Hioki(Juntendo University)

Hajime Hirase(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)Shin-ichi Hisanaga(Tokyo Metropolitan University)

Yoshio Iguchi(Fukushima Medical University)

Takeshi Imai

(Kyushu University)

Kaoru Inokuchi(University of Toyama)

Masaki Isoda(National Institute for Physiological Sciences)

Yoshikazu Isomura(Tamagawa University)

Shigeyoshi Itohara(RIKEN Brain Science Institute)Takuji Iwasato(National Institute of Genetics)

Nobuhisa Iwata(Nagasaki University)

Azusa Kamikouchi(Nagoya University)

Tadafumi Kato

(RIKEN Brain Science Institute)Takeshi Kawauchi(Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation)

Satoshi Kida

(Tokyo University of Agriculture)

Takefumi Kikusui(Azabu University)

Kazuo Kitamura(University of Yamanashi)

Katsunori Kitano(Ritsumeikan University)

Yasuharu Koike(Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Hiroshi Kuba

(Nagoya University)

Meigen Liu(Keio University )Naoki Matsuo(Osaka University)

Masayuki Matsushita(University of the Ryukyus)

Masanori Matsuzaki(The University of Tokyo)"

Reiko Mazuka(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Masaru Mimura(Keio University)

Masayuki Miura(The University of Tokyo)

Tsuyoshi Miyakawa(Fujita Health University)

Kazunari Miyamichi(RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics)

Ikue Mori(Nagoya University)

Kenji Morita(The University of Tokyo)

Masanori Murayama(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Junichi Nabekura(National Institute for Physiological Sciences)

Katsuki Nakamura(Kyoto University)

Kinichi Nakashima(Kyushu University)

Yukio Nishimura(Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science)

Tadashi Nomura(Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)

Sonoko Ogawa(University of Tsukuba)

Mineki Oguchi(Tamagawa University)

Kenich Ohki

(The University of Tokyo)

Toshihisa Ohtsuka(University of Yamanashi)

Izumi Oinuma(University of Hyogo)

Yoshitaka Oka(The University of Tokyo)

Hiroyuki Okuno(Kagoshima University)

Hirotaka Onoe

(HBRC, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine)

Rieko Osu

(Waseda University)

Minoru Saitoe(Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science)

Ko Sakai(University of Tsukuba)

Takeshi Sakurai(Kyoto University)

Makoto Sato(Osaka University)

Kazunobu Sawamoto(Nagoya City University)

Kazuhiko Seki

(National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)

Katsuei Shibuki(Niigata University)

Tomomi Shimogori(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Wen-Jie Song(Kumamoto University)

Hideaki Soya

(University of Tsukuba)

Tetsuya Suhara(National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology)

Susumu Takahashi(Doshisha University)

Takuya Takahashi(Yokohama City University)

Kohtaro Takei(Yokohama City University)

Sayaka Takemoto-Kimura (Nagoya University)
Hideyuki Takeuchi(Yokohama City University)

Toru Takumi(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Masaki Tanaka(Hokkaido University)

Saori C. Tanaka(Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International)

Miho Terunuma(Niigata University)

Hiroaki Tomita(Tohoku University)

Makoto Tsuda(Kyushu University)

Makoto Urushitani(Shiga University of Medical Science)

Ayako M. Watabe(The Jikei University School of Medicine)

Masahiko Watanabe(Hokkaido University)

Nobuhiko Yamamoto(Osaka University)

Koji Yamanaka(Nagoya University)

Hidenori Yamasue(Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)

Yoko Yazaki-Sugiyama(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University)

Toshiki Yoshimine(Osaka University)

Yumiko Yoshimura(NIPS, National Institutes of Natural Sciences)

Organization Committee Chair:
Katsuhiko Mikoshiba(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Organization Committee Members:
Haruhiro Higashida(Kanazawa University)

Teruhiko Higuchi(National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry/Japan Depression Center)

Nobutake Hirokawa(The University of Tokyo)

Sato Honma(Hokkaido University/Sapporo Hanazono Hospital)

Kazuhide Inoue(Kyushu University)

Takeshi Iwatsubo(The University of Tokyo)

Kiyoto Kasai(The University of Tokyo)

Mitsuo Kawato(ATR Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group)

Yasushi Miyashita(RIKEN Center for Brain Science)

Hidehiro Mizusawa(National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)Toshitaka Nabeshima(Fujita Health University)

Shigeo Okabe(The University of Tokyo)

Hideyuki Okano(Keio University)

Noriko Osumi(Tohoku University)

Ryosuke Takahashi(Kyoto University)*as of June, 2018 / alphabetical order Budget*as of July, 2018

IncomeItem

Amount (JPY)Remarks

1. Registration fees

38,930,000 2,860 participants, incl. reception

2. Seminar fees

8,856,000 7 seminars

3. Sponsorship package fees

6,240,000 3 packages

4. Exhibition fees

23,058,000 100 booths

5. Ad fees: Web banner
Ad fees: Program booklet
6. Subsidies and donations

432,000 2 slots
1,512,000 11 pages
21,000,000 Incl. grants from Niigata prefecture andfoundations, etc.

7. Loan from the societies
Total (JPY)

3,000,000
103,028,000

Expenditure
Item
1．Preparation expenses

Amount (JPY)Remarks

25,130,967

1) Personnel

9,535,000

2) IT production

4,825,200 Incl. WEB and Abstract submission/Registration
systems

3) Print/Production

9,140,135 Incl. Translation fees4) Communication/Haulage

1,630,632

2．Operational expenses

68,703,790

1) Venue rental

17,570,557

2) Equipments

24,137,661

3) Personnel

9,458,100

4) Invitation

7,070,535

5) Meeting

8,081,780

6) Sundry

2,385,157

3．Post-meeting expenses

5,612,490

4．Reserve fund3,580,753

Total (JPY)

103,028,000

Luncheon SeminarLuncheon Seminar
Luncheon seminars will be co-hosted with Neuro2019.
RoomLecture / Session rooms of Neuro2019

Language

Japanese / English

Date & Time

July 25 (Thu) – 27 (Sat), 2019
Slot: 60 minutes (around lunchtime)3 – 6 seminars per day will be held in parallel at the same time.
The number of seminars will vary depending on applications.
*Slot may change due to the program.

Application

Please fill out the application form and send it to the secretariat below byE-mail. Please note that no cancellations are accepted once we receive yourapplication form.
An invoice will be sent by e-mail after the application form is received.
Please make a full payment by the due date written on the invoice.
* Bank charges shall be borne by the applicant.
* Check / Bill payments are not acceptable.

Secretariat

Neuro2019 Secretariat (c/o A&E Planning Co., Ltd.)
Hitotsubashi Bekkan 4F, 2-4-4, Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
101-0003 Japan
E-mail: e_neuro2019@aeplan.co.jp TEL: +81-3-3230-2744

Application deadline

March 15 (Fri), 2019

Disclosure of information Sponsors agree to disclose their contributions.

Room & Fee
Date

July 25(Thu)

July 26(Fri)July 27(Sat)

Slot(tentative)

Capacity(tentative)Fee(excl. tax)

12 : 20 – 13 : 10500

JPY1,700,000

12 : 20 – 13 : 10200

JPY1,500,000

12 : 20 – 13 : 10100

JPY1,300,000

12 : 00 – 12 : 50500

JPY1,700,000

12 : 00 – 12 : 50

200

JPY1,500,000

12 : 00 – 12 : 50

100

JPY1,300,000

12 : 00 – 12 : 50500

JPY1,700,000

12 : 00 – 12 : 50

200

JPY1,500,000

12 : 00 – 12 : 50

100

JPY1,300,000*Please note that organizers will arrange allocation of date and room based on each applicant preference
written on the application form.

Notes○

Equipment

Seminar fee provides standard audio-visual equipment for seminar (projector,screen, microphone, etc.) and staff for video, audio, and lighting. Also, one
meeting badge is to be provided for free access to programs at the venue.
If any other equipment, such as video recording or tape recording is required,charges will be incurred separately. Please contact the secretariat for the details.

○

Program

Program will be organized by the executive committee and informed to theseminar hosts from the secretariat.

○

Seminar fees do not include the following items and options. Actual cost will be charged as option expenses
by the secretariat after the meeting.
■ Box lunch for participants (with drink)

Please arrange lunch box as seminars will be held during lunchtime.
The secretariat will confirm a quantity of box lunch with each seminar host after the application deadline,and handle the orders.
Price of box lunch with drink (tentative): JPY1,300 / box.
■ Options

1. Personnel expense: operational staff (announcement, timekeeping, distribution of materials andlunch, guide)*They will be arranged separately from staff assigned to other program.
2. Honorarium and travel expenses for speakers and chairs
3. Signboard and display at the entrance of seminar room, etc.
4. Additional equipment: video recording / tape recording / simultaneous interpretation / equipment
for anteroom, etc.
5. Anteroom: room charge, food and drink
6. Agent service fee*If you order above options, 10% of agent service fee will be added to the total amount of option
fees.
○Advance reservation system will be available online for the luncheon seminars of Neuro2019.
The information of participants who made a reservation will be provided to each seminar host. The scheduleand procedure will be notified from the secretariat after the application.
<Attention on personal information acquisition and system usage>
Please confirm the following and tick on the application form.
1. We never sell or share the personal information.
2. We use the personal information only within the company unless the person agrees.
3. We stop using the personal information when the person denies providing the information or contacting.
4. We assign a supervisor and take precautions against loss and leak of the personal information.
5. We delete and never use the personal information that clearly seems to be an error.
6. We take appropriate measures based on the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

Neuro2019
Application form for Luncheon Seminar
Application Deadline: March 15, 2019

Date:
Companyname(Postal / ZIP code:Address

Address

Person incharge)

NameTEL

Division

FAX

E-mail address* Please make sure to
fill in a valid e-mail address.

□We have confirmed and consented to the <Attention on personal information acquisition and system usage>.
1. Session

Please fill in your preference for the date and capacity (both first and second choice).
*ex. First choice: July 25 / Capacity 500
First choice: July

/ Capacity/ Fee: JPY(excl. tax)

Second choice: July

/ Capacity/ Fee: JPY(excl. tax)

2. Program (tentative)
Theme:

Speaker:Name

Affiliation

Chair or Moderator: □ Chair □ Moderator
Name

Affiliation

Message / Inquiries (if any)

● Send to: Neuro2019 Secretariat (c/o A&E Planning Co., Ltd.)E-mail. e_neuro2019@aeplan.co.jp / TEL. +81-3-3230-2744