JSAP‐OSA Joint Symposia 2015
Submission Guidelines

JSAP‐OSA Joint Symposia 2015 (The 76th JSAP Autumn Meeting 2015)
Dates: September 13 (Sun.) – 16 (Wed.), 2015
Venue: Nagoya Congress Center(1‐1 Atsuta‐nishimachi, Atsuta‐ku, Nagoya 456‐0036 Japan)

3 Steps to Contribute a Presentation
Join JSAP
Regular Membership
Admission Fee: 10,000 JPY
Annual Due*: 10,000JPY*Annual due will be waived
for the first year.
Graduate Student/
Student Membership
Admission Fee: 3,000JPY
Annual Due*: 3,000 JPY*Annual due will be waived
for the first year.

SubmitSubmission Deadline:
June 23 (Tue.), 2015 (17:00,JST)No late submission isaccepted after the deadline.
Online submission will beavailable in mid May.

RegisterAdvanced
JSAP Regular Member : 8,000 JPY
JSAP Senior Member: 4,000 JPY
Student: 3,000 JPY
Partner Society Member: 8,000 JPY
Non‐member: 15,000 JPY
OnsiteJSAP Regular Member : 12,000 JPY
JSAP Senior Member: 7,000 JPY
Student : 5,000 JPY
Partner Society Member: 8,000 JPY
Non‐member: 20,000 JPY
Online pre‐registration will
be available in mid May.

NOTICE
JSAP Members can register only after the payment of this year’s membership fee has been confirmed.
Please complete the payment before registration.

1 Qualification
Speakers of contributed presentation (oral and poster presentations) should be JSAP Official Members,Student Member and JSAP’s Partner Societies* Member.
*JSAP’s partner societies: American Physical Society (APS), European Optical Society (EOS), European PhysicalSociety (EPS), Institute of Physics (IOP), Korean Physical Society (KPS), Optical Society of America (OSA),
Optical Society of Korea (OSK), Physics Education Society of Japan (PESJ), Physical Society of Republic ofChina (PSROC), Société Française de Physique (SFP), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) andTaiwan Photonics Society (TPS).

The maximum number of submission per person is 3. If you wish to make 4 or more presentations,please submit a document explaining that there is no overlapping in the contents.

2 Abstract submission
All abstracts must be submitted via online submission system.
Online submission system will be available in mid May.
http://meeting.jsap.or.jp/eng/entry.html

Submission Deadline: June 23 (Tue.), 2015 (5:00pm, JST)(No late submission is accepted under any circumstances.)
3. Instructions for preparing abstracts (PDF)
Abstracts (PDF) are compiled into a DVD‐ROM without any change. Please prepare easy‐to‐readabstracts according to the instructions below.
If you submit papers in joint names, please obtain consent from all authors. Also, please obtain an
approval from your employer if necessary.
1) Title: Make it brief and precise. “Research on” should be omitted.
2) Affiliation and name: Use an abbreviation of your affiliation.
3) E‐mail address: Provide e‐mail addresses of the presenting author.
4) Main text: Provide only the summary of your presentation (original materials only) and thesupporting data that is considered particularly important for leading the conclusion. Provide figures
and tables with English captions.
5) Use one or two column format. Figures and tables can be in color.
6) Use the template on the website below to ensure that the abstract is correctly formatted.
7) The maximum size of PDF files should be 700 KB.

4. Handling of abstract (PDF)
1) Our program committee draws up a program according to speakers’ requests. However, the programcommittee may forward your abstract to another category for the benefit of the overall program.
2) Notification of program number: You will be informed of the program number via e‐mail earlyFebruary. The conference program will be available on the conference website in mid February andin the March issue of our member journal “OYO BUTURI”.
3) JSAP holds the copyright on the submitted abstracts and all the submitted abstracts will be includedin the abstracts DVD‐ROM and uploaded on the online conference program.
4) All the abstracts will be stored in the database of the National Institute of Informatics without any change.
5) The abstracts submitted to the JSAP‐OSA Joint Symposia (held only in JSAP Autumn Meeting) will be
published in OSA’s Optics InfoBase. JSAP grants to OSA a perpetual, non‐exclusive, royalty‐freelicense to use them in any type of media including print or electronic.
6) Each author is responsible for the contents of their abstracts and the information on their application form.
7) JSAP will not accept any abstracts that
include contents that is not relevant to the field of applied physics (in a broad sense)
do not comply with this abstract submission guidelines
include contents that may damage our trust and dignity

15. Presentation method (contributed presentation)
1. Oral presentation and short oral presentation
Oral and short oral presentations will be given using a PC projector. JSAP will prepare PCs with thefollowing specifications; Windows7 Pro with Microsoft Power Point 2013. Presenters may bring yourown PCs.
2. Poster presentation
Presenters put up posters, figures, tables, and photographs in a designated display space (180 cm (H)× 90 cm (W) for one presentation). Presenters are required to answer questions from attendees
during their session time.
6. Presentation time
1. Oral presentation
Oral presentations are assigned 15 minutes. (presentation for 10 minutes, Q&A for 5 minutes).
2.1 Poster presentation
Poster presentations are assigned 2 hours.
core time: the first half for speakers with an odd presentation number
the last half for speakers with an even presentation number
2.2 Poster presentation with short presentation
A short oral presentation (2‐minute, no Q&A session) and poster presentation.

JSAP Poster Awards Provision
1. This provision provides the guidelines concerning JSAP Poster Awards.
2. JSAP Poster Awards are designed to honor JSAP members for their outstanding poster presentations which would
contribute to the development of applied physics.
3. The award shall be given to the outstanding poster presentations given during JSAP’s annual meetings which would
contribute to the development of applied physics. The individuals eligible for the award should meet the following
qualifications:
1) JSAP members at the point of presentation
2) Registered as authors upon submission
4. Individuals who are not JSAP members (i.e., members of JSAP Division, members of partner societies or non‐members)
are not eligible for the award.
5. The selection process of the award shall be specified in a separate bylaw.
6. The number of awarded posters shall be up to 2% of the total number of poster presentations.
7. The awardees shall receive a certificate issued by the President of JSAP and a commemorative gift.
8. The awards shall be given under the name of the incumbent President of JSAP at the time of the awarding.
9. The awarded posters shall be displayed at the venue during the meeting.
10. The awarded posters shall be reported to Annual Meetings Planning and Operations Committee and the Board, alongwith the reasons for the selection.
11. This provision can be amended by the approval of the Board.
Supplementary provision
1. This provision has been approved by the Board on 15 February 2013.
2. This provision has been in effect since 15 February 2013.
3. It was partially amended on July 8, 2014

2Solicitation for 39th Young Scientist Presentation Awards
Young Scientist Presentation Awards seek to honor young JSAP members whose presentations are considered to beoutstanding enough to contribute to the development of applied physics. We will be waiting for your application.
Qualifications for 39th Young Scientist Presentation Award:
Individuals eligible for Young Scientist Presentation Awards are JSAP members who gave distinguished contributed
presentations (including poster presentations) during the 76th JSAP Autumn Meeting 2015 which would contributeto the development of applied physics. The applicants should meet the qualifications below:
1) Under 33 years of age as of April 1, 2016
2) Lead author of their paper
3) Registered speaker who actually made the presentation
4) Applied for Young Scientist Presentation Award upon submission
The number of awarded presentations is, in principle, limited to 1% or less of the total number of contributed presentations.
Application procedure:
Please apply upon submission with the required information.
Awarding ceremony:
The awarding ceremony will be held during The 63rd JSAP Autumn Meeting 2016. The awardees will receive award
certificates and commemorative gifts.
Commemorative speech:
The awardees can present commemorative speeches during The 63rd JSAP Autumn Meeting 2016. The awardees will
be notified of the details separately.
Application deadline:
June 23 (Tue.), 2015 (5:00 pm, JST)
Please read the following provision before applying for the award.

JSAP Young Scientist Presentation Awards Provision
1. This provision provides the guidelines concerning JSAP awards to its young members.
2. This awards are designed to honor young JSAP members for their outstanding contributed presentations which wouldcontribute to the development of applied physics.
3. Individuals eligible for Young Scientist Presentation Awards shall be JSAP members who gave outstanding contributed
presentations (including poster session presentations) during the spring and autumn meetings which would contributeto the development of applied physics. The individuals should not have previously received this award, and shouldmeet the following qualifications:
1) Under 33 years of age as of the succeeding April 1st2) Lead author of their paper
3) Registered as a speaker and actually made the presentation at the meeting
4) Applied for Young Scientist Presentation Award upon submission (only one application per person allowed)
5) JSAP member as of the date of receipt of award
4. Individuals who are not JSAP members (i.e., JSAP Sub Members, members of partner societies or non‐members) are noteligible for the award.
5. The awards shall be presented at the next annual meeting and the list of awardees will be posted.
6. The awardees shall receive a certificate issued by the President of JSAP and a commemorative gift.
7. The award shall be given under the name of the incumbent President of JSAP at the time of the awarding.
8. JSAP Annual Meetings Planning and Operations Committee shall select the awardees, in principle, up to 1% of the total
number of contributed submissions in the annual meeting, and recommend them to the Board along with the reasonsfor the recommendation.
9. The Board shall discuss the committee’s recommendation and decide the awardees.
10. The Board shall immediately notify the awardees of the decision and officially announce the awardees in our member
journal “OYO BUTURI”.
11. This provision can be amended by the approval of the Board.
Supplementary provision
1. This provision has been determined by the Board on February 23, 1996.
2. This provision has been in effect since April 1, 1996.
3. It was partially amended on November 20, 2007.
4. It was partially amended on July 11, 20143