ICOS 2013
The 5th International Conferenceon O-CHA(Tea) Culture and Science

http://icos2013.jp/main/November 6 - 8, 2013 Shizuoka, JapanWelcome

It is my great pleasure to invite you to The 5th International Conference onO-CHA(Tea) Culture and Science, to be held in the beautiful city of Shizuoka inJapan. This conference has been held every three years since 2001 and has contributed greatly to progress in the research of tea culture and science.
In this 5th conference, invited speakers will make presentations on the latest findings
about the production and health benefits of tea. Researchers in the various fields oftea science from around the world will participate and report their study results. This
academic forum will offer the opportunity to exchange opinions and promote mutualunderstanding and friendship among researchers.
We are looking forward to meeting you and wish you all an enjoyable time.

Schedules (tentative)
DateMorning

Afternoon

Nov. 6(Wed.)

Registration

Opening Ceremony
Keynote Lecture

Evening

Symposium
Poster Session

Nov. 8(Fri.)

Symposium
Poster Session

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Yukihiko Hara, Ph.D
President, Tea Solution, Hara Office Inc.
Corporatization Manager, Shizuoka
Industrial Foundation
Visiting Professor, Shizuoka University
Visiting Professor, University of Shizuoka
Vice President, International Society ofTea Science

The program will include the symposium and the poster sessions.
In the symposium, invited speakers will discuss the production andhealth benefits of tea. In the poster sessions, results of research in thevarious fields related to tea will be presented.

Symposium Guest speakers
Party

Closing CeremonyAwarding Ceremony*A technical tour will be conducted on Nov. 9 (optional).
*Schedules are subject to change.

Venue GRANSHIP (Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center)

Three minutes walk from JR Higashi-Shizuoka Station
http://www.granship.or.jp/english/

Registration

To attend the conference,
please register online at http://icos2013.jp/main/

Registration Fee (tentative)

and the titles of their lectures (tentative)

Prevention of human prostate cancer
by tea catechins
University of Parma, Italy
Prof. Saverio Bettuzzi

Novel biological actions of the green tea polyphenol
EGCG related to vascular and metabolic health
University of Maryland, U.S.A.
Prof. Michael J. Quon

Industrial isolation of tea components forthe world market
Hunan Agricultural University, China
Prof. Liu Zhonghua

Early Registration*

20,000 yen [Student 10,000 yen]Party

6,000 yenTechnical Tour

10,000 yen*The early registration fee includes participation costs for symposium
and poster session, the book of abstracts, and an electronic copy ofthe conference proceedings on a CD-ROM. The fee does not cover
the party, the technical tour, and hotel and meal expenses.

Deadlines (tentative)

July 31, 2013

[Chairperson]

ProgramDate November 6 - 8, 2013

Nov. 7(Thu.)

The Executive Committee of ICOS 2013

Registration for poster session
Submission of abstracts*Poster presenters are requested to pay
the early registration fee by this date.

September 30, 2013 Early registration
November 5, 2013 Submission of full paper
World O-CHA(Tea) Festival 2013
November 7-10,2013 Shizuoka, Japan

http://www.ocha-festival.jp/others

Poster Session Area of Topics

Production breeding, cultivation, soil and fertilizer, pest
management, processing, quality evaluation, history andculture, marketing and distribution
Health benefits medicine, pharmacology, organic chemistry,
synthesis chemistry, nutrition, biochemistry*Awards will be presented for outstanding posters.
*After the conference, the proceedings will be sent on a CD-ROM
to the participants.

Official Language English

Organizer

The Executive Committee of ICOS 2013

Chairperson Yukihiko Hara
Top Advisor Naohide Kinae, President of University of Shizuoka
Secretariat Shizuoka O-CHA Plaza, Mizunomori Bld. 3F
14-1 Minami-cho, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8067, Japan
FAX: +81-54-202-1480
E-mail: info@icos2013.jp