International Gas Turbine Congress 2015 Tokyo Flash Report

IGTC2015 Executive Committee
Chairman Toshinori Watanabe

1. Introduction
The International Gas Turbine Congress 2015 Tokyo (IGTC2015 Tokyo) was held in Toranomon
Hills from November 15 (Sunday) - 20 (Friday) 2015. Thanks to the diligent efforts and cooperationof the parties concerned, the Congress was completed with many highly successful outcomes, suchas recording the largest ever number of papers. The Executive Committee are still putting together
the final report, but in this flash report we provide an outline of the event.

2. Participants
The total of pre-registered and on-site registration participants was 569 people. 155 people from27 foreign countries and 414 Japanese people attended. The number of foreign participants was arecord for IGTC, and there was a feeling that the event has established itself as an internationalconference. The number of participants from Germany stood out with 43 people, other countries
with strong attendance were China with 23 people, the United States with 16 people, the UK with 12people, and South Korea with 10 people. The spread to Asia and the Middle East could also be seen,
with 6 people from India, 4 from Iran, 3 from Indonesia, and other participants from countries suchas Egypt, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.

3. Presentations(1) Paper presentations
261 abstracts were submitted and a record 213 papers were finally adopted. 98 were from overseas
and 115 were from Japan. The paper presentation session could no longer fit the conventional six
rooms and parallel sessions had to be held in seven rooms. There were two no-shows (Russia and theUnited Kingdom), and the number of presentations was 211.
(2) Invited presentations
Three speakers were invited from foreign countries, and one from Japan. Mr. Free of the NASA
Glenn Research Center presented on the theme of the history of aviation technology at NASA, Dr.
Patel of Special Metals Corporation (USA) presented the outlook for nickel-base superalloys,
Professor Vogeler of TU Dresden (Germany) presented on the application of probabilistic analysis toturbomachinery design, and Mr. Yoshiaki Tsukuda of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries presented on thechallenges for blast furnace gas-fired GTCCs in steel works. All had many participants, and lively
Q&A sessions were held.
(3) Panel Discussion

A panel discussion was held on three themes. In the “Challenges in Propulsion Technology for
Next Generation Air Transport” session, jet engine-related research institutes, manufacturers, users,and panelists from the Government took the stage, and a discussion of next generation aeropropulsion was carried out with a wide perspective. In the “Current Status and Future Strategy ofElectricity and Energy Supply in Asian Countries” session, in addition to exchanging informationfrom previous IGTCs and Asian Congress on Gas Turbines events between Japan, South Korea andChina, panelists from India and Thailand took part and the Asian energy situation was widelyintroduced. The “Energy Strategy: Role of Gas Turbines in the Future Energy Network” session wasthe last session in the afternoon on the final day of the Congress, but there was a large turnout. There
was lively debate among the panelists, and many participants commented that they found thesessions useful.
(4) Forums
At the 2015 IGTC, presentations and discussion sessions without papers were called forums, andthree were held. “Perspective on Electric Propulsion Technologies for Aircraft Applications” was aforum on electric power that has become a hot topic in recent years as the future of aviation
propulsion systems, and there were many participants and a lively Q&A session. “CFRP in Aircraft
Engine Technology” was a forum attended by researchers in the field of composites, which has had aweak relationship to the aviation engine field up to now, and interesting presentations and Q&A werecarried out. The “GTSJ-IGTI Joint Forum on Additive Manufacturing” was the first ever
ASME/IGTI joint forum. It covered fields of high interest and there were very active discussions.

4. Exhibition
38 companies and institutions exhibited booths in the exhibition halls on the 4th and 5th floors ofToranomon Hills. In addition to displays of hardware, such as gas turbines, jet engines, models andparts, many people also gathered at the software exhibition booths. ASME/IGTI had a booth tointroduce activities and publications. GTSJ is exhibiting a booth at ASME Turbo Expo from 2014,
and this exhibition has a meaning of mutual cooperation. There was a total of 1570 visitors. Inaddition, a questionnaire survey was conducted at the venue and distributed to 800 people. Thequestionnaire will be summarized into a document to allow the opinions to be reflected in the future.
Six university related laboratories exhibited, and displayed A0 size posters near the Conference
reception desk on the 4th floor.

5. Event
Registration began on the evening of the first day, and a welcome reception was held in theevening. 95 people participated, and the event was crowded with people catching up with old friends
and meeting for the first time.
A banquet was held on November 18 (Wednesday) after the session ended and a large number ofparticipants attended. Initially 180 participants were expected, but since applications increased
rapidly after Web registration was opened, a larger room that could accommodate 220 people waschosen. But in fact even more people hoped to attend. The nigiri sushi and sake tasting corners werevery popular, and the performance by the Waseda University of Japan Dance Workshop reallybrought the event to life. After the dance the student dancers were deluged with attendees wishing totake photos together.
On November 20 (Friday) two plant tours were conducted and completed successfully. Also, backyard tours to see the Toranomon Hills generation system were conducted during the Congress lunchbreaks.

6. Related Events(1) Public Lecture on Jet Engine and Gas Turbine
A “Public Lecture on Jet Engine and Gas Turbine” was held at Toranomon Hills on November 15(Sunday) from 13:00 to 14:30. Professor Takehiro Himeno of the University of Tokyo gave a lecturewith the aim of deepening understanding about jet engines, gas turbines and energy technology
among the general public including high school students and junior high school students. About 60
people attended, including elementary school students, and there was a positive reaction, withcomments that the lecture was easy to understand. The Technology Adoption Committee wasresponsible for the planning and operation.
(2) Women's Meeting
Women participating in the IGTC were invited to a meeting held in Toranomon Hills on
November 17 (Tuesday) after the session. 14 ladies participated, and the meeting greatly facilitatedcommunication between female engineers. In order to encourage activities to promote women'sparticipation in the Society, not only limited to IGTC, the Board of Directors decided to establish aCommittee for the Promotion of Participation by Women.

7. Final Words
The fact that IGTC2015 could finish with such great success is thanks to the support of variousorganizations, the efforts of those concerned and the grants and sponsorships received. We would
like to express our deep gratitude to the Executive Committee members for sparing the time in theirbusy schedules to devotedly work so hard for the event. We would also like to express our sincere
thanks to the Society administrative office, President Tanuma and Vice President Kuyama for theirgreat cooperation. We would also like to say thank you to the event office e-side inc., who provided
strong support, and the Toranomon Hills staff. We are also very much indebted to the International
Advisory Committee who encouraged participation from overseas. And finally we would like toconclude this flash report by expressing our most sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed tothe peer reviews and who attended the Congress.

The details of the Congress shall be reported again in publications such as the Society newsletter
after the Executive Committee have completed their activities.