Eighth International Conference on
Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics (M&BE8)
CALL FOR PAPERS
June 22-24, 2015
Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo, Japan
Organized by“Division of Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics - The Japan Society of Applied Physics”

The Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics Division of the Japan Society of Applied Physics has continued theorganization of the biannual International Conference on Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics (M&BE8) since its inception
in 2001. The first conference was held at Awaji Island, Japan in 2001, and the 2nd to 4th conferences were in Tokyo, in 2003,
2005 and 2007, and 5th conference was in Miyazaki in 2009. The meeting in Sendai in 2011 was unfortunately cancelled for all
oral/poster presentation program by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. The last meeting was held in Fukuoka, in 2013. We aredelighted to announce that we are organizing the eighth international conference in Tokyo, Japan, in the forthcoming June 2015.
Recent progress in every aspect of science and technology related with electronics and photonics using organic molecules,polymers, and bio-related materials will be discussed at M&BE8. Topics on basic studies such as fabrication andcharacterization of thin films, interfacial phenomena, spectroscopy, and single-molecule manipulations, as well as
application-oriented studies, related to LEDs, FETs, solar cells, memory devices, biochips, biosensors and so on, are all included.
A limited number of plenary and invited lectures by overseas guest speakers, as well as domestic guest speakers, will bearranged. Contributed papers will be presented in both oral and poster sessions.
You are cordially invited to join this exciting conference, M&BE8. Especially, the attendance of young and motivatedresearchers from Asian countries is highly encouraged. The conference is expected to provide excellent opportunities for sharing
ideas, stimulating discussions, and information exchange for scientists.
We look forward to meeting you at Tokyo in June 2015.

Prof. Hisao Ishii, M&BE8 ChairTopics
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Organic Devices and Molecular Electronics
Fabrication Technique and Characterization
Liquid Crystals, Polymers and Other Soft Materials
Self-Assembly and Supramolecular System for Bioinspiring Application
Biomolecular Electronics and Bioanalysis
Energy Harvesting (Solar Cell, Thermoelectrics, Piezoelectrics etc.)

Plenary Speakers
Prof. Luisa Torsi (Università degli Studi di Bari , Italy)
Prof. Antoine Kahn (Princeton University, USA)
Prof. Hao Yan (Arizona State University, USA)

Invited Speakers
Prof. Dae-Hyeong Kim (Seoul National University, Korea)
Prof. Jun Takeya (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Dr. Dean Delongchamp (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
Prof. Jacques-E. Moser (Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
Dr. Masami Nakamoto (Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute, Japan)
Prof. Keiji Tanaka (Kyushu University, Japan)
Prof. Tomokazu Iyoda (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
Prof. Qian Wang (University of South Carolina, USA)
Prof. Peter Wu (National Chao Tung University, Taiwan)Dr. Takao Ishida (AIST, Japan)
Dr. Jung Hyangmi (Toshiba, Japan)

Abstract
Abstract submission DEADLINE: March 20, 2015
All abstracts written in English are required to be submitted via the conference web site at http://www.mbe.jp .
Length of the abstract should be one-page in A4 size within black and white, and uploaded with PDF file.
Abstracts are subjected to be reviewed and Notification of acceptance shall be delivered to the contact person via e-mail by
the end of April 2015.

Special Issue of Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.
The conference papers will be published in the special issue of Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. The participants to theconference are strongly encouraged to submit their review and/or original papers to the special issue. The deadline forsubmission is June 30, 2015. The detailed information will be announced on the web site.

Conference Schedule
9:00
June 22 (Mon)

Registration

June 23 (Tue)Registration
Plenary, Invited andContributed Talks
Registration
Plenary, Invited andContributed Talk

June 24 (Wed)

12:00

18:00

Plenary, Invited, andContributed Talks
Invited and ContributedTalks

Poster session
BanquetInvited and ContributedTalksRegistration
The registration fee includes admission to technical sessions and one copy of an Abstract Book .
Type
Early Bird (before/on April 30)
Regular (from May 1)
General Participant
45,000 yen
50,000 yen
Student
15,000 yen
20,000 yen

Banquet5,000 yen

The registration site will open till May, 2015. The major credit cards are accepted for payment.

Venue
M&BE8 will take place at Tower Hall Funabori (http://www.towerhall.jp/) located in Tokyo, Japan. (The venue is located infront of Funabori railway station.) Funabori is located at eastern area of down town Tokyo.

Contact
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Secretariat General at mbe8@mbe.jp

Organizing Committee
Chair:
Hisao Ishii (Chiba Univ.)
Vice Chair:
Yuji Yoshida (AIST)
Secretary General
Takaaki Manaka (Tokyo Tech.)
Shigeki Naka (Univ. Toyama)
Program Chair
Hiroaki Usui (TUAT)
Treasurer
Ryugo Tero (Toyohashi Univ. Tech.)Takashi Kobayashi (Osaka Pref. Univ.)
Publication
Atsushi Kubono (Shizuoka Univ.)
Masatoshi Kitamura (Kobe Univ.)
Public Relations
Akira Baba (Niigata Univ.)
Akinori Saeki (Osaka Univ.)

Local arrangement
Takaaki Manaka (Tokyo Tech.)
Masatoshi Sakai (Chiba Univ.)
Yasuo Nakayama (Chiba Univ.)
Executive members:
Tsuyoshi Sekitani (Osaka Univ.)
Shinya Kumagai (Toyota Tech. Inst.)
Tomohiko Mori (Toyota Central R&D Labs.)
Hiroaki Iino (Tokyo Tech.)
Keisuke Tajima (RIKEN)
Keiko Tawa (AIST)
Masayuki Chikamatsu (AIST)
Kiyotaka Sasagawa (NAIST)
Itaru Osaka (RIKEN)
Shin-ichiro Nakajima (JAE)
Akihiro Furube (AIST)
Koichi Sakaguchi (Saga Univ.)