General Information for Convention Participants
Registration fee
On-site registration

Early-bird** By August 3rd (Fri.), 2018

9,000 JPY

8,000 JPY

Up to 2 days: 10,000 JPY
3 days: 12,000 JPY―――Members
Individual / Student
Institutional / Supporting

Non-members

・ Presenters and chairpersons must also pay the registration fee.
・ Institutional or supporting members may send two delegates if not sponsoring a display.

Convention party
On-site registration

Early-bird** By August 3rd (Fri.), 2018

9,000 JPY

8,000 JPY

Party fee・ Date:・ Venue:

August 29th (Wed.), 2018. (Day 2) 6:30 p.m.
Hotel Metropolitan Sendai, 1-1-1, Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi<To convention participants>
1. Registration: All participants must register at the reception desk and wear their name tag
throughout the convention.
2. Program: There have been some changes and corrections to the Convention Book. Please checkthe errata and the bulletin board in the registration area for the latest changes.
3. Lunch and stores: The bakery located on the first floor of Hoy Memorial Hall, the university
cafeteria (the first floor) and Coop store (the second floor) in 90th Anniversary Memorial Hall
will be open during the convention lunch time. Also, there are restaurants and a grocery store(Seiyu) near the campus. Vending machines (soft drinks) is located on the third floor of Hoy
Memorial Hall.
4. Copy machines: Copy machines are available on the second floor of 90th Anniversary MemorialHall.
5. Internet connection: Eduroam (https://www.eduroam.jp/) is available in Hoy Memorial Halland Building 5.
6. Baggage: There are no baggage storage rooms. Please keep your belongings with you.
7. Lost & Found: Please inquire at the Convention Headquarters in Building 5, the fourth floor,classroom 541. If you find a lost property, please bring one to the Convention Headquarters.
8. Smoking: Smoking is NOT allowed inside all the buildings. A smoking area is located near
Building 3. Smoking is not permitted in other areas on campus.
9. Transportation: Travel to the venue is convenient by subway (Namboku Line) or train. 5
minutes’ walk from Itsutsubashi Station and 25 minutes’ walk from Sendai Station. University carparks are not available.

<To presenters and panelists>
1. Registration: Please register at the registration desk when you arrive. Be at the designated roomby 10 minutes prior to the starting time of the presentation.
2. Presentation time: Please start and finish on time.
Research papers, Case study, and Associate Member’s Presentations are allotted 25 minutes(Presentation 15-20 min, Q&A 5-10 min). Each room will have a chairperson who will
confirm the presenter’s arrival and report it to the Convention Headquarters.
-Symposia and Workshops are allotted 90 minutes. The moderator is responsible for keeping
within the scheduled time.

Invited Lectures’ Addresses are 40 minutes (Lecture 30min, Q&A 10 min).
3. Computers: Please bring your own computer if you use software to support your presentation.
No computers are available on-site for presenters.
-If you use your computer for your presentation, you should connect it to the projector andoperate it yourself.
Two different Computer-to-Projector connecting cables are provided: D-sub 15-pin VGA
and HDMI type A.
You can check your equipment in each room (i.e. your presentation / workshop / symposium
on-site) during the time when no presentation is being held.