Final (Third) Circular
The 10th International Conference on Direct Reactions withExotic Beams DREB2018
Matsue, Japan, June 4-8, 2018

The 10th International Conference on Direct Reactions with Exotic Beams (DREB) 2018 willbe held at Kunibiki Messe, Matsue, Japan June 4-8, 2018. The conference is jointly
organized by the School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan) and RCNP,Osaka University (Suita, Japan), and also supported by RIKEN Nishina Center (Wako,Japan) and CNS, University of Tokyo (Wako, Japan). This conference is partially supportedby ANPhA (Asian Nuclear Physics Association). The scientific program will be devoted to thelatest experimental and theoretical research and developments in nuclear reactions withexotic nuclei. The topics will include the following subjects relevant to direct reactions:Spectroscopy of exotic nuclei, such as drip-line and unbound nuclei

Shell structure and its evolution

Bulk properties and collective excitations

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Nuclear astrophysics

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Nuclear force

Advances in direct reaction theoryNew instrumentation for direct reaction studies

The latest information on the conference can be found at the conference website :https://indico2.riken.jp/event/2536/

1. Venue
The welcome reception will be held at Karakoro Art Studio (Karakoro Kobo inJapanese), from 5pm to 7pm, 3rd, June (Sun.). The registration is open there from 3pm
on this day, until 7pm. Please see the map and other information on the welcome
reception at:https://indico2.riken.jp/event/2536/page/161-welcome-reception
The oral/poster sessions take place at Multi-purpose Hall, on the 1st floor (Groundfloor) at Kunibiki Messe. The Registration will re-open on Monday, 4th, June, from8:30am at the entrance of the Multi-purpose Hall. See below:
http://www.kunibikimesse.jp/14.html
http://www.kunibikimesse.jp/60.html
The exhibitor booths will be located in the entrance area of the Multi-purpose Hall.
Coffee breaks during the morning and afternoon sessions will be held in the same area
in Kunibiki Messe.

2. Information for Presenters
The conference program can be found athttps://indico2.riken.jp/event/2536/attachments/7726/9038/Program.pdf
https://indico2.riken.jp/event/2536/timetable/#all.detailed (Detail)

Oral presentations The oral presentations will be presented using the PC
provided in the conference room. We prepare one Windows PC and one MAC PC.
Personal laptops cannot be used for the presentation as the presentation time is shortand we want to shift quickly between talks. The presentations must be uploaded to theDREB2018 Indico site at least one day before the scheduled presentation time.
Uploading instructions can be found on
https://indico2.riken.jp/event/2536/attachments/7726/9035/SlideUploadInstruction.pdf

Poster presentations Poster boards (1200 x 2100 mm) will be provided and fit
A0 sized posters in portrait orientation. The abstract ID number will be attached in theboard. Posters should be put up on Monday morning and will have to be taken down on
Thursday evening. The main poster sessions are held on Monday evening, and theposter sessions continue throughout the coffee breaks. We encourage poster
presenters to be available near their poster to engage in active discussions. The posters
made and presented by BSc/MSc/Ph.D. students will enter to be reviewed for Poser
Prize (ANPhA Prize). The best poster prize for experiment and theory will be announced
and the winners are awarded in the closing session on Friday.

3. Exhibitor
The exhibitor desks will be located in the entrance area of Multi-purpose Hall in Kunibiki
Messe. Exhibitor desks can be set up on Monday morning, and will remain open until
Friday morning.

4. Lunch
Lunch is provided at Small Hall on the 1st floor (Ground floor), at Kunibiki Messe
from Monday to Friday, and is covered by the subsidy from Shimane Prefecture and theCity of Matsue. All the registered participants as well as their accompanying persons
are welcome to join the lunch.

5. Excursion
The excursion is scheduled on Wednesday afternoon. The destination will be Izumo
Taisha Grand Shrine.
http://www.kankou-shimane.com/en/?p=4392
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5830.html
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5804.html
Conference busses are organized to bring you there in about 30 min from theconference venue. After Izumo Taisha Shrine, you will go to Shimane Winery, where
you can enjoy some local wines and shopping for local souviners.
https://shimane-winery.jp/wp/wp-content/themes/winery/pdf/english-2.pdf
After the excursion the bus will take you directly to the conference banquet at Yuushien.

6. Banquet
The conference banquet will be held at Yuushien garden, located on the small island,
Daikon-Jima in Lake Nakaumi, on Wednesday evening. After the excursion, the bus willtake you to this restaurant. You can enjoy a stroll around the beautiful Japanese gardenof this restaurant before the Banquet.
http://www.yuushien.com/yuushien/language/english.html
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5807.html
The participants, who do not join the excursion, can get on the bus at the JR Matsue
Station.

7. Travel
Travel information can be found athttps://indico2.riken.jp/event/2536/attachments/4896/5728/travel.pdf
Also, the following websites are very convenient:https://www.japan-guide.com/
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5800.html

https://www.visit-matsue.com/

From Local Airport (Izumo or Yonago) to Matsue City:
There are two airports, Izumo and Yonago, near the City of Matsue. When you arrive ateither airport, we strongly recommend you to take a Limousine (Airport Connection)bus to Matsue Station (= JR Matsue Station), which is conveniently scheduledaccording to the arrival time of each flight. The bus is expected to wait until all thebaggage claims are finished in each flight.
From Yonago Airport to Matsue Station: Fare 990 JPY. Takes about 45min.
http://www.yonago-air.com/eng/access/bus.php
From Izumo Airport to JR Matsue Station: Fare 1,030 JPY. Takes about half an hour.
http://www.izumo-airport.co.jp/ (Please use “Foreign Language” button for translation.)

When you reach JR Matsue Station, and if you are not sure about the hotel location,
try to find Matsue International Tourist Information office just in front of the station.
It is open from 9:00-19:00. You can ask questions in English/Chinese/Korean there.

8. Sightseeing/Travel Tips
If you are non-Japanese, we advise you to bring your passport along when you visit
main attractions (Matsue Castle, Samurai Residence, Lake Shinji Cruise, etc.) inMatsue, as you can get a discount ticket (50% off). See details:
https://www.visit-matsue.com/info/infoJapan is a cash oriented society. You can use credit cards at big shops, hotels, andairports, but you may need cash in small local stores and small restaurants. For ATMmachines, not all ATMs accept foreign cards, ATMs by the Postal Bank or 7-Bank (7eleven) accept foreign ATM cards, which you can find in Matsue.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2208.html

9. Satellite Workshop
A satellite workshop will be held on June 11th at Wako to discuss the physics opportunity
at the new energy-degraded beam line named OEDO at RIBF. The workshop web site
can be found athttps://indico2.cns.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/event/6/ .