The 31st Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Nilo-Ethiopian Studies
1st CircularJanuary 2022
The 31st Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Nilo-Ethiopian studies (JANES)
will be held on April 16 and 17, 2022. It is scheduled to be held at the Institute of Developing
Economies in Chiba City. Still, it may be changed to an Online conference depending on thespread of the COVID-19.

Conference Method
We are making preparations on the premise of in-Person, but we are currently facing a rapid
spread of infection by the Omicron variant of the COVID-19. Therefore, the Secretariat forthe 31st Annual Conference with the JANES Board of Secretaries will decide the conference
method by the end of February. We will judge based on the State of Emergency and Semiemergency coronavirus measures as well as the regulation by the Institute of Developing
Economies.
We will make appropriate decisions according to the spread of infection. For example, theconference method might be changed from in-person to online just before the conference.

1. Overall Summary【Session】 April 16 (Sat) to 17 (Sun), 2022
【Venue】 Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Access map: https://www.ide.go.jp/Japanese/Info/Direct.html(In case of online (ZOOM))
You will need internet access such as a computer or tablet to connect to ZOOM to participate.
The presenter has to use a PC microphone for your presentation.
【schedule】
April 16, 2022 (Sat) The Board of Trustees meeting, Public Symposium
April 17, 2022 (Sun) Individual presentation, The General Assembly* Details of the public symposium will be announced in the 2nd Circular. The planned themeis "Rethinking the Federal System of Ethiopia"(tentative).
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12. Schedule for Board of Secretaries/ The Board of Trustees / General Assembly【Board of Secretaries】April 15, 2022 (Friday) 16: 30-18: 30【Board of Trustees】 April 16, 2022 (Sat) 11: 30-12: 30【General Assembly】 April 17, 2022 Afternoon

3. Application for participation(1) If you would like to participate, please apply from the <Participation Form>(https://forms.gle/Dy3QKy3X8wGoJB958) by March 31, 2022 (Thursday).
(2) Participation fee will be notified by the next Circular after March 1 when the conference
method is confirmed.
* Personal information obtained through this application will be used only for the office workof this conference and will be handled with caution.

4. Application for presentation(1) The research presentation will be made on April 17 (Sun). Up to 12 presentations arepossible. If there are many applicants, we may ask you to change the way of presentation, suchas via Dropbox.
(2) Presentation format: Oral presentation (25 minutes <20 minutes for presentation, 5minutes for Q & A>).
(3) Application for presentation: If you would like to make a presentation, please let us knowby March 15, 2022, via the above <Participation Form>. Please keep the deadline strictly if
you would like to make a presentation.
(4) Submission of presentation abstract: Those who wish to make a presentation shouldsubmit the abstract of the presentation by March 31, 2022. Please submit the abstract via<Presentation Form>（https://forms.gle/qX5WZ23Qy2Pv5B2F7）.
* You need a Google account to enter the form. If you do not have a Google account, pleasecreate an account (free of charge) and enter the form.

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5. Procedure for preparing the abstract of the presentation
The main specifications are as follows. A template will be attached separately, so please use
it for submission.
・ Margin: All 25mm
・ Japanese title: MS Mincho 14 points
・ Japanese presenter name/Affiliation: MS Mincho 12 points
・ Title in English: Times New Roman 14 points
・ Presenter name & affiliation: Times New Roman 12 points
・ Summary of presentation: MS Mincho 11 points / 40 lines
・ Abstract: Times New Roman 11 points, approx. 40 lines★ Make sure that it fits on one vertical sheet of A4 paper. The abstract should be within onepage.
★ As a general rule, please send two files in a WORD file and a file converted to PDF.

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6. Nursery
We are planning to open a nursery. If you would like to use the nursery, please fill out the<Participation Form> by March 15, 2022. The sooner is better.

7. Information on accommodation facilities, etc.
We do not introduce accommodation. The area around the station (Kaihin Makuhari Station)
closest to the venue may become full due to Disneyland visitors. Please make your reservation
as soon as possible

8. Inquiries, etc.
The information on the 31st Annual Conference of JANES will be available from the Japan
Association for the Nilo-Ethiopian Studies website.
The contact information for the academic conference is as follows.
Secretariat of the 31st Annual Conference for JANES
Yuka Kodama,
c/o Institute of Developing Economies(IDE-JETRO)
3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba, 261-8545
Email: 31st.janes[at]gmail.com（Please replace [at] with @）4