General Information Venue Icho Kaikan

2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

Registration Registration desk is open during the following hours: Wednesday, Nov. 27th: 9:00 – 19:00 Thursday, Nov. 28th: 8:30 – 19:00 Friday, Nov. 29th: 8:30 – 17:00 Each participant will receive a name badge when registering. All participants are required to wear the name badge at all time while in the venue. This badge will serve as your admission to all the sessions and official functions included in your registration fee.

Notes to Authors and Audience Official Language

English

Oral Presentation Guide

All oral presentations are held in Room A (Sanwa Hall). Presentation time is 20 min for invited speakers (15 min presentation and 5 min Q&A), and 15 min for regular speakers (12 min presentation and 3 min Q&A). A crystal-liquid projector is equipped in the conference room. It has only a usual analog mini D-sub 15 pin connector. An adapter for interface conversion should be brought, as necessary. Overhead projector is not available. A laptop computer with Windows XP & PowerPoint 2003 is equipped in the room. USB memory or CD-ROM is available to install the file prepared. Speakers can use their own laptop computer. Speakers who made the files with PowerPoint 2007/2011, they should bring their own computer.

Speakers are requested to do operation check whether presentation slides are properly projected on the screen before the session.

Poster Presentation Guide Poster presentations are held in Room B and C. Poster size is W85cm x L115cm. Speakers/Authors are requested to put the posters on the designated board according to the presentation number (e.g. PT 1-1) of the program, from 12:00 to 15:00 on Nov. 27th. Posters have to be removed from 11:00 to 13:00 on Nov. 29th. Pushpins are provided and collected. Speakers of poster presentation should attend the Evening Forum for Poster Presentation on Nov. 27th to make presentations or explanations to the people who have interest in the poster, but need not always stand at the front of the poster. Speakers, however, are requested to attend the Poster Session on Nov. 28th.

Evening Forum for Poster Presentation Wednesday, Nov. 27th, 17:00 – 19:00, Room B, C, D and E Snacks and drinks will be served in Room D and E. All participants can attend free of charge.

Poster Session Thursday, Nov. 28th, 16:20 – 17:20, Room B and C

Reception Thursday, Nov. 28th, 17:20 – 19:20, Room D and E Snacks and drinks will be served. All participants can attend free of charge.

Lunch Registration fee doesn’t include lunch. A restaurant is on the 2nd floor in Icho Kaikan, and cafeterias and stores are within walking distance. These locations are indicated on Suita campus map.

Lobby Room A(Sanwa Hall)

Room B Room C

Room D, E

Office

3F

Room Map of Icho Kaikan

Handai Byoin Mae

Icho KaikanParking Area

School of Medicine

Osaka University Hospital

School of Engineering

Restaurant

Osaka Monorail

Access to Icho Kaikan from Handai Byoin Mae

Room A for Oral PresentationsRoom B and C for Poster PresentationsRoom D and E for Evening Forum

Handai Byoin Mae Sta.of Osaka Monorail

Graduate School of Engineering

Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI)

Kasugaoka House

CEIDS- Restaurant “Sawarabi”

Bus Terminal

Graduate School of Medicine

Icho Kaikan - (2F) Restaurant “Minerva”

To Bampaku Kinen Koen

Suita Campus Map

Welfare Building- (1F) “co-op” Store - (2F) cafeteria “Kujiraya”- (3F) cafe & snacks “Hidamari”

- cafeteria “Takumi”

Welfare Building of theSchool of Engineering- “co-op” Store- cafeteria “Famille”

Osaka InternationalAirport (Itami)

Umeda

Namba

Tennoji

Osaka

Senri-Chuo

Handai Byoin Mae

Kansai InternationalAirport

Nankai LinesSakaisuji-line

Midousuji-lineJR Shinkansen

JR Lines

Hankyu RailwaysMonorail

Icho Kaikan

Shin- Osaka

NKita Senri

Suita Campus

BampakuKinen Koen

Osaka Airport Osaka Monorail

(About 20 minutes)

Nankai Lines(About 40 minutes)

Midousuji-lines(About 40 minutes)

KansaiInternational Airport

Namba Senri-ChuoOsaka Monorail

(About 5 minutes)

Midousuji-lines(About 20 minutes)

Shin-Osaka

Senri-ChuoOsaka Monorail

(About 5 minutes)

KansaiInternational Airport

BampakuKinen Koen

BampakuKinen Koen

BampakuKinen Koen

BampakuKinen KoenOsaka Monorail

(About 20 minutes)

HandaiByoin Mae

HandaiByoin Mae

HandaiByoin Mae

HandaiByoin Mae

Osaka Monorail(About 5 minutes)

Osaka Monorail(About 5 minutes)

Osaka Monorail(About 5 minutes)

Osaka Monorail(About 5 minutes)

Limousine Bus(About 90 minutes)

Osaka Airport