Organization

Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology

          under the auspices of
The Japan Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis
          and
The Society of Promotion for Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis, Japan
 
 

Organizing Committee

Tooru ATAKE (Chairman: Mater. & Struct. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.)
Mitsuru ITOH (Mater. & Struct. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.)
Tetsuya HASEGAWA (Mater. & Struct. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.)
Hitoshi KAWAJI (Mater. & Struct. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.)
Masaharu OGUNI (Grad. School of Sci & Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.)
Toshimasa HASHIMOTO (Grad. School of Sci & Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.)
Masataka WAKIHARA (Grad. School of Sci & Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.)
 
 

Scope

The symposium will consider the new frontiers and burgeoning fields of thermal studies of materials. A variety of new functional materials, such as high temperature superconductors, solid state ionics, fullerenes and other inorganic and organic substances, will be discussed from the viewpoint of thermal studies. The relationship between the structure and physical properties will be covered with strong emphasis on the phase transition and glass transition mechanisms. New techniques such as nano-calorimetry will be discussed. The invited lectures given by distinguished scientists will cover also the thermal stabilities, phase relationships, and molecular motions in new functional materials. The symposium will be held under the auspices of The Japan Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis (Chairman: Michio SORAI) and The Society of Promotion for Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis, Japan (Chairman: Sigeru YAMAUCHI).
 
 

Language

The official language of the symposium will be English.
 
 

Symposium Site

Sogo-Kenkyu-Kan (The 80th Anniversary Memorial Center) in Nagatsuta Campus, Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503 JAPAN TEL: +81-45-924-6042, 6055 (5 min walk from Suzukakedai Station of Tokyu Den'entoshi Line)
 
 

Scientific Program

The scientific programs will include the keynote lectures, invited lectures, and poster presentations. Poster exhibitions will be followed by a plenary discussion. Keynote lecturers: C. Austen Angell (Arizona State Univ., U.S.A.), Ramon Burriel (Univ. Zaragoza, Spain), Juliana Boerio-Goates (Brigham Young Univ, U.S.A.), Yoshikata Koga (Univ. British Columbia, Canada), Jiri Malek (Univ. Pardubice, Czech), Ole G. Mouritsen (Tech. Univ Denmark, Denmark), Alexandra Navrotsky (Univ. California Davis, U.S.A), Kia L. Ngai (Naval Res. Lab., U.S.A.), Pascal Richet (Inst. Phys. Globe, Paris, France), Jadwiga T. Sipowska (Univ. Michigan, U.S.A.), Svein Stolen (Univ. Oslo, Norway), Edgar F. Westrum, Jr. (Univ. Michigan, U.S.A.).
 
 

Abstracts

All presenters should submit a camera-ready abstract. The abstract must be prepared as described in the attached guide "Format of Abstract". The camera-ready abstract should be sent to the Symposium Chairman by the end of October, 2001.
 
 

Proceedings

Full-length paper will be published by Kluwer Academic Publishers as a special issue of Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. Those who present paper(s) are invited to submit manuscript(s) for the proceedings. All manuscripts will be carefully reviewed in regular manner by two independent referees. Please submit your contribution to the Symposium Chairman by November 19, 2001.
 
 

Social Event

A banquet will be held in the evening of November 26th (18:00-20:00) at Seminar Plaza - Suzukakedai . There will be no extra charge for participation.
 
 

Registration Fees

The registration covers:
-Admission to the scientific sessions
-Abstracts booklet
-Coffee, soft drinks during the breaks
-Banquet
 
 

Deadlines

Proposed titles and authors: September 7, 2001 Abstract: October 31, 2001 Registration and payment: October 31, 2001 Manuscript: November 19, 2001
 
 

Accommodation

"Seminar Plaza - Suzukakedai" will be available; 1 min walk from Suzukakedai station of Tokyu Den'entoshi Line and 5 min walk from the Symposium Site. 6,930 yen for single per one night including tax and service charge (TEL: 81-42-799-1121, FAX: 81-42-799-1171). "Livable Square Minami Machida" will be available; 15 min walk from the Symposium Site, or 5 min walk from the next station (Minamimachida station of Tokyu Den'entoshi Line) of the Symposium Site (Suzukakedai station). 6,825 yen for single per one night including tax and service charge (TEL: 81-42-799-0109, FAX: 81-42-799-0281). "Central Hotel Machida" will be available; 20 min railway from the Symposium Site (Suzukakedai station). 5 min walk from Machida station of JR Yokohama Line (transfer at Nagatsuta station from Tokyu Den'entoshi Line). 6,500 yen for single per one night including tax and service charge (TEL: 81-42-720-3011, FAX: 81-42-720-3022). "Aobadai Forum" will be available; 10 min railway from the Symposium Site (Suzukakedai station). 3 min walk from Aobadai station of Tokyu Den'entoshi Line. 7,854 yen (A-type), 8,478 yen (B-type) for single per one night including tax and service charge (TEL: 81-45-985-2109, FAX: 81-45-985-2108).
 
 

Climate

Weather in Yokohama in November is normally dry with temperatures between 10 - 20 C.
 
 

How to Reach the Symposium Site

Participants from abroad are recommended to fly into Tokyo International Airport (Narita), and then make the connection to TIT Nagatsuta campus. There are many trains (Keisei Line and JR Line) and airport limousine buses connecting Narita airport to downtown Tokyo. The recommended routes are

(1) Airport limousine bus from Airport to Tokyo City Air Terminal (TCAT) 2,900 Yen, 70 min.
+ Walk from TCAT to Suitenguumae station (Subway Hanzomon Line): about 5 min.
+ Subway Hanzomon Line from Suitenguumae station to Suzukakedai station. (Tokyu Den'entoshi Line connected directry to the Subway Hanzomon Line). Please get off at Suzukakedai station of Tokyu Den'entoshi Line. (Express for Chuorinkan passes Suzukakedai station. Please transfer to a local train at Nagatsuta station.). Seminar Plaza - Suzukakedai is only 1 min walk from Suzukakedai station. 490 Yen, 60 min

(2) Keisei Narita Line from Narita station to Ueno station. Limited Express-reserved seat (Skyliner) 1,920 Yen, 60 min or Express 1,000 Yen, 80 min
+ Walk from Ueno station (Keisei Line) to Ueno station (Subway Ginza Line): about 5 min.
+ Subway Ginza Line from Ueno station to Omotesando station. Change the Subway Line from Ginza Line to Hanzomon Line at Omotesando station. Subway Hanzomon Line from Omotesandou station to Suzukakedai station (Tokyu Den'entoshi Line connected directry to the Subway Hanzomon Line). Please get off at Suzukakedai station of Tokyu Den'entoshi Line. (Express for Chuorinkan passes Suzukakedai station. Please transfer to a local train at Nagatsuta station.). Seminar Plaza - Suzukakedai is only 1 min walk from Suzukakedai station. 490 Yen, 70 min (Ueno to Suzukakedai)
 
 

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