Call for Invited Session Proposals has been extended to August 31, 2011.

The Scientific Program Committee is inviting proposals for symposia and young investigator colloquia.

INVITED SYMPOSIA

We anticipate twelve (12) invited symposia with 3-4 speakers in each symposium. The Scientific program Committee will select the symposia from submitted proposals mainly from the Asia-Pacific regions (open invitation). Although it is not a requirement, it is encouraged to include speakers from different countries. Each selected speaker will receive a waiver of his/her registration fees plus financial support towards his/her travel and accommodation expenses (approximately US$500). Japanese speakers cannot receive registration fee waiver or travel support. Members and non-members are invited to submit proposals for symposia detailing:

• a. The topic of the symposium
• b. A one-page abstract
• c. The reason(s) why the topic of the symposium is important
• d. The names of the Chairperson and four speakers, confirming their willingness to participate and their lecture titles
• e. Short CVs of the four speakers with a selection of up to 5 publications for each speaker

INVITED YOUNG INVESTIGATOR COLLOQUIA

We anticipate eight (8) "Young Investigators' Colloquia" with four speakers in each colloquium. These colloquia would feature young investigators mainly from the APSN regions and will be selected by the Scientific Program Committee from submitted proposals (open invitation). Thirty minutes will be available for each contribution, preference will be given to independent young investigators. The candidates should be either below 40 years of age or less than 10 years after Ph.D. Each selected speaker will receive a waiver of his/her registration fees plus financial support towards his/her travel and accommodation expenses. Japanese speakers cannot receive registration fee waiver or travel support. To apply, the candidates should submit the following:

• a. The title of their contribution
• b. A one-page abstract
• c. A short one-page CV
• d. List of publications during the last three years

THE DEADLINE FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED IS July 31, 2011.  August 31, 2011
All proposals for invited sessions should be submitted via email to the chair of the Program Committee (woongsun53@gmail.com)

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The Scientific Program Committee invites all participants who wish to present a poster or an oral presentation to submit an abstract. When submitting abstracts, registrants should indicate whether they wish to be considered for oral or poster presentations. In addition, workshop and satellite symposia topics are also invited.

ORAL PRESENTATION

The Scientific Program Committee will select submitted abstracts for oral presentation. Each oral presentation is 15 min with a 5 min discussion. Applicants not selected for an oral presentation will automatically be given a poster presentation slot.

POSTER PRESENTATION

There will be posters presentations daily throughout the meeting.

The deadline for free communications to be submitted is May 31, 2012.