Special Programs

1. International Exchange Meeting for Young Researchers 【International Exchange】

This satellite meeting is held the day before the Annual Meeting to facilitate interaction among young researchers from abroad and Japan. Participants are requested to make poster presentation. The poster for Neuroscience 2015 will do.
Participants will interact with each other through discussion about research topics and free conversation. Free snacks and drinks will be provided.

Venue: Room 2A, 2F, Hall No.2 Building, Kobe International Exhibition Hall
Date & Time: Monday, July 27, 17:00-19:00 (Poster set-up starts at 16:00)
How to participate: Pre-registration is required.
Participation Fee: Free

2. Lunch- Time Mini Symposium “Find your path in applied neuroscience”【Young Researchers】

Date & Time:

Thursday, July 30, 12:00-13:00

Place:

Room 7 (Room 504 and 505, Kobe International Conference Center)

Sponsor:

the Society for Young researchers on Neuroscience

Organizer:

Ayaka Sugiura (The University of Tokyo), Yuki Murai (The University of Tokyo)

Speakers:

Koji Kuchiishi (Cyfuse Biomedical K.K.), Satoshi Tsujimoto (Kyoto University)

3. Workshop: “Publishing High Impact Papers from A to Z: Developing Communication Skills to Win the Game”
Sponsored by NSR/Elsevier & Neuroscience2015

Publishing is a fundamental part of research and certifies scientific progress. How to publish high impact research is often missing from graduate education and therefore remains one of the paradoxical mysteries of scientific career development. This program will feature experts who will present the essential points of science communication for successful high impact publication relevant for the careers of postdocs and young investigators. Topics will include paper writing, peer review, journal strategy, publishing trends, and ethics of experimental design/replication.

Date & Time:

Tuesday, July 28, 11:30-13:30

Place:

Room 3, Reception Hall, 3F, Kobe International Conference Center

Organizers:

Charles Yokoyama (RIKEN BSI, former Senior Editor Neuron), Atsushi Iriki (RIKEN BSI, Chief Editor, Neuroscience Research), Ross Hildrew (Elsevier)

Speakers:

Atsushi Iriki (RIKEN BSI), Hisashi Umemori (Harvard Univ),Ross Hildrew (Elsevier), Ryohei Yasuda (Max Planck-Florida), Takefumi Kikusui (Azabu Univ), Charles Yokoyama (RIKEN BSI)

Note:

a light lunch will be served to 100 people on a first-come, first-served basis).

4. Hands-on Workshop “Poster Layout for Researchers”

*in Japanese

Date & Time:

Wednesday, July 29 ＜Part 1＞ 13:30-15:30 ＜Part 2＞16:00-18:00

Place:

Room 405, 4F, Kobe International Conference Center

Sponsor:

soranomado project Inc.

Participation Fee:

Pre-registration is required

5. Workshop: “Seeking for further development of Neuroscience Research: Possibility for launching an open access sister journal”
Sponsored by NSR committee & Neuroscience 2015

Neuroscience Research has been playing an important role in the field of neuroscience as an official journal of the Japan Neuroscience Society. In recent years, the environment of scientific publishing has been changing drastically, such as the growth of electronic and open access publishing. In this workshop, we would like to have an open discussion on possible actions to further develop our official journal Neuroscience Research, including the possibility for launching an open access sister journal. In prior to the free discussion, Ross Hildrew, Senior Publisher of Neuroscience section of Elsevier, will give and overview of the current publishing environment in neuroscience field, especially focusing on electronic and open-access publishing.

Date & Time:

Wednesday, July 29, 12:00-13:00

Place:

Room 10 (3B, Hall No.2 Building Kobe International Exhibition Hall)

Organizers:

Ken-Ichiro Tsutsui (Tohoku University), Atsushi Iriki (RIKEN BSI, Chief Editor, Neuroscience Research), Ross Hildrew (Elsevier)

Speaker:

Ross Hildrew (Elsevier)

Note:

A light lunch will be served to 60 people on a first-come, first-served basis).

6. Special Program by Gender Equality Promotion Committee "Life and Work Balance” 【Gender-Equality】

*in Japanese
Gender Equality Committee has organized a round-table discussion, in which female and young scientists can discuss casually with senior researchers. First, Dr. Hideaki Takeuchi (Okayama University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology) will present his experiences, as a role model. After that, participants will break into small groups, to have round-table discussions with committee members. Topics will be “Lifework balance”, “To get independent positions”, “Positions for researcher couples”, “Foreign researcher in Japan”, etc. We will discuss in English at the table with a foreign participant.

Date & Time:

Thursday, July 30, 12:00-13:00

Place:

Room 10 (3B, Hall No.2 Building Kobe International Exhibition Hall)

Seating capacity:

First 40 applicants (Pre-registration is required)
*Participants can purchase a lunch box for JPY864.

Organizer:

Yukari Ohki (Kyorin University)

Presenters:

Yumiko Yoshimura (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), Noriko Osumi (Tohoku University), Azusa Kamikouchi (Nagoya University), Sayaka Sugiyama (Niigata University), Wen-Jie Song (Kumamoto University), Hideaki Takeuchi (Okayama University), Makoto Tominaga (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), Mayumi Nishi (Nara Medical University), Mariko Miyata (Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine), Sumiko Mochida (Tokyo Medical University)

7. Industry-Academia Collaboration Programs 【Industry-Academia Collaboration】

*in Japanese
To promote collaboration between industry and academia, we have organized the following programs on July 29. Please take this opportunity to initiate new industry-academia collaboration.

1. Industry-Academia Collaboration Symposium (2S02p)
Date & Time: July 29, 15:10-17:20
Place: Room 2 (Kobe International Coference Center International Conference Room)

2. Industry-Academia Collaboration Oral Session (2O02-3)
Date & Time: July 29, 17:30-18:30
Place: Room 2 (Kobe International Coference Center International Conference Room)

3. Industry-Academia Collaboration Poster Session
Date & Time: July 29, 11:00-12:00/13:00-14:00
Place: Hall No.1&2 Building, Kobe International Exhibition Hall
*The logo of Industry-Academia Collaboration will be placed on the poster panels.

8. Free Booth to Discuss New Drug Seeds with Pharmaceutical Industries【Industry- Academia Collaboration】

We have prepared an interview booth to discuss possible new drug seeds with pharmaceutical companies. Preregistration is recommended, but if there is a vacancy, on-site registration is available.

Date & Time:

July 28–30 9:00〜17:30

Place:

Kobe International Conference Center Foyer around lecture rooms

Hosting Company/Organization:

Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

9. Job Matching【Industry-Academia Collaboration】

Neuroscicen2015 is pleased to offer opportunities for young researchers who are searching for start-ups or a workplace to join. We hope that this event will bring positive outcomes to both those looking to hire and to job seekers.
Date & Time: July 28-30, 10:00-17:00
Place: Room 305 & 306, 3F, Kobe International Conference Center

An interview space and bulletin board are available for job matching. Please inquire at the JNS Secretariat Desk located in the Foyer, 1F, Hall No.2 Building, Kobe International Exhibition Hall, for more details.

10. Japan-Canada Joint Symposium【Internationalization】【Basic & Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration】

This is a bilateral symposium between Japan and Canada in its fifth year. Top scientists from both basic and clinical neuroscience will discuss monoaminergic pathways underlying neuropsychiatric disorders.
Date & Time: July 30 8:50-11:00
Place: Room 1 (Kobe International Coference Center Main Hall)

11. Joint Symposia with Clinical Neuroscience Societies【Basic & Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration】

1. Recent advances in Neurorehabilitation based on Neuroscience: Joint Symposium of the Japanese of Rehabilitation Medicine (1S06a)
   -Supported by the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine-
   Date & Time: July 28 8:50-11:00
   Place: Room 6 (Kobe International Coference Center Room502)
2. Cortico-Striatal Circuit: bed to bench, bed and beyond: Joint Symposium of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology and Japanese Society of Biological Psychiatry
   -Joint Symposium of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology & the Japanese Society of Biological Psychiatry- (2S06a)
   Date & Time: July 29 (8:50-11:00)
   Place: Room 6 (Kobe International Coference Center Room502)

12. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration Symposium【Basic & Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration】

1. 1S06p-1 Pericytology -NS pericytes and disease-: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration Symposium
   Date & Time: July 28 15:10-16:40
   Place: Room 6 (Kobe International Coference Center Room502)
2. 1S06p-2 Biomarker development for psychiatric disorders: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration Symposium
   Date & Time: July 28 16:40-18:10
   Place: Room 6 (Kobe International Coference Center Room502)
3. 2S06p-1 Uncovering pathophysioology of psychiatric symptoms with multimodal MRIs and their clinical applications: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration Symposium
   Date & Time: July 29 15:10-16:40
   Place: Room 6 (Kobe International Coference Center Room502)
4. 2S06p-2 Cutting-edge research of Parkinson's disease: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Collaboration Symposium
   Date & Time: July 29 6:40-18:10
   Place: Room 6 (Kobe International Coference Center Room502)

13. Open Luncheon Discussion: "Current Situation and Future of Neuroscience Research Programs in Japan"
Supported by Union of Basic Science Associations in Japan

*in Japanese
Take this opportunity to learn the current situation and discuss future of neuroscience research in Japan with leading scientists from various field of neuroscience.
Lunch will be served to 200 pre-registered participants.

Date & Time:

Friday, July 31, 12:00-13:30

Place:

Main Hall, 1F, Kobe International Conference Center

Organizer:

Tsuyoshi Miyakawa (Fujita Health University), Michisuke Yuzaki (Keio University)

Panelists:

Shigeo Okabe (The University of Tokyo), Tadashi Isa (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), Norio Ozaki (Nagoya University), Hitoshi Okazawa (Tokyo Medical and Dental University). Akiko Hayashi (The University of Tokyo), Naotsugu Tsuchiya (Monash University), Tsuyoshi Miyakawa (Fujita Health University)

The Union of Brain Science Associations in Japan was established in 2012, as a representative of basic and clinical neuroscientists in Japan, with its mission of social contribution through promotion of brain science and its applications. Twenty two societies are affiliated with the Union and the total number of members reaches eighty thousands. The Union supports brain science in various opportunities, including planning of “Master Plan 2014” and submitting reports for the Brain Science Committee of MEXT. In this event we will introduce activities of the Union and discuss future frameworks of supports in brain science.

14. Brain/MINDS - A new program for comprehensive analyses of the brain (4S01)

*in Japanese
Hosted by Japan Neuroscience Society and Brain/MINDS (Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies)

Date & Time:

Friday, July 31, 13:30-15:40

Place:

Main Hall, 1F, Kobe International Conference Center

Organizer:

Yumiko Yoshimura (National Institute for Physiological Sciences), Yuji Ikegaya (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo)

Speakers:

Atsushi Miyawaki (RIKEN, BSI), Hideyuki Okano (Riken BSI / Keio University School of Medicine), Masanori Matsuzaki (Division of Brain Circuits, National Institute for Basic Biology), Kenji Doya (Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University)

15. TED-Style Talks to Promote Dialogues between Neuroscience and Society【Outreach】

*in Japanese

Date & Time:

Friday, July 31, 16:00-17:30 *Pre-registration is not required.

Place:

Main Hall, 1F, Kobe International Conference Center

Speakers:

Akiko Hayashi-Takagi, Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Katsunori Kobayashi, Yuji Ikegaya

16. Come, Future Neuroscientists! – High School Student Poster Presentations 【Outreach】

As part of an outreach activity conducted by the Japan Neuroscience Society and Neuroscience2015, high school students will make poster presentations in the poster session room. All participants of Neuroscience2015 will be invited as judges in selecting “Best Poster Award.” Pleasevisit the presentation area of high school students, who are candidates of the next generation of neuroscientists.
High school students will participate in some of the Neuroscience2015 programs. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this program.

Date & Time:

July 29 11:00-14:00

Place:

Poster Session Room, Hall No.1 Building, Kobe International Exhibition Hall

＜How to vote on a poster presentation＞
Hand a voting card (attached to your meeting badge) to the presenter of your choice (high school student) during the presentation and discussion time (11:00-14:00).
After closingthe presentations, all votes will be counted and the winner of the “Best Poster Award” will be selected.
＜Announcement of the “Best Poster Award”＞
The announcement and award ceremony will be held during the JNS Board Members’ Meeting, starting at 18:30 on July 29.