The Japanese Society of Polyamine Research

過去の活動記録

　

2004 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLYAMINES:
FUNCITONS AND CLINICAL APPLICATION

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

　　T. Oshima (Co-Chairman)
　　K. Igarashi (Co-Chairman)
　　N. Ohsawa
　　S. Otani
　　A. Shirahata
　　K. Hamana
　　S. Matsuzaki
　　S. Matsufuji
　　S. Kamei
　　S. Nagoshi
　　K. Kashiwagi
　　M. Ohnuma
　　N. Furukawa

VENUE

　　Kazusa Arc (Kazusa Akademia Center)
　　2-3-9 Kazusa Kamatari, Kisarazu-city,
　　Chiba 292-0818, Japan
　　Tel.: +81-438-20-5555
　　Fax: +81-438-20-5139
　　http://www.kap.co.jp/

MAIN TOPICS

　　The conference will include invited lectures and poster sessions on the following main topics: biosynthesis and its regulation, polyamine contents and their regulation, functions of polyamines in cell growth and differentiation, polyamine interaction with macromolecules, biological action of polyamines and clinical aspects of polyamines.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

　November 28, Sunday

3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Registration and Opening lecture
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Reception

　November 29, Monday

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Biosynthesis and its regulation
2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Posters
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Polyamine contents and their regulation

　November 30, Tuesday

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Functions of polyamines in cell growth and differentiation
2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Posters
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Polyamine interaction with macromolecules

　December 1, Wednesday

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Biological actions of polyamines
2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Sightseeing
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Banquet

　December 2, Thursday

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Clinical aspects of polyamines

LANGUAGE

The official language of the conference will be English.

REGISTRATION

The registration fees for the conference are as follow.
　Active participant　: 　　　　\65,000
　Accompanying person　: 　　\40,000

The registration fee covers accommodation for four nights with meals at the Kazusa Arc, the reception and banquet. The registration fee should be paid at the registration desk that will be open on November 28 (Sunday afternoon) from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Kazusa Arc. All payments must be in Japanese yen. The registration fee is \35,000 for participants who stay at other hotels. The fee covers two dinners (November 29 and 30) and four lunches (November 29, 30, and December 1, 2) at the Kazusa Arc, the reception fee, and banquet. Since part of the student's registration fee will be supported by the committee, please apply for support with a guarantee letter from an official supervisor by e-mail to K. Igarashi. Financial support will be paid during the meeting.
Each participant should fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and return it by e-mail to:
　Dr. Kazuei Igarashi
　Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
　Chiba University
　1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
　Tel: +81-43-226-2871
　Fax: +81-43-226-2873
　E-mail: iga16077p.chiba-u.ac.jp
　Deadline for registration is October 1, 2004.

ABSTRACTS

No proceedings will be published for this conference. Instead an Abstract collection with detailed content will be printed. A copy will be given to each participant at the registration desk. Each participant who wishes to present a paper, either orally or by poster, is required to submit the original abstract (in the given form) before October 1, 2004 to Dr. Kazuei Igarashi, iga16077p.chiba-u.ac.jp by e-mail. Some of the oral presentations will be selected according to the content of the abstract. Detailed program of the oral presentations will be announced on October 10, 2004.
Please refer to the attached abstract as an example. Your abstract will be photographed for offset printing and thus will appear in print as submitted. The abstract should be typed with double-spaced in 12-pitch font. The title of the abstract should be typed in capital letters. The abstract should be about one-and-a-half typed pages, leaving the remaining half-page blank for memo space. The abstract should contain up to three references and preferably one or two important Figures or Tables. Please describe three or four keywords to prepare the subject index for the abstract book and underline the name of the author who will present the paper.
Please prepare the abstract with Microsoft Word.
The size of poster is 120 (width) x 100 (height) cm.

INVITED SPEAKERS FROM ABROAD

Atkins, J. F. / University of Utah (USA)
Casero, R. A. Jr. / Johns Hopkins University of Medicine (USA)
Coffino, P. / University of California, San Francisco (USA)
Cohen, S. S. / (USA)
Gerner, E. W. / University of Arizona (USA)
Hackert, M. L. / University of Texas (USA)
Mitchell, J. L. A. / Northern Illinois University (USA)
Nilsson, J. / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (USA)
Park, M. H. / National Institute of Health (USA)
Pegg, A. E. / Pennsylvania State University (USA)
Phillips, M. A. / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (USA)
Belting, M. / Lund University (Sweden)
Heby, O. / Umea University (Sweden)
Persson, L. / Lund University (Sweden)
Agostinelli, E. / Universita degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" (Italy)
Bagni, N. / University of Bologna (Italy)
Michael, A. J. / Institute of Food Research (UK)
Wallace, H. M. / University of Aberdeen (UK)
Algranati, I. D. / Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Janne, J. / University of Kuopio(Finland)
Madhubala, R. / Jawaharlal Nehru University (India)
Kahana, C. / Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)
Kim, I. / Seoul National University (Korea)

LOCATION, WEATHER, AND CLOTHING

Kazusa Arc is about 35 km southwest of Chiba. The weather is mostly fair in this season, with an average daytime temperature of 15 °C, and a minimum of 7 °C at night. Formal clothes will not be required.
　Location & Access (PDF file 3.7 MB)

VISA

For many nationalities, no visas are required to enter Japan. We suggest that you check with your travel agent for details.

TRANSPORTATION

Please use the Narita and Sobu-Yokosuka Line (JR) from Narita Airport to Chiba (45 min, 40 km), and then transfer to the Uchibo Line (JR) from Chiba to Kisarazu (40 min, 35 km). The trains from Narita Airport/Airport Terminal 2 arrive at either Platform 7, 8, 9 or 10 at Chiba Station. Then change to Uchibo Line from Platform 3 or 4. Total fee from Narita Airport to Kisarazu is 1,280 yen. From Kisarazu Station to the Kazusa Arc, a free bus service will be available on November 27 and 28. Bus is also available from Tokyo Station (JR) to Kazusa Arc (65 min, 40 km, 1,600 yen). If many attendants will arrive at the Narita Airport in the morning on November 28, we may arrange the bus from the Narita Airport to Kazusa Arc.

MONETARY EXCHANGE

Monetary exchange (Dollar and Euro to Yen) is possible at the airport on your arrival, and at any major city bank, as well as almost all day long at the Kazusa Arc.

ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL PRE OR POST CONFERENCE

Please ask Japan Travel Bureau (JTB) at Chiba Branch for more information (Shinji Nakajima, e-mail: danchiba_PN1361syt.jtb.co.jp).
　1st circuler of JTB (MS-Word file, 866 KB)
　Information on access and sightseeing (MS-Word file, 89 KB)