January 15 (Mon)-
March 9 (Fri), 2018

Guidelines for Participants

Registration Procedure (No pre-registration is required).

Registration

  • Friday, June 29, 8:00-18:00
  • Saturday, June 30, 8:00-14:30

There is no registration desk at Venue B (the poster venue).

Registration Fees

Standard Member  :  JPY 11,000

Student Member  :  JPY 7,000    (Please present your student identification card).

Non-Member  :  JPY 20,000

Student Non-Member  :  JPY 10,000  (Please present your student identification card).

Please write your name and affiliation(s) on the certificate of Meeting Attendance and wear this card at the venue or/and during the post-conference party.

Please prepare all your payments in Japanese yen (¥).

If you are interested in becoming a JSMBM member, please click here.

Regardless of your membership status in the JSMBM, a complimentary pass to the conference will be issued to any undergraduate students. (Please present your student identification card).

Program

  • On the day, the program brochure will be handed out to participants at the registration desk.
  • You can download the PDF file of the conference program brochure in advance below.

 Program  PDF

We will follow up with your password via e-mail at a later date.

Cloak Room

We have a cloak room located next to the registration desk in Venue A, where you are welcome to leave your luggage. Please keep any articles of value on your person.

Hours: Friday, June 29, 8:00-18:30    

  Saturday, June 30, 8:00-16:30

Young Investigator Award (YIA)

If you are an applicant for the YIA, you are expected to create a poster regardless of whether you are an oral presenter or not. Since there are two venues for the oral presentation, the YIA review is based on the poster.

The award ceremony will be hosted during the general meeting held between 15:00 and 16:00 on Saturday, June 30, 2018.

The applicants will be reviewed by the panl of judges, who are delegated in advance, and the winners of awards will be determined by their vote.

Guidelines for Post-Conference Party

The post-conference party will be held in the "Fuyo" banquet hall located on the 3rd floor of the Hotel New Otani Hakata at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 29.

In order to join this post-conference party, advance registration at the annual meeting is required. No registration desk will be present in the banquet hall. The registration for the post-conference party must be completed at the venue for the annual meeting at the Fukuoka University Hospital, Medical Hall.

You will be asked to present your certificate of Conference Attendance at the banquet hall.

Please arrive at he banquet hall located in the Hotel New Otani Hakata by transport of your own choice. No transportation to the party venue will be provided by the conference organizer. Taking the subway from the Fukudai-mae station (N06 on the map) to Watanabe-dori station (N15 on the map) is highly recommended. It takes approximately 14 minutes and costs 260 yen for one adult. The venue is a one-minute walk-through the underpass from the Watanabe-dori subway station.

Please refer to the Hotel New Otani Hakata official website for details.

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Drink Services

During the meeting, please help yourself to complementary drinks at the 1st floor lobby of the Medical Hall.

Photography and Recording of Copyrighted Materials

Materials presented at the Japanese Society for Matrix Biology and Medicine ("JSMBM") annual meeting, including all slides, written and oral presentations, posters, and other materials displayed, shown, or otherwise published during the JSMBM annual meeting (the "Meeting Materials"), are protected by copyright and may not be publicly displayed or republished without the express written consent fo the copyright owner. Taking photos, videos, or audio tapes of these copyrighted materials is strictly prohibited, except for those who have applied in advance to the Congress Secretariat and obtained permission. Copyright and intellectual property law is observed during all JSMBM presentations, sessions, and events.