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For Overseas Cooperating Institutions HOPE MEETINGS with Nobel Laureates

Objective

HOPE Meetings are held for excellent graduate students and young 13th researchers specially selected from countries/areas around the -Pacific and Africa regions. They give an opportunity for the HOPE participants to engage in interdisciplinary discussions with Nobel laureates and other distinguished scientists pioneering the frontiers

of knowledge. They also give the participants, who lodge together MEETING over the course of the event, a chance to make friends and form with Nobel Laureates collegial networks with peers from the regions. https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-hope/index.html

Nobel Prize Dialogue (NPD) Tokyo 2021

Reception for HOPE & NPD participants jointly hosted 17-21 by JSPS & Nobel Media AB

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Venue (Tentative) Organizer

Yokohama, Office of the HOPE Meetings, JSPS

E-mail [email protected]

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HOPE MEETINGS with Nobel Laureates

Organizing Committee of the 13th HOPE Meeting ■Chair KAJITA Takaaki Nobel Laureate in 2015 Director, Institute for Research (ICRR) Distinguished University Professor, The

■Organizing Committee Members See: https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-hope/sosiki13.html

Participants About 100 doctoral students and young researchers from the following countries/areas: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, , Indonesia, , , Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam

Program of the 13th HOPE Meeting The program of the HOPE Meeting has the following features: ■1 Lectures by Nobel laureates, distinguished researchers, and cultural authorities ■2 Small group discussions with the lecturers (seminar style) ■3 Poster sessions and one-minute oral presentations by each participant ■4 Oral presentations by multinational participant teams ■5 Cultural experience program ■6 Excursion (research facilities and historical heritage sites) Please note: The program may be subject to change or the meeting itself may be cancelled due to concern about the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are considering every possible way to put the participants’ safety first.

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HOPE MEETINGS with Nobel Laureates

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TUE, Arrive in Japan Orientation Ice Braking 16 Mar. Narita/Tokyo International Airport for Participants

WED, Opening Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Group Group Flash Talks 17 Mar. Ceremony Discussions Discussions

THUR, Lecture 3 Poster Lecture 4 Group Poster Cultural Program 18 Mar. Session Discussions Session Concert

FRI, Research Institution Visit Lecture 5 Poster 19 Mar. Session Cultural Visit (Historical Heritage Sites)

SAT, Group Lecture 6 Lecture 7 Team Presentations Closing Ceremony 20 Mar. Discussions

SUN, Reception 21 Mar. Dialogue Tokyo 2021* Tentative (as of June 2020) * Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2021 https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel-prize-dialogue/ Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo is an event that will be held in Japan for the fifth time. It is co-organized by JSPS and Nobel Media AB as a sister event to Nobel Week Dialogue held annually in Sweden. The Dialogue, which will take place on Sunday, 21 March, is open to about 1,000 people including 100 HOPE Meeting participants. The theme of this Dialogue will be “Water Matters.”

Selection Criteria HOPE Meeting participants are selected based on the following criteria: Please note: People selected to participate in the 12th HOPE Meeting are eligible to attend the 13th Meeting even if they no longer satisfy the requirements stipulated in items a) and/or b) below.

- Be a PhD student or young researcher (who received a PhD after 2 April 2015) with a record of excellent academic performance a) - Have not been selected to participate in a past HOPE Meeting b) - Have an excellent record of research and a high level of interest in the societal influence of scientific knowledge and its application - Have a strong interest in a wide scope of science and research - Be expected to go on to advance future research in the Meeting’s subject field(s) - By participating in the meeting, be expected to initiate joint research and/or build collegial networks in the future - Have a strong desire to participate actively in the Meeting’s exchanges and discussions - Possess ample English proficiency to do so - Be able to participate in the entire Meeting program including its orientation on 16 March, all the lunches and dinners, and Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2021 on 21 March

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Cost Sharing - JSPS covers the costs of holding the meeting, local travel* and overseas travel insurance**

- Cooperating institutions cover the international travel cost*** of their own participants

* 1) Accommodations at the designated The Meeting Venue hotel in Yokohama (check-in: 16 March, Yokohama-city check-out: 22 March), 2) Meals (from dinner on 16 March to breakfast on 22 March) 3) Transportation between Narita/Tokyo International Airport and the hotel/meeting venue ** Designated travel insurance valid during the meeting period (16 thru 22 March). *** International airfare to and from Narita/Tokyo International Airport, Japan ★ Tokyo International Airport is commonly https://businessyokohama.com/home/why-yokohama/strategic-locat known as Haneda Airport.

Schedule (tentative) June Send out nomination requests to cooperating institutions 2020 30 September Nomination deadline (for cooperating institutions) Early December Notify cooperating institutions of the selection results Late December Participants prepare for their participation in the meeting (1) Submit registration forms, photos, poster presentation abstracts Mid-January (2) Confirm travel plans, submit slides for Flash Talks 2021 16 March Hotel Check-in and Orientation 17-21 March 13th HOPE Meeting *21 March: Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2021 Late March Participants submit reports to JSPS April - JSPS sends reports to cooperating institutions

Nomination Deadline 30 September, 2020 E-mail [email protected]

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Outline of the Previous HOPE Meetings 1st HOPE Meeting, 2008 Lecturers: Date and Venue: (Physics, 1973) Chair Februeary 25-28, 2008 (Tsukuba, Japan) Subjected Fields: (Physics, 1986) Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Robert B. Laughlin (Physics, 1998) Participants: ( 2000) 81 PhD students and young scientists from the 13 countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific region: Alan Heeger (Chemistry, 2000) Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and other distinguished researchers. Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

2nd HOPE Meeting, 2009 Lecturers: Date and Venue: Leo Esaki (Physics, 1973) September 28-October 1, 2009 (Hakone, Japan) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Subjected Field: Yuan Tseh Lee (Chemistry, 1986) Chemisty (and related fields) Ryoji Noyori (Chemistry, 2001) Chair Participants: (Chemistry, 2002) 100 PhD students and young scientists (Chemistry, 2003) from the 14 countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific region: Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, (Physiology or Medicine, 1987) Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and other distinguished researchers. Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

3rd HOPE Meeting, 2011 Lecturers: Date and Venue: Leo Esaki (Physics, 1973), March 7-11, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) David J. Gross (Physics, 2004), Subjected Field: Physics (and related fields) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair Participants: (Physics, 2008) Richard R. Ernst (Chemistry, 1991) 99 PhD students and young scientists Hideki Shirakawa (Chemistry, 2000) from the 14 countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific region: Ryoji Noyori (Chemistry, 2001) Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Koichi Tanaka (Chemistry, 2002), Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Ada Yonath (Chemistry, 2009) Thailand, Vietnam and other distinguished researchers.

4th HOPE Meeting, 2012 Lecturers: Date and Venue: Leo Esaki (Physics, 1973) March 7-11, 2012 (Tsukuba, Japan) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair Theme: Chemistry for Creating the Future John Ernest Walker (Chemistry, 1997) Participants: Ryoji Noyori (Chemistry, 2001) Roderick Mackinnon (Chemistry, 2003) 100 PhD students and young scientists from the 17 (Chemistry, 2010) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: Ei-ichi Negishi (Chemistry, 2010) Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, (Chemistry, 2011), Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, and other distinguished researchers. Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

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Outline of the Previous HOPE Meetings 5th HOPE Meeting, 2013 Lecturers: Date and Venue: Leo Esaki (Physics, 1973) February 26-March 2, 2013 (Tokyo, Japan) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair Subjected Field: Hideki Shirakawa (Chemistry, 2000) Life Sciences (and related fields) Ryoji Noyori (Chemistry, 2001) Participants: Aharon Jehuda Ciechanover (Chemistry, 2004) 98 PhD students and young scientists from the 16 Susumu Tonegawa countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: (Physiology or Medicine, 1987) Mario Renato Capecchi Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, (Physiology or Medicine, 2007) Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, and other distinguished researchers. Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand

6th HOPE Meeting, 2014 Lecturers: Date and Venue: March 11-15, 2014 (Tokyo, Japan) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair Subjected Field: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine Braian P. Schmidt (Physics, 2011) (and related fields) Hideki Shirakawa (Chemistry, 2000) Participants: (Chemistry, 2008) 106 PhD students and young scientists from the 19 Ei-ichi Negishi (Chemistry, 2010) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: Richard J. Roberts Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, (Physiology or Medicine, 1993) New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, and other distinguished researchers. Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

7th HOPE Meeting, 2015 Lecturers: Date and Venue: Johannes (Physics, 1987) March 1-5, 2015 (Tokyo, Japan) Douglas Dean Osheroff (Physics, 1996) Subjected Field: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine (and related fields) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair Participants: Hideki Shirakawa (Chemistry, 2000) 97 PhD students and young scientists from the 17 Ei-ichi Negishi (Chemistry, 2010) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: Dan Shechtman (Chemistry, 2011) Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, and other distinguished researchers. Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey

8th HOPE Meeting, 2016 Lecturers: Date and Venue: March 7-11, 2016 (Tsukuba, Japan) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair Subjected Field: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine (Physics, 2012) (and related fields) (Physics, 2014) Participants: Jean-Marie Lehn (Chemistry, 1987) 107 PhD students and young scientists from the 18 Ada Yonath (Chemistry, 2009) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Barry J. Marshall Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, (Physiology or Medicine, 2005) Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and other distinguished researchers. Myanmar

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Outline of the Previous HOPE Meetings 9th HOPE Meeting, 2017 Lecturers: Date and Venue: (Physics 1985) February 26-March 2, 2017 (Tokyo, Japan) Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair Subjected Field: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine (and related fields) (Physics, 2015) Participants: Ryoji Noyori (Chemistry, 2001) 110 PhD students and young scientists from the 22 Jean-Pierre Sauvage (Chemistry, 2016) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: Edvard I. Moser (Physiology or Medicine, 2014) Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, and other distinguished researchers. Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam 10th HOPE Meeting, 2018 Lecturers: Date and Venue: J. Georg Bednorz (Physics, 1987) March 10-15, 2018 (Yokohama, Japan) Subjected Field: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine Makoto Kobayashi (Physics, 2008) Chair (and related fields) Takaaki Kajita (Physics, 2015) Participants: K. Barry Sharpless (Chemistry, 2001) 108 PhD students and young scientists from the 21 Ada Yonath (Chemistry, 2009) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: J. (Chemistry, 2016) Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Tim Hunt (Physiology or Medicine, 2001) Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and other distinguished researchers. South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey 11th HOPE Meeting, 2019 Lecturers: Date and Venue: (Physics, 2014) March 4-8 2019 ( Okinawa, Japan ) Subjected Field: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine Takaaki Kajita (Physics, 2015) Chair (and related fields) (Chemistry, 2004) Participants: Ada Yonath (Chemistry, 2009) 104 PhD students and young scientists from the 19 Ben L. Feringa (Chemistry, 2016) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: Tim Hunt (Physiology/Medicine, 2001) Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, and other distinguished researchers. Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

12th HOPE Meeting, 2020 *Cancelled due to concern about Novel Coronavirus epidemic. Lecturers: Date and Venue: J. Georg Bednorz (Physics, 1987) March 9-13 2020 (Tsukuba, Japan ) Subjected Field: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine Takaaki Kajita (Physics, 2015) Chair (and related fields) Barry C. Barish (Physics, 2017) Participants: (Chemistry, 1988) 109 PhD students and young scientists from the 22 (Chemistry, 2018) countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific and Africa region: Tim Hunt (Physiology/Medicine, 2001) Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Randy W. Schekman New Zealand, Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, (Physiology/Medicine, 2013) South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

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