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The 9Th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2012) The 9th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2012) Progress and Future of Polymer Science and Technology Kobe, Japan December 11 - 14, 2012 The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) First Circular 1 ORGANIZATIONS Organizing Committee Chair: KATAOKA, Kazunori AIDA, Takuzo TAKAHARA, Atsushi AKASHI, Mitsuru URAGAMI, Tadashi FUJITA, Terunori YAMAGISHI, Takashi OHNO, Hiroyuki International Advisory Committee ALBERTSSON, Ann-Christine PENCZEK, Stanislaw CHU, Benjamin STEIN, Richard S. GRUBBS, Robert B. STEPTO, Robert F. T. HOLMES, Andrew B. TIRRELL, David A. JIN, Jung-Il VAIRON, Jean-Pierre KAMINSKY, Walter VOGL, Otto LEHN, Jean-Marie WANG, Fosong LODGE, Timothy P. WEGNER, Gerhard McGRATH, James E. WYNNE, Kenneth J. MÜLLEN, Klaus Program Committee Chair: AIDA, Takuzo Vice-Chair: KIMIZUKA, Nobuo ADACHI, Chihaya NOZAKI, Kyoko AOSHIMA, Sadahito SEGAWA, Hiroshi ASAKA, Kinji SEKI, Shuhei GONG, Jian Ping SEKI, Takahiro HAMACHI, Itaru SHIMOMURA, Masatsugu INOUE, Toshihide TAKAHARA, Atsushi ITO, Kohzo TAKEUCHI, Masayuki IYODA, Tomokazu URAGAMI, Tadashi IWATA, Tadahisa USUKI, Arimitsu KAMIGAITO, Masami UYAMA, Hiroshi KATO, Takashi WATANABE, Hiroshi KIKUCHI, Hirotsugu YAMAMOTO, Kimihiro KOIKE, Yasuhiro YAMATO, Masayuki MAEDA, Mizuo YASHIMA, Eiji MIYATAKE, Tatsuya YOKOZAWA, Tsutomu NAGASAKI, Yukio 2 Since 1984, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) has organized SPSJ International Polymer Conferences (IPC) to provide the world polymer community with opportunities to meet and discuss most updated topics in polymer science and technology: 1st IPC “Recent Developments in Polymer Science and Engineering”, in Kyoto, 1984 2nd IPC “Specialty Polymers for High Performance”, in Tokyo, 1986 3rd IPC “Membranes and Interfacial Phenomena of Polymers”, in Nagoya, 1990 4th IPC “New Developments in Polymer Science and Technology”, in Yokohama, 1992 5th IPC “Challenges in Polymer Science and Technology” in Osaka, 1994 6th IPC “Polymer Science and Technology toward the 21st Century” in Kusatsu, 1997 7th IPC “Polymer Science and Industrial Research in the Fast-changing Age” in Yokohama, 1999 8th IPC “Emerging Horizons in Polymer Science and Technology” in Fukuoka, 2005 We have pleasure in announing that the 9th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2012) “Progress and Future of Polymer Science and Technology” will be held in Kobe from December 11th through 14th, 2012. IPC2012 is definitely one of the most important events to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ). We anticipate that this event will provide a significant forum for enhancing international exchange in polymer science research and its new possibilities. Moreover, with the active participation of scientists and engineers from other fields, we hope that such exchanges and integration will accelerate the development in human welfare, as a melting pot of ‘best in class’ innovation and ideas. We look forward to having the pleasure welcoming you to the IPC2012. Kazunori Kataoka Chairman Organizing Committee IPC 2012 September 1st, 2011 3 PERIOD AND VENUE Period: Tuesday, December 11th through Friday, December 14th, 2012 Venue: Kobe International Conference Center (6-9-1, Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-ku,Kobe City, 650-0046 Japan) Phone: +81-78-302-5200 Facsimile: +81-78-302-6485 URL: http://kobe-cc.jp/english/index.html TOPICS 1. Selected Topics (Special Symposia) S-1: Frontiers in Synthetic Polymer Chemistry S-2: Frontiers in Polymer Assembly and Physics S-3: Emergent Phenomena S-4: Energy Conversion S-5: Information Technologies S-6: Health and Safety S-7: Sustainability and Healing S-8: Cutting-Edge Industrial Technologies 2. General Topics (Poster) G-1: Polymer Synthesis and Reactions G-2: Structure and Physical Properties of Polymers G-3: Polymer Processing G-4: Functional Polymers G-5: High Performance Polymers G-6: Bio-Related Polymers 4 INVITED LECTURES About 45 invited lectures will be delivered by distinguished scientists at IPC 2012. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS The Program Committee will accept about 300 contributed papers including oral and poster presentations. Papers for Selected Topics will be accepted as either an oral or a poster presentation. The Program Committee reserves the right to allocate an oral paper as a poster, or the reverse, if necessary. Papers for General Topics will be accepted as poster presentations only. Twenty minutes will be allotted to each oral presentation including discussion. LANGUAGE English is the working language of the Conference. Translation will not be provided. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Application for Paper Presentation June 29, 2012 Receipt of Manuscripts for the Preprints September 14, 2012 Registration with Payment October 31, 2012 MORE INFORMATION More detailed information will appear in the Second Circular, which will also become available on our website (http://www.spsj.or.jp). 5 KOBE JAPAN - VENUE FOR IPC 2012 Where is Kobe? Kobe is the sixth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately 30 km (19 mi) west of Osaka. With a population of about 1.5 million, the city is part of the Keihanshin (Keihanshin ) metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kyoto. Getting There From USA or Europe, you will find it easiest to enter Japan via Tokyo or Osaka and then take a "Bullet Train (JR Shinkansen)" to Shin-Kobe. "Bullet Train" service is also available from either city to Kobe (“Shin-Kobe” station). Walk and Cruise around the Port of Kobe This is the best location to experience the scenery of the port of Kobe. At the time when the port opened in 1868, the Meriken Docks were constructed as the landing port for foreign cargo, and it was from here that the Western culture of the time spread to the rest of Japan. Cruise around the Port of K obe Kobe Luminairie Kobe Luminarie is a light festival held in Kobe, Japan, every December since 1995 and commemorating the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year. The lights were donated by the Italian Government and the installation itself is produced by Valerio Festi and Hirokazu Imaoka. Kobe Luminairie 6 ATTRACTIONS Culture, Shopping and Dining Kobe's main attraction for the Japanese is its concentration of Western-style houses, some dating back to the days when Kobe was opened for foreign trade in 1868. Europeans who grew up in similar scenery may find them less fascinating. Kōbe's shopping is clustered around the Sannomiya train station and the Center-Gai shopping arcade leading off from it. Many of the unassuming little cafes and specialty Ijinkan shops in the arcade in fact have histories tracing back well over a hundred years. Kōbe is known worldwide for its Kobe beef, exquisitely marbled, very fatty and very expensive beef. At the opposite end of the culinary spectrum is sobameshi , a concoction of fried rice and noodles mixed together, which is cheap, filling and pretty much unique to Kobe. Open air mall in the seaside of kobe Stepping Out from the City Mt. Rokko and Mt. Maya, the symbols of Kobe, have been loved by the locals as great mountain leisure areas through the ages. At night, they are popular spots to view Kobe's pride--the lights of the city sparkle like an enormous jewelry box. Night View from Mt. Rokko 7 CORRESPONDENCE All correspondence should be addressed to: IPC 2012 Secretariat The Society of Polymer Science, Japan Shintomicho-Tokyu Building 3-10-9 Irifune, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0042, JAPAN Phone: +81-3-5540-3770, 3771 Facsimile: +81-3-5540-3737 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://spsj.or.jp/IPC2012.html 8.
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