[][][][][] The Final Circular of SPIN2006 [][][][][]



http://www-nh.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/SPIN2006

Dear Colleague,

 This is the final circular of the 17th International Spin Physics Symposium (SPIN2006) in Kyoto, Japan from 2 to 7 October 2006. The Symposium site is Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall (Parallel session 9B (Polarized electron sources) will be held at Yukawa Institute in the same campus) . Please read the following instructions on the Symposium and have a nice trip to Kyoto, Japan.

SPIN2006 Secretariat



1.Scientific Program

 The scientific program can be seen at the Symposium website;

http://www-nh.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/SPIN2006/

 Please check the date and title of your presentation.
Those who found any problem should contact the organizer as soon as possible.
(spin06@nh.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp )


2.Preparation of Oral and Poster Presentation

 For oral presentations, we like to ask you to provide us Power Point or PDF file of your talk in a USB memory or PC by one day before your talk. At that time we recommend you to check your file at our PC system which is used at the room of your session. Those who give a talk on the 1st day should do so well before your session starts.
 Those who use an overhead projector should notify us before the session starts.

 Poster session will be held on Thursday (10/5 16:00~17:30) at the Symposium site (Conference Hall Ⅲ). Each poster presentation can use an area of 120 cm (height) x 90 cm(width) which can accommodate an A0 size poster.
One can prepare a poster on Thursday afternoon.


3.Registration and Reception

 The registration desk will open on Sunday (10/1 14:00~19:30) at the Symposium site (Conference Hall Ⅲ (2nd floor of Clock Tower Centennial Hall)). The reception will be held at the same place from 17:30 on Sunday. The map of the campus and the city is available on the SPIN2006 website (Symposium Location).

 The registration desk will be located at the entrance of the Centennial Hall from Monday.


4.Travel

 Those who arrive at Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) can either fly to Osaka Domestic Airport (ITM) or take trains to Kyoto (From Narita to Tokyo and then Tokyo to Kyoto (220min. in total)).

 For those who arrive at Kansai International Airport (KIX) or Osaka Domestic Airport (ITM), we recommend to use a shared taxi “MK Skygateshuttle” from the airports to your hotel. You have to make a reservation two days in advance. There are also limousine bus and train to Kyoto Station. Please look at the SPIN2006 website (Travel) for the detail of the travel information and how to make reservation for the shuttle service.

 We will provide a shuttle bus service from some hotels (indicated on SPIN2006 website (Hotel to Conference site) ) to the Symposium site in the morning of 2 and 3 October. Please look at the time table at the hotel when you check in.


5.Social programs

 Conference banquet will be held on Thursday evening (18:30~) at Westin Miyako Hotel. We will provide bus service from the Symposium site to the hotel.

 We have 3 courses for the excursion on Wednesday afternoon. Please register at the JTB desk if you have not done yet.

 A number of guided tours carried out by the JTB ( SPIN2006 official travel agency) and a few programs are available for accompanying persons during the Symposium. The information on those programs is available at the website.


6.Proceedings

 The Proceedings of the Symposium will be published as an AIP Proceedings series.
 The instruction for a paper for the Proceedings will be distributed at the Symposium and will be available on the SPIN2006 website soon.　


7.Climate

 The climate of Kyoto in the beginning of October is mild. Average temperature is expected to be about 20 °C (~70 °F) ( 15 °C at night ~ 25 °C daytime ).


PS: If you have any problem after you arrive at Japan, please contact Kiyoshi Tanida or secretariat office at 075-761-8441 (available from 14:00 on Sunday).


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