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*** Japan Geoscience Union Mailnews May Edition,
                                           No.233 May 11, 2015 ***
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|  1. Prefatory note (Only in Japanese)
|            by Toshitaka Tsuda, President of JpGU
|  2.[Important] JpGU Meeting 2015 information
|    -> Pre-registration dealine is extended
|    -> Recent schedule
|    -> Program is released
|    -> Updated information from each session
|    -> Barbecue party
|    -> On-site registration
|    -> JpGU Mobile App and Web App
|    -> Introduction of My JpGU
|    -> Seminars (Only in Japanese)
|    -> Lunch time Special Lecture this year
|    -> Recent Advances in Earth and Planetary Science this year
|    -> Introduction of exhibitors
|  3. Information from PEPS
|    -> PEPS booth in JpGU Meeting 2015
|    -> PEPS Official Facebook and Twitter
|    -> Newly released articles on PEPS
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#1. Prefatory note by Toshitaka Tsuda, President of Japan Geoscience Union
       (Only in Japanese)

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#2. [Important] JpGU Meeting 2015 information

(1) Pre-registration dealine is extended
Pre-registration deadline is extended to May 15th, Friday at 17:00JST.
Please be in a hurry to make a registration.
Invitation Mail is automatically sent to your registered email addresses 
from May 19th.

Registration fee is shown below.
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e/registration.html

Not only abstract submission but also JpGU Meeting registration is necessary 
to participate in the meeting.On-site registration takes time.
Please be sure to make pre-registration if you're going to make presentations there.
Discount rate is NOT adopted on-site.

Please check your ID information and payment status before May 15th 
from the following URL.
https://secure.jproduce.co.jp/jpgu_e/

* For non-members(Those who have JpGU ID and not JpGU member)
Discounted rate is NOT adopted by just acquiring JpGU ID.
Please be sure to become a member and pay annual due to participate in our meeting 
at the discounted rate.

(2) Recent schedule
May 14th, Thu: Abstract PDFs are released on the web.
May 15th, Fri: Pre-registration deadline is closed. <-- Extended !
    *Membership subscription system is to be adjourned from May 15th at 17:00JST 
     to June 30th.
May 19th, Tue: Start sending Invitation mails to each participants
May 24th, Sun - 28th, Thu: JpGU Meeting 2015

(3) Program is released

JpGU Meeting program is released here.

+ Based on session ID
https://www2.jpgu.org/meeting/2015/session/session_e.html

+ Based on date
https://www2.jpgu.org/meeting/2015/session/sessionday_e.html

Abstract PDFs are released on the web on May 14th.

(4) Updated information from each session

Please check the following URL for recently updated information.
https://www.jpgu.org/session/public.php

Please apply from the following form to modify your presentation.
https://www.jpgu.org/session/public.php

(5) Barbecue party

Application for the barbecue party is being accepted.
Application button is shown on the following URL.
https://secure.jproduce.co.jp/jpgu_e/

Participants have a chance to win the prizes.
Please come to the barbecue party with your colleagues.

 Date: May 27th, Wednesday from 17:45
Place: Makuhari Messe Open Space
  Fee: Advance  General 3,900JPY / Student 1,980JPY
       On-site  General 4,500JPY / Student 2,500JPY
Please come to Help Desk on the 1st floor on the day.

(6) On-site registration

If you don't receive invitation mail by May 21th 15:00 JST, 
please contact nondelivery@jpgu.org.
Please be sure to bring the invitation mail.

(7) JpGU Mobile App and Web App

Mobile and Web Apps are to become available soon.
Please wait for a while.

(8) Introduction of My JpGU

Please utilize My JpGU to make an appeal to the participants.
https://mypage.jpgu.org/

(9) Seminars (Only in Japanese)

[ May 24th, Sun ]  What is Geopark experts?
13:00-14:00 at Room 103
* Please directly come to Room 103.

[ May 25th, Mon ] English presentation skill up seminar
1st section: 13:00-14:00 at Room 101B 
 "Improving Your English Presentation Skills"
2nd section: 15:00-16:00 at Room 204
 "Tips for Hadling Your Next Q&A Session"
Please apply from the following URL.
https://business.form-mailer.jp/fms/f6900e9942587
Organized by Forte
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting/downloads/JpGU2015Seminerforte.pdf

[ May 25th, Mon ] How to make abstract submission
17:20-18:10 at Room 301B
Please apply from the following URL.
http://wiley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9t1Vkqtnc8VWRtX

[ May 27th, Wed ] Career path seminar
11:00-12:45 at Room 101B
*Please directly come to Room 101B
Organized by The Volcanological Society of Japan

(10) Lunch time Special Lecture this year

World class reserachers give you special lectures during lunch time 
everyday except for 26th, Tuesday. Lunch boxes are sold in front of 
the lecture room.

May 24th, Sun: Taikan Oki (The University of Tokyo)
May 25th, Mon: David Rubie (University of Bayreuth)
May 27th, Wed: Jun Suzuki 
 (The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
May 28th, Thu: Ryuho Kataoka (National Institute of Polar Research)

(11) Recent Advances in Earth and Planetary Science this year

Date: May 24th, Sun  9:45-10:55
Place: International Conference Hall on the 2nd floor

 9:45-10:20 Midori Takayabu (The University of Tokyo)
10:20-10:55 Shun-ichiro Karato (Yele University)
10-55-11:30 Sei-ichiro Watanabe (Nagoya University)

(12) Introduction of Exhibitors

For further details, see the following URL.
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e/exhibition/introduction/index.htm

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#3.Information from PEPS

(1) PEPS booth in JpGU Meeting 2015
We will have a booth at JpGU Meeting 2015 in Makuhari Messe (May 24 to 28)
with special gifts for all visitors.
We look forward to seeing you at PEPS booth.

(2) PEPS Official Facebook and Twitter

PEPS official Facebook and Twitter pages are available.
Please like and follow us to receive updates and information.

*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peps.jpgu
*Twitter: https://twitter.com/PEPS_JpGU

(3) Newly released articles on PEPS

PEPS has published new articles as follows.

* Research [Biogeosciences]
Biogeochemistry and limnology in Antarctic subglacial weathering:
molecular evidence of the linkage between subglacial silica input
and primary producers in a perennially ice-covered lake
Yoshinori Takano, Hisaya Kojima, Eriko Takeda, Yusuke Yokoyama
and Manabu Fukui
http://www.progearthplanetsci.com/content/2/1/8

* Research [Space and planetary sciences]
Upwelling: a unit of disturbance in equatorial spread F
Roland T Tsunoda
http://www.progearthplanetsci.com/content/2/1/9


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