Abstract Submission Period

Abstract submission site will be open during Jan 8 to Feb 19 at 5:00 pm (JST), 2019.

Early-bird Submission Deadline: Feb 4 at 11:59 pm (JST), 2019
Final Submission Deadline: Feb 19 at 5:00 pm (JST), 2019

Please note that late submissions are not accepted.

Abstract Submission Fee

The abstract submission fee is charged to each submission.

Invited authors are not exempt for this fee.
JpGU offers a discounted submission rate if you complete your submission and payment no later than February 4 at 11:59 pm (JST), 2019.

-Early Submission: 3,240JPY/ submission
-Normal Submission: 4,320JPY/ submission

Modification after the payment is also available until before the abstract submission deadline (Feb 19 at 5:00 pm, JST).

Please note that the abstract submission fee is a non-refundable processing fee irrespective of approval of the submitted absrtact and/or withdrawal.

[Additional Resources]
-Various Fees

Guidelines and Regulations

Entry Items to Submit an Abstract

Affiliations	You can register up to 50 affiliations/ submission. Multiple affiliations can be registered to one author. Within 40 one-byte characters
Authors	Name and JpGU ID. JpGU ID is required to all contributors and presenters. * If your co-author will not present nor attend the meeting and does not have a JpGU ID, "000000" may be entered in the entry box.
Presentation Language	Presenters may select their presentation language according to the session language. * Presentations in EE sessions must be made in English. The choice for J sessions would be between Japanese and English.
Presentation Format	Select "Oral or Poster" or "Poster". * Oral presentation cannnot be requested. Presentation format for "Oral and Poster" will be assigned by the session convener.
Session to Submit	Select the session you are submitting an abstract from the list. [NOTE] A presentation may be placed to another session at the convevers discretion.
Abstract Title	Entry must be within 120 one-byte characters without line feed. * Bold, italic, underline, superscript and subscript are available. [NOTE] Bold is displayed only in the abstract PDF. [NOTE] If bold is used in the abstract tilte, the style is subject to change without notice with a descresion of the convener or depending on the publishment material format.
Keywords (Optional Item)	You can register up to 6 keywords/ submission.
Registration as Judges for the Outstanding Student Presentation Award (Optional Item)	Please checkmark your section if you agree to be a volunteer judge for OSPA. You will be contacted from the representatives of the committee later.
Abstract Body	Within 4,000 one-byte characters including spaces.
Image file (Optional Item)	JPEG or PNG file (jpg, jpeg,png) less than 1024 KB

Presentation Language

Each session has a language code (E or J).
This code indicates the presentation language of posters / slides and oral presentations.
Learn more about Presentation Language.

Presenting language and all other materials including posters and slides must be in English at E session.
Presenters of J session may choose their presentation language either English or Japanese.
Presenters do not need to notify JpGU office of their choice of presentaion language in advance.
Presentation language selected during the submission process may be changed later without notice, however presenters are expected to deliver a presentation in the language most appropriate for the audience.

Abstract Submission

Presenters are expected to read the related Guidelines and Regulations before submitting an abstract.

Submission Steps
1.Log in to "My Account Page" with your JpGU ID and password.
2.Open the "Abstract Submission" tab on the left side.
3.Click "My Submission Info" and proceed from the "Submit an Abstract" button.

*JpGU ID is required for the abstract submission.
*Please complete a payment by Feb 4 to receive the early submission discount.

Highlight Presentations

Posted by Publicity and Outreach Committee

Every year, JpGU issues a press release regarding the meeting outline and highlight presentations.
Aiming to widely promote research and studies highly acknowledged both scientifically and socially, we call for candidates of highlight paper.
This call is for either oral presentation or poster presentation.

[Selection Procedure]
(1)Presenter submits application from the designated form
(2)Submitted presentations will be reviewed by section board (first selection)
(3)Publicity and Outreach Committee finalizes highlight presentations according to the results from each section board (final selection).

[Selection Criteria]
-Must have great impact both scientifically and socially
-Must be a paper worth publishing widely to the public


*JpGU will not arrange a press conference nor guarantee a coverage, however, a direct contact from media may be expected.


*Both new and published presentation can be applied under a responsibility and discretion of the presenter.

If you wish to apply for a press release as highlight presentation, please submit your application from the designated form below.
*The information is forwarded press as it is submitted. Please describe the scientific and social meaning of your presentation briefly and comprehensibly.

【Deadline: April 19 at 5:00pm JST】
We believe press release is a good opportunity to promote your research and encourage applications of papers already published as well as new presentations.
We are waiting for your application.

Input Content

〇 Date of presentation
〇 Location
〇 Session title
〇 Presentation #
〇 Presentation title
〇 Name of presenter
〇 Contact email address
〇 Summary of presentation (within 400 characters)
〇 Scientific impact (within 400 characters)
〇 Social impact (within 400 characters)
〇 Presentation record (if this presentation has published or presented before)