The 69th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biotechnology, Japan

Date: September 11 (Mon)–14 (Thu), 2017

Venue:

  • Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University→Accessexternal link
    (3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan)
     
  • Okuma Auditorium, Waseda University→Accessexternal link
    (1-104 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0071, Japan)
     
  • RIHGA Royal Hotel Tokyoexternal link, Royal Hall
    (1-104-19 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8613, Japan)

Important Dates

Abstract Submission April 10 (Mon) to May 16 (Tue), 2017 at 12 noon (JST)
Online Registration April 10 (Mon) to July 14 (Fri), 2017 at 17:00 (JST)
Publication Date of
the Meeting Abstracts
August 8 (Tue), 2017

Schedule

pdfSchedule At-a-Glance

  Sept. 11
(Mon)
Sept. 12
(Tue)
Sept.13
(Wed)
Sept. 14
(Thu)
AM   Symposia
Special oral
sessions (A/B)*
Symposia
Special oral
sessions (A/B)*
Symposia
Special oral
sessions (A/B)*
Lunch
Break
  Luncheon
seminars
Luncheon
seminars
Luncheon
seminars
PM Award ceremony
Award lectures
Poster
session
Poster
session
Poster
session
Public
symposium
Award lectures
Symposia
Award lectures
Symposia
 
Banquet Young Researchers
Committee
for Biotechnology
Evening
session
 

* Special oral session A is for Poster fash talk.
Special oral session B is a hot topics section where selected poster presenters make oral presentations.

Fee

  Registration Fee Banquet Fee
Advance
Registration
(until 17:00, July 14)
On-site Advance
Registration
(until 17:00, July 14)
On-site
Active/
Overseas
members
10,000 JPY 12,000 JPY 10,000 JPY 12,000 JPY
Student
members
6,000 JPY 8,000 JPY 5,000 JPY 6,000 JPY
Non-members 14,000 JPY 16,000 JPY 12,000 JPY 14,000 JPY

(Consumption tax included.)

  • The Meeting Abstracts and an admission pass will be sent to all applicants with full payment and registration after August 8, 2017.
    NOTE: Applicants from abroad can pick up the Meeting Abstracts and an attendee pass at the registration desk on site.
  • For those who complete the payment, PDF version of the Meeting Abstracts will be available prior to the meeting.

Award Ceremony

Date: September 11, 2017  (13:00–13:50)
Place: Okuma Auditorium, Waseda University  Room W

13:00-13:05 Opening Remarks by SBJ President
13:05-13:10 KSBB’s President Speech
13:10-13:20 Presentation of honorary/distinguished membership
13:20-13:50 Award presentation

Award Lectures

Winners of the Society Award, Achievement Award, and Technical Award will deliver lectures after the Award Ceremony on September 11, 2017. Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize Lectures and Terui Award Lecture will take place from 13:10 to 13:30 on September 12.
Eda Award Lecture and Saito Award Lecture will be held from 13:10 to 13:30 on September 13.

Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize Lecture (Sept. 12):

  • John Chi-Wei Lan (Yuan Ze University, Taiwan):  Room B ( Bldg. No.57 2F)
  • Tau Chuan Ling (University of Malaya, Malaysia):  Room D (Bldg. No.56 1F)

Banquet

Date: September 11, 2017 (18:00–20:00, tentative)
Place: RIHGA Royal Hotel Tokyo (1-104-19 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8613, Japan)
 

Poster Session and Special Oral Sessions A/B

Poster presenters, except for those who are scheduled for a talk in the special oral session B, present a Poster flash talk (two-minute introduction) in the morning prior to their poster presentation in the afternoon on the same day.
Date: September 12–14, 2017

  • Special oral sessions A / B… 9:00–11:00
  • Poster session…13:00–15:00
  • Poster dilsplay hours…9:00–18:00 on September 12 and 13 / 9:00–15:00 on September 14

♦ Special oral session A (Poster flash talk)
⇒Timetable

  • Place: Rooms G, H, I and J (Bldg. No. 52), Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University
  • Length of the presentation: Two minutes for the talk and 30 seconds for set-up

♦ Special oral session B (Meeting topics and Excellent Student Award winners’ presentations)
⇒Timetable

  • Place: Rooms E and F (Bldg. No. 52 1F), Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University
  • Length of the presentation: 15-mintue talk and 5-minute discussion

♦ Poster session
⇒Program

  • Place: Poster Presentation Hall (Bldg. No. 63, 2F; Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University)
  • Poster size: A0 (841 x 1189 mm)
  • Poster set-up time: between 9:00am and 11:45 am each day
  • Display Hours:

September 12 and 13… 9:00–18:00
September 14… 9:00–15:00

Posters should be removed immediately after the display hours.
 

Symposia

There will be 24 symposium sessions during the 69th SBJ meeting.⇒Symposium Topics
 

KSBB Invited Presentations

Date: September 12, 2017

15:45–16:10 Don-Myung Kim (Chungnam Nationtal University) Room B (Bldg. No.57 2F)
16:10–16:35 Sung Ok Han (Korea University) Room B (Bldg. No.57 2F)
16:20–16:45 Jong Wook Hong (Hanyang University)Room D (Bldg. No.56 1F)
17:15–17:40 Donghyun Lee (Chung-Ang University)Room D (Bldg. No.56 1F)

⇒more

Luncheon Seminars

Date: September 12–14, 2017 (11:45–12:45)
Admission: Free (Pre-Registration required.)
⇒more

Young Researchers Committee for Biotechnology

Date: September 12, 2017 (18:00–20:00)
Place: Bldg. No. 56, Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University
 

Evening Session

Date: September 13, 2017 (18:00–20:00)
Place: Bldg. No. 56, Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University
 

Exhibition

Date: September 12–14, 2017
Place: Bldg. No. 63, Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University
 

Contact

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SBJ Meeting 2017 Secretariat

Takeyama Laboratory
Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory
Waseda University
Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns)
2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku,162-8480 Tokyo, Japan
E-mail:

For inquiries regarding membership or online registration, contact:

The Society for Biotechnology, Japan
Business Office

c/o Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita
Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Phone: +81-6-6876-2731
Fax: +81-6-6879-2034
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