Second Announcement

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT MIE BIOFORUM 2003 Biotechnology of Lignocellulose Degradation and Biomass Utilization November 10-14, 2003 YAMAHA RESORT NEMUNOSATO, Ise-Shima, Japan Organized by Mie University
	DATE AND PLACE MIE BIOFORUM 2003 - Biotechnology of Lignocellulose Degradation and Biomass Utilization" will be held on November 10 - 14, 2003 at YAMAHA Resort Convention Hall, Nemunosato, Mie Prefecture, Japan (Tel: 0599-52-1111, Fax: 0599-52-0001). ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Kunio Ohmiya (Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University) Kazuo Sakka (Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University) Tetsuya Kimura (Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University) Shuichi Karita (Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University) This symposium is surported by Japan Society for Cellulase Research (JASCEL). REGISTRATION Each participant is requested to register separately using the enclosed form or though the web site. Please ensure that all relevant details are completed and return your REGISTRATION FORM by September 30, 2003 with appropriate payment in Japanese yen(¥) only to: Professor Kunio Ohmiya Lab. of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University,1515 Kamihama-cho, Tsu 514-8507, Japan Tel :81-59-231-9622, 9621 Fax :81-59-231-9684 E-mail:onishi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp, ohmiya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp REGISTRATION FEES Registration fee includes extended abstracts and a copy of published book of proceedings. Delegates ¥ 30,000 yen (by July 31, 2003), ¥ 40,000 yen (after August 1) Students ¥ 15,000 yen (by July 31, 2003), ¥ 20,000 yen (after August 1) HOTEL RESERVATION Rooms of YAMAHA Resort Nemunosato Hotel can be reserved through MIE BIOFORUM 2003 using REGISTRATION FORM. Alternatively, you can reserve hotel rooms though the web site. All rates quoted below (per person) include room charges, eleven meals (dinner, breakfast and light lunch), coffees, service charges, tax and banquet on November 13 (Thursday evening). Two types of rooms can be chosen : Single room ; ¥70,000 yen per person 4 nights [1 person, 2 beds ] Double room ; ¥60,000 yen per person 4 nights [2 persons, 2 beds] Organizing committee will assign you roommate(s) unless you specify in REGISTRATION FORM. If you want to attend only some sessions of the symposium, we can arrange your hotel reservations at different room charges at YAMAHA RESORT NEMUNOSATO. Please contact us.(onishi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp) November 10-12 Single room; 18,500 yen per night [including 3 meals] November 13 Single room; 21,500 yen per night [including 2 meals and a banquet fee] PAYMENT Payments may be made by credit card or direct bank transfer in Japanese yen(¥) only. All payments must be free of banking charges to the recipient and include the name(s) of the participant(s). REGISTRATION FORM and CONTRACT (if payment is made by credit card) should be sent to: Professor Kunio Ohmiya Lab. of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University 1515 Kamihama-cho, Tsu 514-8507, Japan If payment is made by direct bank transfer, direct bank transfer should be directed to: Account no. 285987 (saving account)of the "MIE BIOFORUM 2003, Kunio Ohmiya" at Mie Bank, Mie Daigaku Mae Branch, 1515 Kamihama-cho, Tsu 514-8507, Japan Tel :81-59-231-9622 (Bank address: 1661-3 Higashimarunouchi, Kurimamachiyamachi, Tsu, 514-0102, Japan) <Bank account(Japanese version)is here.> CANCELLATIONS Refunds of cancellations before October 20, only. INQUIRIES Requests for more information or questions regarding the MIE BIOFORUM 2003 should be directed to: Professor Kunio Ohmiya Lab. of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, 1515 Kamihama-cho, Tel :81-59-231-9622, 9621 Tsu 514-8507, Japan Fax :81-59-231-9684 E-mail:onishi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp, ohmiya@bio.mie-u.ac.jp We will be pleased to reserve pre- and post-conference accommodations at YAMAHA Resort Nemunosato Hotel for you. Please visit our web site for more information. ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS Please prepare your abstract on good quality, full-weight paper, approximately 21 x 29.5 cm (A4 size) with 2.5-cm margins on all four sides. An abstract should be no more than 2 pages. The manuscript should be arranged in the order of the title, name(s) of the author(s), address(es), and the text. Place asterisk () after the name of the author presenting the paper. Serif fonts such as Times or Times New Roman are recommended; point size should be 12, except that 16 point should be used for the title. Figures and tables may be included in the text. Please refer to Sample-Abstract* as a guide for style and spacing when typing the abstracts. Please send a printed copy of the manuscript by mail and a PDF file by e-mail to Ms. Y. Onishi (onishi@bio.mie-u.ac.jp) by July 31, 2003. OFFERED PAPERS The Scientific committee will allocate offered papers to oral or poster communications, taking account of author's stated preferences as far as possible. Authors will be informed by 31 August 2003 to which category their paper has been allocated. PROCEEDINGS Papers presented by all of the speakers and poster presentators will be published as a book of proceedings, which will be presented to all registrants within a year. To complete a full manuscript, please refer to Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation. One copy of the laser-printed manuscript and a PDF file should be sent to Ms. Y. Onishi before the meeting or submitted at the time of the meeting. GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION General recommendation Since all the manuscripts are subjected to the offset printing for publication, authors are urged to write as concisely as possible. The manuscripts should be typed [preferably with 12 point type and a single spacing for all sections except title, name(s) of author(s) and address(es); use 16 point type for title] on good quality, full weight paper, approximately 21x29.5cm (A4 size), on only one side of the paper. Papers should be arranged in the following order of presentation: title; names of the authors; addresses; a self-contained synopsis of the paper (50-200 words in length); the text; acknowledgments if any; references. The manuscripts should be no more than 10 pages, including figures, references, and tables. Sample-Proceedings is here. Organization and format Sample-Proceedings enclosed represents the style of original paper. In review, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS, and DISCUSSION may not be necessary. Title should be typed in 16-point type and the first letter of each word should be capitalized except prepositions, articles and species names. Primary heading (e.g. INTRODUCTION, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and REFERENCES) should be typed in capital bold style, centered, preceded by a 2 interspaces blank line, and followed by a 1.5 line spacing. Synopsis should be typed in bold style with a single spacing with 5 spaces indentation for the first line. Heading should not be provided for the synopsis. The text should be typed with a single spacing with a 5 spaces indentation for the first line. Between the paragraphs, no interspaces are required. Acknowledgment(s) should be typed with 5 spaces indentation. References should be numbered in alphabetical order, by first author, and numbered consecutively. The way of citation of a journal reference and a book reference is shown in Sample-Proceedings. References should be typed with 5 spaces indentation (except the first line) and single line spacing. No interspace is required between references. Illustrations (figures) and tables Since all the manuscripts are directly reproduced after reduction (from 24.5 cm x 16.0 cm to 20.6 cm x 14.1 cm), figures should be high gloss, black and white documents (original drawings or photographs). Black and white photographs can be included in manuscript. Figures and tables should be printed out directly in the text alternatively, figures and tables can be put onto the text with glue of good quality, which does not discolor the manuscript. Never use clip or staples. Figures and tables must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3...., Table 1, Table 2, Table 3.....). Figure captions should start by Fig. followed by a space, the figure number (Arabic numeral), a period, a space, and should be typed under the figure. Letters on the figures must be large enough so that when reduced to give the final printed size, letters will be about 2 mm high (capital letters; lower case letters can be proportionally smaller). Title of tables should be typed at the top of the table, and start by Table followed by a space, the table number (Arabic numeral), a period, and a space; whereas footnotes should be typed under the table. Footnotes Footnotes should be used sparingly. In the manuscript, a footnote should be placed at the bottom of the page on which it is referred to and separated from the main text by a horizontal line above the footnote. Footnotes to tables should be placed at the bottom of the tables to which they refer. Units and Abbreviations SI units should be used. Abbreviations should be used sparingly, and defined in the text in their first mention. POSTER PRESENTATION A board (200 cm x 90 cm) will be provided for a poster presentation. ACCESS TO THE VENUE Access to Nemunosato is summarized on the map in brochure of YAMAHA RESORT NEMUNOSATO. Ugata station is reached by train (Kintetsu line) from Namba station (Osaka), Uehonmachi station (Osaka) or Nagoya station. At Namba, please get on a limited express train bound for Kashikojima and get off at Ugata station; limited express trains bound for Kashikojima leave Namba at 10:05, 11:05, 12:05, 13:05, 14:05, 15:05, 16:05. Before 10:05 and after 16:05, limited express trains are available from Uehonmachi, but you will have to change trains somewhere before Ugata. At Nagoya station, get on a limited express train bound for Kashikojima, and get off at Ugata; limited express trains bound for Kashikojima leave Nagoya at 7:10, 8:10: 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 13:10, 14:10, 15:10, 16:10, 17:10, 18:15, 19:45. For limited express trains, reserved seat ticket is necessary. There is city bus from Ugata station to YAMAHA RESORT NEMUNOSATO from 9:35 to 16:35 (about 400 yen). There may be free bus service to YAMAHA RESORT NEMUNOSATO on November 10, Monday. We will announce the schedule of free bus service later.