Invitation to ISAM2013, HOKURIKU, 27-29 March 2013

  ISAM (International Symposium on Agricultural Meteorology) has been held in adjunct to the annual meeting of the Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan (SAMJ) since 2008. ISAM2013 is the sixth.
  The main topics of ISAM2013 are listed below, but presentations on other topics would also find their audiences at the meeting. ISAM2013 will provide unique opportunities to meet colleagues who are working on meteorology in agriculture, forestry and other land ecosystems mostly in, but not limited to, East Asia. We hope the participants to share up-to-date results and novel ideas, and to meet their future collaborators at ISAM2013. Let's get together in NONOICHI in March 2013!


 ■■■ Date and Venue ■■■

Date: 27-29 March 2013
Venue: Ishikawa Prefectural University (IPU)
   (1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan)


◆Location and Map of IPU
   Location: about IPU/ Campus Guide (in Japanese)
   Access: about IPU/ Access map (in Japanese)

   How to get to the venue from the downtown of Kanazawa city. (in preparation)

 ■■■ Topics of Oral and Poster sessions ■■■

1: Using Climatic and Satellite data in Agriculture and Forestry
2: Carbon Cycle in Terrestrial Ecosystems
3: Urban and Rural Climate
4: Environmental Pollution
5: Environmental Control and Monitoring in Plant Production
6: Monitoring and Modeling in Crop Production and Nutrient Dynamics
7: Data processes in Agriculture
8: Meteorological disasters in Agriculture
9: Micrometeorology

 ■■■ Registration ■■■

  Registration form
  Registration should be done before 20 December 2012 (JST)

  Abstract form
  Abstract should be submitted before 31 January 2013 (JST)

  Please send the Registration Form and Abstract to (E-mail: agromet2013ml.affrc.go.jp)

 ■■■ Schedule and Programs ■■■

  Schedule(
pdf)

  Program of ISAM2013(pdf)

  How to Present (for Presenters)(pdf)




 ■■■ Fees (JPY: Japanese Yen) ■■■

 Registration Fees (JPY: Japanese Yen)
Regular Fee Early Bird Registration Fee
Discounted until January 31
Registration member of SAMJ*1 8000 6000
Student Member or Postdoctoral Fellow Member 5000 3000
Non-Member Member 10000 8000
Non-Member Student or Postdoctoral Fellow 7000 5000


 Banquet Fees (JPY)
Regular Fee Early Bird Registration Fee
Discounted until January 31
Registration member of SAMJ*1 7000 6000
Student Member or Postdoctoral Fellow Member 4000 3500
Non-Member Member 8000 7000
Non-Member Student or Postdoctoral Fellow 4000 3500


1)Participants from outside Japan are applied as Regular-member fee when the registration is done by 31 January 2013.

The registration entitles the ISAM2013 participants to join the SAMJ annual meeting, where most presentations shall be made in Japanese but some are in English and slides are of interest.


 ■■■ Means of payment ■■■

Participants from outside Japan: Payment by some credit cards is acceptable only for the participants residing outside Japan. To pay by credit card, please send the application form by mailing or FAX to the secretariat of SAMJ (not that of ISAM), by 1 March 2013. The address and FAX number are noted in the form. Participants residing outside Japan may also make the payment in cash at the registration desk of ISAM2013 on arrival (payment by credit card is not acceptable). The discounted rate for registration and banquet applies, if the participant residing overseas finishes the on-line registration by the due date (31 Jan. 2013). Registration afterward would require them to pay the fees at regular (and higher) rate.

Participants from inside Japan: If you understand Japanese language, please refer to Japanese page. Otherwise, please contact us by E-mail (mail to: agromet2013ml.affrc.go.jp). All participants, irrespective of nationality, residing in Japan have to finish the payment by the due date to receive the discount in the payment.


 ■■■ Important Dates ■■■

Registration to presentations due on 20 December 2012 (JST)
Submission of abstracts due on 31 January 2013 (JST)
Payment for the early registration a due on 31 January 2013 (JST)
Submission of manuscript to the Journal of Agricultural Meteorology b 28 February 2014 (JST)


a. The payment is accepted only in Japanese Yen. Payment by some credit cards is acceptable only for the participants residing outside Japan. To pay by credit card, please send the application form by mailing or FAX to the secretariat of SAMJ (not that of ISAM), by 1 March 2013. The address and FAX number are noted in the form. Participants residing outside Japan may also make the payment in cash at the registration desk of ISAM2013 on arrival (payment by credit card is not acceptable). The discounted rate for registration and banquet applies, if the participant residing overseas finishes the on-line registration by the due date (31 Jan. 2013). Registration afterward would require them to pay the fees at regular (and higher) rate. All participants, irrespective of nationality, residing in Japan have to finish the payment by the due date to receive the discount in the payment.
b. Manuscript submission is only for those who wish to publish the paper, which was presented at ISAM2013, in the Journal of Agricultural Meteorology (JAM). The manuscript shall be subjected to the peer review, and the accepted manuscripts will be published on JAM. The review process is the same as those for our regular papers on JAM, but is accelerated for earlier publication of the ISAM2013 papers. Preparation of the manuscript is here (pdf). No volumes of proceedings are planned for ISAM2013.


 ■■■ Accommodation ■■■

  Please contact to the secretariat of ISAM2013




  (the Secretariat of ISAM2013)

    International Symposium on Agricultural Meteorology (ISAM2013) office
       Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
       Ishikawa Prefectural University
       1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan
    E-mail : yuminishikawa-pu.ac.jp


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