2nd Circular PDF version (4.8 MB), click here.

Important Notice

-The submission deadline of abstract is postponed from June 23 to July 23 (one month after).
-The deadline of early bird registration is June 23 (not changed).

Organizing Committee of Seismix 2006

INDEX

Scientific Program
Call for papers
Submission of Abstracts
Publication of meeting volume
Meeting information
Venue
Meeting timetable
Half-day trip
Registration information
Registration fees
Accommodation
Post-symposium Field Excursion
Logistical and Administrative information
Visa information
Travel to/from the symposium
Important Dates and Deadlines
Sponsors
Organizing Committee
Business Meetings
Health Insurance
Next Meeting



SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

We invite submission of research papers concerning deep seismic techniques for imaging and constraining the structure, composition and tectonics of the continental lithosphere.
The focus of the scientific program will be studies of the Earth's crust and lithosphere using seismic reflection refraction and teleseismic methods, and integration of these studies with other geophysical techniques and　geological data. Because of the strong interest by Japanese earth scientists in disastrous earthquakes, which occur in and around the Japanese islands, we add two sessions on "Subduction structures of megathrust zones" and "Seismic investigations for disastrous earthquake areas".
Session topics will include:


1. Active continental margins
2. Intra-continental collision and accretion
3. Continental rifts and basins
4. Passive continental margins
5. Integrated multidisciplinary case studies
6. The continental mantle
7. Numerical modeling of heterogeneity and anisotropy
8. Innovative seismic acquisition and processing techniques.
9. Seismic investigations related to mineral resources and volcano-plutonic system
10. Subduction structures of megathrust zones
11. Seismic investigations for disastrous earthquake areas
12. Classic transect (sponsored by IGCP 474 project)
13. Japan Transect (poster session only)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Both oral and poster contributions are encouraged. Following the tradition, no parallel sessions are planned. Posters are considered a fundamental part of the meeting, and ample time will be dedicated to discussion of poster contributions.
Authors of oral presentations are encouraged to also present their major results as posters. Open discussion sessions during the evenings are anticipated.



SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

Abstracts can be submitted in the following format via email to dseismix2006-abs@shonan-village.co.jp. Please download the abstract form and complete your abstract following the instructions given in the abstract form. The submission of the manuscript with MS-Word is preferable, but text file is also acceptable. PDF format output of the manuscript should be attached to MS-Word format manuscript, to avoid misprint of the MS-Word manuscript.

* The submission deadline is July 23 (changed).

Download abstract form (MS-Word file), click here.
Download abstract form (PDF file), click here.

Poster size is 2.40 m width by 1.20 m height. Unless otherwise requested, poster presentations will be assigned a single board. If you are requesting more than one board, please contact the organizing committee seismix2006@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp.



PUBLICATION OF MEETING VOLUME

A symposium volume is planned through an international journal after the conference. The Organizing Committee has made preliminary arrangements with the publishers of the Tectonophysics for a special issue in which the proceedings will be published, same as those resulting from previous meetings. Further information will be provided during the meeting.



MEETING INFORMATION


Venue

Shonan Village Center is located near the center of Miura Peninsula with its scenic views of Mt. Fuji and an overlook onto Sagami Bay. See http://www.shonan-village.co.jp for more details about the venue. It is 50 km from Tokyo and 2.5-hour from Tokyo (Narita) International Airport by direct train. In late September, expect a nice early autumn season and temperatures in the high 20℃ during the day and about 17℃ at night. Detailed instruction how to get to the Shonan Village Center will be uploaded later on this home page.


The main conference auditorium will have two 35 mm slide projectors, two overhead projectors and an LCD projector. The LCD projector will use Powerpoint or PDF files run on a conference computer. You will need to supply your presentation to the meeting organization on a CD or memory stick at least a day before your presentation.

Most of the conference hotel rooms have high-speed internet connection that are included with
the room.

Meeting timetable

From 24th to 29th September 2006
DAY		MORNING	AFTERNOON	EVENING
Sunday 24th				Icebreaker party
Monday 25th		Japan session*	Oral & Poster session	Poster session and cash bar
Tuesday 26th		Oral session	Oral & Poster session	Poster session and cash bar
Wednesday 27th		Oral session	Tourist trip to Kamakura + Dinner
Thursday 28th		Oral session	Oral & Poster session	Poster session and cash bar
Friday 29th		Oral session	Check-out by noon. End of Symposium

* Japan session: Following keynote addresses will be presented. Titles are tentative.
Prof. Akira Hasegawa(Tohoku Univ.)
Seismic activity in Japan: crust, mantle and slab structures
Prof. Tanio Ito (Chiba Univ.)
Outline of the geological structures and their evolution of the Japanese islands

Half-day trip

On Wednesday 27th, we plan a bus trip to Kamakura City. For 150 years beginning in 1192, Kamakura served as the political center of Japan. This trip takes you to the most spectacular spots within Kamakura City, such as the Great Buddha in Kotokuin Temple, Hase Kannon Temple, etc.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

All prices are in Japanese yens (100 JPY=0.87 USD, 0.75 EUR on March 10, 2006)

Conference registration

For registration, click here. (*Conference,accommodation and excursion registrations)

Registration Fees (JPY)	By June 23	After June 23 and on-site
Participants	30,000(JPY)	45,000(JPY)
Students	15,000(JPY)	25,000(JPY)
Accompanying person	12,000 (JPY)	12,000 (JPY)

*Registration includes: abstract volume; participation in all sessions; twice-daily coffee-breaks;
social events (e.g. icebreaker and a half-day trip) and shuttle from nearest railway station (Zushi Station) to Conference center.

**No funds are allocated for international travel.

Accommodation registration

Board and lodging options

We expect most participants to stay at the conference center. The hotel has a capacity of 50 single and 50 double rooms for an anticipated 165 participants and accompanying guests. If there is overbooking will be housed in hotels located in the Shonan Village area.
Board includes all meals from Sunday dinner to Friday noon. Extra-staying is available at same rate on the Friday night.

Board and lodging rates are:

Full board package per person is 24,000 JPY
Full board package for children (age 4 to 12) is 17,000 JPY

It includes all meals from Sunday dinner to Friday lunch.

Accommodation (from Sunday night to Friday morning)

Single 46,000 JPY
Share (twin) 37,000 JPY

Guest house of GUAS* 10,000 JPY

*The guest house of the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (GUAS) is available for students. However, we can provide only eight twin and two single rooms. These rooms will be assigned on the order of registration.


Post-symposium Field Excursion: (Saturday, September 30 - Monday, October 2)
Active Tectonics in the Izu-Tanzanwa Collision Zone

The Izu-Bonin Arc on the Philippine Sea Plate is now colliding against the Honshu Arc on the Eurasian Plate, forming the Izu-Tanzawa Collision Zone several tens of kilometers west of Hayama. The vigorous tectonic activities in this zone are represented by fault movements, volcanisms, and seismicities at present. It has also created spectacular landforms there. We will visit several areas to observe and discuss these tectonic features, using recent seismic reflection/refraction studies. Schedule of field excursion, click here



Excursion registration
Cost of the excursion is 50,000 JPY. It includes transportation, hotel accommodation, field guide, and most meals. Maximum number of participants is 40 persons.


LOGISTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Registration and Check-in

The registration office will be allocated at the Hotel reception. Check-in will be available from Sunday 24th at 15:00.

Procedure of Registration and Methods of Payment

Registration and payment will be carried out by following steps.
1. Do the online-registration at the registration site.
2. After finishing the online-registration, you will receive confirmation by e-mail as an automatic replay.
3. Within 10 days, you will receive another confirmation e-mail from the symposium staff, informing the total amount of your payment.
4. Please send a fax your credit card form, including your credit card information. The symposium organizers accept only payments in Japanese yen (JPY) by Visa, Mater Card or American Express.

Down load Credit card form (pdf file), click here (it is available after April 3, 2006)

5.The symposium organizers will charge your credit card by mid-September



Visa information

Citizens for many countries do not normally require a visa to enter Japan. However, you should contact your local Japanese Embassy if you are uncertain about visa. The Organizing Committee will provide letters of invitation to any participants who need such a letter for visas to travel.

Cancellations and refunds

Registration fees will only be refunded if the notice of cancellation is received in writing before the registration deadline (June 23). Refunds for cancellation requests received in writing after June 23 will be determined based on whether your room/board package can be resold. In any event, the cancellation fee is 10,000 JPY to cover commitments entered by the Organizing Committee on your behalf. No refunds will be made for cancellation request received after August 23.

Travel to/from the symposium

By JR Sobu-Yokosuka Line Rapid Train('Airport Narita' ). Get off at Zushi Station. (2 hours 30 mins. approx. from Narita Airport).By JR Narita Express. Change at Yokohama Station to JR Yokosuka Line. Get off at Zushi Station (2 hours approx. from Narita Airport).
From JR Zushi Station take Keikyu Bus (No. 16). Get off at Shonan Kokusaimura Center Mae. (30 mins. approx.). The organizing committee will arrange shuttle bus from nearest railway station (Zushi Station) to Conference center.

Detailed information of the transportation from Narita Airport to the conference center will be uploaded before the symposium.

Travel information is available from this URL.

http://www.shonan-village.co.jp/english/link_index.html


IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

April 3, 2006 Start the acceptance of registrations, board and lodging and post-symposium excursion.

Deadlines

June 23, 2006 Receipt of early bird registration and board.
July 23, 2006 Submission of all abstracts.
Preference in allocation of rooms will be given to early applicants.

** The registration of the post congress excursion will be terminated by 40 attendees.


SPONSORS

We acknowledge with thanks the financial support of:

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
InterMARGINS
Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo (ERI)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP) 474
Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Japan
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Yokosuka City
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.
JGI, Inc.
Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co. Ltd.
Japan Continental Shelf Survey Co.Ltd.
Hanshin Consultants Co. Ltd.
Geosys, Inc.
Obayashi Corporation, Technical Research Institute
(on March 28, 2006; The list will be updated following the increase of sponsors.)




We acknowledge with thanks the sponsorship of our scientific program by:

International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI)
International Lithosphere Program (ILP)
Japan Geoscience Union
Seismological Society of Japan
Geological Society of Japan





ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Contact address: seismix2006@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Takaya Iwasaki (Chair: Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo)
Yoshiyuki Kaneda (Vice Chair: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Tanio Ito (Vice Chair: Chiba University)
Hiroshi Sato (Secretary in general: ERI, the University of Tokyo)

Shuichi Kodaiara, Narumi Takahashi (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Takashi Iidaka, Aitaro Kato (ERI, the University of Tokyo),
Kiyoshi Ito (Kyoto University)
Masaki Kanao (National Institute of Polar Research)
Takanobu Yokokura (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
Keiji Kasahara (National Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention)


BUSINESS MEETINGS

Scientist willing to have a business meeting during the symposium, please send the e-mail to the Organizing Committee (seismix2006@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp) including name of meeting, expected number of participants, required equipments (e.g. LCD projector and/or overhead projector) and contact address of responsible scientist.


HEALTH INSURANCE

Emergency medical care of is very expensive. Therefore we strongly recommend you to purchase traveler's health insurance before coming to Japan.


NEXT MEETING

Scientist willing to host the 13th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Reflection profiling in 2008 must communicate their interest to the Organizing Committee (seismix2006@eri.u- tokyo.ac.jp) before the end of the 12th Symposium.