What's New #13. May 10, 2012.
--- Establishment of "one-day participation fee"
One-day participation fee <<< click here.
--- Establishment of "one-day participation fee"
For those who cannot participate fully in six-day congress schedule but want to participate for 1-3 days, we will set the "one-day participation fee."For the dates July 28-30 and August 1-2, you can participate in the congress hall if you pay 3,000 yen per day at the reception counter of the venue (the museum).
Participation using "one-day participation fee" need not to be officially registered on the registration form of the congress website prior to visiting the venue.
One-day participants will not be allowed to make research presentation in
the congress. Those who want to presented a research should fully register to the congress using the registration form of the congress website. Mid-congress trip as well as congress dinner require payments of separate fees and need web-registration.
What's New #12. April 30, 2012.
--- The deadlines have been postponed to June 10th
Registration and Paper Submission <<< click here.
--- The deadlines have been postponed to June 10th
In order to enable for more odonatologists from more countries/regions to participate in the 2012 I.C.O., the Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the deadline of the regular (early) registration from April 30th to June 10th, 2012．You can enjoy discounted registration fees if you apply for it till June 10 th, 2012. The deadline of the abstract submission has also been postponed from April 30th to June 10th, 2012.
What's New #11. April 16, 2012.
--- Photo Competition
Photo Competition <<< click here.
--- Photo Competition
In this competition, the dragonfly photographs taken and exhibited by the applicants will be judged, and then the best photographer(s) will be honored. ...
What's New #10. April 16, 2012.
--- Special Exhibition
Special Exhibition <<< click here.
--- Special Exhibition
As a side event of 2012 ICO, the Special Exhibition "The World of a dragonfly" will be held at the Congress venue from July 14, - November 4, 2012. The charm of and the world of dragonflies are introduced by exhibiting abundant specimens, mainly of the museum's worldwide collection of the Odonata, together with beautiful photographs caught in the natural world.
What's New #9. April 16, 2012.
--- Tentative Program
Tentative Program <<< click here.
--- Tentative Program
A tentative program of the Congress is shown below. It will be fixed
by the end of May and reported on this website. ...
What's New #8. April 15, 2012.
--- 'Public Talks' has been updated
Public Talks <<< click here.
--- 'Public Talks' has been updated
In the afternoon of July 28, Public talks on dragonflies will be held in
the congress venue: ...
What's New #7. April 12, 2012.
--- Plenary Lecture has been updated
Plenary Lecture <<< click here.
--- Plenary Lecture has been updated
In the 'Plenary session' set in every monring, the following researchers
will give lectures to the audience: ...
What's New #6. April 10, 2012.
--- 2012 ICO Award
2012 ICO Award <<< click here.
--- 2012 ICO Award
During the Congress the screening committee selects the best presentation(s) of the session speakers and the poster presenters of the ages under 40 (those who were born on August 1, 1971 or later), and gives the '2012 ICO Award' at the closing ceremony of the congress. ...
What's New #5. March 24, 2012.
--- Information on Radioactivity
Information on Radioactivity <<< click here.
--- Information on Radioactivity
The present level of environmental radioactivity in Kanagawa prefecture is
as low as the level before the earthquake. And Japan enjoys high levels of food safety, and foods from Japan can continue to be appreciated at home and abroad, after continued careful testing.
The radioactivity level in Kanagawa prefecture (Congress site) is as low as the level before the earthquake: The present level of environmental radioactivity in Kanagawa prefecture (monitored at Chigasaki city) is 0.045 microSv/hour (17th March 2012)...
Why is the radiation level in Kanagawa prefecture as low as before? : Because radioactive substances released from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant fell down mostly in and around Fukushima prefecture...
Food Safety in Japan after the Nuclear Disaster: Food specialist Martin J. Frid examined the question of risk in light of international standards on radiation...
What's New #4. February 9, 2012.
--- Provisional schedule of the Congress
--- Provisional schedule of the Congress
This is a provisional schedule of the Congress and will be modified
according to the accumlation of registered presentation.
- Date :
- moring / afternoon / evening
- July 28:
- Registration / Registration / Reception (free)
- July 29:
- Opening; Plenary session / Oral session /
- July 30:
- Plenary session / Oral session /
- July 31:
- Mid-congress trip (incl. lunch & evening BBQ) (optional)
- August 1:
- Plenary session / Poster session; WDA Board of Trustee meeting / Dinner (optional)
- August 2:
- Plenary session / Oral session; Closing /
- August 3-6:
- Congress tour (optional)
What's New #3. February 2, 2012.
--- Registration / Abstract submission form
Registration / Abstract submission <<< click here.--- Registration / Abstract submission form
You can register using our web form. You can pay your registration fee by credit cards (VISA or Master) or the bank transfer. Deadline of the regular registration will be April 30th but we will keep the registration system open until July 28th. The registration fees till April 30th will apply discount rates.
This year abstract can be submitted separately. Abstracts of both oral and poster presentations should be submitted through above registration system from which you can download the template WORD file for abstract. The deadline of the abstract submission is also April 30th. You can either register or submit abstract in the first place. However, you need to register until April 30 , 2012 to make your presentation.
What's New #2. January 31, 2012.
--- Congress poster
Congress poster (A3 size) 2,849KB PDF <<< click here.
--- Congress poster
What's New #1. January 13, 2012.
--- Accommodations
Accommodations <<< click here.
--- Accommodations
The Organizing Committee recommends all the participants to stay at YUMOYO FUJIYA HOTEL which stands on a riverside with a beautiful mountainous landscape, and is only three minutes walk from the Hakone Yumoto railway station that is the next one from the Iriuda station which the Congress venue adjoins. ...