Social Programs

Mixer (Welcome Reception)

Mixer at the symposium site will be held. All participants can attend the mixer for free with subsidies from our sponsors, however, you and your accompanying persons need a reservation to attend the mixer via the registration web site.

Group Photo

The group photo will be taken at the conference site. Details about the group photo, excursion and banquet will be announced after the morning session of October 29 (room A).

Excursion

Excursion is scheduled in Thursday afternoon. We arranged two types of bus tours, A and B, as the excursion of ALC'15. Please visit the web site linked below for more details of tours A and B. You can choose one of them during your registration procedure (you and your accompanying persons need a reservation to attend the excursion). To ensure your reservation, it is strongly recommended to complete your registration by 14th September. For on-site registration, you may not choose a tour as you wish.

Tour A

Tatara ⇒ Izumo Taisha ⇒ Vogel Park (Banquet place)

• Tatara: Traditional Japanese Ironwork
• Izumo Taisha: Grand Shrine
• Vogel Park: Flowers and Birds

Tour B

Adachi Museum ⇒ Izumo Taisha ⇒ Vogel Park (Banquet place)

• Adachi Museum: Japanese Arts and Gardens
• Izumo Taisha: Grand Shrine
• Vogel Park: Flowers and Birds

As shown above, the final destination of the excursion is the banquet place, where is away from the conference site or the center of Matsue city. If you do not attend the banquet, you need to take a train or a taxi for the center of Matsue. After the banquet, shuttle busses to the Matsue station and Hotels (arranged by JTB) will be prepared.

Banquet

Banquet will be held at Center House of Vogel Park on Thursday evening. As described above, final destination of the excursion is the banquet place, so that you do not care about access to Vogel Park. If you do not attend the excursion but attend the banquet, you need to come to Vogel Park by yourself. The access to Vogel Park from the conference site is as follows:

• Kunibiki Messe ⇒ Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Station (by bus or taxi; ∼15 min)
• Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Station ⇒ Matsue Vogel Park Station (by train; ∼20 min)

All participants can attend the banquet for free with subsidies from our sponsors, however, you and your accompanying persons need a reservation to attend the banquet via the registration web site. To ensure your reservation, it is strongly recommended to complete your registration by 14th September.

Optional Tour for Accompanying Persons

No optional tour will be planned in the conference week by the conference committee. Please refer to the website of Matsue Tourism Association for finding sightseeing spots around Matsue