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ALC '24
15th International Symposium on Atomic Level
Characterizations for New Materials and Devices '24
November 17 (Sun) – 22 (Fri), 2024
Kunibiki Messe, Matsue, Shimane, JAPAN
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Registration Transportation Scientific Program Social Program

Registration

Registration Fees

Registration Fees for Early Discount1
(until Oct 31, 2024)
Normal Fee
(after Nov 1, 2024)
Regular Members of MBA2 or JVSS3 JPY 75,000 JPY 85,000
Non-members of MBA/JVSS Members of Supporting Societies4 JPY 80,000 JPY 90,000
Other participants JPY 85,000 JPY 95,000
Student5 Members of MBA2 or JVSS3 JPY 30,000 JPY 35,000
Non-members of MBA/JVSS JPY 35,000 JPY 40,000
Accompanying Person (>6 years old)6 JPY 15,000
1 The early registration fee will only apply if you complete the payment process by October 31, 2024
2 MBA: The Division of Microbeam Analysis, JVSS
3 JVSS: The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science
4 Supporting Societies: Members of the academic societies listed in the “Supporting Societies” section of the “Sponsors and Supports” page are eligible.
5 If you are registered as a student, please bring your student ID at the registration desk for confirmation.
6 Fees for children of age less than or equal to 6 years old are waived, however, registrations are required for seat reservation.

Cancellation Policy

In the event of cancellation of registration, 50% of registration fee will be refunded if the cancellation notice was received prior to October 17, 2024. No refund will be made if the cancellation notice was received after October 17, 2024. It should be noted that all refunds will be made after the symposium.

Registration Site

Please visit the following URL to register your participation (you will be redirected to AMARYS-JTB system).

During the registration application procedures, you can also register for excursions. The registration fee dose not include the fee for the excursion and banquet. However, the excursion and banquet will be financially supported by Demonstration Project for the Enhanced Impact of Hosting International Conferences of the Japan Tourism Agency. Therefore, all participants can attend the excursion and bauquet for free with subsidies from the Japan Tourism Agency. The detailed excursion program is now available on the Social Program page.

In recent years, there have been some malicious websites that lead visitors to fake registration sites, accommodation sites, etc. Please be careful.

Early Registration Deadline

October 31 (Thu) 2024

Early Discount fee will be applied to those who complete payment by the above deadline. Please note that late payment will result in the normal fee.

Join MBA and JVSS

The division of Microbeam Analysis (MBA) and the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science (JVSS) welcome prospective members. The MBA and JVSS members can receive a discount on the registration fees for ALC'24. If you are interested in joining MBA or JVSS, please contact Secretary of ALC'24 Steering Committee. The MBA and JVSS membership fees are as follows.


Membership Fees for MBA JVSS
Regular JPY 3,000 JPY 10,000
Student JPY 1,000 JPY 2,000

Transportation

Shimane Prefectural Convention Center locates near the Matsue station and it takes about 10 min on foot. The nearest airport is Izumo airport. There are several domestic flights from Tokyo (Haneda), Osaka (Itami), Sendai, Shizuoka, Nagoya and Fukuoka to Izumo airport. Another airport, Yonago airport, is also available and there are flights from Tokyo (Haneda), and Seoul (Incheon) to Yonago airport. There are bus transportations from Izumo and Yonago airports to Matue station, the operation times of which are adjusted to the arrival and departure times of each flight. It takes about 30 and 45 minutes from Izumo and Yonago airports to Matue station, respectively.

Please refer to the following link for access detail.

Scientific Program

Time Slot of the Symposium

Time Table

Detailed Program

Social Program

All participants can attend all the social program below for free with subsidies from our sponsors and the Japan Tourism Agency.

Mixer (Welcome Reception)

November 17 (Sun), 2024
(at Kunibiki Messe, 17:00∼19:00)

The registration desk will open at 16:00 on Nov. 17 at Kunibiki Messe.

The registration fee dose not include the fee for the mixer. However, the mixer will be financially supported by our sponsors. Therefore, all participants can attend the mixer for free with subsidies from our sponsors.

Group Photo

November 19 (Tue), 2024
(at International Conference Hall, Kunibiki Messe, 10:20∼10:30)

Excursion

November 21 (Thu), 2024
(to Izumo Oyashiro etc., afternoon)

We are planning to have the following 3 courses as the excursion. If you wish to participate in the excursion, please select a course when registering. 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.

The registration fee dose not include the fee for the excursion. However, the excursion will be financially supported by Demonstration Project for the Enhanced Impact of Hosting International Conferences of the Japan Tourism Agency. Therefore, all participants can attend the excursion for free with subsidies from the Japan Tourism Agency.

Course 1:Izumo Oyashiro: Grand Shrine
Kunibiki Messe ⇒ Izumo Oyashiro ⇒ The Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo ⇒ Shimane Winnery (banquet place)
Course 2:Adachi Museum: Japanese Arts and Gardens
Kunibiki Messe ⇒ Adachi Museum ⇒ Shimane Winnery (banquet place)
Course 3:Tatara: Traditional Japanese Ironwork
Kunibiki Messe ⇒ Iron History Museum ⇒ Tatara ⇒ Shimane Winnery (banquet place)

Banquet

November 21 (Thu), 2024
(at Shimane Winery, evening)

Banquet will be held at Shimane Winery on Thursday evening. As described above, the final destination of the excursion is the banquet place, so that you do not care about access to Shimane Winery. If you do not attend the excursion but attend the banquet, you need to come to Shimane Winery by yourself.

The registration fee dose not include the fee for the banquet. However, the banquet will be financially supported by Demonstration Project for the Enhanced Impact of Hosting International Conferences of the Japan Tourism Agency. Therefore, all participants can attend the banquet for free with subsidies from the Japan Tourism Agency.

SHIMADZU
SPECS
JEOL
UNISOKU
Pascal
HORIBA Hitachi
AVS The Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund
Japan Tourism Agency
MBA Organized by The Division of Microbeam Analysis,
The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science (JVSS)
JVSS