The 64th JSAEZ annual meeting | Mar. 15-17, 2020 | Meijo University, Nagoya, JAPAN

Canceled: The 64th JSAEZ annual meeting

Due to the spread of new coronavirus infections, the 64th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology, which will be held at Meijo University on March 15-17, 2020, has been decided to be canceled.  This depends on consultation between the board and the secretariat.

• - Abstracts of the annual meeting will be sent to you as scheduled.
• - The annual meeting is considered to have been held.  The oral session, Poster session, Workshops and other Seminars described in the abstract will be treated as being announced at the scheduled annual meeting.
• - The participation fee will not be refunded.
• - We will inform you of the banquet fee and the refund of the March 15 lunch (only for advance applicants) at a later date.
• - Methods for holding General meetings, Commendation ceremony, and Memorial lectures by the awardees are currently under consideration.  The result will be notified to you again.

Masaya Matsumura (Chairman) and Kenzo Yamagishi (Chairman of the Games Steering Committee)

Caution

DO NOT take photographs or record video of any oral presentations or posters by the camera or smartphone.

Date & Venue

Date

From Sunday March 15, 2020 to Tuesday March 17, 2020.

Venue

Symposium, Oral presentation and Poster session (March 15 to 17, 2020)

Meijo University (Tempaku campus), Shiogamaguchi 1-501, Tempaku Ward, Nagoya.

Banquet (March 15, 2020)

Nagoya Kanko Hotel, 1-19-30, Nishiki, Naka Ward, Nagoya.

• Route map of Meijo Univ. (PDF|532KB)
• Access: Shiogamaguti Station, Subway Tsurumai Line
• Nagoya Kanko Hotel

Program outline

Program outline

Sunday March 15, 2020

09:00-12:30
  General meeting, Commendation ceremony, Memorial lectures by the awardees
  North Lecture Hall, Meijo Univ., Tempaku campus

13:30-16:30
  Symposium
  North Lecture Hall, Meijo Univ., Tempaku campus

18:00-19:45
  Banquet
  Nagoya Kanko Hotel

Monday March 16, 2020 | North Lecture Hall, Meijo Univ., Tempaku campus

09:00-11:45
  Oral presentations

12:00-13:00
  Committee meetings

13:00-14:00
  Special meeting

13:00-15:00
  Poster session

15:15-17:15
  Oral presentations

17:30-19:15
  Workshops

Tuesday March 17, 2020 | North Lecture Hall, Meijo Univ., Tempaku campus

09:00-11:45
  Oral presentations

12:00-13:00
  Seminar, Committee meetings

13:00-14:00
  Poster session

14:00-14:15
  Awards ceremmony for students

14:30-15:30
  Oral presentations

15:45-17:30
  Workshops

Symposium - Human Life and Insects: the novel perspectives

Guest speaker: Nan-Yao Su (University of Florida)

A comparison of human perception toward insects between Japanese and Western cultures

Submit

1. Please access the following website to apply (Click “English” at the upper right of screen). https://odokon.confit.atlas.jp/login

2. Please click “Create an Account” to register your information. In the website, please fill in Log-in ID and Password by yourself.

3. A registration number will be sent to your e-mail.

4. Please access again the above-mentioned website and pay the entry fee by your credit card.

• Applications for presentations: From Friday November 15, 2019 to Wednesday December 25, 2019.
• Applicants for a presentation MUST pay the entry fee and the annual membership fee for 2020, by December 25, 2019.
• Applications for non-presentation: From Friday November 15, 2019 to Tuesday January 4, 2020.

If you are in another country, a book of programs and abstracts will not be send to you. Please receive the book at the reception counter of the venue (Meijo university) from March 15 to March 17, 2020.

Participation fee

	Early bird	Door
Regular member	JPY 5,000	JPY 6,000
Student member	JPY 3,000	JPY 4,000
Non-member	JPY 6,000	JPY 7,000
Companion	JPY 1,000	JPY 3,000

• Companion rate is limited to the applicant's family.
• Children of elementary school age and under are free.
• Non-members may participate only in the symposiums or workshops, are no charge.
• All payments will not be returned, if cancelled.

Banquet fee

	Early bird	Door
Regular member	JPY 7,000	JPY 8,000
Student member	JPY 5,000	JPY 6,000
Non-member	JPY 8,000	JPY 9,000
Companion	JPY 5,000	JPY 6,000

• Companion rate is limited to the applicant's family.
• Children of elementary school age and under are free.
• All payments will not be returned, if cancelled.

5. If you want give an oral presentation or participate in the poster session, please continue to access the website, and register. https://odokon.confit.atlas.jp/login

Presentation guidelines

• 1. Please send in an entry for the annual meeting via the internet.
• 2. Only one presentation is allowed, ether the oral one or a poster.
• 3. Presenters must pay the annual membership fee for 2020.
• 4. Non-members who want to present, need to become members of the society. Membership application (including re-registration of the previously withdrawn members) and payment are due by Tuesday December 24, 2019. For admission procedure, please visit https://service.dynacom.jp/acpartner/odokon/application.php (Sorry, written only in Japanese)
• 5. The presenter, please choose ether an oral presentation or a poster, and select three categories from the following list.
• 6. Please submit your abstract and fill the information about your oral presentation or poster in the online submission system.

Category

• 1: Taxonomy / Phylogeny / Morphology / Histology
• 2: Embryology / Genetics / Evolution
• 3: Ecology
• 4: Population / Symbiosis / Coevolution
• 5: Symbiotic microorganism
• 6: Parasitism / Predation
• 7: Behavioral ecology / Behavioral physiology
• 8: Social insects
• 9: Life history / Distribution
• 10: Physiology / Biochemistry
• 11: Molecular biology
• 12: Chemical ecology
• 13: Toxicology / Insecticide mode of action / Resistance
• 14: Host selection / Nutrition / Insect resistance
• 15: Monitoring・Damage analysis
• 16: Pathology / Microbial control
• 17: Biological control
• 18: Control method (physical, chemical, others)
• 19: Pest management / IPM (facility)
• 20: Pest management / IPM (upland farming・fruit trees)
• 21: Pest management / IPM (paddy field)
• 22: Pest management / IPM (other)
• 23: Nature and environment protection
• 24: Useful insect / Insect functions
• 25: Nematode / Tick / Spider / Vertebrate
• 26: Livestock pest / Hygiene pest / House pest
• 27: Others
• 28: English oral presentation^*

^* Please refer to “English Presentation Award”

Oral presentations

Presentation style

All participants need to prepare their presentations for a time slot of 15 minutes, including approximately 3 minutes for questions and discussions. Sounds of a bell will inform you about the elapsed times from the start of your presentation; the first at 10, the second at 12 and the final at 15 minutes. Please, follow strictly the instructions.

Please, visit your session room no later than 30 minutes prior to your presentation. When your precedent presentation has started, connect your PC to the projector.

Each presenter should chair the next presentation after his/her presentation. A member of the organizing committee will take the chair of the first presentation.

Please use your own laptop computer for your presentation. If you can project your presentation images to screen with normal liquid-crystal projector, PC model and software are not limited. Your laptop computer can only be connected to the projector with VGA connector (mini D-sub15 pin). Usage of HDMI is possible, but we require a few minutes to connect.

Please prepare a backup file formatted PDF on CD or DVD of your presentation in advance, in case anything goes wrong.

Because preview room is not provided for speakers, please check your presentation file at the session room before and after presentation hours.

English Presentation Award

Aims of the English Presentation Award

Recently, research presentation in English has become a more important subject in the rapid progression of globalization. To promote English presentations and give opportunities for communication with international students and visiting researchers to the AEZ annual meeting, the English Presentation Award is set up in the current meeting.

Eligibility

The eligibility is limited to JSAEZ members under 40 years old who have not received a Ph.D. or who have received their Ph.D. no more than 3 years at the time to entry.

Deadline of application

Applications for presentations: 17:00 (JST), Wednesday December 25, 2019.

Please choice category No. 28: English oral presentation, the second choice is 28-2, and the third choice 28-3.

Judgement criteria

A few judges are assigned in each session.

All presentations are judged and scored based on the quality of the research (50%) and the quality of the presentation (50%). Outstanding award and the excellent award will be awarded to the first and the second-placed presenters.

An award ceremony will be held at 14:00, March 17.

Poster session

Poster Size:

Poster must be contained within the 90 cm (width) x 180 cm (height) space provided.

Set up:

Your poster must be placed in the assigned numbered space in the rooms of 5th floor of the venue, in the morning of March 16.

Core time of poster presentations:

Presenters of posters with odd and even numbers are assigned specific times to be present at their posters. Presenters of posters with odd numbers take 13:00 - 14:00 on March 16, and ones with even numbers take 14:00 - 15:00 on March 16. All presenters take 13:00 - 14:00 on March 17. Presenters are expected to be available at their displays during the core time slot for questions and discussion.

Poster Removal:

Posters should be removed promptly between 14:00 - 15:00 PM on March 17. Please do not remove your poster before the close of the scheduled viewing time.

Student Poster Competition Information:

• Eligibility is limited to student members.
• Each poster display is judged independently by all councils of the JSAEZ.
• An award ceremony will be held at 14:00, March 17.

Hotels

Please make your own hotel reservation. For convenience, it is recommended that hotels are along the subway Tsurumai line, Nagoya.

Inquiries

Inquiries about registration

Inquiries about presentation