New applications
First, submit your abstract as instructed below.
1) Prepare the abstract in accordance with the instructions for writing the paper and prepare a PDF file of it.
Print out the PDF file, which should be not more than 3MB, making sure the quality makes it adequately intelligible.
2) Select New Application from the top menu for electronic contributions.
3) The registration screen will be displayed, and you should then enter the required information according to the instructions on screen, referring to "See entry example." The required information is as follows.
• Desired presentation session and department number (see the Application Instructions):
1st request and 2nd request department number (There are general sessions and organized sessions). In the case of a guest lecture, enter the concerned department number.
* Though the program will be organized based on the desired departments, the final department, listing and presentation order will be up to the Symposium Operating Committee.
• Title of the paper:
• Oral presenter: Presenter's full name, place of employment, title, affiliated institute, general or student classification,
• Co-authors: Full names, places of employment, titles and affiliated institutes of the joint authors
• Contact author: Full name, e-mail, affiliated organizations (department/ section names as well), type of contact information (home, place of employment), contact address, telephone number and fax number of the associated authors
• Presentation preference: Select one: "Oral presentation," "Poster presentation," "Either."
* We may not always meet your requests, due to program organizational considerations.
4) Once you have entered everything, click Next. At this point, the content you entered is displayed on the confirmation screen. If you need to make a correction, return to the previous screen and correct it. Click Send, once you have confirmed and corrected the recorded content.
5) Once the above operation has been received normally, the Contribution Completed screen is displayed and a "Receipt No." and "Password" are issued. Be sure to save the screen, by printing it out, for example, as you will need it next time for confirmation or correction of the recorded content or inquiring as to the results of the review. The password can be alphanumeric half-width characters and it discriminates between upper and lower case. An e-mail is transmitted to you at the same time. Submit your PDF manuscript following this Contribution Completion screen. Press the Submit Paper button, to go on to the next screen; specify the PDF files for the paper and the abstract, and then click the Submit button.
6) Be sure to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If no e-mail is delivered, it possibly may not have been recorded normally, so if you do not receive an e-mail within 24 hours, check the FAQ on our home page.
Cautionary remark:
You should use Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 6.0 or higher as your browser.
• The site is expected to be very congested just before the application deadline. We thus urge that apply as early as possible.
Sending of the abstract
1) Select Submit Manuscript from the electronic contribution screen.
2) Enter your receipt number and password issued with your new application, and specify the PDF file to be sent, then click the Submit button.
3) When it has been sent completed normally, an e-mail reporting that the sending of the PDF file is finished is transmitted as the same time that the Acceptance Completed screen is displayed. You can use the same procedure to make substitutions any number of times, as long as it is during the application period.
Cautionary remarks:
1: Be sure to send the PDF file after having completed the new application procedure.
2: If View is selected when sending the PDF file, you can view the sent PDF file, but please be aware that the security function will lessened.
3: Files in excess of 3MB cannot be sent.
4: You can only send one file for each presentation application. Please apply for two presentations, when presenting a guest lecture and a general lecture.
5: When substituting a file, the previously contributed file will automatically be deleted, even if the file name is different.
* Please only use either alphanumeric characters or Japanese for the file and directory names. Do not include half-width katakana, spaces, periods, slashes, one-byte symbols (
%,&,",#,$) or the like.
* Windows does not allow the sending of a PDF located on the desktop.
Confirming a sent manuscript PDF file
1) Select Manuscript Confirmation from the electronic contribution screen.
2) Enter the receipt number and password you were issued, specify the target file, and then click the Submit button.
3) You can confirm that the PDF has been sent.
* Some usage environments do not permit confirmation of the PDF, in which case you should contact us by e-mail after clearly specifying the receipt number and the lecture title.
Substituting previously sent manuscript PDF files
Repeat the above procedure for sending your paper. You can substitute it any number of times, as long as it is within the time limit for receipt.
Procedure for confirming and correcting details of your presentation application
You can confirm or correct the recorded details of your registration, as long as it is within the time limit.
1) Select Correction - Correct from the electronic contribution screen.
2) Enter the receipt number and password issued for the new contribution in half-width characters.
3) The registered content is displayed. Click the below Correct button to correct it.
4) It will change to the correction screen, and you then can make the required corrections. Click Next, when you have made your corrections.
5) The Reconfirmation screen is displayed. Reconfirm, then click Submit, appearing below. This completes the correction registration. An e-mail is again transmitted following registration of the correction.
Cancelling a contribution
You can cancel the abstract you contributed within the application period.
1) Select Cancel Application from the Electronic Contribution screen.
2) Enter the receipt number and password issued for the new contribution in half-width characters.
3) The registered content is displayed. Click the below Cancel button to cancel it.
4) The Cancellation Completed screen is displayed. An e-mail is again transmitted following the processing of the cancellation.
