<p><img alt="" src="https://store-confit.atlas.jp/jvss/jvss2023/static/20230708201528165_en.png" style="width:100%" /></p> <div style="text-align: justify;">&quot;<em><strong>Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science&nbsp; 2023</strong></em>&quot; will be held during the period from <strong>October 31st (Tue.)</strong> to <strong>November 2nd (Thu.)</strong>, 2023, at <strong>Nagoya Congress Center</strong>. &nbsp;In the meeting, there are planned a variety of topics/sessions, including ones organized by the subcommittees. Your participation in and contribution to the meeting are highly encouraged and welcome.</div> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff"><strong>NOTICE: In this meeting, the oral and poster presenters in &quot;general sessions&quot;</strong> are obligated to make the best efforts to prepare their presentation slides and posters in English, and may make the presentation in Japanese, but highly encouraged to do so in English. In the <!-- ----------------------------------------- --> sessions organized by the divisions<!-- ----------------------------------------- -->, there can be the cases in which the official language is English: </span></p> <p><span style="color:#00f"><strong>一般セッションの口頭発表者およびポスター発表者</strong>は、発表スライドおよびポスターを出来るだけ英語で作成するようお願いします。また、<span style="color:#f00"><strong>日本語での発表は可能ですが、英語での発表が推奨</strong></span>されます。分科会主催のセッションでは、公用語が英語の場合もあります。</span></p> <!-- ----------------------------------------- --> <b>English only</b> &emsp;Soft-Nanotechnology (ソフトナノテクノロジー研究部会) &emsp;Science of Friction (摩擦の科学研究部会) &emsp;Probe Microscopy (プローブ顕微鏡研究部会) <strong>English partly</strong> &emsp;Electrode Surface Science (電極表面科学研究部会) &emsp;Sputtering and Plasma Processes (スパッタリングおよびプラズマプロセス技術部会) &emsp;Microbeam Analysis (マイクロビームアナリシス技術部会) <strong>Japanese only</strong> &emsp;Synchrotron Radiation Surface Science (放射光表面科学研究部会) &emsp;Surface Analysis (表面分析研究部会) &emsp;Data-Driven Surface Science (データ駆動表面科学研究部会) &emsp;Vacuum Technologies (真空技術部会) <p style="text-align:justify">The Organizing Committee would much appreciate the understanding and cooperation of all participants.</p> <!-- ------------------------------------ --> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 16px;padding-bottom:0.1em;border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#00ced1;font-size: 1.2em;color:#00ced1;font-weight:bold"><strong>Date &amp; Venue</strong></div> <ul> <li>Date : Oct. 31st (Tuesday) - Nov. 2nd (Thursday), 2023</li> <li>Venue : <a href="https://www.nagoya-congress-center.jp/">Nagoya Congress Center</a></li> </ul> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 16px;padding-bottom:0.1em;border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#00ced1;font-size: 1.2em;color:#00ced1;font-weight:bold"><strong>Important announcements</strong></div> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify">(2023.08.02 updated)&emsp;<span style="color:#FF0000"><strong>Presentation style (English / Japanese)</strong></span> is presented at the TOP page.<br /> 【<strong><span style="color:#FF0000">発表形式(英語/日本語)に関する案内</span></strong>を、トップに掲載いたしました。】</li> <li style="text-align:justify">(2023.07.26 updated)&emsp;&rdquo;<em><strong><a href="https://jvss.confit.atlas.jp/login">Registration fee payment</a></strong></em>&quot; is now open. Don&rsquo;t miss the Early-Bird discount, due by Oct. 30th.<br /> 【<a href="https://jvss.confit.atlas.jp/login"><strong>参加費の支払いページ</strong></a>を公開しました。Early-bird discount (10/30まで)をご利用ください。】</li> <li style="text-align:justify">(2023.07.19 updated)&emsp;&quot;<a href="./static/exhibition"><em><strong>Exhibition</strong></em></a>&quot; page is updated.<br /> 【<a href="./static/exhibition"><strong>企業展示に関する詳細</strong></a>を掲載しました。お申し込みのための情報をご確認ください。】</li> <li style="text-align:justify">(2023.07.19 updated)&emsp;&quot;<a href="./static/presentation"><em><strong>Presentation</strong></em></a>&quot; page is updated.<br /> 【<strong>英語化</strong>に伴う<strong>発表のガイドライン</strong>を掲載しました。「<strong><span style="color:#000000"><a href="./static/presentation"><em>Presentation</em></a></span></strong>」をご確認ください。<span style="color:#000000">】</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify">(2023.07.18 updated)&emsp;Abstract submission is opened from July 18th. <span style="color:#000000">The abstract submission process has </span><strong><span style="color:#FF0000">changed</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> significantly this year. Be sure to read </span><strong><span style="color:#000000">&quot;<a href="./static/submission"><em>Call for Abstracts</em></a>&quot;. </span></strong><br /> 【今年から<span style="color:#FF0000"><strong>予稿の提出様式が変更</strong></span><span style="color:#000000">となりました。必ず</span><span style="color:#000000">「<a href="./static/submission"><em><strong>Call for Abstracts</strong></em></a>」をご確認ください。】</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify">(2023.07.18 updated)&emsp;Registration is also opened from July 18th. Please note that information regarding the <em><strong>registration period</strong></em> differs from the insert notice in the July issue of &quot;Vacuum and Surface Science&quot;.<br /> <span style="color:#FF0000"><strong>(correct): Registration period :&nbsp;2023.7.18 - 2023.11.2 17:00<strong>​</strong></strong></span><br /> <span style="color:rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size:16px"><strong>(correct): Early bird </strong></span><span style="color:#FF0000"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>:&nbsp;</strong></span><strong>until 2023.10.30 23:59</strong></span></li> </ul> <!-- <ul> <li style="text-align:justify">(2023.07.18 updated)&emsp;<s><span style="color:#808080">The fee payment period is&nbsp;scheduled to begin on August 1st (Tue). We will notify you as soon as&nbsp;it becomes available.</span></s> <span style="color:#000000">(Registration fee payment is opened on July 26th.)</span><br /> <span style="color:#000000">【</span><s><span style="color:#808080"><strong>参加費の支払い</strong>は<strong>8月1日以降</strong>となります。アクセス可能となり次第お知らせいたします。</span></s><span style="color:#000000"> (7月26日より公開しました)】</span></li> </ul> --> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 16px;padding-bottom:0.1em;border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#00ced1;font-size: 1.2em;color:#00ced1;font-weight:bold"><strong>Inquiries</strong></div> <p>Secretariat of JVSS 2023<br /> 5F Ishikawa bldg.&nbsp; 5-25-16 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JAPAN<br /> Tel: +81-3-3812-0266<br /> Mail: taikai2023@jvss.jp</p>