Chairperson: Professor Takashi Yano (Kumamoto University) yano@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Co-chair: Professor Yoichi Ando (Kobe University) andoy@cameo.plala.or.jp
Secretary General: Dr. Keiji Kawai (Kumamoto University) kkawai@kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Secretaries are members of Professor Yano's Laboratory
[Call for papers]
Those who intend to participate this symposium will be welcome.
Please send abstract(s) of your papers to Dr. Keiji Kawai (kkawai@kumamoto-u.ac.jp) before 31 August, first of all.
We will distribute all of you proceedings and program at the registration desk, which will be opened at 9:00-10:00 on 1 November at seminar rooms of Kumamoto University.
Link to the template of the 4-pages proceedings (MS-Word format: 79kB)
[Special topics]
- Concert hall and opera house acoustics
- Music Expressions
- Soundscape and sound quality
- Noise and vibration measurements and evaluations
- Auditory system
- Visual research
- Thermal environment and energy conservation
- Environmental planning and design
Kumamoto Castle. KKR Hotel, one of our recommendations, is close to the castle.
Yamaga Lantern Dance. You will enjoy the show during the Banquet.
We plan to make an excursion to Aso Mountains.
[Important dates]
Deadline of submission of abstract (300 words): 31 August 2009
Deadline of 4 pages proceedings: 30 September 2009
Deadline of submission of full paper(s) to Editor for publication on JTD: 31 January 2010
[Symposium venue]
Meeting Rooms (B, C and D) are in Ichi Go Kan Building (Building 34 in Kurokami South Campus). Please download the map from the following link.
Click here for a pdf copy of the map (PDF format: 1.23 MB)
[Meeting schedule]
Welcome reception:
31 October at Meeting room B (18:00-20:00)
http://www.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/e/aboutKU/visitorinfo/kurokami.html
Editorial board meeting:
1 November: 13:20-14:00 at Meeting room B.
All of participants are very welcome to this meeting for discussion.
Technical sessions at seminar rooms:
1 November: 08:40-12:20; 14:00-17:40;
2 November: 09:00-12:00; 13:20-17:20;
3 November: 09:00-11:40
Banqet:
2 November at the KKR Hotel Kumamoto (18:30-21:00)
Closing ceremony:
3 Novermber at a seminar room (11:40-12:00)
Excursion (3 November):
13:00 November 3, Leave Kumamoto University for Mt. Aso, 40 km east from Kumamoto, by a bus. Sightseeing of Aso caldera and Shirakawa fountain. Return to the hotels at around 18:00. If you want to join the excursion, please contact Dr. Kawai (kkawai@kumamoto-u.ac.jp). The fee is 1,000 JPY for lunch. Since the capacity of the bus is 27 seats, the principle gthe foreigners are the firsth is applied.
Link to the program of the 4th ISTD (MS-Excel format: 31kB)
[Registrations]
The registration desk is on the ground floor of Ichi Go Kan Building (Building 34 in Kurokami South Campus) on 31st of October and in Meeting Room D on the 2nd floor from 1st to 3rd of November.
Registration fee should be paid at the registration desk.
Registration fee: 10,000 yen
Student's registration fee: 5,000 yen
(These include the booklet, CD, lunch, coffee, reception and banquet)
Accompanying person's fee: 5,000 yen
(This includes lunch, coffee, reception and banquet)
Additional paper fee: 5,000 yen
(If participants present more than one paper, they should pay 5,000 yen
per eac additional paper.)
Aso excursion: 1,000 yen (including lunch and entrance fees)
Those, who are interested in the temporal design, will be all welcomed.
[Reception, Presentation, Coffee Break and Lunch]
The reception will be held in Meeting Room B from 18:00 on 31st of October. The presentation is performed in Meeting Room B from 1st to 3rd of November. The participants can take coffee break and lunch in Meeting Room C and D during symposium. Since the restaurants in the campus will be closed during symposium, Japanese style lunch boxes are prepared.