Information for Participants
The Reception Desk will be changing to the Theater Building for the fourth day of NEURO2022 (Sunday, July 3).
Laguna Garden Hotel, Exhibition Hall, and Ginowan City Gym venues will NOT be available. Venues will be located in Okinawa Convention Center, Conference Building A, and Conference Building B.
【Request from NEURO2022】
In the best interests and safety of all participants, we humbly ask for your cooperation in completing PCR testing and vaccine booster shots.
We strongly recommend all on-site participants to receive their 3rd vaccine shot. If you have not been vaccinated, please provide a PCR test result within 72 hours from the date of your arrival at the venue.
Index
- Format of the meeting
- Registration
- Cloakroom
- General Meetings and reception
- Exhibition and Book shops
- Luncheon Seminar Tickets
- Credits for Specialist Doctors, Board-Certified Doctors, and Trainee Board- Certified Pharmacists
- NEURO2019 Meeting Planner – Abstract Search / Schedule Creation System
- Internet service and business center
- Participants with Children
- Prohibitions
1. Format of the meeting
We place the utmost importance on the safety and security of all who are involved in this meeting: presenters, participants, organizers, and staff, and adopt a hybrid format for the meeting: on-site in Okinawa and online.
For participants who come to the meeting site in Okinawa, we ask your understanding and cooperation in COVID-19 infection control measures. Please click here for detailed information.
Please do not forget to print and fill out “Health Monitoring Form” every day you attend the meeting. Please submit it to meeting staff at the registration desk when you arrive at the venue each day.
For online participants, please log into NEURO2022 Meeting Planner to participate in the meeting.
2. Reception Desk
Date | On-site Registration | Online Registration | |
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Hours | Location | ||
June 30 | 8:00~17:30 | Exhibition Hall 1F, Okinawa Convention Center |
Available 24 hours a day |
July 1 | 7:00~17:00 | ||
July 2 | 7:00~17:00 | ||
July 3 | 7:00~12:00 | Theater Lobby, Okinawa Convention Center |
Participants who have already registered and paid for the meeting are asked to download and print your own meeting badge from the online registration system prior to the meeting. Please be sure to bring it with you when you come to the meeting site.
※Those of who have not completed the registration, please register at the online registration system below. You will receive an email including login information for the viewing site once you complete payment for the registration fee.
※There is no on-site registration.
Members | Nonmembers | |
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General | JPY 24,000 | JPY 30,000 |
Graduate students | JPY 3,000 | JPY 5,000 |
Undergraduate students | Free | Free |
* Tax category of Registration Fees: Members, Tax-free; Nonmembers, Tax included.
Note: Students are required to show a valid student ID card.
Badge holder and congress bag will be provided at the Reception Desk.
After checking the temperature measurement and submission of Health Monitoring Form, the staff will put a sticker on your holder.
Participants not wearing meeting badges will be refused entry into meeting rooms.
Online participants:
Register for the meeting on the online registration system which is linked to the meeting website. You will receive an email including login information for the viewing site once you complete payment for the registration fee.
3. Cloakroom
A cloakroom is available for storing your luggage, however, we may reduce the size of cloak space for COVID-19 infection prevention. Please be advised that valuables, umbrellas, and perishable goods are not accepted.
Cloakroom opening hours and locations are as follows:
Date | Hours | Location |
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June 30 | 8:00~18:45 | Exhibition Hall 1F, Okinawa Convention Center |
July 1 | 7:00~21:30 | |
July 2 | 7:00~18:45 | |
July 3 | 7:00~17:00 | Theater Lobby, Okinawa Convention Center |
4. The General Assembly
JNS members’ General Meeting
The General Assembly is now an Online General Assembly. Consequently, we ask each member to review the agenda items and to vote online for whether they approve each item.
- Online General Assembly Deliberations and Voting Website
URL: https://membership.jnss.org - Deliberations and Voting Period: TBA
- Deliberations and Voting Eligibility: Regular Members, Overseas Regular Members, Junior Members and Overseas Junior Members
JSN members’ General Meeting/ Board of Trustees
Date & Time: July 1, 12:10-13:00
Venue: Theater
JNNS members’ General Meeting/ Awards ceremony
Date & Time: July 1, 15:00-17:00
Venue: Conference Building A-1
Reception
- Date & Time: July 1, 18:30~20:30
- Venue: Pool Side, Laguna Garden Hotel (For rainy weather: Large Banquet Hall (Hagoromo))
The reception is a place for freely exchanging ideas over drinks. We expect attendance of both talented junior researchers/students and senior researchers at the forefront of advancing neuroscience. Presence of plenary and symposium speakers will help your direct interaction with renowned scientists. We look forward to your attendance.
*Pre-registration for the reception party will be open at 10pm, June 23.
(First-come-first-served basis. Registrations will close once all seats are reserved.
We recommend applying early.)
<Important>
Request for cooperation in Antigen test to participants
- Only those who have pre-registered for the reception party and confirmed that their Antigen test results are negative.
- Antigen test kits will be available at the conference. Please pick up the kit at the following time and place and test on your own.
- If your test result is positive, please avoid contact with others and visit a medical institution immediately.
Distribution of test kits
- Time: June 30 (Thursday) 8:00-17:30
- Place: General Reception Desk, Okinawa Convention Center Exhibition Hall
5. Exhibition and Book Shops
Exhibition, Academia Exhibition, and book shops will be open as follows:
- Date & Time: June 30 9:00~19:00
July 1 9:00~19:00
July 2 9:00~17:30 - Location: Exhibition Hall 1F, Okinawa Convention Center/ Ginowan City Gymnasium
6. Luncheon Seminar Tickets
Lunch services at Luncheon Seminars will be provided by sponsoring companies and groups.
Number of tickets varies depending on each seminar. Ticket distribution will be closed as all the tickets are distributed.
To attend a Luncheon Seminar, you need a ticket for each seminar due to limited number of packed lunches offered at a seminar.
Pre-registered participants
Please come to the luncheon seminar desk by 11:30 on the day of the seminar you registered for and show the confirmation email of your registration to receive the luncheon seminar ticket.
Participants who register on-site
We strongly recommend that you come to the following place early to receive a luncheon seminar ticket since the number of tickets is limited.
Luncheon Seminar Desk
Location:Exhibition Hall 1F, Okinawa Convention Center
* Tickets are limited to one ticket per day per attendee.
Ticket Distribution Date & Time:June 30 - July 2, 7:30-11:30
* Only tickets for the seminars scheduled for the day will be distributed.
Attention
A Luncheon Seminar Ticket will be invalid after the start time of each seminar (12:10).
Please arrive at the seminar rooms before the start time. If you do not show up in the room by the start time, your lunch will be provided to another attendee who does not have a ticket.
Attending Luncheon Seminars without tickets
You can attend a Luncheon Seminar without a ticket, however, note that no lunch service will be provided.
7. Credits for Specialist Doctors, Board-Certified Doctors,
and Trainee Board- Certified Pharmacist
With your participation in Neuroscience2021, you will be able to obtain credits for training programs from the respective societies listed below. Please take this opportunity if you are enrolled in any of these training programs:
- Japanese Society of Neurology
- Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology *1
- Japanese Society of Child Neurology
- Japanese Psychogeriatric Society
- Japanese Pharmacists Education Center
To apply for the credits, show your meeting badge and a receipt to those respective societies. Please contact societies directly for more information.
*1 You can renew your specialist certification with the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology by attending any one of designated lectures.
<On-site Participants>
After you attended one of the designated lectures, please come to “General Registration” desk to fill and submit the form.
<Online Participants>
After you have viewed one of the designated lectures, please inform the meeting secretariat via e-mail.
The secretariat will report your attendance to the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology after it is verified by the viewing history recorded on the website.
<E-mail information for credit application>
E-mail to NEURO2022 Secretariat <neuro2022@okicongre.jp>
Title: Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology: Application for Credits
Necessary Information: Please include the following information in your e-mail:
- Your membership ID of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology, your name, affiliation, and
registration number - The number of the session you watched. e.g. 1SL01
Deadline: July 8, 2022
June 30
Plenary Lecture
1PL01 Anne Churchland(University of California)
Time:11:10 - 12:10 Venue:Room 1 (Theater)
Special Lecture
1SL01 Takeshi Sakurai (University of Tsukuba)
Time:14:00-15:00 Venue:Room 1 (Theater)
July 1
2PL01 Martin Schwab (University of Zurich)
Time:13:00 - 14:00 Venue: Room 1 (Theater)
Educational Lecture
2EL03m Taro Toyoizumi (RIKEN Center for Brain Science)
Time:8:00-8:50 Venue:Room 3 ( Conference Building B1 )
2EL04m Rieko Muramatsu (National Institute of Neuroscience)
Time:8:00-8:50 Venue:Room 4 ( Conference Building B5~7 )
2EL05m Yuichi Yamashita (National Institute of Neuroscience)
Time:8:00-8:50 Venue:Room 5 ( Conference Building B2 )
2EL06m Itaru Hamachi (Kyoto University)
Time:8:00-8:50Venue:Room 6 (Conference Building B3・4)
July 2
3PL01 Erin M. Schuman (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research)
Time:13:00 - 14:00 Venue:Room 1 (Theater)
Special Lecture
3SL01 Mikio Hoshino (National Institute of Neuroscience)
Time:14:00-15:00 Venue:Room 1 (Theater)
3SL02 Tetsuya Ogata (AIST-Waseda University)
Time:15:00-16:00 Venue:Room 1 (Theater)
Educational Lecture
3EL02m Yukinori Okada (Osaka University)
Time:8:00-8:50Venue:Room 2 ( Conference Building A1 )
3EL03m Ryuta Koyama (University of Tokyo)
Time:8:00-8:50 Venue:Room 3 ( Conference Building B1 )
3EL04m Tadashi Yamazaki (The University of Electro-Communications)
Time:8:00-8:50Venue:Room 4 ( Conference Building B5~7 )
3EL05m Haruhiko Bitou (University of Tokyo)
Time:8:00-8:50Venue:Room 5 ( Conference Building B2 )
July 3
Special Lecture
4SL01 Akiko Hayashi-Takagi (RIKEN Center for Brain Science )
Time:11:00-12:00Venue:Room 1 (Theater)
Educational Lecture
4EL02m Tomomi Shimogori (RIKEN Center for Brain Science )
Time:8:00-8:50Venue:Room 2 ( Conference Building A1 )
4EL03m Dan Ohtan Wang (RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research )
Time:8:00-8:50 Venue:Room 3 ( Conference Building B1 )
4EL04m Emi Tamaki ( University of the Ryukyus )
Time:8:00-8:50Venue:Room 4 ( Conference Building B5~7 )
4EL05m Yoichi Miyawaki ( The University of Electro-Communications )
Time:8:00-8:50Venue:Room 5 ( Conference Building B2 )
8. Abstract Search / Schedule Creation System
Please use NEURO2022 Meeting Planner. It will be linked to the meeting website.
9. Internet service, copying and printing
Free Wi-Fi service is available in the meeting site. Electrical outlets are also available at the resting space. You can make copies or print at convenience stores near the meeting site. There are ATMs in those stores.
10. Participants with Children
Day Care Service[Reservation required]
Please visit the meeting website for detailed information on Day Care Service.
Most of the expenses for running the Daycare Room comes from a meeting budget with the understanding and cooperation of all other participants. We are aware that there are some instances when inconveniences are made to our Daycare Room users, but we kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation as we are running the facility and services on a limited budget.
11. Prohibitions
- Photography, video recording, and audio recording are strictly prohibited in presentation rooms. Audio/video recording, or using other devices (smartphone, etc.) to photograph/record presentation videos being played on the viewing site are strictly prohibited.
- Smoking is prohibited except in designated areas.
- Please refrain from posting contents about the presentations on SNS sites.
- Please set your mobile phones to silent mode or turn them off in presentation rooms.
This year, a special collaboration will take place between NEURO2022 and Ryukyu Kaiensai Fireworks Festival.
A special firework taking the shape of a brain will be launched at the festival.
Despite Okinawa’s summer heat, we hope your time in Okinawa will be memorable and that you’ll have the chance to stop by the fireworks festival.
Date: July 3 (Sun), 2022
Open Venue: 16:30 (tentative)
Launch Time: 20:00 (tentative)
While anyone may view the fireworks from the surrounding area, entrance to the Ginowan Tropical Beach venue will require an entry ticket (nominal fee).
Please refer to the following Ryukyu Kaiensai Fireworks Festival homepage for details and ticket reservations.
https://www.ryukyu-kaiensai.com/?utm_source=neuro2022&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=banner01