Information for Participants
1.Registration
Pre-Registered Participants
＜Resident of Japan＞
Please wear your meeting badge sent to you in early-September and enter the meeting rooms. Only those who completed pre-registration and payment of the registration fee by Thursday, July 26 can receive their meeting badges prior to the meeting.
Your pre-registration was automatically cancelled, if you did not pay the registration fee by the due date. In this case, please register onsite.
＜Coming from Overseas＞
Please come to Registration Desk to pick up your meeting badge.
Onsite Registration
Registration Desk Location: 2F, Conference Center
Opening Hours: Sep. 18 & 19, 8:15-17:00, Sep. 20 8:15-15:00
Services: Onsite Registration, General Information, JBS Membership Registration
Registration Fees (Japanese Yen)
| Category | Pre-Registration | Onsite Registration | Program Booklet / Abstracts (Web-browsing) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member (non-taxable) |
Regular | 10,000 | 13,000 | Included in JBS annual membership fee |
| Student | 2,000 | 3,000 | ||
| Nonmember (tax-included) |
Regular | 13,000 | 18,000 | 3,000（tax-included） |
| Student | 3,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Undergraduate Students | Free* | Free* | ||
| Exhibition | - | 2,000 | ||
*Undergraduate students are required to show a valid student ID.
・Lunches are not included in the registration fees.
Meeting Badge (Name Badge)
Make sure to wear your meeting badge at all time during the meeting. You are not allowed to enter any rooms without wearing your meeting badge.
Program Booklet (Web-browsing)
Program booklet will be mailed to JBS members who paid annual membership fee prior to the meeting. The booklets are also purchasable for JPY 3,000 (tax-included) per copy at JBS Secretariat Desk in "2F, Conference Center ".
Program Search & Abstracts Browsing System and App
Program Search & Abstracts Browsing System and App for Smartphones and tablets devices, are available. This App can be downloaded free at App Store or Google Play.
App Name: The 92 nd Annual Meeting of JBS
Search Keywords: The Japanese Biochemical Society, Biochemistry, jbs2019
You need ID and password to brows abstracts and use My Page functions. JBS members who registered for JBS2019
and those who purchased the Program booklets can have access to those.
Login ID and Password are printed in the meeting badge. Please make sure not to lose your badge.
JBS Membership / Membership fee (JBS Secretariat Desk)
You can join JBS member and/ or make payment for annual membership fee at JBS Secretariat Desk. Those who joined JBS member can get the Program booklet for free.
JBS Secretariat Desk location: 2F, Conference Center
Effective period of 2019 annual membership fee：April 2019-March 2020
* The effective period of 2016 annual membership fee was extended by three months for free and the effective period for the annual membership fee has been changed in 2016
| Member Status | Annual Membership Fee (JPY) | Membership Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Regular member | 7,500 | Members have free access to electronic version of "SEIKAGAKU" and "The Journal of Biochemistry", and can purchase printed version of the journals for special price |
| Student member | 3,000 |
2.Bio-industry Seminars (Luncheon Seminars)
To attend a Bio-industry Seminar, you need a ticket for each seminar due to limited amount of lunches offered at a seminar.
Pre-registered participants
Those who registered for Bio-industry Seminar(s) will be receive" Bio-industry Seminar Ticket(s)" with your meeting badge in mid-September. Please make sure to bring it (them) with you.
Participants who will register onsite
30% of seminar tickets will be distributed on each seminar day. We strongly recommend you come to the following place to receive the tickets as early as you can since number of tickets is limited.
Bio-industry Seminar Desk
Location: 2F, Conference Center
Ticket Distribution Time: 8:00-10:00 (Tickets are limited one ticket per day per attendee.)
*Lunch services at Bio-industry seminars will be provided by cosponsoring companies and groups. Number of tickets varies depending on each seminar. Ticket distribution will be closed as all the tickets are distributed.
Attention
Bio-industry Seminar Ticket is invalid after the start time of each seminar (12:20).
Please arrive at seminar rooms before the start time. If you do not show up the rooms by the start time, the lunches will be provided to those who are attending the seminars without the tickets.
Attending Bio-industry Seminars without tickets
You can attend Bio-industry Seminars without tickets, however, please note that no lunch service will be provided.
3.Late-Breaking Abstracts
Late-Breaking Abstracts submitted during the period from June 27 to July 16, will be presented at the Poster Presentation room. Late-Breaking Abstracts will not be included in printed Program booklet, however, they will be included in Program search & Abstract browsing System and App.
4.Exhibition-Machinery, Chemical Reagents, Books etc.-
You need to register if you plan to attend Exhibition only.
Date & Time: September 18 & 19, 10:00～18:30/ 20, 9:00-17:30
Place: 2F, Conference Center
Registration fee for the Exhibition only: JPY 2,000
5.Services & Facilities
Cloakroom
The cloakroom is available for the storage of your luggage. Please note that valuables, computers and perishable goods cannot be accepted.
Hours of Operation: September 18 & 19, 8:15-19:00
September 26 8:15-18:00
Location: 2F, Conference Center (Room 211+212)
Internet Access
Free Wi-Fi is available at Conference Center and Exhibition hall.
SSID: FREE-PACIFICO
PASSWORD: None
Parking
Parking is available at the Pacifico Yokohama (Parking fee: JPY270/30mim, JPY540/hour). Participants are encouraged to use public transportation due to the limited numberof the parking lots.
ATM
ATMs are located below.
E-net bankʼs ATM: Daily Yamazaki at Exhibition Hall 1F Hall A
Seven bankʼs ATM: Seven-Eleven at Exhibition Hall 2F concourse
Business Center (courier, copy, fax)
The business center is located at the Exhibition Hall 2F. Copy, Fax, PC output are provided with a charge. Courier service (Yamato Transport, Yu-Pack, FedEX) is also provided.
Convenience Store
Convenience stores are located at the exhibition Hall for the purchase of food and beverage.
Courier service (Yamato Transport) and ATM are also available.
Daily Yamazaki: Exhibition Hall 1F Hall A
Seven-Eleven: Exhibition Hall 2F concourse Parking
Paging Service
No paging service will be provided except in emergency.
6.JBS members with special needs
JBS provides supports for JBS members with special needs.
Please feel free to contact "Consultation Desk". We will respond sincerely to you.
JBS Secretariat Office
Contact person: Keiko Watanabe
Tel: +81(0)3.3815.1913 ／ Fax: +81(0)3.3815.1934
e-mail: watanabe@jbsoc.or.jp
7.Participants with Children
Day Care Service [Pre-registration necessary]
Opening Hours: September 18 and 19, 8:00-19:00
September 20, 8:00-18:00
*No meals for children will be provided. Please take your child / children with you for meals or bring meals for your child / children.
Location: Only those who have made reservations will be informed of the location for security reason.
Eligibility: From three months to twelve years old.
Entrusting Company: ALPHA Corporation Inc. (a full member of ACSA: All Japan Childcare Services Association)
Service Fees: JPY 400 (incl. tax) / per hour, per child
Please pay when you bring your child/ children and prepare the exact amount.
[Important] Baby sitters will be arranged based upon your reservation. You will be asked to pay the full amount based on your reservation, even if you did not use the service. If you are delayed in picking up your child/ children, you will be asked to pay the overtime fees.
Contact: Alpha Corporation Inc.
Email: yoyaku@alpha-co.com, TEL: +81(0) 3-5797-7121, Fax: +81(0) 3-5797-7122
（Open: Weekdays 10:00-17:00）
Insurance: ALPHA Corporation Inc. has insurance in the event of unforeseen accidents. The damage incurred by an accident will be insured as long as it is within the insurance coverage. Please note that JBS2019 and JBS Secretariat will not be responsible for any accidents related to the day care service.
Childcare Room
Reservation is not required. Childcare room is available for having meal or take breaks with your child/ children, or for diaper-changing. Please note that you must stay with your child/ children when using the room as there will be no staff in attendance. Please also note that JBS2019
will not be responsible for any accidents that may occur during your use of this room.
Location: Room 513, 5F
Opening Hours: 8:00-19:30 (closed at 17:00 on Sep. 20)
8.Prohibitions
Photography/ Recording
Photography, video recording, and sound recording of the presented data is prohibited.
Mobile phones
Mobile phones are prohibited in all of presentation rooms. Please set your mobile phones to silent mode or turn them off while in the presentation rooms.
Smoking
Smoking is prohibited except in the designated areas.
