Information for Participants

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 Nara and online.
For participants who come to the meeting site in Kobe, we ask your understanding and cooperation in COVID-19 infection control measures. Please click here for detailed information.

  1. On-site Participation (Nara)
  2. Online Participation
  3. On-demand Streaming
  4. Application and Annual Membership Fee
  5. Meeting Program / Proceedings (Abstracts)
  6. Ceremonies & Lectures
  7. Luncheon Seminar Ticket (Luncheon Seminars)
  8. Portable WiFi Routers
  9. Commercial Exhibition – Exhibition of Machineries and Reagents
  10. Get Together Party
  11. Photographing and recording

1. On-site Participation (Nara)

Pre-registered participants

For those who completed advance registration before November 16 (Tue), please receive a meeting badge at the registration desk on the meeting site.
A receipt of registration fee and certificate of attendance are downloadable from “ONLINE CONF”: the online meeting system. You need to enter your email address and password to login to this system.

On-site registration

Please come to the registration desk, pay registration fee below and receive a meeting badge.
Participants without wearing their meeting badges will not be allowed to enter the meeting site.

<On-Site Registration Fees(Late)>
Member: JPY 14,000
Student
Member: *
JPY 3,000
Non-member: JPY 17,000
Student
Non-member: *
JPY 7,000

* Undergraduate and graduate students are required to show their student ID.

<Registration Desk opening hours>

December 8 (Wed) 8:00 -16:00
December 9 (Thu) 8:00 -16:00
December 10 (Fri) 8:00 -14:30

Honorary members / Meritorious members

Please come to the Invitee Desk at Foyer, 1F.

2. Online Participation

Pre-registered participants

Login to “ONLINE CONF”: the online meeting system, then you can browse abstracts and view lectures. A receipt of registration fee and certificate of attendance are downloadable from this system.

Meeting day registration

Register and pay the registration fee at “ONLINE CONF”: the online meeting system. Then you can browse abstracts and view lectures on this system. We will accept only credit cards for payment of online registration during the meeting.
A receipt of registration fee and certificate of attendance are downloadable from this system.

3. On-demand Streaming

Some sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand streaming after the meeting.

<Streaming Period>

Three days after sessions to December 28 (Tue).

<How to view>

Login to “ONLINE CONF” and start viewing on-demand streaming sessions.

<On-demand streaming sessions>

Overview Talk / Symposia:Some lectures of Overview Talk and symposia will be available for on-demand streaming. Lectures available for on-demand streaming are marked with the icon on the program page.

Workshop(Oral presentations):Not available for on-demand streaming
Workshop(Poster presentations):Both poster PDF files and presentation videos will be available for on-demand streaming.

4. Application and Annual Membership Fee

You can join the JSI (the Japanese Society for Immunology) at the JSI desk on the meeting site. You can also pay your membership fees at the JSI desk. For online participants, please visit the society website to join the membership or pay membership fees.

Application fee JPY 1,000
Annual Membership Fee Member (Domestic) JPY 11,000
Member (Overseas) JPY 12,000
Student Member (Domestic) JPY 3,000
Student Member (Overseas) JPY 4,000

* Presenting authors (including co-authors who live in Japan) must be a member of the JSI and completed the payment of 2021 annual membership fee.

5. Meeting Program / Proceedings (Abstracts)

Proceedings (abstracts) as a PDF file will be available at the website for JSI members. You need your membership ID and password to login to this website.
Digital version of Meeting Program will be available on the meeting website and printed version of Meeting Program will be distributed to all participants on the meeting site.

If you completed the payment of 2021 annual membership fee, but you cannot login to the website for JSI members, please contact the JSI secretariat.
If you are not a JSI member, you can purchase ID and password to login to the website for JPY 5,000 through the meeting website in advance or the JSI Secretariat Desk on the meeting site.

6. Ceremonies & Lectures

Ceremonies: Wednesday, December 8, 14:20-14:30, Room A

  • JSI Award Ceremony
  • JSI Human Immunology Research Award Ceremony
  • JSI Women Immunologist Award Ceremony
  • JSI Young Investigator Award Ceremony
  • International Immunity Outstanding Merit Award Ceremony

Lectures: Wednesday, December 8, 14:30-15:20, Room A
Lectures below will be held after the above Ceremonies.

  • JSI Award Lecture
  • JSI Human Immunology Research Award Lecture
  • JSI Women Immunologist Award Lecture

7. Luncheon Seminar Ticket (Luncheon Seminars)

A box lunch will be served for those has a Luncheon Seminar Ticket at both Technical and Clinical Seminars. Please kindly note that number of tickets are limited. Tickets will be distributed as below:

Luncheon Seminar Ticket Desk

One ticket for one person on a day. Ticket distribution is on the first come, first served basis. We are not able to distribute more than one ticket to one person on a day.
 Location:Foyer, 1F
 Time: 8:00-11:30 (After 11:30, you may receive a ticket in front of each session room if tickets are still available)

Receiving a box lunch

Redeem a ticket to receive a box lunch. You can receive it from 15 minutes before seminars begin in front of each seminar room.
*Starting time for receiving may be changed depending on previous seminar’s ending time.

<IMPORTANT>
  • Please arrive at the seminar rooms before the start time. If you do not show up in the room by the start time, your box lunch will be provided to another attendee who does not have a ticket.
  • You can attend those seminars without tickets, however, a box lunch will not be served.

8. Portable Wi-Fi Routers

Poster sessions are conducted online. On-site participants who need Wi-Fi internet connection can rent portable Wi-Fi routers free of charge.

Where to rent :
Registration Desk, Foyer, 1F
Opening hours :
Dec. 8 (Wed) 17:00-19:45
Dec. 9 (Thu) 17:30-19:30
Dec. 10 (Fri) 15:00-17:00
【Important】
  • Routers must be returned on the day you rent.
  • In case the router you rent is lost, damaged or submerged in water, you may be asked to compensate for it.
  • Please bring your pc or tablet pc, and a headset or earphone with a microphone if you participate on-site and deliver or view online poster presentations.

9. Commercial Exhibition – Exhibition of Machineries and Reagents

Exhibitions of machineries and reagents will be held. There will a resting space and drink service in the exhibition space.
If you collect lottery tickets by visiting exhibition booths, you can get gifts provided by exhibitors. You have chance to win a special gift. Look forward to your participation in the lottery.

10. Get Together Party

Get together party will not be held this year.

11. Photographing and recording

Photographing and recording are prohibited in all sessions. However, photographing and recording by those who have obtained the permission from the JSI may be granted.