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Registration Procedure

[Registration]
Onsite registration is available on the 1st floor of Kobe International Exhibition Hall 2 (Registration Desk 1), and on the basement 1st floor of Kobe Portopia Hotel Main Building (Registration Desk 2).
Residents of Japan who registered in advance will receive a badge by postal mail in late November. Please wear your badge when entering the meeting site. There is no need to visit a Registration desk.
Overseas residents who have registered in advance should go first to the General Information Desk on the 1st floor of Kobe International Exhibition Hall 2 (Registration Desk 1) to pick up your badge.

[Registration Desks]
Desk Location Hours Services
Registration Desk 1 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall 2 8:00-17:00
(-15:30 on Fri., Dec. 10)		 Onsite registration, general information, society membership, lodging information, other information
Registration Desk 2 B1st Floor, Portopia Hotel
(Main Building)		 7:30-17:00
(8:00- on Tue., Dec. 7)
(-15:30 on Fri., Dec. 10)		 Onsite registration only

[On-site Registration Fees]
Registration Category Registration Fee Program Booklet Online Abstracts
MBSJ and/or JBS
Member		 Regular ¥10,000 Included in membership fee Included in registration fee
(ID & password will be issued)
Student ¥ 7,000
Non-member ¥13,000 ¥3,000
Undergraduate /High-school Student Free with student ID card
(*Does not apply to grad students)
Cash payment only for residents of Japan. Overseas residents may pay with a credit card.

[Name Badge]
Please wear the name badge showing your name and affiliation at all times during the Annual Meeting. Entry to the meeting without a name badge is strictly prohibited.

[Abstracts]
Abstracts will be published online only, and will not be available on paper or disc (only JBS members will also receive abstracts in CD-ROM) .
Registered participants may browse, search and download the abstracts on the meeting website, using the furnished password and user identification.
Internet terminals will be available at the meeting site (Exhibition Hall 3). Participants may also use their own computers to access the abstracts through the wireless network at the meeting site.
ID and password for the online abstracts only (without participation) is available for ¥10,000.

[Dues Payment, New Memberships]
Society members who have not paid current annual dues are asked to pay at the MBSJ /JBS Desks located next to Registration Desk 1 (Exhibition Hall 2, 1st floor). New memberships are also available.

Luncheon Seminars (Biotechnology Seminars)

The number of lunches available at the Biotechnology Seminars is limited. To receive lunch service, you must obtain a lunch ticket in exchange for one of the ticket coupons attached to your name badge.
Please observe the following procedures.

[Issuance of Lunch Tickets]
Lunch tickets will be issued at the Biotechnology Seminar Desk.

[Biotechnology Seminar Desk]
Location: Entrance of the Exhibition Hall 3
Hours: 8:00-11:00 daily during the meeting period (Tickets issued for same-day seminar only)
*Note: Lunch tickets are provided courtesy of the companies and groups who co-sponsor the Biotechnology Seminars.
The number of available lunches will vary each day. Tickets are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis.

[Time Limit for Lunch Tickets]
Luncheon tickets are not valid later than 12:00.
The morning programs are scheduled to end at 11:30. Holders of lunch tickets should arrive at the Biotechnology Seminar no later than the starting time of 12:00. Please be aware that if you arrive at the Biotechnology Seminar after 12:00, your ticket will not be valid and your lunch reservation may be transferred to a seminar participant who does not have a ticket.

[Attending a Biotechnology Seminar after the Close of Ticket Issuance]
You may attend a Biotechnology Seminar by presenting your ticket coupon for that day’s luncheon at the seminar room. However, you will not receive lunch.

Program

[Late-Breaking Abstracts]
Late-breaking abstracts received after the deadline for abstract submission but no later than the end of October, will be presented only as poster presentations.

[Mixers]
To encourage lively discussion in the poster area, a mixer will be held each day during the poster presentation/discussion period. During the mixers, low-malt beer and soft drinks will be available to meeting participants at special discount prices. We look forward to relaxed and wide-ranging chats during the mixers.

[Exhibition of Equipment, Reagents, Books and National Bio Resources Project (NBRP)]
A wide array of products of interest to molecular biologists will be displayed at numerous booths in the poster and exhibition area in the Exhibition Hall.
Those who wish to attend the exhibition only shouldfollow the meeting registration procedure.

Exhibition Hours: Dec. 7-10 (Tue.-Fri.), 9:00-17:00
Location: 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall 2 / Exhibition Hall 3

Services

[Snacks and Beverages]
Snacks and beverages may be purchased throughout the meeting in the exhibition areas.

[Bulletin Board]
There will be no paging at the meeting site, with the exception of emergency messages. To make contact with other participants, please post and check messages on the bulletin board located across from Registration Desk 1 (1st floor, Exhibition Hall 2).

[Cloakrooms and Lockers]
The cloakrooms will store your bags and coats. Precious items will not be accepted. Storage is at the owner’s risk. We accepts no responsibility for any damage to a computer or other item left at the cloakroom.

Cloakroom Location Hours of Operation
Cloak 1 1st floor, Exhibition Hall 2 8:00-19:00 (-17:45 on Dec. 10)
Cloak 2 Exhibition Hall 3 8:00-17:45
Hotel Cloak 1 1st floor, Portopia Hotel (South Wing) 8:00-19:00 (-17:45 on Dec. 10)
Hotel Cloak 2 Basement 1 floor, Prortopia Hotel (Main Build.) 8:00-19:00 (-17:45 on Dec. 10)

[Internet Access]
You can access internet by wireless network with your laptops. Computers at internet center are also available for those who do not bring their own at Exhibition Hall 3 (8:00-17:00 for Dec. 7-9, 8:00-16:00 for Dec. 10).

[Travel Desk]
Travel Desk (JTB West Corp.) near Registration Desk 1 (Exhibition Hall 2) can assist with hotel reservations and other travel needs.

[Parking]
There are parking facilities around the meeting site, however, participants are encouraged to travel on public transportation because of the limited capacity.

[Cash Terminal]
Residents of Japan must pay the registration fee in cash. (Overseas residents may pay by credit card, at Registration Desk 1 only.) Cash terminals (ATM) are available around the meeting site.

[Business Center (Delivery, Copy and Fax Service)]
Business Centers are on the 2nd floor of the Conference Center and on the 1st floor of the Portopia Hotel. They offer commercial services for parcel delivery (Yamato), copying, faxing, and computer output.

[Convenience Store]
Convenience stores and super market are located around the meeting site. Bread products, bento meals, beverages and some daily necessities are available, as well as parcel delivery service and cash terminals (ATM).

Prohibitions

[Photography / Recording]
No use of cameras, video recorders, mobile phones or other devices for image or sound recording is permitted at the meeting site, or either in the Conference Center or in the Exhibition Hall.

[Mobile Phones]
Talking on mobile phones is not permitted at the meeting site. Please keep the ringer of your phone turned off at all times.

[Smoking]
The entire meeting site is a smoke-free zone, with the exception of designated smoking areas.