The 2^nd Meeting on RNA and Biofunctions-ASIA Study
“RNA biofunctions and Viruses”
9^th – 11^th, January, 2013

Hotel Leopalace Hakata, Fukuoka City, Japan

Photos by Fukuoka Convention & Visitors Bureau Invited speakers:
Dr. Jong-Bong Lee, POSTECH, Korea
Dr. Yoon Ki Kim, Korea University, Korea
Dr. Hung-Ta Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC
Dr. Ya-Hui Chi, National Health Research Institutes,
Taiwan, ROC
Dr. Mutsuhito Ohno, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Yusuke Yanagi, Kyushu University, Japan
and more (TBA)

Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the second meeting on RNA and Biofunctions-ASIA Study will be held at Hotel Leopalace Hakata, Fukuoka City, Japan. This meeting aims to gather RNA scientists from Asian countries to encourage exchange of their information and idea about RNA biofunctions. The first meeting was successfully held in Taipei on November 2011. The second meeting will cover a broad range of topics including non-coding RNAs, RNA modifications, RNA processing/splicing, and chromatin/nuclear structures. In addition, this meeting also cover topics on virus research such as virus genome replication/transcription, virus infection and host immune response, and virus-host interaction, etc. We are looking forward to meeting you in Fukuoka on January, 2013!

Kyosuke Nagata

Outline of the meeting (Tentative)

Date: 9^th January, 2013, 14:00 - 11^th January, 2013, 12:00
Registration starts: 9^th January, 2013, 13:00
Venue: Hotel Leopalace Hakata (Hall A)
(http://www.leopalacehotels.jp/english/hakata/)
2-5-33 Hakataekihigashi, Hakataku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 812-0013
Banquet: 9^th January, 2013 19:00-

Access (from Fukuoka International Airport)

About 5 min to HAKATA station by subway (Kuko Line),
and then 3 min on foot from TSUKUSHI-guchi East 5 exit of the station

Organizers

Kyosuke Nagata (University of Tsukuba), Ken Nishimura (University of Tsukuba), Mitsuru Okuwaki (University of Tsukuba)

Sponsored by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, ‘Molecular basis of host cell competency in virus infection’

for Registration

Registration and hotel fees

Registration: 6,000 JPY. Please pay at the entrance of the Meeting room (Hall A). Only cash will be accepted. This fee is waived for the participants from the outside of Japan.
Hotel : 10,000 JPY/stay (Single) or JPY 7,500 JPY/stay (Twin). Please pay in the Hotel reception upon check-out.

The sum above includes banquet, breakfast for 10^th and 11^th Jan, lunch for 10th Jan, and some drink during the meeting. We are planning to go somewhere in Hakata city for dinner on 10^th Jan.

Please come directly to the meeting room (Hall A). Check-in information will be announced during the meeting.

For invited speakers, 45 min talk including question/discussion. For other speakers, 20-25 min depending on the number of participants. Presentation should be given in English. Use your own computer for your presentation.

Please feel free to contact with organizers if you have any questions.
Ken Nishimura (), Mitsuru Okuwaki ()

Guidelines for abstracts preparation/submission and registration

Abstracts: The Abstract format can be downloaded from here. Abstracts should be no more than one page, include title (14 pt, bold), author(s) (12 pt), affiliation(s) (12 pt), and abstract text (12 pt). In addition to your abstracts, please make your brief CV with a photo and your selected publications in the next page.
Registration: Registration form can be downloaded from here.