The ISAJ Symposium aims to bridge India and Japan's researchers/scientists by bringing them together to showcase their research achievements, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations, mutually beneficial to both the countries. ISAJ has been organizing this interdisciplinary symposium annually for the past ten years to provide a platform for Indian academicians, researchers, and students based in Japan to showcase their latest scientific achievements together with their colleagues in Japan. Renowned experts in different science and technology fields share their knowledge and experience in plenary and invited talks.

This year the ongoing global pandemic "COVID-19" has come as a shock to the society, health system, economic activities, and government policies worldwide, posing new issues and challenges. The symposium will devote a special interest session to understanding the role of science, technology, and engineering to address "New Issues and Challenges" created by COVID-19.

The symposium will enable scientists to reflect on how various science, engineering, and technology disciplines can be better integrated towards creating innovative solutions to help tackle this current challenge and be better positioned to solve future issues through the latest innovations.

Sessions will be designed around dedicated topics. Besides keynote and plenary talks by eminent scientists and researchers from both Japan and India, oral presentations and thesis challenge for student participants will also be organized.

The scope of the symposium

All fields of science and technology, including, but not limited to:

● Public Health and Wellbeing  ●Plasma Sciences ●Cutting-edge Technologies 

● Environmental Issues  ●Sustainability ●Basic Sciences   ●Material Sciences

We are pleased to inform you that Indian Scientists Association in Japan (ISAJ) is going to organize its 10^thannual symposium entitled “Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Innovations for Sustainable Society” on December 9^th, 2019 (Monday) at the Osaka University Hall in Toyonaka campus of Osaka University. 

Symposium will commemorate 10^thAnniversary of ISAJ. Ever since its establishment in 2009, ISAJ has been proactively building bridges between Indian and Japanese researchers by bringing them together and encouraging them to undertake collaborative research projects mutually beneficial to both the countries. Towards these objectives, ISAJ has been organizing an interdisciplinary symposium annually to provide a platform for academicians, researchers, and students based in Japan to showcase their latest scientific achievements.

The theme of this year symposium is Science and Technology Innovations for Sustainable Society. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set and adopted by all United Nations members in the year 2015 requires effective use of science, technology, and innovation. Global sustainability challenges are complex and involve multiple interdependent issues such as climate change, environmental degradation, energy security, and resource depletion. Increasingly, policy-makers in government and industry are looking to science and technology innovation to provide the solutions for the sustainable economic development of society. 

Symposium will enable the scientists to reflect on how different disciplines of science, engineering, and technology can be better integrated towards creating innovative solutions to the sustainability challenges. You are cordially invited to participate in the symposium. 

Sessions will be designed around dedicated topics and will include keynote and plenary talks by eminent scientists and researchers. There will also be oral and poster presentations by the participants. 

We are pleased to inform you that ISAJ is going to organize its 9^thannual symposium entitled “Interdisciplinary science and technology for safety and quality of life,” to be held on December 7^th, 2018(Friday) at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) auditorium in Tsukuba Science City. You are cordially invited to attend the symposium. Your esteemed presence would be a great encouragement for ISAJ and its future endeavors. We are anticipating a large gathering of both Indian and Japanese students (as well as students from other countries in Japan) and young professionals to participate in the conference.

On behalf of the organizing committee, we invite abstracts for short oral and poster presentations on any disciplines of science and technology. The deadline for submission of the abstract is November 16th, 2018 (Friday). Abstracts for consideration for oral presentations or poster presentations can be submitted by scanning the QR code from the symposium flyer as well as by e-mail to isajtsukuba2018@gmail.com. Authors will be notified of acceptance of abstracts by November 20th, 2018 (Tuesday); including the presentation type it has been accepted for. Please click the link below to submit the abstract files (both PDF and Word format). Find the sample abstract file attached at the end of this page. 

The registration fee: 3,000 yen (Students: 1,000 yen)will be collected from all participants in cash at the symposium reception desk. Please note that all the abstract authors (presenters) must be registered and pay the registration fee.

Please invite your friends and colleagues (Indian, Japanese, and any other nationality) to submit their abstracts and participate in the symposium. Please also feel free to blog, tweet, forward, or otherwise, share this event with anyone you think would be interested. 

Contact Email: isajtsukuba2018@gmail.com