FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
AND
APPLICATIONS TO AIR QUALITY
Kobe,
Japan
11 – 13
November 2015
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NEWS Session proposals are now open until October 1, 2014. We are planning for
approximately half of the sessions in ASAAQ13 to be based on participantsf
proposals. We invite conveners and their session proposals related to
the conference topics. The session conveners should send their proposals,
including the following information, to ASAAQ13@see.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp before Oct. 1,
2014. 1)
Session title 2)
List of conveners and e-mail address of the main convener 3)
Description of the session (no more than 200 words) It is possible that sessions will be merged
if similar sessions are proposed by different groups of conveners. |
INVITATION
The international conference
on Atmospheric Sciences and Application to Air Quality (ASAAQ) was initiated in
Seoul in 1985. Since then, ASAAQ has been held in Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul,
Seattle, Beijing, Taipei, Tsukuba, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Jinan and Seoul.
Over past several decades, air pollution in the Asia Pacific region has become
serious, particularly in urban areas, due to rapid industrialization and
urbanization. ASAAQ has offered an opportunity to discuss and scientifically
support improvement of the atmospheric environment in this region.
ASAAQ 13 will take place in
Kobe, Japan on 11 - 13 November 2015, and will foster scientific discussion and
exchange of information on the latest research and practical applications of
atmospheric science to air quality issues.
PDF Version of this
announcement is here.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
The conference includes the
following topics but is not restricted to them.
EAcid deposition
EAdaptation technology to global and local
climate change
EAerosols
EAssessment of atmospheric environmental impact
EControl and removal of pollutants
EEmergency release (including radio nuclides)
EEmission inventories
EHazardous materials in the atmosphere (PAHs,
heavy metals etc.)
EInteraction between air pollution and climate
change and its co-benefit countermeasures
EMeasurement and modeling of ozone, PM2.5,
greenhouse gases and other air pollutants
EMeteorology related to air pollution
ERemote sensing of chemical components in the
troposphere
EUrban air quality and environment
There is particular interest
in the following topics.
EChemistry in the troposphere
EImprovement of air quality in developing
countries
ELong-range and cross-boundary transport in this
region
EPhotochemical air pollution
EPollution control and political issues
LOCATION
Kobe is located around the
center of Japan; very close to the point of Japan Standard Time (135 degrees
east longitude). Kobe lies approximately 30 km west of Osaka and 30 km north of
the Kansai International Airport. The nearest international airport is the
Kansai International Airport, and there are two airports for domestic flights:
Kobe and Osaka airports, which have connecting flights to other international
airports in Japan.
VENUE
The conference will be held
at Kobe International Congress Center. The congress center is located on a
man-made island, called Port Island, and is easily accessed from Sannomiya, the
city center of Kobe. The web site of the congress center is:
http://kobe-cc.jp/english/kaigi/index.html
WEATHER
The average temperature in
Kobe in November is 14C.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
A registration web page will
be available in spring, 2015.
SCHEDULE AND IMPORTANT DATES
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July 9th |
2014 |
First
Announcement |
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August
31st |
2014 |
Call
for conveners and organized sessions |
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October
1st |
2014 |
Deadline
of session proposals |
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November
30th |
2014 |
Second
Announcement |
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July 1st |
2015 |
Deadline
for abstract submissions |
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August
1st |
2015 |
Notification
of acceptance to submitted abstracts |
ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE
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H
Akimoto |
Asia
Centre for Air Pollution Research, Japan |
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G R
Carmichael |
University
of Iowa, USA |
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A Chan |
University
of Nottingham-Malaysia, Malaysia |
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Y S
Chung |
Korea
Centre for Atmospheric Environment Research |
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A
Clappier |
Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique, France |
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E
Genikhovich |
Voeikov
Main Geophysical Observatory, Russia |
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J Hao |
Tsinghua
University, China |
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S
Hatakeyama |
Tokyo University
of Agriculture and Technology, Japan |
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L
Jalkanen |
World
Meteorological Organization |
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G
Kallos |
University
of Athens, Greece |
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Y P
Kim |
Ewha
Womans University, Korea |
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L G
Klenner |
University
of Chile, Chile |
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H
Kondo |
National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan |
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N H
(George) Lin |
National
Central University, Taiwan |
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S C
Liu |
Academia
Sinica, Taiwan |
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S C Lu |
National
Central University, Taiwan |
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J M
Samet |
University
of Southern California, USA |
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P Tans |
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA |
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P
Thunis |
European
Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy |
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K
Torseth |
Norwegian
Institute for Air Research, Norway |
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C
Venkataraman |
Indian
Institute of Technology, India |
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W X
Wang |
Shandong
University, China |
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T Wang |
Hong
Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Toshimasa
Ohara |
National
Institute for Environmental Studies |
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Mizuo
Kajino |
Meteorological
Research Institute |
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Akira
Kondo |
Osaka
University |
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Hiroaki
Kondo |
National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
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Chair |
Hiroshi
Niino |
The
University of Tokyo |
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Hiroshi
Tanimoto |
National
Institute for Environmental Studies |
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Teruyuki
Nakajima |
The
University of Tokyo |
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Shiro
Hatakeyama |
Tokyo
University of Agriculture and Technology |
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Tazuko
Morikawa |
Japan
Automobile Research Institute |
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Shinji
Wakamatsu |
Ehime
University |
LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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Mizuo
Kajino |
Meteorological
Research Institute |
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Isao
Kanda |
Ehime
University |
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Gakuji
Kurata |
Kyoto
University |
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Vice
Chair |
Akira
Kondo |
Osaka
University |
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Chair |
Hiroaki
Kondo |
National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
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Hikari
Shimadera |
Osaka
University |
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Tetsuya
Takemi |
Kyoto
University |
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Keiko
Hirota |
Japan
Automobile Research Institute |
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTS
The conference is
co-sponsored by the Meteorological Society of Japan and is also aided by the
Science Council of Japan, Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology,
Japan Society of Atmospheric Chemistry, and Japan Society for Atmospheric
Environment.
USEFUL WEB SITES
City of
Kobe: http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Kobe
Convention & Visitors Association: http://www.feel-kobe.jp/_en/
Kobe
International Congress Center: http://kobe-cc.jp/english/kaigi/index.html
Kansai
International Airport: http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.asp
Kobe Airport:
http://www.kairport.co.jp/eng/index.html
Osaka Airport:
http://osaka-airport.co.jp/en/