We are speaking the same language, Maxwell's Equations.
--- In memory of Jin Au Kong

The 40th PIERS in Toyama, JAPAN

1 - 4 August 2018 (From Wednesday to Saturday)

Venue: Toyama International Conference Center and ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama

Important Dates

• 1 April, 2018--- Extended Deadline of Abstract Submission [Submit] [Guidelines]
• 1 May, 2018--- Pre-registration Deadline [Login First] [Instruction]
• 5 May, 2018 --- Extended Paper Submission Deadline [Submit] [Guidelines]
• 1 June, 2018 --- Preliminary Program available
• 15 June, 2018 --- Advance Program available
• 1 July, 2018 --- Final Program is available now

PIERS 2018 Toyama Program

• Final Program is available now. [download PDF version of final printed program]
• Proceedings (extended papers only) have been published on IEEE Xplore.

• Welcome Message by PIERS 2018 Toyama General Chair is now available.

• Install PIERS App into your mobile - Installation Instructions

• Program at a Glance
  Please visit here at the local website, where the Program at a Glance is posted. You can easily have an idea about the entire program by taking a look at this webpage.

• Opening Ceremony
  Date and time: 16:00-16:40, Wednesday, August 1, 2018
  Venue: Toyama International Conference Center
  Please visit here for the program of the Opening Ceremony.

• Symposium Banquet
  Date and Time: 19:00-21:30, Friday, August 3, 2018
  Venue: ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama
  Please visit here for the program of the Symposium Banquet.

• General Lectures
  During PIERS 2018 Toyama, four General Lectures (GLs) by leading scientists in the electromagnetics community will be scheduled as plenary sessions. There are no other sessions running in parallel to these GLs, and all the PIERS 2018 Toyama participants are invited to join the GLs. Please visit the GL program at this webpage.

• Pre-Conference Workshop
  Prior to the Conference, a Workshop will be held on July 31, 2018, and all the registered PIERS 2018 Toyama participants are invited to attend the Workshop without extra fees nor advance reservation. Please plan on attending this Workshop! Please visit the Workshop schedule at this webpage.

• Toyama City Fireworks Festival
  The Toyama City Fireworks Festival will be held 19:45-20:30, August 1, 2018, right after the Symposium Reception. Please get out of the venue and enjoy Toyama's great summer event! Fireworks festivals held in Toyama in the past can be seen from this website.

Announcement

• PIERS Survey: Should you be interested in organizing a Special Session in this Toyama PIERS, please fill out this survey form.
• List of General Lectures
• List of confirmed Focus & Special Sessions
• List of confirmed Keynote Speakers

• Calling for Papers --- PIERS 2018 in Toyama, on 1-4 August, 2018 [PDF]
• PIERS Guidelines We strongly suggest authors visit the PIERS Guidelines before online submission.

• Mini-symposium on Microwave Photonics
  Organized by Prof. Christina Lim and Dr. Jianji Dong

• Memorial Session for Professor Kohei Hongo
  Organized by Dr. Andrey V. Osipov and Prof. Kazuya Kobayashi

• Online Abstract Submission [Extended Deadline: 1 April, 2018]
  [After 1 April, late abstracts will be accepted on a space availability basis.]
• Full-length Paper Submission [Deadline: 5 May, 2018]
• You can LOG IN to submit, proofread, revise abstract and full-length papers, download PIERS invitation letters...
• Authors Guidelines: Extended Papers --- PIERS Proceedings for IEEE Xplore

• PIERS 2018 in Toyama Online Registration - [Pre-registration Deadline: 1 May, 2018]
• Online Registration after LOG IN is strongly suggested.

• To become a Sponsor/Exhibitor, please complete and submit the Application Form (DOC, PDF) to the PIERS 2018 Toyama Secretariat. For detailed instructions, please refer to Sponsorship/Exhibition of the local website.

• Information about Visa Application
  
• About Conference Venue, Booking Hotel, and other locale information
  

• PIERS Focus Sessions
  Each focus session should be focused on a specific hot topic that must be timely and reflect the future trends or the latest scientific advances in the area. The leadership of the conference will select the topics of focus sessions and the responsible organizers. The organizers may adjust the title of the focus session to make it e.g. more specific/focused and should make the best effort to ensure the high quality of the session by inviting high-profile keynote speakers (30 min for each; 0-2 keynote speakers for each focus session) and excellent invited speakers (20 min for each), etc. Some contributed oral talks (15 min each) are encouraged, however, quality must be very well controlled by the organizers with a typical acceptance ratio of less than 50%. Each focus session will last for a half-day (with a coffee break) or a full-day (with a lunch break and two coffee breaks).
  Note that in some cases the conference leadership would invite/encourage the leading scientist (or one of the few leading scientists) of a selected topic to give a keynote talk and also serve as a co-organizer of the same session to ensure the high quality of the focus session.

• Young Scientist Programs
  To encourage more young scientists and students to contribute to PIERS with presentations of good research results, the two young scientist programs are organized at PIERS 2018 in Toyama.

  •  Best Student Paper Award (BSPA)
  Any full-time university student, who is the first author as well as the presenting author of a paper submitted for oral presentation at PIERS 2018 Toyama, can apply for the Best Student Paper Award (BSPA). Three Prize Winners (First, Second, and Third Prizes) and two Honorable Mentions will be selected for each category (SC1 to SC5) by the PIERS 2018 Toyama Young Scientist Program Committee. For details on the application procedures, please visit here .
  List of Best Student Paper Award for past PIERS events.

  •  Young Scientist Award (YSA)
  The Young Scientist Award (YSA) is arranged for the first time at PIERS 2018 Toyama; it provides a more general young scientist program in comparison with the BSPA. To qualify applications for the YSA, the applicant must be under 35 years of age on August 4, 2018, and the first author as well as the presenting author of a paper submitted for oral presentation at PIERS 2018 Toyama. Awardees will be selected after peer-review of the applications by the PIERS 2018 Toyama Young Scientist Program Committee. For details on the application procedures, please visit here .
  
  •  Selections of the BSPA Finalists and the YSA Recipients
  The Young Scientist Program Committee of PIERS 2018 in Toyama completed selections of the BSPA finalists and YSA recipients. The details are announced on the local website:
  BSPA Finalists List
  YSA Recipients List
  

• CAMWA Poster Awards
  To encourage more submissions of good research results to CAMWA (the journal "Computers & Mathematics with Applications"), the Editorial Board of CAMWA sponsors three prizes for the posters presented at PIERS 2018 Toyama. The prizes will be selected b y a special committee according to the quality and relevance. Posters relevant to the scope of CAMWA are scheduled for presentation on August 2-3. Each winner will receive a certificate during the Award Ceremony at the Symposium Banquet on August 3, as well as 500 USD (1st prize), 300 USD (2nd prize) and 200 USD (3rd prize) checks mailed from CAMWA later.

• Banquet&Reception Reservation
  Symposium Reception: Wednesday evening, 1 August 2018.
  All conference participants are invited to a welcome reception at the conference hotel. The tickets are free and handed out on a first-come-first-served basis. Please make reservation in advance for the reception by 10 July 2018.
  Symposium Banquet: Friday evening, 3 August 2018.
  Symposium banquet is planned for PIERS participants and their guests. A limited number of banquet tickets will be available. For all participants, the price is USD 80 per person. Please make reservation and pay by credit card (USD) in advance for the banquet by 10 July 2018.
  To reserve the tickets of Banquet & Reception, please download the form and email to PIERS OFFICE.
  BanquetReservationForm.doc, BanquetReservationForm.pdf

• About Toyama
  

  Toyama is a prefecture along the Sea of Japan coast in the Hokuriku region. Prefectural capital is Toyama City. The Prefecture also includes part of the spectacular Northern Japan Alps, which can be experienced along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. PIERS 2018 Toyama will be held at Toyama International Conference Center and ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama, located in the center of Toyama City. Please visit the linkages for details. Various movies and e-books about Toyama are also available here on the local website.
  Toyama Prefecture , Tourism Information in Toyama

   

• Contact Us - Local website
  
  

  * Inquiry about Hotel, Visa, Travel and other issues related to local arrangement, please contact:
  
  PIERS 2018 Toyama Secretariat
  c/o Dupler Corp.
  3F Sun-Arch Bldg., 3-1 Nemoto, Matsudo
  Chiba 271-0077
  JAPAN

  Email: secretariat@piers2018.jp
  Phone: +81-47-361-6030
  Fax: +81-47-308-5272
  

  
  * Inquiry about paper submission, registration, and program schedule, please email to:
  
  PIERS OFFICE: office@piers.org and/or tpc@piers.org