Intern Conference -Fatigue Science 2008 -Japan

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http://www.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/scientific.html

International Conference

on Fatigue Science 2008

Okinawa

Dates: September 3 (Wed.) - 5 (fri.), 2008

Venue: Bankoku Shinryokan, Okinawa, Japan

Conference Aid Office

c/o Congress Corporation 3-6-13 Awajimachi,

Chuo-ku Osaka 541-0047, Japan

TEL. +81-6-6229-2555 FAX. +81-6-6229-2556

E-mail. icfs2008@...

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Greetings

Dear Colleagues:

Fatigue is an indispensable bio-alarm to avoid the

exhaustive state caused by severe stresses and

overwork, which may also induce a variety of

diseases. However, still not so much are known

about the molecular and neural mechanisms of

fatigue. The world-wide efforts to explore the

mechanisms of fatigue and to develop better ways to

recover from fatigue have increased markedly in the

past five years, concomitant with new enthusiasm for

exploring the molecular/neural mechanisms and

epidemiology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and

related diseases.

The International Conference on Fatigue Science

2008 will be held as a part of activities of the 21st

Century COE program " To overcome fatigue " in

Japan, and therefore will be sponsored mainly by

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology of Japanese Government (MEXT). The

International Association on CFS/ME and the

Japanese Society of Fatigue Science will support the

Conference.

In our discussion of ways to merge research on

fatigue with that on CFS/ME, we planned our

upcoming conference to be in " Bankoku Shinryo-kan, "

Okinawa. " Bankoku Shinryo " meaning " Bridge

between Nations, " is named after a phrase carved on

the large bell at Shuri Castle. Bankoku Shinryokan

stands on the scenic Busena Point overlooking the

East China Sea. It was established as the main

Convention Center for the 2000 Kyushu-Okinawa G-8

Summit and has hosted many successful conventions

since the Summit. Okinawa is an idyllic holiday

destination with its coral reefs, limestone carves,

and its sub-tropical climate.

We look forward to seeing you in Okinawa to discuss

a lot about and corporately rescue the people

suffering from " fatigue. "

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Organizing Committee

Chair:

Yasuyoshi Watanabe (Osaka/Kobe, Japan)

Vice-chair:

G. Klimas (Miami, USA; President of IACFS/ME)

Hirohiko Kuratsune (Osaka, Japan)

Birgitta EvengDrd (Stockholm/Ömea, Sweden)

Honorary Presidents:

Teruo Kitani (Osaka, Japan)

Nobuya Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan; President of Japan

Society of Fatigue Science)

Satoru Kaneko (Osaka, Japan; President, Osaka City

University)

Akira Shimizu (Osaka, Japan; President, Kansai

University of Welfare Science)

Organizing Committee:

Yasuyoshi Watanabe (Osaka, Japan)

G. Klimas (Miami, USA)

Hirohiko Kuratsune (Osaka, Japan)

Birgitta EvengDrd (Stockholm/Ömea, Sweden)

Suzanne D. Vernon (North Carolina, USA)

Leonard A. (Chicago, USA)

H. Natelson (New Jersey, USA)

Rowe (Melbourne, Australia)

Kenny De Meirleir (Brussel, Belgium)

S. Bell (New York, USA)

Yoshiki Nishizawa (Osaka, Japan)

Teruhisa Miike (Kumamoto, Japan)

Nobutaro Ban (Nagoya, Japan)

Chiharu Kubo (Fukuoka, Japan)

Kazuhiro Kondo (Tokyo, Japan)

Teruichi Shimomitsu (Tokyo, Japan)

Osami Kajimoto (Osaka, Japan)

Yoshinobu Hirayama (Osaka, Japan)

Kiyoshi Matsumura (Osaka, Japan)

Hirotaka Onoe (Kobe, Japan)

Local Organizing Committee:

Yosky Kataoka,

Masaaki Tanaka,

Kouzi Yamaguti,

Sanae Fukuda,

Hidenori Koyama,

Tokuzo Matsui,

Seiki Tajima,

Kei Mizuno,

Emi Yamano,

Yoko Nagatomo,

Yukari Yorifuji

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Important Dates:

Deadline for abstract submission May 31, 2008

Deadline for early registration July 31 , 2008

Date to arrive in Okinawa September 2, 2008

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Preliminary Timetable:

http://www.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/preliminary.html

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Scientific Programs

1 . Molecular and neural mechanisms of fatigue,

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and related

disorders

2 . Epidemiology of fatigue, CFS, and related

disorders

3 . Neurological, immunological, endocrinological

aspects and their interaction in fatigue, CFS, and

related disorders

4 . Biomarkers and quantitative scales of fatigue,

CFS, and related disorders

5 . Test protocols of CFS and related disorders

6 . Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of CFS and

related disorders

7 . Childhood CFS, school refusal, and learning

motivation

8 . Karoshi (Death with overwork) and Burn-out

syndrome

9 . Industrial fatigue, and techno-stress/social

stress-induced disorders

10 . Sports science and over-training syndrome

11 . Stress-related disorders in connection to

fatigue

12 . Treatment/Therapy of fatigue, CFS including

CCFS, and related disorders

13 . Standardization/International harmonization of

development of biomarkers and treatment of

fatigue, CFS including CCFS, and related

disorders

14 . For fatigue-less societies

15. Others

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Registration:

On-line Registration

On-line registration will be available at the congress

website (http://www.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/).

Registration Fee

Category Registration Fee

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Early Registration | On-site Registration

(until July 31,2008) |

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Regular

Participants 40,000 JPY 50,000 JPY

Students 15,000 JPY 25,000 JPY

Accompanying

Persons 15,000 JPY 25,000 JPY

(Includes 3 lunches and 2 dinners)

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Students who wish to obtain a discount must submit

a photocopy of a valid student ID. After completing

the on-line registration, please fax the registration

form and a photocopy of the student ID to the

Secretariat (+81-6-6229-2556).

Payment Method:

Payment must be made on-line by credit card (VISA,

MasterCard, American Express, or JCB).

* Contact the Registration Office at

icfs2008@... if you are unable to pay by

credit card.

Registration Acknowledgement and Confirmation:

Receipt of the registration form will be acknowledged

by e-mail. Upon receipt of the registration form and

payment of the registration fee, a receipt and

confirmation will be sent to you. For early

registration, the form and payment must be received

by the secretariat by July 31, 2008.

Registration Entitlement:

[Regular Participants / Students]

-Conference kit, including a set of official

publications

-All scientific programs and the exhibition

-Buffet dinner on September 3

-Reception on September 4

-Lunches on September 3-5

-Coffee breaks

[Accompanying Persons]

-Buffet dinner on September 3

-Reception on September 4

-Lunches on September 3-5

-Coffee breaks

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations made in writing and received by the

secretariat by August 5, 2008 will be eligible for a

full refund, less a 5,000 JPY administration fee.

Cancellations received on or after August 6, 2008 will

be 100% NON REFUNDABLE.

Registration Form:

https://cos.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/e/

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Call for Papers:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 31,

2008

Only abstracts in English submitted on-line via this

website will be accepted. Abstracts will be published

as submitted, including any errors. A sample abstract

form is available on the website (in Word format).

Accepted abstracts will be made available to all

participants of the International Conference on

Fatigue Science 2008, published as an abstract book,

which will be handed out to all participants upon

registration at the conference.

Instructions:

The abstract text should be within 2,200 characters

including spaces. The abstract title should be within

30 words. The text could be separated by

subheadings such as Objective, Methods, Results,

Conclusion, and Discussion. Tables and graphs must

not be included. Abbreviations may be used after the

first time the word(s) appear in full.

Link to Abstract Submission

For your first abstract submission:

https://cos.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/rege/

For deleting and editing/moditying your abstract

submission:

https://cos.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/ame/

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Accessmap:

http://www.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/accessmap.html

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Accommodations:

http://www.congre.co.jp/icfs2008/accommo.html