Notice of 2015 JAFSE annual symposium

Organizer: Japan Association for Fire Science and Engineering (JAFSE)

Date: May 19-20, 2015

Venue: Yamagata University Faculty of Engineering, 4-3-16, Jonan, Yonezawa City, Yamagata, 992-8510 (http://www2.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/english/campusMAP.html/)

Registration Fee (for joining meeting): members 3,000 yens, non-members 5,000 yens, students 1,000 yens

Proceedings: to be distributed on site at 5,000 yens (students discount 2,500 yens)

Call for papers – 2015 JAFSE annual symposium

Deadline (registration of paper presentation) : 

Download paper format and manuscripts should be submitted electronically, through the login button at the symposium web page  (https://www.i-product.biz/jafse/). The submission deadline for papers is 16 March 2015 9:00 PM (JST).

Variability of Sessions 

In addition to ordinary oral sessions, poster and organized sessions are being planned. Please specify PS or OS in your application form.

Ordinary sessions: 

One of the authors makes an oral presentation in 15 minutes including discussion. Two pages of paper could be included in proceedings. The authors can choose session category for presentation. Details are given in registration from website.

Organized sessions: 

For specific topics, special session will be planned. The applicant for organized session can submit 4 pages of paper. Presentation and discussion time will be extended. The proposed topics are:

(OS1) Evacuation Safety for the Disabled, Occupants with Assistance in Walking

(OS2) Fire Prevention on Nuclear Power Plant 

Poster sessions: 

One of the authors will make a short oral presentation in a few minutes. Thereafter, presentation and discussion will be made in front of poster panel. One or Two pages of paper could be included in proceedings.

Notice for Authors 

(1) Submitted paper must be presented at the meeting by one of the authors.

(2) Speaker must be a member of JAFSE.

(3) Presentation time will be 10 minutes (only organized session 12 minutes) per paper.

(4) In one category, number of presentations by the same person is limited to one.

(5) At the meeting, PC projector will be provided. But you must prepare personal computer yourself.

Submission of Manuscript 

If your application is accepted, you will have to submit manuscript by 16 March 2015 9:00 PM (JST). The detailed form for manuscript will be given later on JAFSE bulletin and web page.

Download　PaperFormat2015.doc  for details.

Inquiry: 

Japan Association for Fire Science and Engineering (JAFSE),

Gakkai Center Building, 2-4-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032

E-mail (for inquiry only): jafse-annusymp@gmail.com (Email correspondence is recommended.)

Tel. +81-3-3813-8308

FAX +81-3-5689-3577