Press Releases


October 9, 2007
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Announcement of the 6th Deep-sea Bio-Forum

The Extremobiosphere Research Center of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC: Mr. Yasuhiro Kato, President) will hold"The 6th Deep-sea Bio-Forum"as described below.

The study results on organisms living under the extreme environments, such as deep-sea animals (microbes) and deep subsurface microbes, will be presented as the lecture meeting style from the viewpoint of the history of the Earth. This forum aims to contribute to society by providing newly developed scientific knowledge obtained through collaborative research with firms and universities.

Description

1.Date and time: Friday, November 9,2007  13:00-18:00
2.Venue: The Sasakawa Hall (3-12-12, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
http://www.sasakawahall.jp/
3.Admission: Free(Pre-registration required)
4. Registration: Please apply through our website or contact our secretariat.
(Website:http://www.xbr.jp/formmail_bio2007/  -Japanease-)
We may stop accepting applications when we have 130 people since seats are limited
Secretariat Office: Research Promotion Office, XBR, JAMSTEC
Tel: 046-867-9611
Fax: 046-867-9595
E-mail: xbr@jamstec.go.jp
5.Program: Please see Appendix
(Presentations will be conducted in Japanese)

Contact:

(About this forum)
Mr. Noriyuki Murata, email; xbr@jamstec.go.jp
Manager, Research Promotion Office, XBR
(For publication)
Mr. Shinji Oshima, email; press@jamstec.go.jp
Manager, Planning Department, Press Office
JAMSTEC