2012 International Congress of Odonatology. Odawara, Japan. 2012
Previous "What's New"
What's New　#24. July 21, 2012.
--- Update information
The following pages have been updated:

  1. Public talks
  2. Symposia
  3. Plenary lectures
  4. WDA Board of Trustees Meeting

What's New　#23. July 21, 2012.
--- Change of a plenary speaker
One of plenary speakers, Dr. A. Cordoba-Aguilar, has cancelled his participation in the 2012 ICO. Dr. G. Sahlen kindly accepted our request to fill the position of plenary talk.

Monday, July 30 13:40 - 14:20 Plenary talk 3
What's New　#22. July 21, 2012.
--- The size of the posters used for the poster session of 2012 ICO
The maximum size of a poster is 90cm wide and 130cm height.
NB: The printing style is portrait, not landscape.

What's New　#21. July 13, 2012.
--- Ordering was closed
Ordering of T-shirts, Dinner, Mid-congres tour, Post-congres tour was closed on July 11.
The registration to the congress, however, continues till July 28.

What's New　#20. July 6, 2012.
--- Deadlines for ordering T-shirt, Dinner, Mid-trip, Post-tour
Please order T-shirt, Dinner, Mid-trip, Post-tour by 10th July (GMT) on the web registration system:

https://asp.science-server.com/intodon2012/registration/form.html

After that date you cannot order those options, though you can make regitration fo your participation in the congress.

What's New　#19. July 4, 2012.
--- Congress program is now open!
Program2012-ICO.pdf (a pdf file) <<< click here.
It includes:

3 public talks
8 plenary talks
27 oral presentations
9 poster presentations
1 video session
2 photo sessions
5 workshop reports

and more:

Reception
Tea ceremony
Mid congress field trip
Congress dinner
Dragonfly photo honoring
ICO Award honoring
Post congress field tour
WDA board meeting

What's New　#18. July 1, 2012.
--- Please hurry up hotel reservation
If you have decided to participate in the 2012 ICO and haven't yet booked any hotel around the congress venue, please book a hotel by yourself or request us in a hurry to book rooms on your behalf:

Mail to: paruki[at]nh.kanagawa-museum.jp ( [at]=@ )

What's New　#17. June 13, 2012.
--- Final call for abstract submission
There still remains a room for oral/poster presentations in the congress program. If you have any research result that you want to present at the congress please submit your abstract no later than June 16 via Abstract submission form:

https://asp.science-server.com/intodon2012/abstract/form.html

At the same time please send the abstact also to the following e-mail address:

reg.intodon2012[at]gmail.com ( [at]=@ )

Please don't forget to finish registration of your participation in the congress before submitting abstract.
Registration form:

https://asp.science-server.com/intodon2012/registration/form.html

What's New　#16. June 8, 2012.
--- Strict time of the deadlines
The deadline dates for 'Discounted (early) registration' and 'Abstract submission' should also be applied for those who live in the Hawaii or the Aleutian islands. So we will close the discounted (early) registration form and abstract submission form at 12:00 GMT of June 11.

What's New　#15. June 8, 2012.
--- Deadline for bank transfer
If you submit your registration form and choose bank transfer for the payment instead of credit card, you need to send money within five days after the submision of your registration form.

What's New #14. May 17, 2012.
--- Double presentations are acceptable
The web-registration system is made up to accept only one presentation, however you can make two different presentations in the congress. Please submit the title of your second talk (or poster), name of presenter, author(s) and affiliation(s), and abstract by e-mail addressed to

mnais.costalis[at]gmail.com ([at]=@).

Deadline of the submission is the same as the web-registration. Please do not forget to make web-registration and payment before your submission of the second presentation.

What's New #13. May 10, 2012.
--- Establishment of "one-day participation fee"
One-day participation fee <<< click here.
For those who cannot participate fully in six-day congress schedule but want to participate for 1-3 days, we will set the "one-day participation fee."For the dates July 28-30 and August 1-2, you can participate in the congress hall if you pay 3,000 yen per day at the reception counter of the venue (the museum).
Participation using "one-day participation fee" need not to be officially registered on the registration form of the congress website prior to visiting the venue.
One-day participants will not be allowed to make research presentation in the congress. Those who want to presented a research should fully register to the congress using the registration form of the congress website. Mid-congress trip as well as congress dinner require payments of separate fees and need web-registration.

What's New #12. April 30, 2012.
--- The deadlines have been postponed to June 10th
Registration and Paper Submission <<< click here.
In order to enable for more odonatologists from more countries/regions to participate in the 2012 I.C.O., the Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the deadline of the regular (early) registration from April 30th to June 10th, 2012．You can enjoy discounted registration fees if you apply for it till June 10 th, 2012. The deadline of the abstract submission has also been postponed from April 30th to June 10th, 2012.

What's New #11. April 16, 2012.
--- Photo Competition
Photo Competition <<< click here.
In this competition, the dragonfly photographs taken and exhibited by the applicants will be judged, and then the best photographer(s) will be honored. ...

What's New #10. April 16, 2012.
--- Special Exhibition
Special Exhibition <<< click here.
As a side event of 2012 ICO, the Special Exhibition "The World of a dragonfly" will be held at the Congress venue from July 14, - November 4, 2012. The charm of and the world of dragonflies are introduced by exhibiting abundant specimens, mainly of the museum's worldwide collection of the Odonata, together with beautiful photographs caught in the natural world.

What's New #9. April 16, 2012.
--- Tentative Program
Tentative Program <<< click here.
A tentative program of the Congress is shown below. It will be fixed by the end of May and reported on this website. ...

What's New #8. April 15, 2012.
--- 'Public Talks' has been updated
Public Talks <<< click here.
In the afternoon of July 28, Public talks on dragonflies will be held in the congress venue: ...

What's New #7. April 12, 2012.
--- Plenary Lecture has been updated
Plenary Lecture <<< click here.
In the 'Plenary session' set in every monring, the following researchers will give lectures to the audience: ...

What's New #6. April 10, 2012.
--- 2012 ICO Award
2012 ICO Award <<< click here.
During the Congress the screening committee selects the best presentation(s) of the session speakers and the poster presenters of the ages under 40 (those who were born on August 1, 1971 or later), and gives the '2012 ICO Award' at the closing ceremony of the congress. ...

What's New #5. March 24, 2012.
--- Information on Radioactivity
Information on Radioactivity <<< click here.
The present level of environmental radioactivity in Kanagawa prefecture is as low as the level before the earthquake. And Japan enjoys high levels of food safety, and foods from Japan can continue to be appreciated at home and abroad, after continued careful testing.

The radioactivity level in Kanagawa prefecture (Congress site) is as low as the level before the earthquake: The present level of environmental radioactivity in Kanagawa prefecture (monitored at Chigasaki city) is 0.045 microSv/hour (17th March 2012)...
Why is the radiation level in Kanagawa prefecture as low as before? : Because radioactive substances released from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant fell down mostly in and around Fukushima prefecture...
Food Safety in Japan after the Nuclear Disaster: Food specialist Martin J. Frid examined the question of risk in light of international standards on radiation...

What's New #4. February 9, 2012.
--- Provisional schedule of the Congress
This is a provisional schedule of the Congress and will be modified according to the accumlation of registered presentation.

Date :
moring / afternoon / evening
July 28:
Registration / Registration / Reception (free)
July 29:
Opening; Plenary session / Oral session /
July 30:
Plenary session / Oral session /
July 31:
Mid-congress trip (incl. lunch & evening BBQ) (optional)
August 1:
Plenary session / Poster session; WDA Board of Trustee meeting / Dinner (optional)
August 2:
Plenary session / Oral session; Closing /
August 3-6:
Congress tour (optional)

What's New #3. February 2, 2012.
--- Registration / Abstract submission form
Registration / Abstract submission <<< click here.

You can register using our web form. You can pay your registration fee by credit cards (VISA or Master) or the bank transfer. Deadline of the regular registration will be April 30th but we will keep the registration system open until July 28th. The registration fees till April 30th will apply discount rates.
This year abstract can be submitted separately. Abstracts of both oral and poster presentations should be submitted through above registration system from which you can download the template WORD file for abstract. The deadline of the abstract submission is also April 30th. You can either register or submit abstract in the first place. However, you need to register until April 30 , 2012 to make your presentation.

What's New #2. January 31, 2012.
--- Congress poster
Congress poster (A3 size) 2,849KB PDF <<< click here.

ICO2012 Congress Poster
If you would like to get the poster, please 'Right click' above anchor to save the PDF file on your computer.



What's New #1. January 13, 2012.
--- Accommodations
Accommodations <<< click here.
The Organizing Committee recommends all the participants to stay at YUMOYO FUJIYA HOTEL which stands on a riverside with a beautiful mountainous landscape, and is only three minutes walk from the Hakone Yumoto railway station that is the next one from the Iriuda station which the Congress venue adjoins. ...