Thanks to all for a Great Symposium!

Overview

Dates: Monday-Wednesday, 6-8 March 2023 (See below for detailed schedule)

Location: Earth-Life Science Institute and Digital Hall, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama Campus, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan (See below for detailed map)

Scientific Organizing Committee: Kosuke Fujishima (Chair), Hidenori Genda, John Hernlund, Shawn McGlynn

Abstract of the Symposium: As humans and scientists we are accustomed to distinguishing things from other things, treating them as separate and independent objects. This enables our brains to compare and contrast, to emphasize differences, to pit the parts against the counterparts, and to learn something in the process. However, the idea of separateness is an abstraction that is less useful in the context of the deep space-time evolution of the universe, where the connectedness of all is emphasized. It is in this latter perspective that we approach the topic of the 11th symposium.

We at ELSI are convening our 11th annual symposium in order to consider the inseparability of life and the universe. In other words, instead of simply considering "life in the universe" we want to begin to think about the "living universe" in which there is no clear boundary between life and non-life.

Schedule

Monday 6 March (Symposium Day 1)

• 9:30-11:30 Optional Activity: Informal Coffee, Meet and Greet (Location: ELSI-1 2nd floor Agora)

• 10:00 Optional Activity: Tour of ELSI facilities (Departs from ELSI-1 2nd floor Agora)

• 13:30-14:00 Registration and Coffee (Location: Digital Hall)

• 14:00-14:10 Session 0: Introduction to the Symposium (Location: Digital Hall)

• 14:00-14:10 Welcome from the ELSI Director (Yasuhito Sekine)

• 14:10-14:20 Overview of the Symposium (Organizing Committee)

• 14:20-15:10 Session 1 (Location: Digital Hall)

• 14:20-14:50 Steven Vance (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

• 14:50-15:20 Yamei Li (ELSI, Tokyo Tech)

• 15:20-15:40 Coffee break

• 15:40-17:00 Session 2 (Location: Digital Hall)

• 15:40-16:10 Marc Neveu (University of Maryland/NASA Goddard)

• 16:10-16:40 Raphael Marschall (Nice Observatory)

• 16:40-17:00 Discussion

Tuesday 7 March (Symposium Day 2)

• 9:30-11:30 Session 3 (Location: Digital Hall)

• 9:30-10:00 John Hernlund (ELSI, Tokyo Tech)

• 10:00-10:30 Fumio Inagaki (JAMSTEC / Tohoku University)

• 10:30-11:00 Hiroki Sakuta (Tokyo University)

• 11:00-11:30 Discussion

• 11:30-13:30 Lunch (See Lunch Map Provided by ELSI Staff)

• 13:30-17:-00 Poster Session (Location: ELSI-1 2nd Floor Agora)

• Note: Coffee will be provided at the posters

• 15:30-17:00 Group Poster Discussion

• 17:00 Please Remove Your Posters for Banquet Preparation

• 17:00-17:45 Taiko Drum Performance (Location: Mishima Hall, ELSI-1, 1st Floor)

• 18:00-21:00 Symposium Banquet (Location: ELSI-1 2nd Floor Agora)

Wednesday 8 March (Symposium Day 3)

• 9:30-11:30 Session 5 (Location: Digital Hall)

• 9:30-10:00 Shigeru Ida (ELSI, Tokyo Tech)

• 10:00-10:30 Mayumi Seto (Nara Women's University)

• 10:30-11:00 Discussion

• 11:00-11:30 Hye-Eun Lee (Riken)

• 11:30-13:30 Lunch (See Lunch Map Provided by ELSI Staff)

• 13:30-15:00 Session 6 (Location: Digital Hall)

• 13:30-14:00 Mizuho Koike (Hiroshima University)

• 14:00-14:30 Alexis Gilbert (Tokyo Tech)

• 14:30-15:00 Discussion

• 15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

• 15:30-17:00 Session 7 (Location: Digital Hall)

• 15:30-16:00 Sean Hsu (University of Colorado-Boulder)

• 16:00-16:30 Kosuke Fujishima (ELSI, Tokyo Tech)

• 16:30-17:00 Discussion

• 17:00-17:10 Closing of the Symposium (Location: Digital Hall)

Registration

All attendees are requested to fill the following registration form, this will (1) tell us how to list your name and affiliation for your badge, (2) inform us whether you will attend the banquet so that we know how much food and drink to order, (3) allow you to submit an abstract, and (4) give you an opportunity to inform us about any special needs or assistance you may require. There is no registration fee for this event (although there will be a separate charge to attend the optional banquet).

Note 1: The deadline for abstract submission has passed. However, if you will still like to submit an abstract, please go ahead and we will inform you if it is possible to include your poster.

Note 2: if your browser is having difficulty rendering this embedded registration form, please click here to go directly to the registration form.

Poster Information

Our poster sessions are lively and active events, and an integral part of the symposium. Please submit an abstract via the registration form by 3 February 2023. Poster display boards and necessary attachment hardware will be provided. Our poster boards are optimized for A0 size in portrait orientation (841mm wide × 1189mm tall).

Symposium Banquet

We will hold our symposium banquet from 18:00-21:00 on Tuesday 7 March in the ELSI Agora. A variety of food and drinks will be provided. Note that we cannot use institutional funds for this kind of event, and we kindly request a banquet fee from attendees in order to cover costs. The banquet fees are as follows:

• ELSI PIs: ¥10,000

• ELSI A-PIs: ¥7,000

• Visitors, Researchers, Post-Docs: ¥5,000

• Students: ¥2,000

Symposium Survey

• Exit Survey: The post-symposium survey link will be posted after 8 March 2023. We appreciate your effort to tell us what you liked about your experience at the symposium, this will be used to help us better plan future events.

Code of Conduct

Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. All event attendees and staff have the right to a space that is free of all forms of discrimination, harassment, bullying, and/or retaliation. Participants who are requested to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. If you wish to report harassment, suspect that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the organizing committee as soon as possible.

Online Resources and Social Media

• Twitter: #ELSISYMPO2023

• To submit questions: sli.do login #ELSISYMPO2023