Past Events

Seminar

"Folded conformations of graphene"

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 - L1 Bldg
Dr. Barry Cox, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia

[HEART] Training for Professors (B) Lab3-B717

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Lab3, B717
Training for Professors (B)

Installation and training for elemental analyzer

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 15:30
Installation and training for elemental analyzer
Public Lecture

Distinguished Speaker Series 1st Lecture: ' Women of Action in Okinawa and Expectations for OIST ' by Dr. Hiroko Sho

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 13:30 to 14:30
Seminar Room C209, Level C, OIST Center Building
Tuesday 13:30 - 14:30, Language: Japanese, simultaneous interpretation to English is available, Refreshment will be served after the lecture

[HEART] Training for RSD Staff, Executive Assistant, RA, RU member (E) Lab3-C700

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 13:30 to 17:00
Lab3, C700

[HEART] Training for RSD Staff, Executive Assistant, RA, RU member (E)

Date: November 24th, Tuesday Time: 13:30 - 17:00 Venue: Lab3, C700 Seating Capacity: 40 Target Audience: Resarch Support Division Staff, Executive Assistant, Research Administrator, Research Unit member Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Entry of expense request (travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Entry of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of purchase request slips 5. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 6. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

*The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same...

Holiday

Labor Thanksgiving Day 2015

Monday, November 23, 2015 - 00:00
National Holiday.
Seminar

OIST Marine Genomics Seminar Ser 33rd by Ken Naito

Friday, November 20, 2015 - 13:00 to 14:00
Lab 1 C016

Genus Vigna -the Wild and Sexy- Speaker: Dr. Ken Naito Genetic Resource Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

Seminar

Spontaneous supersymmetry breaking in matrix model and superstring theory

Friday, November 20, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C756
Dr. Tsunehide Kuroki from National Institute of Technology, Kagawa College. Language English.
External Events

Okinawa High School Physics Education Association Meeting

Friday, November 20, 2015 - 10:00 to Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 18:00
C209
Externally organized event by Okinawa High School Physics Education Association.

[HEART] Training for Travel Team Staff (H) Lab3-B717

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 15:00 to 17:00
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for Travel Team Staff (H)

Date: November 18th, Wednesday Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Venue: Lab3 - B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: Travel Team Staff Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Approval of expense request (Approval process by travel team) 3. Operations limited to Financial management division (to be updated) ※The training contents may be updated. *Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please attend one of the classes during this period.

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日程:2015年11月18日 (水) 時間:15:00 – 17:00 場所:Lab3 - B717 席数:10 対象者:旅費チームスタッフ 使用言語:日本語

内容: 1. システム基本操作 2. 経費申請に対する承認(旅費チーム承認) 3. 財務ディビジョン固有処理(内容更新予定) ※トレーニング内容は変更される場合もございます。ご了承ください。

Seminar

Modeling soil community resiliency to climate change

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C209, Center Building
Dr. Timothy Keitt, Associate Professor, Section of Integrative Biology The University of Texas at Austin

Demo: Simple Western by Protein Simple

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 14:00 to 18:00
C771, Lab 3
Registration required. Please register by Nov 6th.
Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Roger T. Hanlon - "Rapid adaptive camouflage in cephalopods: linking neuroscience, ethology and imaging to bio-inspired materials and engineering"

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 13:00 to 14:30
Seminar Room C209, Center Bldg.
Roger T. Hanlon, Ph.D. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence RI, USA

[HEART] Training for Professors (B) Lab3-B717

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 10:00 to 10:45
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for Professors (B)

Date: November 17th, Tuesday Time: 10:00 - 10:45 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: Professor (including associate, assistant, adjunct and visiting professor) Spoken Language: English

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. General operations with approver interface 3. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This training includes the hands-on activity with the mobile device (iPhone/Android smart phone or tablet device) . So please bring your mobile device to the training class. *Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please attend one of the classes during this period.

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日程:2015年11月17日 (火) 時間:10:00 – 10:45 場所:Lab3,...

Demo: Abberior super resolution STED microscope

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (All day) to Thursday, November 19, 2015 (All day)
B380, Lab 1
Registration is required

[HEART] Training for RSD Staff, Executive Assistant, RA, RU member (E) Lab3-C700

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 13:30 to 17:00
Lab3, C700

[HEART] Training for RSD Staff, Executive Assistant, RA, RU member (E)

Date: November 16th, Monday Time: 13:30 - 17:00 Venue: Lab3, C700 Seating Capacity: 40 Target Audience: Resarch Support Division Staff, Executive Assistant, Research Administrator, Research Unit member Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Entry of expense request (travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Entry of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of purchase request slips 5. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 6. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

*The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same...

Industry Relations

IP Creation and Management in Academic Research

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 13:00 to 15:00
C209
Mr Gwilym Roberts, Partner Kilburn & Strode and Honorary Visiting Professor of Queen Mary University of London, will speak about IP Creation and Management in Academic Research.
Seminar

Seminar "Venoms and Toxins: A Source of Inspiration " by Prof. Manjunatha Kini, National University of Singapore

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C209, Center Building
Prof. Manjunatha Kini, National University of Singapore
Campus

Diwali 2015 Main Event - Special Dinner and Performances

Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 17:30
Center Court
Diwali special dinner and performances. Tickets required.
Campus

Diwali 2015 - Cricket

Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 09:00
Onna Seaside Civil Park, Nabee Beach
The third event in this year's Diwali celebrations is a friendly match of cricket at 9am at Onna Seaside Civil Park, Nabee Beach.
Seminar

Internal Seminar: Luscombe Unit and Qi Unit

Friday, November 13, 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00
C700
Join us for November's first Internal Seminar Series on November 13, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's first seminar features the Genomics and Regulatory Systems Unit (Nicholas M. Luscombe) and the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (Yabing Qi).

[HEART] Training for President, Vice President, Auditor (A) Lab3-B717

Friday, November 13, 2015 - 15:00 to 15:45
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for President, Vice President, Auditor (A)

Date: November 13th, Friday Time: 15:00 - 15:45 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: President, Vice President, Auditor Spoken Language: English

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. General operations with approver interface 3. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This training includes the hands-on activity with the mobile device (iPhone/Android smart phone or tablet device) . So please bring your mobile device to the training class.

*Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please attend one of the classes during this period.

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日程:2015年11月13日 (金) 時間:15:00 – 15:45...

Campus

Weekly Teatime - Diwali 2015 Bollywood Dancing!

Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:00
Center Bldg Level B Restaurant
As part of this year's Diwali celebrations, there will be Bollywood dancing at this week's Teatime.

[HEART] Training for Budget Section Staff (I) Lab3-B717

Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 13:30 to 15:00
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for Budget Section Staff (I)

Date: November 12th, Thursday Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: Budget Section Staff Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Budget registration 3. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 4. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) 5. Operations limited to Financial management division (to be updated) ※The training contents may be updated.

*Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please attend one of the classes during this period.

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日程:2015年11月12日 (木) 時間:13:30 – 15:00 場所:Lab3, B717 席数:10 対象者:予算セクション職員 使用言語:日本語

内容: 1. システム基本操作 2. 予算登録 3. 予算執行状況照会 4. 予算執行明細照会(予算執行伝票の明細を照会します。) 5. 財務ディビジョン固有処理(内容更新予定) ※トレーニング内容は変更される場合もございます。ご了承ください。

Seminar

"Chemosensory function of desert toads" Dr. Takatoshi Nagai

Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Lab1 Level C016

" Chemosensory function of desert toads" Prof. Takatoshi Nagai, Dept. Biology, Keio Univ. School of Medicine

[HEART] Training for Professors (B) Lab3-B717

Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 10:00 to 10:45
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for Professors (B)

Date: November 12th, Thursday Time: 10:00 - 10:45 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: Professor (including associate, assistant, adjunct and visiting professor) Spoken Language: English

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. General operations with approver interface 3. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This training includes the hands-on activity with the mobile device (iPhone/Android smart phone or tablet device) . So please bring your mobile device to the training class. *Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please attend one of the classes during this period.

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日程:2015年11月12日...

External Events

Joint Scientific Congress

Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 09:00 to Friday, November 13, 2015 - 17:00
Conference Center (Auditorium & Meeting Rooms) & Seminar Room C209

All scientific sessions are open to OIST members. All sessions are in Japanese. English interpretation is provided for the "Joint Session" on Nov 12 (8:45-10:45). For further information, please visit the symposium website or contact the organizers.

Seminar

Seminar by Prof Tame 'Quantum plasmonics'

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:00
B700, Level B, Lab 3
Professor Mark Tame, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Seminar

Recent Advances in Research on Kampo

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:30
Seminar Room C209
Seminar by Prof. Koji Yakabi (Vice Director of Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University Medical School) and Dr. Tomohisa Hattori (Director of the Kampo Scientific Strategies Division Tsumura Research Laboratories) - Language: English (no interpretation) - Open to all.

[HEART] Training for Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Division member) (F) Lab3-C700

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 13:30 to 17:00
Lab3, C700

[HEART] Training for Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Division member) (F)

Date: November 11th, Wednesday Time: 13:30 - 17:00 Venue: Lab3, C700 Seating Capacity: 40 Target Audience: Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Devision member) Spoken Language: English

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Entry of expense request (travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Entry of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of purchase request slips 5. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 6. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

*The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training class will be...

Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Galarraga:Comparison of the synaptic responses of striatal neurons to cortical and thalamic afferents.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Meeting Room D015, Level D, Lab 1
Institute of Cellular Physiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
OIST Workshops

EAJS2015: East Asia Joint Symposium 2015

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 09:00 to Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 17:00
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room B250 & OIST Auditorium (or R&D Cluster Hall Facilities)
Jointly-organized symposium - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions.

[HEART] Training for Manager (D) Lab3-B717

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 13:30 to 16:00
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for Manager (D)

Date: November 10th, Wednesday Time: 13:30 - 16:00 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: Manager (Administrative Staff) Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Approval of expense request (Travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Approval of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 5. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This training includes the hands-on activity with the mobile device (iPhone/Android smart phone or tablet device) . So please bring your mobile device to the training class.

*The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA...

Seminar

Seminar by Dr Hoogerland 'From the Quantum to the Classical in a Chaotic System'

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C700, Level C, Lab 3
Dr Maarten Hoogerland, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Seminar

Seminar by Prof. Bargas:The pathophysiological signatures of functional connectomics in the striatal microcircuit

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Meeting Room D015, Level D, Lab 1
nstitute of Cellular Physiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
External Events

13th A-HORCs/ 9th ASIAHORCs

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 (All day) to Wednesday, November 11, 2015 (All day)
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room C210
This is an externally organized event. For more information, please contact the organizers directly.

[HEART] Training for Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Division member) (F) Lab3-C700

Monday, November 9, 2015 - 13:30 to 17:00
Lab3, C700

[HEART] Training for Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Devision member) (F)

Date: November 9th, Monday Time: 13:30 - 17:00 Venue: Lab3, C700 Seating Capacity: 40 Target Audience: Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Division member) Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Entry of expense request (travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Entry of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of purchase request slips 5. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 6. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This hands-on training session requires each participant to use a laptop. A maximum of 10 laptops...

Seminar

TIME TO TRASH THE JOURNAL? - Seminar by Dr. Paul Guinnessy

Monday, November 9, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
C700, Level C, Lab 3
Dr. Pauy Guinnessy, Web Director, Physics Today
External Events

NEA & ASIAHORCs Joint Symposium on Chemical Biology

Monday, November 9, 2015 - 09:30 to Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 17:30
OIST Main Campus, Seminar Room C209
This is an externally organized event. Open to the public (up to 15 persons on a first-come, first-served basis). For more information on how to attend, please contact the organizers directly.

OIST Open Campus

Sunday, November 8, 2015 - 10:00 to 17:00
OIST Campus
OIST Welcomes you to the Open Campus 2015! 10:00am-5:00pm (entrance closes at 4:30pm) Admission Free
Seminar

Technical Seminar: Introducing New Technologies and System for AFM for Life Science

Friday, November 6, 2015 - 14:30 to 16:00
C016, Lab 1
Introduction of Park Systems AFM, Park NX-BIO

[HEART] Training for Manager (D) Lab3-B717

Friday, November 6, 2015 - 13:30 to 16:00
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for Manager (D)

Date: November 6th, Friday Time: 13:30 - 16:00 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: Manager (Administrative Staff) Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Approval of expense request (Travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Approval of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 5. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This training includes the hands-on activity with the mobile device (iPhone/Android smart phone or tablet device) . So please bring your mobile device to the training class. *The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training...

4th Annual SCORE! Application Deadline

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 17:00
OIST Auditorium

Deadline extended to Thursday, November 5th at 17:00. SCORE! is designed to promote senior high school students’ hands-on science education and interest in entrepreneurship, as well as support the approach for English-Oriented Prefecture Okinawa.

[HEART] Training for Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Division member) (F) Lab3-C700

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 13:30 to 17:00
Lab3, C700

[HEART] Training for Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Division member) (F)

Date: November 5th, Thursday Time: 13:30 - 17:00 Venue: Lab3, C700 Seating Capacity: 40 Target Audience: Administrative Division/Section Staff (except Group "E" and Financial Management Devision member) Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Entry of expense request (travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Entry of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of purchase request slips 5. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 6. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This hands-on training session requires each participant to use a laptop. A maximum of 10 laptops...

Research

Pipetman On-Site Diagnosis

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 11:00 to 16:00
B503, Center Building
Gilson Pipetman Clinic from 11:00 to 16:00

[HEART] Training for President, Vice President, Auditor (A) Lab3-B717

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 10:00 to 10:45
Lab3, B717

[HEART] Training for President, Vice President, Auditor (A)

Date: November 5th, Thursday Time: 10:00 - 10:45 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience: President, Vice President, Auditor Spoken Language: English

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. General operations with approver interface 3. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This training includes the hands-on activity with the mobile device (iPhone/Android smart phone or tablet device) . So please bring your mobile device to the training class. *Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please attend one of the classes during this period.

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日程:2015年11月5日 (木)...

Seminar

Seminar; "The dentate-hippocampal network support spatial working memory", Takuya Sasaki

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:00
Seminar by Dr. Takuya Sasaki, The University of Tokyo.  Registration is not required. 
Seminar

"Mathematical modelling in nanotechnology" Vol. 2

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 14:00 to 15:00
C016 - L1 Bldg
Professor Ngamta Thamwattana, School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia

[HEART] Training for RSD Staff, Executive Assistant, RA, RU member (E) Lab3-C700

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 13:30 to 17:00
Lab3, C700

[HEART] Training for RSD Staff, Executive Assistant, RA, RU member (E)

Date: November 4th, Wednesday Time: 13:30 - 17:00 Venue: Lab3, C700 Seating Capacity: 40 Target Audience: Resarch Support Division Staff, Executive Assistant, Research Administrator, Research Unit member Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Entry of expense request (travel, honorarium and meeting expens) 3. Entry of purchase request (excluding direct order) 4. Inquiry of purchase request slips 5. Inquiry of budget balance (budget execution status report) 6. Inquiry of budget execution items (slip detail) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This hands-on training session requires each participant to use a laptop. A maximum of 10 laptops are available for loan in...

Seminar

[Technical seminar] LC columns selection base on matrix chemistry and target compound

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - 13:30 to 14:15
A720 lab3
Technical seminar: LC columns selection base on matrix chemistry and target compound

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