Prof. Stephane Boubanga Tombet, RIEC, Tohoku University, Sendai Japan

OIST Graduate Students will present on their thesis research topics every 2 weeks

Debate on the topic “Islands and climatic change: towards energy autonomy” ; from OIST: Prof. Kitano and Prof. Shintake. Language: English. ENG-JP simultaneous interpretation provided. Free of charge, registration required.

Seminar by Arnaud Ralko (Néel Institute, CNRS) on Oct 22 (Thu) at 1:30pm in C016, Lab1.

[HEART] Training for Financial Division Staff (J)

Date: October 22nd, Thursday Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Venue: Lab3, B700 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience : Financial Division Staff Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Operations limited to Financial management division (to be updated) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This hands-on training session requires each participant to use laptop. A maximum of 10 laptops are available for use in each training session. So please carry a laptop (Windows if possible) to the training class. *The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please...

[HEART] Training for Professors (B)

Date: October 22nd, Thursday Time: 10:00 - 11:00 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.

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

[HEART] Training for Financial Division Staff (I)

Date: October 21st, Wednesday Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience : Financial Division Staff Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Operations limited to Financial management division (to be updated) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This hands-on training session requires each participant to use laptop. A maximum of 10 laptops are available for use in each training session. So please carry a laptop (Windows if possible) to the training class. *The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please...

[HEART] Training for Financial Division Staff (H)

Date: October 20th, Tuesday Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience : Financial Division Staff Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Operations limited to Financial management division (to be updated) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This hands-on training session requires each participant to use laptop. A maximum of 10 laptops are available for use in each training session. So please carry a laptop (Windows if possible) to the training class. *The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please...

Professor David A. Wheeler, Baylor College of Medicine

Technical Seminar by: Dr. Wataru Kai, Fluidigm Application Scientist

Speaker: Dr. Takuya Miyazawa, Dept. of Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University

[HEART] Training for Financial Division Staff (G)

Date: October 19th, Monday Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Venue: Lab3, B717 Seating Capacity: 10 Target Audience : Financial Division Staff Spoken Language: Japanese

Contents: 1. Basic system operations 2. Operations limited to Financial management division (to be updated) ※The training contents may be updated.

※This hands-on training session requires each participant to use laptop. A maximum of 10 laptops are available for use in each training session. So please carry a laptop (Windows if possible) to the training class. *The training registration webpage will be open and announced on TIDA shortly. **Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents, so please...

Seminar "Precision Cutting of Ceramic Mold by Micro Milling Tool of Single Crystalline Diamond by Laser Fabrication Process" Speaker: Dr. Hirofumi Suzuki, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Innovation Center for Production Engineering, Chubu University Date: Monday October 19, 2015 Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Location: C210

Join us for October's second Internal Seminar Series on October 16, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features a special talk by Prof. Kenji Doya from the Neural Computation Unit.

Dr. Darko Cotoras, Postdoctoral fellow, California Academy of Sciences

[HEART] Training for Manager (D)

Date: October 15th, Thursday Time: 13:30 - 16:00 Venue: Lab3, B700 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. *Training class will be held multiple times on different days with same contents,...

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

Date: October 15th, Thursday Time: 10:00 - 11:00 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.

*The training requires each participant to use a laptop. Please bring your laptop to the training class . If you do not have a laptop, please indicate it in the below form. *This particular training class includes a hands-on activity with a mobile device (iPhone/Android smart phone or tablet device) . Please bring your mobile device...

[HEART] Training for Professors (B)

Date: October 14th, Wednesday Time: 15:00 - 16:00 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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Dr. Yuimaru Kubo, Quantronics group, SPEC, CEA-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Language: English. Everyone is welcome.

Title: Sustainable Energy for the 21 ^st Century and The Role of Nuclear Fusion

Speaker : R.J Cashmore CMG,FRS, Chairman ,United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Abstract : There are many aspects to the provision of sustainable energy, nationally and globally, in the 21 ^st century ranging over issues of energy sources, security of supply, usage, cost and climate change. A solution must exploit all of the available carbon ‘free’ technologies and Nuclear Fusion, one such technology, can play a major role providing there is a sustained commitment to R&D internationally.

Introduction : Roger Cashmore was appointed Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority on 30 July 2010. He is a Fellow...

Seminar by Taehoon Kim, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK

National Holiday.

This is an externally organized closed event. For more information, please contact the organizers directly.

This is an externally organized event. For any inquiries, please contact the organizers.

OIST PhD students present on their thesis research topics

Dr. Matthieu PY, EURAXESS Links Japan Country Representative. Participation free. Registration required.

Registration required

Join us for October's first Internal Seminar Series on October 2, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's first seminar features the Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Engineering Unit (Yohei Yokobayashi) and the Continuum Mechanics Unit (Gustavo Gioia).

Seminar by Prof. John Chalker (Oxford University) at 2PM, Thursday October 1st.

Training for better comfort, health and safety in the lab

Please address inquiries to the President's Office.

Special lecture by Prof. Halina Rubinsztein Dunlop, The University of Queensland, Australia

Speaker: Associate Professor, Masayuki Mori, Kyoto University.

OIST Workshop - Application deadline: 2015-06-05 - OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions - URL: https://groups.oist.jp/cqd

10月上旬から順次「マイナンバー」（社会保障・税番号）が通知される予定です。日本国内に住民登録をしている方であれば、国籍のいかんを問わず、12桁のマイナンバーが、各地方公共団体から各世帯宛に郵送されます。

このたび、以下のとおり「マイナンバー」（社会保障・税番号）制度の概要や、マイナンバー及びマイナンバーを記載したカード（個人番号カード）の取扱における注意点等について説明する機会を設けることとしました。職員および学生のみなさまの参加をお待ちしております。

内容: 1. マイナンバー制度とは？ 2. マイナンバーはどのように使われるのか？ 3. 10月上旬に何が届くか？ 4. 届いてから何をすればよいか？ 5. 詳細についての問い合わせ先等

日時・場所: 9月18日(金) 14:00 – 15:00 (英語) ：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月25日(金) 10:30 – 11:30 (日本語)： Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月25日 (金) 14:00 – 15:00 (英語)：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月28日 (月) 10:30 – 11:30 (英語)：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月28日 (月) 15:00 – 16:00 (日本語)：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.)

スピーカー: 日本語: 橋本 和也　法令セクション 英語: マクリン ブルース　 HR人材開発･サービスセクション

この説明会への出席は必須ではありません。しかしながら、個人情報であるマイナンバーの保管や取扱については注意が必要です。

"Phylogenetics and Biomechanics of Coral Reef Fishes" by Dr. Mark Westneat, The University of Chicago Monday, September 28, 2015 - 2:00-3:00pm, Seminar room C700, Lab3 Speaker: Professor, Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, the University of Chicago

From January 2016, a new Japanese social security system will go into effect. In early October all residents of Japan, Japanese and non-Japanese, will receive a notification card on which is printed their individual, 12-digit ID numbers. An envelope containing the card(s) and other documents will be sent to each head of household by your local municipal office.

The notification card and the 12 digit number are very important. To explain the system and other information to OIST staff and students, the Rules and Procedures Section and HR People Development & Services Section have organized explanation sessions to inform everyone about the new My Number system.

Program:

1. What is the new system? 2. How will the...

From January 2016, a new Japanese social security system will go into effect. In early October all residents of Japan, Japanese and non-Japanese, will receive a notification card on which is printed their individual, 12-digit ID numbers. An envelope containing the card(s) and other documents will be sent to each head of household by your local municipal office.

The notification card and the 12 digit number are very important. To explain the system and other information to OIST staff and students, the Rules and Procedures Section and HR People Development & Services Section have organized explanation sessions to inform everyone about the new My Number system.

Program:

1. What is the new system? 2. How will the...

10月上旬から順次「マイナンバー」（社会保障・税番号）が通知される予定です。日本国内に住民登録をしている方であれば、国籍のいかんを問わず、12桁のマイナンバーが、各地方公共団体から各世帯宛に郵送されます。

このたび、以下のとおり「マイナンバー」（社会保障・税番号）制度の概要や、マイナンバー及びマイナンバーを記載したカード（個人番号カード）の取扱における注意点等について説明する機会を設けることとしました。職員および学生のみなさまの参加をお待ちしております。

内容: 1. マイナンバー制度とは？ 2. マイナンバーはどのように使われるのか？ 3. 10月上旬に何が届くか？ 4. 届いてから何をすればよいか？ 5. 詳細についての問い合わせ先等

日時・場所: 9月18日(金) 14:00 – 15:00 (英語) ：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月25日(金) 10:30 – 11:30 (日本語)： Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月25日 (金) 14:00 – 15:00 (英語)：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月28日 (月) 10:30 – 11:30 (英語)：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.) 9月28日 (月) 15:00 – 16:00 (日本語)：Seminar Room B250 (Central Bldg.)

スピーカー: 日本語: 橋本 和也　法令セクション 英語: マクリン ブルース　 HR人材開発･サービスセクション

この説明会への出席は必須ではありません。しかしながら、個人情報であるマイナンバーの保管や取扱については注意が必要です。

Dr. Mary Collins, Professor of Immunology, University College London; Head of Division of Advanced Therapies, National Institute of Biological Standards and Control

National Holiday.

National Holiday.

National Holiday.

This is an External Event. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Join us for September's first Internal Seminar Series on September 18, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features the Structural Cellular Biology Unit (Ulf Skoglund) and the Computational Neuroscience Unit (Erik De Schutter).

From January 2016, a new Japanese social security system will go into effect. In early October all residents of Japan, Japanese and non-Japanese, will receive a notification card on which is printed their individual, 12-digit ID numbers. An envelope containing the card(s) and other documents will be sent to each head of household by your local municipal office.

The notification card and the 12 digit number are very important. To explain the system and other information to OIST staff and students, the Rules and Procedures Section and HR People Development & Services Section have organized explanation sessions to inform everyone about the new My Number system.

Program:

1. What is the new system? 2. How will the...

Bring your thoughts and ideas stimulated by the free online course 'Women in Leadership' and see where this discussion group will take you!

OIST PhD Students present on their thesis research topics

This event is intended for Japanese female researchers and will be conducted solely in Japanese.

Admission Free. Registration Required (120 seats available). English and Japanese.