We will hold a demo session for OIST staff members to see the SAP's (new OIST ERP system) user interface and work-flow. HEART - SAP Demo Session ① August 20 (Thursday) 14:00-16:00 in room C210 ② August 25 (Tuesday) 10:00-12:00 in room C210

Join us for August's second Internal Seminar Series on August 21, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's second seminar features the Quantum Dynamics Unit (Denis Konstantinov) and the Developmental Signalling Unit (Mary Ann Price).

This is an external event, organized by the Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office, and Okigin Economic Research Institute. The talk will be in Japanese

This is an externally organized event. Language: Japanese. For more information contact the organizers at http://robonokai.blogspot.com/

We will hold a demo session for OIST staff members to see the SAP's (new OIST ERP system) user interface and work-flow. HEART - SAP Demo Session ① August 20 (Thursday) 14:00-16:00 in room C210 ② August 25 (Tuesday) 10:00-12:00 in room C210

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

Dr. Sergey Ryazantsev, from California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles

Carlo Barenghi ( Professor, Newcastle University, UK)

Language: English - Registration required - Registration deadline: August 3rd, 2015

OIST PhD students present on their Thesis research topics

Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Seminar by Dr. Byung-wook Park, Konkuk University, South Korea

Kakenhi Administration Seminar 科研費事務説明会（7/24&8/12） Target audience: Kakenhi PIs, Unit RAs, and Admin staff who would like to learn administrative procedures for Kakenhi Language: Japanese

Ryukyu Shimpo, the local newspaper, organized event for kids at OIST. James Schloss, OIST student, will give a science talk and demonstration.

Academic Mentor's Meeting which is open for all faculty members to go over expectations and duties of the mentors, and discuss any questions about the academic program you may have.

Join us for August's first Internal Seminar Series on August 7, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C210. This month's first seminar features the Neurobiology Research Unit (Jeff Wickens) and the Information Processing Biology Unit (Ichiro Maruyama).

Come to the Weekly Teatime to refresh with original Spanish music from the Quantum Poet, Juan Luis.

Prof. Floyd Reed, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Hawai’i

This is an external event organized by Kyushu Area High School Principals Association. 200 participants are expected. Please contact Community Relations Section for more information.

Seminar by Dr. Judit Romhanyi (MPI-FKF) / Aug 5th, 10:30-11:30 in D014, Lab1

Shizuya Saika, Ph.D., Professor of Department of Ophthalmology Wakayama Medical University, "Language: English No interpretation."

Undergraduates from Tokyo, Stanford and Harvard at OIST for a week of exploring many cutting-edge issues in the brain and brain research, from biological and physical perspectives, with a team approach to workshop activities.

OIST PhD students present on their thesis topic

Shinsuke Kawai, Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.

Come refine your tea drinking etiquette while enjoying poster presentations by graduate students. Thursday, July 30 at 4 p.m. in Restaurant Level B.

Safety Orientation for Contractors and Venders 御取引様向け安全研修会

Speaker: Prof. Thierry Mora, Département de Physique, École Normale Supérieure, France Title: Learning the collective dynamics of biological systems, from neurons to flocks

Prof. Jordi Mompart (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Safety Orientation for Contractors and Venders 　お取引先様向け安全研修会

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Speaker: Prof. Aleksandra Walczak, Département de Physique, École Normale Supérieure, France Title: Diversity Generation in Immune Receptor Repertoires

OIST Seminar New Horizons in Science Education – Motivating Young Students to take the Challenge

This is an externally organized event. The "Global Leadership Training Workshop" is organized by the Okinawa International Exchange & Human Resources Development Foundation. For more information, contact the workshop organizers: http://www.oihf.or.jp/

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

Join us for July's second Internal Seminar Series on July 24, from 17:00 to 18:00 in B250. This month's second seminar features the Plant Epigenetics Unit (Hidetoshi Saze) and the Mathematical and Theoretical Physics Unit (Shinobu Hikami).

All are welcome.

Kakenhi Administration Seminar 科研費事務説明会（7/24&8/12） Target audience: Kakenhi PIs, Unit RAs, and Admin staff who would like to learn administrative procedures for Kakenhi Language: Japanese

Don’t throw it, drink it! Tea, coffee and treats on Thursday, July 23 at 4 p.m. in Restaurant Level B.

Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit (Dani Unit) would like to invite you to a seminar on July 22nd from 11:00 to 12:00 at C 700 (Lab3) by Dr. Kenneth Burch, Associate Professor at Boston College.

Title: "Insights into Optimizing Topological and Thermoelectric Materials from Optics

Abstract: Thermoelectrics and Topological Insulators offer unique opportunities to improve power efficiency of devices and recover lost heat. A key difficulty is understanding the interplay between electronic structure, phonons, disorder, doping, nano-confinement and transport. In this talk I will outline our groups efforts to understand this interplay using various optical spectroscopies (Infrared and Raman) and as well mechanical exfoliation.

National Holiday.

Umi Garrett - Piano Recital Reservation Required

Festival attendees can experience science and technology hands-on at the OIST room.

OIST Students present on their Thesis research topics

Come grab your preferred beverage at the OIST Conference Center during Tea Time this Thursday. Tea and snacks will be served in the newly built lobby area.

Dear Research Administrators and Admin staff members, Due to the typhoon, the HEART RA/Admin session has been rescheduled as below. Time & Date： July 16, Thursday 10:30-12:00 ＠B250

Talk on PET Imaging at Stanford MIPS by Prof. Craig S. Levin. Professor of Radiology, and by courtesy, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Bioengineering, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Division of Nuclear Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Seminar and Demonstration by Olympus

Registration is required for attending the training

Seminar by Prof. Yukitoshi Motome (Univ. of Tokyo) July 13th, 15:30-16:30 (D015, Lab1)

Prof. Yu Shen, Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center