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

第7回九州・沖縄アイランド 女性研究者シンポジウム in 鹿児島 －男女共同参画未来創生－～次世代へのバトンリレー 本音でtalk～ 日時：2015年9月11日（金） 11：00-17：00 会場：鹿児島大学 学習交流プラザ

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

Seminar by Prof. Shinbrot ((Rutgers University, & Editor, Physical Review Applied) Title: Hardwiring: optical illusions and simulated neuronal architecture

Join us for September's first Internal Seminar Series on September 4, from 17:00 to 18:00 in C700 (Lab3). This month's first seminar features the Theory of Quantum Matter Unit (Nic Shannon) and the Molecular Cryo-Electron Microscopy Unit (Matthias Wolf).

Ms. Sayaka Miwa, Marketing Manager, Thomson Reuters. Topics include Web of Science, EndNote Web, and ResearcherID. Registration required: https://groups.oist.jp/library/web-science-seminar-researchers-september-4th-fri

外部主催イベントです。主催：沖縄県難聴言語障害教育研究会

Seminar "Generating, characterizing and targeting breast cancer stem cells.", Dr. Guillaume Varès, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences

Akihiro Takemura Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science University of the Ryukyus http://www.takemura-lab.jp/index.html

Welcome to New Students for AY2015

Student Enrollment Week

Seminar by Dr. Morgan Beeby, Lecturer in Structural Biology, Imperial College London. Language: English

Potluck party. Foods, drinks, performance and so on. Everyone is welcome!

Seminar "RNA decay-linked signaling to maintain cardiac homeostasis." Prof. Keiji Kuba, Akita University

Prof. Frederic Berger, Senior Group Leader, Gregor Mendel Institute

須田桃子氏は、毎日新聞社科学環境部の記者であり、著書「捏造の科学者」で大宅壮一ノンフィクション賞を受賞しています。言語：日本語（英語通訳有り）

Professor Te-Sheng Lin, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

実際の申請書を使った科研費書き方セミナー 8月25日(月) C700 13:30, 8月26日(水) C600b 10:00

Professor Ming-Chih Lai, Center of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan)

Kakenhi writing seminar using actual applications Aug 24 C700 13:30 & Aug 26 C600b 10:00

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).

こちらは外部イベントです。講演言語：日本語。主催：内閣府沖縄総合事務局経済産業部、株式会社おきぎん経済研究所。

外部主催イベントです。主催：ロボロボの会。詳細は、http://robonokai.blogspot.com/までご連絡ください。

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

OISTと琉球大学の女性研究者・スタッフによる最先端の科学を楽しく学べる講義や実験を実施します。 交流会では、リケジョの先輩たちがさまざまな理系分野の中からどのようにして専攻を決めたのか、学生生活、大学卒業後の進路などについてお話します。

Carlo Barenghi ( Professor, Newcastle University, UK)

言語: 英語 - 事前申込要 - 申請締切: 2015年8月3日 - OISTメンバー参加費無料・要登録

OIST PhD students present on their Thesis research topics

Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

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

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

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.

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

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.

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)

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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

外部主催イベントです。主催：沖縄県国際交流・人材育成財団 お問い合わせは http://www.oihf.or.jp/までご連絡ください。