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Workshop

Fall 2023 Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program

Friday, September 8, 2023 - 17:30 to Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 12:00
L4F01

Learn how to identify commercial opportunities that can emerge from academic research by working on a real technology development case. In this program, participants will use, as case studies, technologies developed at OIST and will apply skills learned in the course to identify potential customers of the technology.

Apply @ https://groups.oist.jp/innovation/fall-2023-lean-startup-entrepreneurial-training-program

Seminar

[Seminar] "Single-cell RNAseq approaches of shell-bearing foraminifers provide new insights into understanding marine ecology and evolution" by Prof. Yurika Ujiie

Monday, September 25, 2023 - 10:30 to 11:30
L4F01, Lab4

Dr. Yurika Ujiie, Marine Core Research Institute, Kochi University.

Seminar

Seminar: Venture Finance for Future Entrepreneurs

Monday, September 25, 2023 - 10:30 to 12:00
Center Building C209

Join us for an enlightening seminar led by the Frontier Research and Venture Support teams at Nomura Securities, one of Japan’s largest and most prominent financial services companies.

Recreation

Balletone Fitness Classes by Ikumi Aoki

Monday, September 25, 2023 - 18:45 to 19:45
Village Center Meeting Room

Balletone Fitness Classes by Ikumi Aoki

Recreation

Zumba toning classes by Chika Price

Monday, September 25, 2023 - 18:45 to 19:45
Ocean View Room
Zumba toning classes by Chika Price
Recreation

Guitar Lessons With Travis White

Monday, September 25, 2023 - 19:30 to 21:30
Sea Side Lounge

Music Theory and Guitar Lessons With Travis White

OIST Workshops

Okinawa School in Physics 2023: Coherent Quantum Dynamics (CQD)

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 (All day) to Thursday, October 5, 2023 (All day)
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Thomas Busch (Quantum Systems Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

Professional Development

Career Talk: "Systematic Reviews for Beginners" by Malgorzata Lagisz

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 10:00
C700, Lab 3

This interactive workshop is intended for those starting or considering a systematic review-like project. I will provide a quick overview of the systematic review process. The focus will be on the most common traps you may encounter and ways to avoid them. The interactive presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. For example, you may want to ask: "What are the types of reviews and what are they good for?", "What is a great topic for a systematic-like review?", "How long will it take?" etc.

Seminar

Seminar: "Genealogies and ages of cultural traits: An application of the theory of duality to the research on cultural evolution" by Prof. Joe Yuichi Wakano (Meiji University)

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 14:00 to 14:30
Seminar Room L4F01 (Lab4 F floor)

Seminar by Prof. Joe Yuichiro Wakano, Meiji University. All are welcome to attend.

Seminar

Seminar: "Indirect reciprocity under private observation" by Prof. Hisashi Ohtsuki (SOKENDAI)

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 14:30 to 15:00
Seminar Room L4F01 (Lab4 F floor)

Seminar by Prof. Hisashi Ohtsuki, SOKENDAI. All are welcome to attend.

Professional Development

Career Talk: "How to write a lot and well" by Shinichi Nakagawa

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - 10:00
C700, Lab 3

My research group has consistently published ~20 papers per year for 15 years, and most of these papers were published in the top 25% of journals (CiteScores) with an average citation of > 100. How did we manage to do this? There are several reasons. In this interactive talk session, I will share one core secret: how to write a lot and well. If you can do it, you are invincible in academia or elsewhere. But how do you do this? You should consider writing a review to transform you into an amazing writer.

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - 11:00 to 15:00
Resource Center Center Bldg next to the ATM

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]Resource Center in the Center Building(right next to the ATM)

Seminar

Special Talk - "How the notion of harassment emerged in modern societies" by Dr. Claudine Haroche

Friday, September 29, 2023 - 15:00 to 16:30
L4E48

According to the philosophers of the Enlightenment, it is a moral duty to recognize others as equals worth of respect and recognition. Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the Discourse on the origins of inequality and Adam Smith in the Treatise of moral feelings have analyzed the social inequalities and forms of domination which have persisted over the centuries and are still expressed by various kinds of unrespectful and violent behaviors. Sexual harassment whose victims are mostly women is the most conspicuous, but moral bullying, especially in the work place has also emerged as an explicit issue in modern societies, which needs to be seriously dealt with. The respect owed to anyone is not only a matter of moral duty. It has become a right inscribed in laws protecting the potential victims of all kind of harassment. Transforming a moral precept into a legal right is certainly a social progress. It raises however issues which will be discussed in the talk.

Recreation

Morning Yoga Classes by Miya Taillefer

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 07:30 to 10:45
Ocean View Room

Yoga Therapy Exercise Classes by Miya Taillefer

Seminar

【Seminar】“High-resolution structures of viruses and their proteins obtained by cryo-EM”

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
C210, Center Bldg

【Seminar】

“High-resolution structures of viruses and their proteins obtained by cryo-EM”

Speaker: Dr. Andrei Moiseenko, Professor Olga Sokolova

Moscow Lomonosov State University

Wellness

TELL Step Up Challenge ・TELLステップアップチャレンジ

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 11:00 to 13:00
LAB4
TELL Step Up Challenge ・ TELL ステップアップチャレンジ

Oct. 2nd (Mon) 11:00-13:00 @Meet at Lab 4 entrance at 11:00

10月2日(月)11:00-13:00   @LAB4入り口に11時集合

Join us in taking action to raise awareness while creating hope. As we remember 21,881 people who lost their lives to suicide last year in Japan, we aim to walk 21,881 steps around the OIST campus.

However, walking isn’t the only option. Whether you’re cycling, swimming, dancing or meditating for 21,881 seconds – whatever you choose to do, it all matters and all are welcome! If you would like your steps/ seconds to be counted, please email Ganjuu so we may collate all our efforts together!

You can register for TELL Step Up Challenge via their website. There is a ¥1,500 sign-up fee, however this is not required to participate. ( https://www.tellevents.org/events/step-up-2023 ) The campaign aims to raise awareness of mental health issues.

去年、自殺で亡くなった21881名の命を覚え、自殺防止の支援と理解の拡充のため、 OIST のキャンパス内を21881歩、歩くことを目指します。

しかし、歩くこと以外にも、サイクリングや水泳、ダンス、21,881秒の瞑想など、どんなことでも大歓迎です。歩数や秒数のカウントをしてほしい方は、Ganjuuまでメールでご連絡ください。TELL のウェブサイトから登録することも可能ですが ( https://www.tellevents.org/events/step-up-2023 ) 1500 円の参加費がかかりますので、必須ではありません。

このキャンペーンは、メンタルヘルスに対する意識改革を促すことを目的としております。

Training

Introduction to HPC and scientific computing - Session 1

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 13:00 to 15:00
B503

This training course will show you how to make best use of the high-performance computing resources at OIST. In the first session we show you how computing clusters are organized and introduce the fundamental concepts of parallel computing.

Recreation

Flow Mat Pilates class by Ikumi Aoki

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 18:45 to 19:45
Village Center Meeting Room
Flow Mat Pilates class by Ikumi Aoki Class Information Date and Time | 日時 Flow Pilates Monday,14th August 6:45 - 7:45 PM Location | 場所

Classes will be held at Village Center Meetting Room

|バレトン・フロウマットピラティスどちらもヴィレッジセンターミーティングルームで行います。

Fee | 料金

・Student |学生 : 1,500 JPY

・Faculty,Staff, and Family menbers|教員、職員、OIST関係者のご家族 : 2,000 JPY

Lecture

The Provost Lecture Series 9

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:45
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater B250
Speaker: Professor Hidetoshi Saze, Plant Epigenetics Unit Title: Plant Genomics and Epigenomics Chair: Professor Tadashi Yamamoto, Cell Signal Unit
Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 11:00 to 15:00
Resource Center Center Bldg next to the ATM

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]Resource Center in the Center Building(right next to the ATM)

Seminar

[Seminar] "Why is Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility so common?" by Michael Turelli

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 11:00
Seminar Room C700

Professor Turelli will discuss his fascinating work on Wolbachia, an intracellular bacteria that infects arthropods and develops an amazing diversity of interactions with its various host species.

Training

Introduction to HPC and scientific computing - Session 2

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 13:00 to 15:00
B503

A beginner's introduction to using the clusters and other computing resources at OIST. This is the second, hands-on session.

Professional Development

#2 Study Session for Administrative Staff (English): Research Areas of Science and Technology

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 14:30 to 15:30
Lab3 C700

#2 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English) : Research Areas of Science and Technology

Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Outreach

Nobel Prize Season Special Public Lecture by Prof. Svante Pääbo

Saturday, October 7, 2023 - 14:00 to 16:00
OIST Auditorium (1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa)

Nobel Prize Season Special Public Lecture by Prof. Svante Pääbo 2022 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine “Denisovans and Neanderthals: How They Live on in Us”

Holiday

スポーツの日 Sports Day

Monday, October 9, 2023 - 00:00

National holiday

Outreach

Nobel Prize Season Special Public Lecture by Prof. Svante Pääbo

Monday, October 9, 2023 - 14:00 to 16:00
AIM UNIVERSE TEDAKO HALL (1-9-3 Nakama, Urasoe-shi, Okinawa)

Nobel Prize Season Special Public Lecture by Prof. Svante Pääbo 2022 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine “Denisovans and Neanderthals: How They Live on in Us”

Seminar

Security of Discrete-Modulated Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
Center Building B503

Speaker: Dr. Stefan Baeuml, Institute of Photonic Sciences

Seminar

[Seminar] "Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of coastal marine environments" by Prof. Sigal Abramovich

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 13:30 to 14:30
L4F01, Lab4

Prof. Sigal Abramovich, Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva

Seminar

OIST Representation Theory Seminar

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30
online on Zoom
Benjamin Sambale, Leibniz Universität Hannover Title: Groups of p-central type
Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 11:00 to 15:00
Resource Center Center Bldg next to the ATM

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]Resource Center in the Center Building(right next to the ATM)

Presidential Lecture

Presidential Lecture

Monday, October 16, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:30

TBD

OIST Workshops

OIST Workshop on the Evolutionary Analysis of Morphology

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 (All day) to Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (All day)
OIST Seaside House

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Evan Economo (Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 11:00 to 15:00
Resource Center Center Bldg next to the ATM

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]Resource Center in the Center Building(right next to the ATM)

Seminar

Fully Passive Quantum Key Distribution Protocols

Monday, October 23, 2023 - 10:00 to 12:00
Center Building B503

Speaker: Dr. Wenyuan Wang, University of Hong Kong

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 11:00 to 15:00
Resource Center Center Bldg next to the ATM

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]Resource Center in the Center Building(right next to the ATM)

Professional Development

#3 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English): Research Equipment, Facilities and Technical Assistance

Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:00
Lab3 C700

#3 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English) : Research Equipment, Facilities and Technical Assistance

Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Workshop

Vision Science Forum 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 16:00 to Friday, October 27, 2023 - 17:00
OIST Conference Center

Neural Computation Unit will co-organize a Vision forum at the OIST Conference Center. If you are interested in joining, please see the event page and register now.

Workshop

視覚科学フォーラム 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 16:00 to Friday, October 27, 2023 - 17:00
OIST Conference Center

Neural Computation Unit will co-organize a Vision forum at the OIST Conference Center. If you are interested in joining, please see the event page and register now.

Seminar

[Seminar] Talk by Prof. Hiroko Bannai

Friday, October 27, 2023 - 10:00 to 11:00
Seminar Room C700

Speaker: Dr. Hiroko Bannai, Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience

Prospective Students

OIST NetCafé Online Information Session in Oct 2023

Friday, October 27, 2023 - 16:00

OIST Café is a casual science information session to introduce the OIST PhD program, Research Internship, and other workshops. What do cutting-edge research and education look like? What are the qualification and criteria to get into Graduate School? What are the career options after the graduation? OIST members such as PhD students and admissions officers will meet you to answer all your questions!

Campus Service

[RC] Insurance Company Visits OIST

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 11:00 to 15:00
Resource Center Center Bldg next to the ATM

English-speaking insurance agent Wiltec in Chatan visits OIST. [When]11:00-15:00 [Where]Resource Center in the Center Building(right next to the ATM)

Research

[PhD Thesis Public Presentation_C700, Lab3_Zoom is also available] ‐ Ianto Cannon– “Simulations of Multiphase Turbulent Flows”

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:00
C700, Lab3 Level C (Zoom is also available)

PhD Thesis Public Presentation

Ianto Cannon

Prospective Students

OIST Café in Tokyo (2nd November 2023)

Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 19:00 to 21:00
Dogenzaka Pia 2F, 1-22-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Would you like to know more about our fully funded PhD program and Research Internship as well as opportunities to experience the atmosphere at OIST? Staff and Alumni from OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) will come to Tokyo to answer all your questions about the PhD & Research Internship admission process, support for students as well as student life at OIST.

Holiday

文化の日 Culture Day

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 00:00

National holiday

Seminar

[ONOS Seminar Series] Professor. Alexander Mathis: Modeling sensorimotor circuits with task-driven & reinforcement learning

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 17:00
ZOOM

Modeling sensorimotor circuits with task-driven & reinforcement learning

Outreach

OIST Science Festival 2023

Saturday, November 11, 2023 - 10:00
OIST

OIST講堂&メインキャンパスでサイエンスショーや科学プログラムなどを予定。 詳細は随時公式ページにアップします!

Science show, hands-on demonstrations, lecture and so on. More information will be updated on the official event website.

OIST Workshops

International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science (ECogS) 2023

Monday, November 13, 2023 (All day) to Friday, November 17, 2023 (All day)
OIST Main Campus, Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250)

OIST Workshop | Website | Main organizer: Tom Froese (Embodied Cognitive Science Unit) | OIST members are welcome to attend all scientific sessions (registration required).

Professional Development

#4 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English): Research administrative support

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Lab4 E01

#4 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff (English) : Research administrative support

Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub

Symposium

Japan Scicom Forum 2023

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 14:00 to Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 13:00
OIST Auditorium and Conference Center
5th Japan SciCom Forum (JSF) Conference will be held on November 21-22, 2023 at the OIST. After the previous two editions were held online due to COVID-19, we are very excited to have all attendees on the OIST campus in person for the 2023 edition. Registration is required. The details are on the website: https://www.japansci.com/conference/jsf23

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