The Annual Meeting of the Carcinological Society of Japan

The annual meeting of the Carcinological Society of Japan is planned on 11 and 12 November 2005 at Nara Women's University in Nara, Japan. A symposium and general sessions are planned with contributed papers by oral or poster presentation on any topics of crustacean research. Anyone who has interests in all areas of crustacean biology is welcome to participate. Registration can be made by contact to chairperson: Prof. Keiji Wada, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan (email:mbanzai@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp) (tel. & FAX:+81-(0)742-20-3415). 

Nara Women's University (http://www.nara-wu.ac.jp/index-e.html) is located near Kintetsu Nara Station of the Kintetsu Railway Line. The airport nearest to the university is Itami Airport or Kansai International Airport (limousine bus to Kintetsu Nara Station is available from the both airports). See the following web-site for access to the university from the airports. http://koto.nara-wu.ac.jp/gakusei/ryugaku/NWU_GFS/information.html 

Information on the airports; http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/index.htm 

For information on the Tokyo International Airport, Narita, please refer; http://www.narita-airport.or.jp/airport_e/index.html

For information on Narita Express, please refer;; http://www.narita-airport.or.jp/airport_e/access/train/schedule_up.html

For hotel accommodation, please refer; http://www.tabiplaza.net/japanhotels/

For information on the university, please refer; http://www.kaiyodai.ac.jp/English/index.html

Akira Asakura, Asian Governor, The Crustacean Society Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba