Acceptance Letter
Summer School for Planetary Science and Exploration in East Asia, 2024 (SSPSEEA 2024, Kumagaya, Japan)
The Summer School for Planetary Science and Exploration in East Asia 2024 is held at Hotel Heritage Oegawa Kumagaya-shi Saitama-tokinoyuspa, Japan, from August 6 to August 9. The theme of the sixth summer school is the hands-on experience of lunar exploration data sets obtained by Kaguya, Chang'e and Danuri.
1 Lecturers:
Prof. Makiko OHTAKE, Univesity of Aizu
Prof. Yang LIU, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Minsup JEONG, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
2 Time table
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Aug 6 |
15:00~ |
Registration/Room allocation |
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18:30~ |
Welcome dinner |
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Aug 7 |
9:00~12:00 |
Lecture 1 (Prof. Makiko OHTAKE) |
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12:00~13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00~15:30 |
Lecture 2 (Prof. Makiko OHTAKE) |
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15:30~15:45 |
Break |
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15:45~18:15 |
Lecture 3 (Dr. Minsup JEONG) |
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18:30~ |
Dinner |
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Aug 8 |
9:00~12:00 |
Lecture 4 (Dr. Minsup JEONG) |
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12:00~13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00~15:30 |
Lecture 5 (Prof. Yang LIU) |
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15:30-15:45 |
Break |
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15:45-18:45 |
Lecture 6 (Prof. Yang LIU) |
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19:00~ |
Dinner |
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Aug 9 |
9:00~10:00 |
Additional support for students |
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10:00~12:00 |
Group presentation |
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12:00~13:00 |
Lunch-> dissolution |
3 Registration
- The registration fee is US$500, including meals, spa, and accommodation.
- Due to the recent Japanese Yen (JP\)/US$ exchange rate, the registration fee is reduced from $500 to $450 this year. (* Please note that this discount is temporary and not permanent, especially if you plan to attend the summer school in the next year or later.)
- *** IMPORTANT ***
ONLY US$ 450 or JP\ 70000 in CASH is accepted. No RMB, No KRW. Neither credit card nor digital currency (such as AliPay, KakaoPay ...). If you do not bring the necessary amount of cash in US$ or JP\, you need to return to the Shinrin-kouen station to get a cash from your credit card (perhaps, I am not sure about ATM there. Or, possibly you must return to the airport for the currency exchange.)
4 Room
- Two or three students share one room.
- Those who requested an extended stay at Hotel Heritage on August 9-10 shall pay to the hotel separately from the registration fee.
5 In addition to the lectures, group discussions by students occur during summer school. All students are divided into 4 groups to discuss a specific topic related to the summer school theme. On August 9, each group will make a 20-minute presentation for all participants.
6 Participants in need of special care
Participants who require special consideration, including physical or mental disabilities, food preference, and gender identification, are advised to contact LOC (Prof. Noriyuki Namiki: nori.namiki@nao.ac.jp) after enrollment. Personal information is not opened without your consent.
7 Transportation from the airport
The nearest station to the Hotel is Shinrin koen Station on Tobu Tojo Line. You can take a local bus from this station to the closest stop to the hotel.
(1) From Tokyo Haneda Airport to Shinrin koen Station
You have two options: either taking a Limousine bus or trains.
(1A) Limousine bus
See hotel web page: https://www.hotel-heritage.co.jp/en/rootmap/
It costs about 3000 JPY and takes about 2 hr and 30 min.
(1B) Trains
Take the Keikyu Line from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Shinagawa Station, switch to JR Yamanote Line to Ikebukuro, and take the Tobu Tojo Line to Shinrin koen Station. It costs about 1350 JPY and takes 2 hr.
(2) From Tokyo Narita Airport to Shinrin koen Station
You have two options: either taking a Limousine bus or trains.
(2A) Limousine bus
You can take a direct Limousine bus to Shinrin koen Station.
It costs about 4400 JPY and takes about 3 hr and 20 min.
(2B) Trains
Take the Keisei Line from Tokyo Narita Airport to Higashi Matsudo Station, where you switch to the JR Musashino Line to Kita-asaka Station. You walk to Aasaka Station on the Tobu Tojo Line, then take a train to Shinrin koen Station. It costs about 2300 JPY and takes 2.5 hr.
(3) Local bus from Shinrin koen Station
See hotel web page: https://www.hotel-heritage.co.jp/en/rootmap/
You get off the bus at the Fukaya-Hanazono Premium Outlets stop. It costs 480 JPY.
8 Japanese style spa
Top Etiquette Tips When Visiting Onsens of Japan - JAPAN AIRLINES (JAL)
Onsen Etiquette - Dos and Don’ts in Japanese Public Baths (itsyourjapan.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ri3TrH20QY
9 Contacts
- Korean students email Prof. Young-Jun CHOI: yjchoi@kasi.re.kr
- Chinese students email Prof. Long XIAO: longxiao@cug.edu.cn
- Japanese and other countries students email Prof. Noriyuki NAMIKI: nori.namiki@nao.ac.jp