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        THE SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT : *** CALL FOR PAPERS ***

        "Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies"
        26 June - 30 June, 2006
        Ishigaki island, Okinawa, Japan

        http://www.ioa.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/galaxy2006/

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Dear colleagues,

 We would like to call for papers for the above symposium. Please 
submit your paper abstract through the conference web site no later 
than

      *** 1 March, 2006 ***.

 The SOC will select papers immediately after the deadline and notify 
authors of the results.

We look forward to your contributions,
SOC and LOC

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<< Important Notices >>

 1. Capacity Increased : The maximum number of participants has
      been increased to 150. This is the capacity limit of the 
      conference room.

 2. Paper Selection by SOC : Since more than 200 people have pre-
      registered, we will have to choose papers so that the total 
      number of conference participants fits the conference room 
      capacity. The selection will be done by the SOC immediately 
      after the deadline.

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<< Schedules >>

   Jan. 2006        2nd circular, call for papers
   1 Mar. 2006  *** DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION ***
   Mar. 2006        Paper selection by SOC
   Apr. 2006        Registration-fee payment, hotel reservation
   Jun. 2006        Final circular
   26 Jun. 2006     Opening of the symposium

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<< Practical Information >>

1. Registration Fee : 30,000 JPY (approximately 250 US$) for early
     registration, including one copy of conference proceeding, 
     excursion, banquet, coffee/tea, etc. Registration fee payment 
     will occur in April after the paper selection by the SOC. The 
     deadline for early registration will be the end of April. The 
     late registration fee, which will be charged after this 
     deadline, will be 35,000 JPY.

2. Accommodation Rates: (per person per night, including breakfast)
     17,600 JPY for single, 10,960 JPY for double, 8,880 JPY for 
     triple at Hotel Nikko Yaeyama, the conference venue.  There are 
     some economical hotels in Ishigaki city, which is a 15-minute 
     walk from the conference venue. Package tours (domestic flights 
     + accommodations at Hotel Nikko) from Tokyo and Osaka will also 
     be available. Details about hotel reservations will be announced 
     in April.

3. Financial Support : Financial support for part of travel and/or
     accommodation may be possible for a limited number of 
     participants, depending on our budgetary status. If you would 
     like to receive financial support, please contact the LOC via 
     e-mail when you submit your abstract.

4. Social Events : 
     Welcome reception (25/June/2006)
     Excursion         (28/June/2006)
        visit to VERA observatory, and glass-boat tour in Kabira-bay 
     Banquet           (29/June/2006)

     For more information, please visit the conference web site below.

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<< Contact Address >>
   e-mail:   galaxy2006-loc-ex@ioa.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
   URL:      http://www.ioa.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/galaxy2006/

SOC: Keiichi Wada (NAOJ, chair), Nobuo Arimoto (NAOJ), 
     Francoise Combes (Obs. Paris), Reinhard Genzel (MPE), 
     Naomasa Nakai (Tukuba), Nick Scoville (Caltech),
     Masato Tsuboi (NAOJ)

LOC: Mareki Honma (NAOJ, chair), Jin Koda (Caltech), 
     Kotaro Kohno (U. Tokyo), Toshihiro Handa (U. Tokyo), 
     Hiroyuki Nakanishi (NAOJ), Keiichi Wada (NAOJ)

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