The 23rd Workshop will be held on 4–6 September 2018 in Tsuruga, Japan.
Typhoon Jebi
[Forecast from Japan Meteorological Agency]
https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html
- Weather Warnings/Advisories
- Tropical Cyclone Information
- Airport Weather
(For Tsuruga)
https://www.jma.go.jp/en/warn/f_1820200.html
As second opinion you also can check:
http://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html
[Train service information]
http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/index.html
- Check Limited Express Trains under the title of West Japan Railway Company Train Status Information.
- Haruka and Thunderbird are the trains from Kansai, Shirasagi is from Nagoya.
[Shinkansen and N'EX service information]
http://english.jr-central.co.jp/
- Check Service Information (Tokaido Shinkansen).
- Information will appear about Narita Expresss in (Conventional Lines).
[Meitetsu service information]
http://top.meitetsu.co.jp/sp/em/train_emtop.asp
- No English page available on real time.
Topics
The Workshop on Radiation Monitoring for the International Space Station is an annual meeting to discuss the scientific definition of an adequate radiation monitoring package and its use by the scientific community on the ISS. Types of instruments and research topics need to be defined in order to optimize the radiation safety of the ISS crew.
More information about WRMISS: http://wrmiss.org/
Conference Program etc…
Before departure, please find updated information.
Workshop site
The Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering (RINE), University of Fukui
Kanawa 1-3-33, Tsuruga, Fukui, 914-0055, Japan
(3 min from Tsuruga station and 5 min from hotels by foot)
Invite Talks (Tentative title)
・Radiation monitoring after Fukushima accident, T. Torii (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
・Muon Radiography in the Egyptian Pyramids, K. Morishima (Nagoya University)
・Recent status of the GROWTH experiment - Gamma-ray observations at the coastal area of Japan Sea -, H. Tsuchiya (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Registration and Abstract submission: FINAL CALL
Registration was already closed.
Participation on the day is still open. Please register at the reception desk.
Hotel Booking
- Manten Hotel Tsuruga (To station: 1min, To workshop site: 3min)
https://www.manten-hotel.com/tsuruga/english/
- Route Inn Tsuruga (To station: 2min, To workshop site: 1min)
https://www.route-inn.co.jp.e.ut.hp.transer.com/language/hotel_list/fukui/index_hotel_id_256/
- Toyoko Inn (To station: 5min, To workshop site: 5min)
https://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/search/detail/00205
Access to Tsuruga
From Tokyo Station
Tokyo (Shinagawa) to Maibara, on Hikari (Shin kansen) 130 min
Maibara to Tsurga, on Shirasagi (Rapid Train) 30 min
From Narita International Airport, first take Narita Express to Tokyo or Shinagawa Station
From Kansai International Airport (KIX) near Osaka:
KIX to Shin Osaka, on Haruka (Rapid Train), 50 min
Shin Osaka to Tsuruga, on Thunderbird (Rapid Train), 80 min
From Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) near Nagoya:
NGO to Meitesu Nagoya, on μSKY Limited Express, 40 min
then 10 min walk to JR Nagoya terminal
JR Nagoya to Tsuruga, on Shirasagi (Rapid Train), 100 min
Other Information
Introduction to Tsuruga
Tsuruga Guide (Tsuruga Tourism Association) https://tsuruga-kanko.jp/
Tsuruga Festival will be held on 1–4 September. http://o-matsuri.jp/hokuriku/fukui/2453/
Co-organized by
- The Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering, University of Fukui
- QST/National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Supported by
- Fukui Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Tsuruga City
The chairman of the workshop
Dr. Günther Reitz
Prof. Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Director CRREAT Project, Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Republic
Consultant German Aerospace Center, Aerospace Medicine, Radiobiology Department, Germany
Workshop Secretariat
Dr. Nakahiro Yasuda
Research Institute of Nuclear Engineering, University of Fukui, Japan
E-mail: nakahiro.yasuda@gmail.com