Sponsored by    21st Century COE Program "International COE of Flow Dynamics"

Sendai International Center Sendai, Japan   September 25-28, 2007
since December 11, 2006
Many thanks from IWCS2007!


Dear Participants:

The Workshop was successfully over.
This is all due to your contributions to sessions.
On behave of the organizing committee, I would like to thank all of you for your efforts during the meeting.

Those who have submitted your manuscript to the Proceedings will hear something from one of Referees about your paper soon.
The Proceedings will be published around March from AIP.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the next meeting in Sendai.

With best wishes,
Michio Tokuyama
Chairperson of IWCS2007


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Attention!
Number of Registered Persons: 161 ( 76 foreigners from 19 countries )
( Updated : September 21, 2007 )
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Important Notice (Read me now !)
[Remark] The title of the Proceedings should be the same as that of abstract. Otherwise, your presentation will be canceled.

We are planning to have the 5th International Workshop on Complex Systems for 25-28 September, 2007. The Workshop will be held in Sendai, Japan, as one of satellite meetings of the 4th International Conference on Flow Dynamics. It is intended to be a meeting of about 140 participants. Our goal is to bring together the qualified researchers who are making excellent effort to study the complex systems in different fields and to discuss the underlying issues. The main topics of the Meeting are (1) Glass Transition, (2) Complex Fluids, and (3) Polymer Dynamics.

This page will be updated when information becomes available.

What's New:
November 3, 2007 "Photos" opened.
September 12, 2007 Schedule for overnight excursion was updated. See registration only.
Schedule (Parallel Sessions) was updated
August 24, 2007 Panel Discussion added
August 20, 2007 Schedule (Parallel Sessions) was updated
Schedule (Single Sessions) was updated
August 8, 2007 Schedule (Parallel Sessions) was updated
August 3, 2007 Schedule (Single Sessions) was updated
July 23, 2007 Schedule (Single Sessions and Parallel Sessions) was updated
Important Notice (Poster Presentations) was updated
July 4, 2007 Schedule was updated
May 29, 2007 Schedule was updated
May 8, 2007 Provisional Schedule opened
December 11, 2006 This web page opened

Workshop Site:
Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan
http://www.sira.or.jp/icenter/english/index.html

Date:
September 25 ( Tuesday ) - September 28 ( Friday ), 2007

Participants:
About 140 people

Topics:
Complex Fluids, Glass Transition, Polymer Dynamics, and etc.

Invited Speakers:
Sow-Hsin Chen ( Department of Nuclear Engineering, MIT, USA )
Marc Descamps (Laboratoire de Dynamique et Structures des Matériaux Moléculaires, University Lille1, France )
Gary S. Grest ( Sandia National Laboratories, USA )
Peter Harrowell ( School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Australia )
Akihisa Inoue ( Institute for Material Research, Tohoku University, Japan )
Ronald G. Larson ( Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, USA )
Hartmut Löwen ( Institut für Theoretische Physik II, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Germany )
Kia Ling Ngai ( Naval Research Laboratory, USA )
Masaharu Oguni ( Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan )
Irwin Oppenheim ( Department of Chemistry, M.I.T, USA )
Dieter Richter ( Institute of Solid State Research, Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany )
H. Eugene Stanley ( Department of Physics, Boston University, USA )
Grzegorz Szamel ( Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, USA )
Hajime Tanaka ( Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan )
Gilles Tarjus ( Laboratoire de Physique Theorique des Liquides, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, France )
Piero Tartaglia ( Department of Physics, University of Roma, Italy )
Michio Tokuyama ( Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan )
David A. Weitz ( Department of Physics, Harvard University, USA )

Call for Papers:
Contributions are invited to an oral presentation or a poster presentation. We will decide on the acceptance of the contributions by reviewing the abstract around June 8. Approximately 32 contributions will be selected for a 30 minutes and a 20 minutes oral presentations. The remaining contributions will be presented as posters. Preference for oral or poster presentation should be stated when submitting the abstract.

Important Dates:
(1) Abstract
May 31, 2007 for oral presentation
July 15, 2007 for poster presentations
(2) Proceedings
August 25, 2007 deadline for full manuscript
(3) Beginning of Workshop
September 25, 2007

Fees:
(1) Registration Fee
Free
(2) Charge for Proceedings *
11,000 Yen for all participants ( 10,000 Yen + 10% Service Charge ).
* Those who want to attend the workshop are all asked to buy at least one of copies.
(3) Traditional Overnight Excursion ( option )
15,000 Yen
(4) Banquet ( option ) Please pay at the registration desk.
5,000 Yen ( General )
2,000 Yen ( Student )

Proceedings:
The Proceedings will be published from AIP.Those who will give any presentations are all asked to contribute a written article for the Proceedings because of our contract with AIP. If you will not, your presentation is cancelled. All submitted papers will be reviewed carefully during the meeting.

Registration:
As of July 20, the registration has been closed because we had so many applicants more than we expected. We thank you for having interest in our Workshop. We hope we see you in the next big meeting.

Accommodations:
Hotel Information in Sendai City.
http://www.stcb.or.jp/cgi-bin/ins_e/fc.cgi#h

Panel Discussion at Overnight Excursion in Sakunami Spa:
"Horizon in Complex Systems"

Date: 18:30-19:30 September 28
Place: Ichinoboh Inn
Panelists: Gary Grest, Hartmut Lowen, Dieter Richter, and David Weitz
MC: Kia Ling Ngai


For Further Information:
Michio Tokuyama
Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University
Sendai 980-8577, Japan
Phone: 81 ( Japan ) -22-217-5327
Fax:  81 ( Japan ) -22-217-5327
IWCS2007@athena22.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp

Chairperson:
Michio Tokuyama ( Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku Univerisity )

Organizing Committee:
Irwin Oppenheim ( Co-Chairperson, Department of Chemistry, M.I.T, USA )
Masayuki Imai ( Department of Physics, Ochanomizu University, Japan )
Yasuhiro Shiwa ( Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan )
Akira Suzuki ( Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Japan )
Michio Tokuyama ( Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku Univerisity, Jpan )
Tadashi Toyoda ( Department of Physics, Tokai University )


Local Committee:
Mitsuhiro Akimoto ( Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Japan )
Yoshihisa Enomoto ( Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan )
Yoon Hwae Hwang ( Department of Nanomaterials, Pusan National University, South Korea )
Taku Kudo ( Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan )
Tadashi Muranaka ( Science div. General education, Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan )
Masayoshi Takahashi ( Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan )
Yayoi Terada ( Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan )
Saiko Yumura ( Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan )

Links:
International COE of Flow Dynamics
IFS ( Institute of Fluid Science )
Tohoku University
Tokuyama Lab
Academic Position Available


Ichinoboh Inn

Please e-mail suggestions and comments to
Michio Tokuyama
Chairperson of the Workshop
Professor of Institute of Fluid Science (IFS), Tohoku University
IWCS2007@athena22.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp.