Emergence and Detection of Life
A Joint Symposium of the Earth-Life Science Institute and CO world Project
New: Symposium web page launched in March 2023
Overview
Dates: Tuesday-Friday, 9-12 January 2024 (See below for detailed schedule)
Location: Earth-Life Science Institute and Digital Hall, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama Campus, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan (See below for detailed map)
Scientific Organizing Committee: Yuichiro Ueno (Chair), John Hernlund (Co-Chair), Eric Smith, Tony Jia, Yamei Li
Local Organizing Committee: Ryuhei Nakamura (Chair), Hidenori Genda, Harumi Tanaka, Shio Watanabe, Hiromi Daimon
Abstract of the Symposium: The search for biosignatures in deep time and space is fundamentally rooted in our desire to understand where we came from, and to discover our place in the universe. The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) and the CO World Project (CWP) have taken the opportunity to hold a joint symposium in January 2024 to bring together our colleagues from Japan and around the world to delve into this topic and share the latest cutting edge work on this big topic.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Paul Falkowski (Rutgers University)
Shauna Morrison (Carnegie Institution for Science)
Loren Williams (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Ram Krishnamurthy (Scripps Research)
Joseph Moran (ISIS, University of Strasbourg & University of Ottawa)
Martina Preiner (Max Planck Institute)
Wei Lin (Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Luhua Lai (Peking University)
Maggie Lau (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Tsuneomi Kawasaki (Tokyo University of Science)
Emmanuel Levy
Nino Lauber
Schedule (In Progress)
Tuesday 9 January (Symposium Day 1)
9:30-11:30 Optional Activity: Informal Coffee, Meet and Greet (Location: ELSI-1 2nd floor Agora)
10:00 Optional Activity: Tour of ELSI facilities (Departs from ELSI-1 2nd floor Agora)
13:30-14:00 Registration and Coffee (Location: Digital Hall)
14:00-14:10 Session 0: Introduction to the Symposium (Location: Digital Hall)
14:00-14:05 Welcome from the ELSI Director (Yasuhito Sekine)
14:05-14:15 Welcome from CO World Project (Yuichiro Ueno)
14:10-14:20 Introduction and Overview of the Symposium (Organizing Committee)
14:20-15:10 Session 1 (Location: Digital Hall)
14:20-14:50 Speaker 1 (Affiliation)
14:50-15:20 Speaker 2 (Affiliation)
15:20-15:40 Coffee break
15:40-17:00 Session 2 (Location: Digital Hall)
15:40-16:10 Speaker 3 (Affiliation)
16:10-16:40 Speaker 4 (Affiliation)
16:40-17:00 Discussion
Wednesday 10 January (Symposium Day 2)
9:00-11:30 Session 3 (Location: Digital Hall)
11:30-13:30 Lunch (See Lunch Map Provided by ELSI Staff)
13:30-17:-00 Session 4 (Location: Digital Hall)
Thursday 11 January (Symposium Day 3)
9:00-11:30 Session 5 (Location: Digital Hall)
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11:00-11:30 Discussion
11:30-13:30 Lunch (See Lunch Map Provided by ELSI Staff)
13:30-15:00 Session 6 (Location: Digital Hall)
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14:30-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 Session (Location: Digital Hall)
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16:30-17:00 Discussion
18:00-21:00 Symposium Banquet (Location: ELSI-1 2nd Floor Agora)
Friday 12 January (Symposium Day 4)
9:00-11:30 Poster session (Location: ELSI Agora)
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11:00-11:30 Discussion
11:30-13:30 Lunch (See Lunch Map Provided by ELSI Staff)
13:30-15:00 Session (Location: ELSI)
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14:30-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 Session (Location: ELSI)
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16:30-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:10 Closing of the Symposium (Location: ELSI)
Location/Access
Please refer to the Google Map below for detailed locations.
Oral sessions and discussions will be held at Digital Hall, near the entrance of the campus close to Ookayama Station.
Pre-Registration, Facility Tour, Banquet, and Poster Session will be held at the ELSI Agora in the ELSI-1 building (2nd floor).
Hotels that ELSI will recommend to host visitors are also indicated on the map below.
Registration
All attendees are requested to fill the following registration form, this will (1) tell us how to list your name and affiliation for your badge, (2) inform us whether you will attend the banquet so that we know how much food and drink to order, (3) allow you to submit an abstract, and (4) give you an opportunity to inform us about any special needs or assistance you may require. There is no registration fee for this event (although there will be a separate charge to attend the optional banquet).
Note 1: The deadline for abstract submission is 30 November 2023.
Note 2: if your browser is having difficulty rendering this embedded registration form below, please click here to go directly to the registration form.
Poster Information
Our poster sessions are lively and active events, and an integral part of the symposium. Please submit an abstract via the registration form by DATE. Poster display boards and necessary attachment hardware will be provided. Our poster boards are optimized for A0 size in portrait orientation (841mm wide Ă— 1189mm tall).
Symposium Banquet
We will hold our symposium banquet from 18:00-21:00 on Thirsday 11 January in the ELSI Agora. A variety of food and drinks will be provided. Note that we cannot use institutional funds for this kind of event, and we kindly request a banquet fee from attendees in order to cover costs.
Symposium Survey
Exit Survey: The post-symposium survey link will be posted after 11 January 2024. We appreciate your effort to tell us what you liked about your experience at the symposium, this will be used to help us better plan future events.
Code of Conduct
Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. All event attendees and staff have the right to a space that is free of all forms of discrimination, harassment, bullying, and/or retaliation. Participants who are requested to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. If you wish to report harassment, suspect that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the organizing committee as soon as possible.