Venue
The conference venue is Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto) （国立京都国際会館）.
Address: 422 Iwakura Oosagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto city （京都市左京区岩倉大鷺町422）.
Name Badges
All participants are requested to wear their name badge at all times in the conference venue.
Registration
Pick up your name badge and conference material, including lunch tickets, at the registration desk near the Swan Room (July 22 only) or the Annex Hall Entrance (July 23-27).
Help is available during the following opening hours.
Opening hours:
- Sunday 22 16:00-19:00
- Monday 23 8:00-17:00
- Tuesday 24 8:00-17:00
- Wednesday 25 8:00-12:30
- Thursday 26 9:00-17:00
- Friday 27 8:00-13:00
Secretariat
Date: Monday, 23-Friday, 27 July 2018
Time: 9:00-18:00
Venue: Room 103
Welcome Reception
Date: Sunday, 22 July 2018
Time: 16:30-19:00
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Banquet Hall Swan
Cost: Included
The welcome reception will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center (the Conference venue). The reception is open to registered participants and accompanying persons. Drinks and a light meal will be served and you will have the opportunity to talk with your friends and walk around the conference site.
Opening Ceremony
Date: Monday, 23 July 2018
Time: 9:00-9:30
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Annex Hall
General Meeting of the International Liquid Crystal Society and Award Ceremony
Date: Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Time: 9:30-11:50
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Annex Hall
Lunch (Lunch box with paper-packed green tea)
You may pick up your lunch box at the following times:
- Monday 23 11:55-13:10
- Tuesday 24 11:50-13:10
- Thursday 26 11:50-13:10
Pick up location: Entrances to the Banquet Hall Sakura and Banquet Hall Swan
Cost: Included
Lunch boxes for the three days 23rd, 24th and 26th are included in the registration fee. Conference participants can receive lunch boxes in exchange for tickets at the entrances to the Banquet Hall Sakura and Banquet Hall Swan. Both halls will be available as locations for enjoying your lunch box. Vegetarian lunch boxes will be distributed only at the entrance to the Banquet Hall Sakura and provided only for participants who have previously requested them in the Online Registration.
Drink Service
During the conference, coffee and other drinks are offered in the Annex Hall in the break time, except on 25th and morning of 23rd. In addition, drinks are offered during the Poster Session near Room C1 (the room for the poster session). Drinking water is available at all times. Three water severs, one in the Annex Hall (23rd-26th), another between Room B1 and B2 (23rd-26th, except 25th) and the other near Room C1 (23rd-27th, except 25th) are provided. Please check the floor plans.
Excursion
*Advance reservation is necessary for participation.
Date: Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Time: 12:00-17:00
Pick up time: Noon
Pick up point: In front of the Main Entrance to Kyoto International Conference Center
We hope that you will join us on one of the four exciting excursions that we have to offer. Please note that a bus will pick you up in front of the ICC Kyoto (Kyoto International Conference Center) at noon on Wednesday. All excursions will take you back directly to the ICC Kyoto for the conference dinner. English-speaking guides will accompany all tours.
For details please visit the excursion page on this website.
Conference Dinner
Date: Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Time: 18:00-20:00 (Room opens at 17:45)
Venue: Banquet Hall Sakura of the Kyoto International Conference Center (Conference site)
Cost: JPY 10,000 (JPY 15,000, after 15 June 2018)
For details please visit the conference dinner page on this website.
Closing Ceremony
Date: Friday, 27 July 2018
Time: 12:20-12:55
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Annex Hall
Messages
A message board will be set up beside the Registration Desk.
Wi-Fi / Internet
A Wi-Fi service is available free of charge in public spaces and some rooms in the conference center.
How to use the ICCK Public WiFi
- Select the network : ICCK_Public_WiFi *No password
- Registration is not necessary. There are no time restrictions or security settings.
- Network speed may fall due to congestion or network environment.
Business Center
A PC corner, printers, copiers, and more will be available on a self-service basis at the Business Center (fees charged). Cable internet access to your own PC will be available free of charge.
Cloak Room
The cloak room (cloak B) next to the 1st floor central elevator is operated by ICC Kyoto. The cloak service is available during the following opening hours. Valuables, non-folding umbrellas, or conference bags cannot be accepted.
Opening hours:
- Sunday 22 16:00-19:00
- Monday 23 8:00-18:30
- Tuesday 24 8:00-18:30
- Wednesday 25 8:00-19:50
- Thursday 26 9:00-18:30
- Friday 27 8:00-13:00
Smoking
All indoor areas are non-smoking. Smoking is only permitted in designated outdoor smoking areas (2 locations).
Food & Drinks
Eating and drinking are prohibited in the presentation rooms at the venue. Only water is allowed. Eating and drinking is permitted in the lounge, main lounge and garden terrace. Attention: Kites (a kind of large bird) may try to snatch your food when you are in the outside garden.
Umbrellas
If you bring an umbrella into the building, please place it in a plastic bag. The bags will be available at the entrance when it is raining outside.
Emergencies
If you or any other delegate is unwell, or if an accident or any other emergency occurs while at the conference, please contact the registration desk or any staff member.
When an Earthquake Strikes
Take action to protect yourself and wait until the shaking stops.
Keep low, cover your head and body, and stay put until the tremors stop.
Then follow the staff’s instructions.