Program

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June 22 (Sun) Reception: 14:00- Welcome mixer: 18:30-20:30

June 23 (Mon) AM – 27 (Fri) noon Oral & Poster Presentation

Poster Board size is 90 cm (Width) x 180 cm (Hight)

6/22 (Sun) 6/23 (Mon) 6/24 (Tue)
8 - - MORNING SEMINAR
8:00-9:00
Sponsored by Kemin Health, L.C. and DSM Nutritional Products, Ltd.
9 OPENING
9:00-9:30
SESSION 2
Carotenoids and Sports Nutrition
SESSION 3
Organic and Natural Products Chemistry of Carotenoids including Chemical Synthesis
Plenary Lectures by Prof. Ito and by Prof. Khachik
10
11
ICS AWARD
11:20-12:00
12 LUNCHEON SEMINAR - I
12:00-13:00
Sponsored by Cognis Nutrition & Health
LUNCHEON SEMINAR - II
12:00-13:00
Sponsored by Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
13 POSTER & RESORT TIME
13:00-15:00
POSTER & RESORT TIME
13:00-15:00
14 RECEPTION
14:00-
15 SESSION 1
Astaxanthin Symposium
SESSION 4-1
Photosynthesis and Photochemistry of Carotenoids
SESSION 5
Carotenoids for Food
16
17
18
WELCOME MIXER
18:30-20:30
19 -
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6/25 (Wed) 6/26 (Thu) 6/27 (Fri)
8 -    
9 ICS GENERAL MEETING
9:00-9:30
SESSION 4-2
Photosynthesis and Photochemistry of Carotenoids
SESSION 6-1
Medical Applications of Carotenoids including vision and cancer therapy
SESSION 7-2
Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Carotenoids
SESSION 8
Industrial Production of Carotenoids
POSTER & DISCUSSION
9:30-12:00
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12 EXCURSION
12:00-18:00
(LUNCH in Bus)
LUNCHEON SEMINAR - III
12:00-13:00
Sponsored by Nutrilite Health Institute/Amway Japan Limited
CLOSING
12:00-12:20
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13 POSTER & RESORT TIME
13:00-15:00
14
15 SESSION 7-1
Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Carotenoids
SESSION 6-2
Medical Applications of Carotenoids including Vision and Cancer Therapy
16
17
18 -
BANQUET
18:30-20:30
19 -
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Session & Invited Speakers

No Session Plenary Lecture Invited Speaker
1 Astaxanthin Symposium Wataru Miki
(Yamagata University/M&K Ltd., Japan)

Shigeaki Ohno (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Masaharu Ishikura (Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Japan)

Teruo Miyazawa (Tohoku University, Japan)

Eiji Yamashita (Fuji Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan)

2 Carotenoids and Sports Nutrition Stefan Branth
(University Hospital of Uppsala, Sweden)

Natsue Koikawa (Juntendo University, Japan)

Kazuhisa Kawamoto (Fukushima University, Japan)

Kazunaga Yazawa (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan)

3 Organic and Natural Products Chemistry of Carotenoids including Chemical Synthesis Masayoshi Ito
(Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan)

Helmut Sies (Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet, Germany)

Peter Molnar (University of Pecs, Hungary)

Takashi Maoka (Research Institute for Production Development, Japan)

Shigeo Katsumura (Kwansei Gakuin Univeristy, Japan)

4 Photosynthesis and Photochemistry of Carotenoids Hideki Hashimoto
(Osaka City University, Japan)

Richard J. Cogdell (University of Glasgow, UK)

Harry A. Frank (University of Connecticut, USA)

Jian-Ping Zhang (Renmin University, China)

Ritsuko Fujii (Osaka City University, Japan)

Thomas Lenzer (Goettingen University, Germany)

Marcus Motzkus (Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany)

Bruno Robert (CEA Saclay, France)

5 Carotenoids for Food Frederick Khachik
(University of Maryland, USA)

Paul Bernstein (University of Utah School of Medicine, USA)

Tatsuya Sugawara (Kyoto University, Japan)

Junji Terao (Tokushima University, Japan)

Takeshi Yasumoto (Tohoku University, Japan)

Masako Ogawara (Japan Food Research Laboratories, Japan)

Kazuo Miyashita (Hokkaido University, Japan)

M. Manuela Mendes Pinto (Charles Sturt University, Australia)

6 Medical Applications of carotenoids including vision and cancer therapy John W. Erdman, Jr.
(University of Illinois, USA)

Yoshifumi Tomita (Kyushu Kyoritsu University, Japan)

Hoyoku Nishino (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan)

Fred Pashkow (Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA)

John T. Landrum (Florida International University, USA)

Susan Mayne (Yale University School of Medicine, USA)

Omer Kucuk (Wayne State University, USA)

Xiang-Dong Wang (Tufts University, USA)

7 Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Carotenoids Gerhard Sandmann
(Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Germany)

Harry Klee (University of Florida, USA)

Hideo Etoh (Shizuoka University, Japan)

Norihiko Misawa (Marine Biotechnology Institute, Japan)

Claudia Schmidt-Dannert (University of Minnesota, USA)

Josef Hirschberg (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

Paul D. Fraser (London University, UK)

Changfu Zhu (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)

8 Industrial Production of Carotenoids Hans-Georg Ernst
(BASF, Germany)

Katsuhiko Takayanagi (Unitika Ltd., Japan)

Holger Becker (Cognis Nutrition & Health)

Regina Goralczyk (DSM Nutritional Products Ltd.)

June 25 (Wed) PM: Excursion & Banquet

Accompanying person's programs will be available during the symposium (June 23, 24 and 26).

Accompanying person's program

Deadline for application: 6th June

Prices are variable depending on the number of the attendees.

June 23 (Mon) afternoon bus tour (13:00 – 16:30)
“Ryukyuan Glassmaking” (Bus tour pick up at the Hotel Moon Beach)
Price: ¥5,000-/person
Ryukyuan Glasses are famous for the vivid colors like ocean of Okinawa. In this program you will experience the blowing glass by yourself with a kind tutorial of the craftsman, and you can pick up your items in a final form within 2-3 days at the hotel Moon Beach. There is a wide variety of glassware in the shop thereby.
Items to create: a drinking cup and glass bead
June 24 (Tue) one day cruising tour (10:00 – 16:30)
“Picnic in a Desert Island (Napp Island)”
Price: ¥15,000-/person include BBQ (¥7, 500-/child)
Napp Island is a private island of the Hotel Moon Beach. You can enjoy marine activities snorkelling and eco tour inside the island. Parasol, float mat and hammock are available.
BBQ lunch is included.
June 26 (Thu) one day bus tour (9:30 - 16:30)
“Nature and intangible cultural heritage in Okinawa”
Price: ¥3,000-/person (plus expense for lunch)
Visit “Ryukyu village” and “Nago paradise”
  • Atractions in Ryukyu village:
    • Michi-junay parade
    • Eisa dancing
    • Yun-ta acting
  • Nago paradise: Botanical garden
Lunch is available in the restaurant in Nago paradise or Ryukyu Village.