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Dear Colleague, Science and organizing committee of ISI 2001, JST, IAEA, and EC are inviting you to participate in the First International Symposium on Isotopomers. The symposium will be held on 23-26 July, 2001 in Yokohama, a port city facing to Pacific 30 km south of Tokyo, Japan, covering isotope studies of important molecules. The full text including registration forms and updated information is available at the URL: http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/ISI2001/isi2001.html. We would appreciate it if you could send a copy of the circular to the scientists who might be interested in the Symposium. ____________________________________________________________ 2nd Circular and Call for Papers (Essentials) International Symposium on Isotopomers (ISI 2001) Yokohama, Japan, 23-26 July, 2001 ____________________________________________________________ Background: Isotopes have been used to trace material cycles in the atmosphere, the oceans, the terrestrial environment and the biosphere. Researches have been developing from single isotope analysis to multi-isotope analysis. The site-specific analyses of isotopes are progressing in isotope-containing molecular species, isotopomers, such as organic molecules on IRMS and/or site-specific NMR, O3, N2O and others very recently by several determining methods. The term, isotopomer (isotope-containing molecules), includes two aspects: multi-isotopes and intramolecular isotope distributions. Since the term, isotopomer, is relatively new, it is accepted in this Symposium as a widely defined term including isotopes. Objective: The focus of the Symposium is to exchange the latest scientific achievements in the measurement and data analysis of isotopomers from the studies of environmental changes to further application in a variety of fields. The Symposium will call for papers from a wide area of researches on isotope-containing molecules with or without site-specific information to achieve this objective as follows. Methodology innovations and their state of the art for the measurement of isotopomers by mass spectrometers, tunable diode laser absorption spectrometers, FTIR, site-specific NMR, and others. Synthesis and maintenance of isotopomer standard materials and inter-laboratory calibrations. Observations of isotopomer variations in the atmosphere, the oceans, the terrestrial environment and the biosphere. Theoretical considerations and simulation experiments on the equilibrium and kinetic isotopomer effects of the important processes and mechanisms. Estimates of the cycles of materials by data simulation analysis and/or models. Further applications of isotopomers in various fields. The papers to be presented at the Symposium will be composed of invited papers, accepted oral and poster papers. Participation by younger generations as well as by newcomers in the field of molecular based isotope studies is encouraged. Plenary lectures: Dr. Yoichi Kaya, Research Institute of Innovative Technologies for the Earth, Japan Dr. Rudolph A. Marcus, California Institute of Technology, USA Dr. Gerard. J. Martin, Eurofins Scientific, France Dr. Hanns L. Schmidt, Technical Univ. of Munich, Germany This symposium is closely related with a session on isotopomers in Third IAEA Conference on the Study of Environmental Change Using Isotope Techniques, 23-27 April 2001, Vienna, Austria, which will be co-organized by JST. Organization: Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) European Commission (EC; Host for the 2nd ISI) With sponsorship of City of Yokohama Geochemical Society of Japan Tokyo Institute of Technology & some other organizations Science Committee Dr. Naohiro Yoshida, Chair, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. Pradeep Agaarwal, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria Dr. Giovanni Bidoglio, Joint Research Center, European Commission, Italy Dr. Carl Brenninkmeijer, Max Planck Institute, Germany Dr. Claude Guillou, Joint Research Center, European Commission, Italy Dr. Leo Hollberg, National Institute of Standards, USA Dr. Masahiro Kajiwara, Meiji Pharmaceutical Univ., Japan Dr. Hideaki Koizumi, Hitachi, Ltd., Advanced Research Lab., Japan Dr. Masao Minagawa, Hokkaido Univ., Japan Dr. Haruo Nagai, Anritsu Corporation, Japan Dr. Takeshi Nakatsuka, Hokkaido Univ., Japan Dr. Brian N. Popp, Univ. Hawaii, USA Dr. Andreas Rossmann, Technical Univ. Munich, Germany Dr. Mark Thiemens, Univ. California San Diego, USA Dr. Kiyoji Uehara, Keio Univ., Japan Dr. Eitaro Wada, Kyoto Univ., Japan Organizing Committee Mr. Maurice Bourene, Delegation of the European Commission Dr. Venkatesh Iyengar, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria Mr. Shigeo Sahto, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Japan Mr. Kei Sato, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Japan Dr. Yasuhiko Fujii, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Ms. Naomi Hori, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. Masamichi Ishikawa, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Japan Dr. Tomoyuki Kikugawa, Anritsu Corporation, Japan Dr. Minoru Sakairi, Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan Dr. Hiroyuki Sasada, Keio Univ., Japan Dr. Sakae Toyoda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. Kiyoshi Tsuji, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. Keita Yamada, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Dr. Naohiro Yoshida, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Date and Venue of the Symposium: The Symposium will be held for 3 days from 24 to 26 July (Tuesday to Thursday) in 2001. Registration and icebreaker party is scheduled in the evening of 23 July. The sessions are in the daytime of 24 to 26, and the symposium banquet with a special session is scheduled in the evening of 25 July at the Sankeien Garden, (URL: http://city.yokohama.jp/ne/sights/spot/h/sankei-e.html), a traditional garden of Japanese historical mansion facing to the Pacific. The venue for the Symposium is Yokohama Symposia (URL:http://www.yoke.city.yokohama.jp/symposia/symposiae.index.html), 100m to the Yokohama port. Yokohama is the historical city for opening of the once and long closed Japan 100 years ago, one of the main site of the 2002 World Cup also, 1.5 hr direct limousine and/or express train from Narita Int'l Air Port, and 30 km south of Tokyo down town. Important dates of the Symposium: The schedule of the Symposium is as follows: 10 April 2001: Deadline for submission of short abstracts of 200 words for the review for the program. Deadline for early registration. 20 June 2001: Deadline for submission of extended abstracts. Deadline for hotel reservations and late registrations. Final announcement. 23-26 July 2001: International Symposium on Isotopomers, submission of manuscripts for the proceedings. The web site (http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/ISI2001/isi2001.html) is being updated. Registration: All participants should complete the Symposium Registration Form (Form A, attached at the end of this information package) and send it by e-mail or fax to JTB/Yokohama Office, together with the payments. No registration fee except for food and beverages is charged to participants. Letter of Invitation If requested by a participant, the Organizing Committee will send a letter of invitation. This invitation letter is intended specifically to assist the participant in obtaining travel funds or appropriate visas and does not imply any financial support. Written requests in any form should be sent to Symposium Secretariat. Travel Support: Limited travel support is available for the scientists who may have difficulties in obtaining travel fund to attend the Symposium. Because of the limited amount of funding available for this purpose, the Organizing Committee reserves the right to decide who will receive travel support. To request travel support either fully or partly, please contact the Symposium Secretariat. < Yokohama > Yokohama, located 30 km south of Tokyo, is the second largest city in Japan. The city dates back to 1859 when the port was first opened to foreign trade. Since then the port has grown in step with Japanese economic growth. Like many other port cities, Yokohama has a distinct cosmopolitan atmosphere. Chinatown and the international shopping streets have allured Japanese tourists for many years while many foreign nationals in Japan have found a home in Yokohama. Please access the following sites for further information on Yokohama. City of Yokohama: http://www.city.yokohama.jp/index.html Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau:http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/ycvb/english/index.html ______________________________________________________________________ References: Scientific Contents of the Symposium Naohiro Yoshida Prof., PI of CREST Project on isotopomers, JST Department of Environmental Science and Technology Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, JAPAN Phone +81-45-924-5506 (office), Fax +81-45-924-5506 E-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/ISI2001/isi2001.html Secretariat of the Symposium Ms. Naomi Hori Secretary to Dr. N. Yoshida at JST Department of Environmental Science and Technology Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, JAPAN Phone +81-45-924-5506 (office), Fax +81-45-924-5506 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Administration of the Symposium Mr. Shigeo Sahto General Manager Kaya Environment Research Office Japan Science and Technology Corporation Tel.+81-3-5469-0502 Fax.+81-3-5469-0503 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Accommodation Mr. Tadahiro Honda & Ms. Atsuko Ono Japan Travel Bureau (JTB) Group Tours Office Yokohama JTB YN Bashamichi Bldg. 4-75, Aioi-cho, Naka-ku Yokohama 231-8878 $B!$ (JJAPAN Tel. +81-45-664-2760 Fax. +81-45-641-2059 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Should you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact either Dr. Naohiro Yoshida, Ms. Naomi Hori, Mr. Shigeo Sahto, Mr. Tadahiro Honda, or Ms. Atsuko Ono. Organizing Committee of ISI 2001 YOKOHAMA ************* c/o Prof. Naohiro Yoshida's lab., G5-204 Department of Environmental Science and Technology Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, JAPAN Phone +81-45-924-5506 (office), Fax +81-45-924-5506 email: [log in to unmask] url: http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/ *******************