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International Symposium on Boron, Borides   
    and Related Materials (ISBB) began at Asbury Park, New Jersey 
  in 1959.  More than  half century 
  passed from the first symposium ISBB will reach 20th Symposium which will be 
  held in beautiful town Niigata, Japan in 2019.  20th Symposium will be devoted to 
  recent progress on physical and chemical properties and practical applications 
  of exotic boron and related materials.  
  We hope to meet you in Niigata, the center of the coast of the Sea of 
  Japan with gourmet and nature.
Manuscript Subission 
Guideline (Deadline: End of January, 2020.December, 
2019       
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LUNCH ROUTE 
Miscellaneous Guidance 
(PDF)    
             
             
| Bus Information (Niigata Sta.-Toki Messe) | Bus Schedule | 
| Lunch Guidance | Conference Venue | 
| Manuscript Subission 
      Guideline (deadline extended to the end of January, 2020)  | 
    
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Overall Schedule
Day 1 Sunday, September 22, 
2019
15:00 Registration Desk Opens18:0017:00
 Welcome Reception
Day 2 Monday, September 23, 2019
8:30 
Registration Desk Opens
8:45 Opening Ceremony
9:00 Technical 
Sessions
Day 3 Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Technical 
Sessions
Day 4 Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Technical 
Sessions (morning)
Excursion (afternoon)
Symposium Banquet 
(evening)
Day 5 Tursday, September 26, 2019
Technical 
Sessions
Day 6 Friday, September 27, 
2019
Technical Sessions (morning)
11:30 Closing Remarks
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Important Dates
| First Circular | May, 2018 | ||
| Second Circular | March, 2019 | ||
| Open the Abstract Submittion and Registration Site | April 1st, 2019 (OPEN ) | ||
| Abstract Deadline | |||
| Acceptance Notice | middle of June, 2019 | ||
| Early Bird Registration Deadline | July 15, 2019 | ||
| Online Registration and Hotel reservation due | August 31, 2019 | ||
| Manuscript Submission Deadline | end of January, 
      2020 | 
    
Invited 
Speakers (confirmed)
Focused Session 
"Low-Dimensional Boron 
Nanostructures: Borophene, Boron Hydride Sheet, Nanotube, 
Nanowire"
N. 
Guisinger (USA),        T. Kondo (Japan), 
            S. 
Souma (Japan),        K. Wu 
(China),
B. Yakobson (USA)
Regular 
Session
B. Albert (Germany),        B. Fokwa (USA),               Y. Grin (Germany),       J-F. Halet (France),
H. 
Hillebrecht (Germany),        J. Kunstmann 
(Germany),        I. Mackinnon 
(Australia),
M. Manghnani (USA),      S. Nakatsuji (Japan),         T. Ogitsu (USA),           P. Rogl (Austria),
N. Sluchanko (Russia),     V. Solozhenko (France),    M. Terauchi (Japan),     N. Vast (France), 
H. 
Werheit (Germany),     O. 
Yucel (Turkey)
Proceedings
The 
Proceedings of this symposium will be published in Solid 
State Sciences (Special Issue).
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       Symposium Chair Kaoru 
      KIMURA Department of Advanced 
      Materials Science, The University of 
      Tokyo 502, Kiban-toh, 5-1-5 
      Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi Chiba 277-8561, 
      Japan TEL:+81-4-7136-5456 FAX:+81-4-7136-3758 *E-mail:kbkimura_at_mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp *E-mail:bkimura_at_phys.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp  | 
    
       Symposium 
      Secretary Masatoshi 
      TAKEDA Department of Mechanical 
      Engineering, Nagaoka University of 
      Technology 1603-1 Kamitomioka, 
      Nagaoka-shi Niigata 940-2188, 
      Japan TEL:+81-258-47-9714 FAX:+81-258-47-9770 *E-mail:takeda_at_mech.nagaokaut.ac.jp  |