General Information

(a) USE2008 cannot accept any request for the refund and/or the cancellation such as registration fee, reprint fee, and banquet fee after the payment.

(b) The following conditions are applied to participants concerning the payments. The payment procedure by a postal transfer is operated by JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. USE2008 steering committee could not take any responsibility even if the trouble of a postal money transfer occurs. The payment by a credit card uses the SSL settlement system of the NTT DATA CUBIT. USE2008 steering committee could not be responsible for any trouble by the credit card payment.

(c) USE2008 steering committee could not bear any liabilities if any problem like natural disasters (such as a big earthquake) or terrorism, etc. occur due to circumstances beyond our control and USE2008 is cancelled. No refunds would be given in these situations.

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  USE2008 steering committee will establish the management systems relating to the personal information protection that ensures all personal information will be reserved securely.
  
  
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  USE2008 steering committee does not provide personal information to third parties except in the following specified cases.
  
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• Disclosure and update of personal information
  If you request disclosure / correction / update of your personal information, we will accept it in a rational range.
  However, it is impossible for us to accept your request in the following cases:
  
  • if there is a possibility of damaging a person’s life, health, assets or other benefits
    
  • if we judged them to cause remarkable delay in preparation of USE 2008
    
  • if required by laws and regulation
    

(b) Link to other websites
USE2008 steering committee disclaims any responsibility for the security of personal information used on third parties' websites that are linked to USE2008 website. We recommend you to see the privacy policy on each website.

(a) Copyrights of the proceedings paper, which you submitted, belong to USE2008 organizing committee.

(b) USE2008 organizing committee has the copyright of programs, texts, and photographs on this website and the related materials.

The application is usually obtained in two to three months or even longer. If a visa is not granted one month before the symposium date, the applicant should notify the Symposium Secretary without delay.

Procedures for Entry into Japan
As a rule, any foreign national who seeks to enter Japan must at first possess a valid passport issued by the government of his/her country and obtain a visa relating to the purpose of his/her visit from a Japanese embassy or consulate abroad. At the time of entry into Japan he/she shall undergo an examination by an Immigration Inspector at an airport or a seaport and shall have his/her passport endorsed for entry permission by stamp.

Visas
Unless specifically exempted from visa requirements, a foreign national seeking entry into Japan should apply for a visa at a Japanese embassy or consulate in his/her country and have the visa stamped on his/her passport. For more information, please see the following visa-related web sites:

Visa Exemption Agreement Countries
URL: http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/02.html
A Guide to Japanese Visas
URL: http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html

We regret that no funds will be available to assist the symposium expenses. It will be your own responsibility.

Due to the expensive medical services in Japan, all foreign researchers have to enroll in an appropriate insurance plan to cover any medical expenses during stay in Japan. Please note that the premiums for the insurance must be paid by the foreign participant himself/herself.

We have no plan for Excursion & Accompanied person's program.

USE2008 steering committee may update from time to time. We notify the revision in the page of general information.

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