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All-Paid US-Japan Winter School on
New Functionalities in Glass
Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Japan
January 6-17, 2008
Sponsored by
NSF's International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass (IMI-NFG)
International Center for Integrated Research and Advanced Education in Materials Science (ICIRAEMS), Kyoto University,
Global Centers of Excellence Program (COE), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Travel Information
Winter School Waiver Form- All participants are required to completely fill-out the waiver form and return a signed copy to Floe by email or fax at 610-758-6191 on or before January 4, 2008.
Air Travel
The air travel arrangements for US participants will be organized by the International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass (IMI-NFG) at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.If you are booking your own flights, make sure to keep your payment receipts, e-tickets, boarding passes, etc. for travel reimbursement after you return to the US. Note that per National Science Foundation rules, you must use a US air carrier, otherwise we cannot reimburse your airfare.
Arrival Manifest (Japan)Departure Manifest (Japan)
Train/Rail Information in Japan
Japan Ground Transportation Schedule - http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
(e.g. Tokyo to Kyoto; Nagoya to Kyoto; Kansai to Kyoto then select the type of train. Shinkansen is the fastest train.)
From Tokyo to Kyoto station - http://japanrail.com
We recommend that you should take the limited express train (Narita Express) from Narita Airport (New Tokyo International Airport) to Tokyo Station and then take the express train (Shinkansen) from Tokyo to Kyoto. It is 60 minutes from New Tokyo International Airport to Tokyo Station by train ,and 140 minutes from Tokyo to Kyoto by train. The train fare is about $142.
From Nagoya to Kyoto station - http://japanrail.com
Aside from the limitied express train (Shinkansen), you can also take the JR local train. The train fare is ~$22 and normally takes 1 hour and 20 minutes from Nagoya Station to Kyoto Station. Please note that you need to take the train bound to Maibara at Nagoya Station then change train at Maibara to Kyoto Station.
Nagoya airport information - http://www.centrair.jp/en/index.html
From Kyoto Station to Holiday Inn Hotel - There is a free (non-stop) transportation service from Kyoto train station to the hotel. Please see the bus schedule below. More information is available at http://www.hi-kyoto.co.jp/english/access.html
9:20
9:55
12:05
12:40
13:25
14:00
14:45
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16:05
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Planned Lab/Campus (January 11th)
- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (http://www.murata.com/index.html)
- Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (http://www.neg.co.jp/eng/index.html)
Food & Lodging
Rooms have been reserved at Holiday Inn Kyoto for lecturers and students attending the winter school from January 5-16, 2008. Confirmation numbers will be available soon. The hotel is located in the Northeast part of the city, near Kyoto University particularly, the FIFC. The location is convenient for sightseeing to most of the major tourist attractions in Kyoto, most of which can be reached within minutes by bus.
Holiday Inn Kyoto 's website is: http://www.hi-kyoto.co.jp
36 Nishihiraki-cho Takano
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto , 606–8103 JAPANBreakfast is included in the hotel. All participants will have lunch and dinner together near the campus except on January 5th, 6th (except reception),12th & 13th. All meals not covered will be reimbursed subject to predetermined maximum amount of $15 for lunch and $20 for dinner. Please use the meal voucher/spreadsheet and save the receipts (inlcuding all valid travel-related expenses) for reimbursement. Scanned copies of the receipts are acceptable and can be submitted to Floe by email (mff205@lehigh.edu).
Holiday Inn Rooming List
Emergency ContactsHimanshu Jain -h.jain@lehigh.edu (Mobile: (+ 1) 610-390-1920
Carlo Pantano - cgp1@psu.edu
William Heffner - wrh304@lehigh.eduReiko Tomita, Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University
Email: reiko@collon1.kuic.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Phone: ( +81) 75- 711-7862
Hiroyuki Murayama, GT CENTER (Hotel & Tours)
3F YAMACHU BLDG, KARASUMA NISHIKI NISHIIRU
NAKAGYO-KU,KYOTO,JAPAN
TEL +81-75-223-3535
FAX +81-75-223-2801
Email: murayama@gtcenter.co.jpCarlson Wagonlit Travel (www.carlsonconnected.com)
JAPAN 010 or 0061 010 800-878-54357 IDC
JAPAN 010 or 001 010 800-878-54357 KDD
JAPAN 010 or 0041 010 800-878-54357 JAPAN TELCOM
In case you need to contact Carlson Wagonlit from a country not listed above or if unable to get through with the above access number please call 1-516-624-3194.Area Map
Other Helpful Links
General Information about Kyoto
Getting to Kyoto University
Winter School brochure (pdf format)
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International Materials Institute, Sinclair
Laboratory, 7 Asa Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015