SISS-24 (On-site and remote Event)
The 24th Scientific International Symposium on SIMS and Related Techniques Based on Ion-Solid Interactions (SISS-24) will be held June 18 (Wed) – June 20 (Fri), 2025, at Egret Himeji in Himeji, Japan.
SISS-24 will focus on SIMS and related techniques in ion-solid interactions, covering fundamentals, instrumentation, data analysis, and applications in fields such as semiconductors, industrial materials, biology, medicine, and geoscience.
Special Session Honoring Professor Jiro Matsuo: Celebrating His Outstanding Contributions to Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS)
This year’s event will feature a special session honoring Prof. Jiro Matsuo, who will retire from Kyoto University in 2025, in recognition of his remarkable contributions to SIMS technology.
SISS-24 will be held as part of the activities of the MBA technical committee of the Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science. SISS-24 is endorsed by the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP).
■ Date: June 18 (Wed) – June 20 (Fri), 2025.
■ Venue: Egret Himeji, Himeji, Japan (MAP, Floor map is HERE)
· Note: SISS-24 will be held in a hybrid (On-site & Remote) format, allowing participants to join the oral sessions online if they are unable to attend in person. However, please note that the poster session will be available only for in-person attendees.
■ Lunch Information
Lunch will not be provided during the symposium. There are many restaurants around the venue, so please enjoy lunch at your convenience.
If you’re having a take-out meal, you can eat in the Japanese-style room or on the rooftop terrace of the venue, where you can enjoy a view of Himeji Castle.
Lunch map around the conference venue
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=18dkmIWBSP9zqNVOYupRxRjtMOgkxcWo&usp=sharing
■ Programs: Download (6/8 updated!!)
■ Abstract Book: Download (6/8 updated!!)
■ Time Table: Download (6/8 updated!!)
■ Excursion:
We are pleased to announce that an excursion will be held on the morning of June 18.
It will be a short tour to Himeji Castle, located right in front of the symposium venue.
If you would like to join, please register using the Excursion Participation Form below.
The registration deadline is June 11.
Excursion Participation Form: https://forms.gle/beB7C13ZxYTUk9Tf9
■ Banquet Menu:
For the banquet on June 19, you can choose from three menu options:
• Regular
• Vegetarian
• Pescatarian (vegetables and fish)
Please make your selection using the Banquet Menu Selection form below by June 11.
If no selection is submitted, the regular menu will be served by default.
Banquet Menu Selection: https://forms.gle/gFo3DBRo71CmeZoHA
■ Invited Speakers
We are honored to welcome many excellent invited speakers for SISS-24, as listed below.
- Jiro Matsuo (Kyoto University)
- Ian Gilmore (National Physical Laboratory)
- John Fletcher (University of Gothenburg)
- Arnaud Delcorte (Université catholique de Louvain)
- Satoshi Ninomiya (University of Yamanashi)
- Hubert Gnaser (Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau)
- Roger Webb (University of Surrey)
- Zbigniew Postawa (Jagiellonian University)
- Nicholas Lockyer (The University of Manchester)
- Michael Dürr (University of Giessen)
- Noriaki Toyoda (University of Hyogo)
- Hiroshi Tani (Kansai University)
- Lu-Tao Weng (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
- Naoko Sano (Ionoptika)
- Motoo Ito (JAMSTEC)
- Guido Schmitz (University of Stuttgart)
- Lei Zhang (Institute of Metal Research)
- Haiyang Li (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics)
- Jin Gyeong Son (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
- Takashi Iwanami (Western Digital Technologies)
■ Call for Papers
Deadlines for presentation proposal:
Oral: March 31, 2025 April 30, 2025 extended !!
Poster: March 31, 2025 April 30, 2025 extended !!
■ Abstract Submission
All invited and contributed presenters are requested to submit an abstract.
Please prepare your abstract (A4 size, up to 2 pages) in MS Word or PDF format and submit it via the link below.
[Abstract template] SISS24_template
[Abstract submission] Submit
Deadline for abstract submission: March 31, 2025
■ Registration (Acceptable for online participation)
After completing your registration, please proceed with the payment via PayPal. Invited speakers are exempt from this payment.
■ Registration Fee
Early payment (via PayPal): before June 8th
Regular: 10,000 JPY
Student: 2,000 JPY
Banquet Fee: 3,000 JPY (students: 2,000 JPY) Separate from the registration fee
On-site payment (cash only):
Regular: 12,000 JPY
Student: 3,000 JPY
Registration is closed. Thank you!!
■ Organizing Committee
Organizer:
- Toshio Seki (Kyoto University)
Executive Committee:
- Kousuke Moritani (Executive Committee Chair, University of Hyogo)
- Reiko Saito (Program Chair, Toshiba)
Committee Members:
Akio Takano (TOYAMA)
Atsushi Sakaki (Nichia)
Junichiro Sameshima (Toray Research Center)
Hiroko Susa (Sony)
Kaori Jogo (Toshiba Nanoanalysis Corporation)
Makishi Ishikawa (Ametek)
Manabu Hashimoto (IONTOF Japan)
Masahiro Taniguchi (Kanazawa Institute of Technology)
Masashi Nojima (Tokyo University of Science)
Masataka Ohgaki (Hitachi High-Tech Science)
Masayuki Okamoto (Kao)
Naoya Sakamoto (Hokkaido University)
Retsu Oiwa (TOYAMA)
Satoka Aoyagi (Seikei University)
Satoshi Ninomiya (University of Yamanashi)
Shinya Otomo (Furukawa Electric)
Tatsuya Ishikawa (ULVAC-PHI)
Yasuko Kajiwara (Murata Manufacturing )
Yasuyuki Asahara (Ametek)