We are pleased to announce the 8th Unique Meeting as follows.

- Dates: Saturday, September 16 – Sunday, September 17, 2023
・Location: Kagoshima University, Faculty of Science Building No. 2 (Korimoto Campus)
・Participation fee: Free

・Program (tentative)
・9/16/23 (Sat)
12:00 PM – Registration starts
13:00 - 16:30 Oral Presentations
16:30 - 18:30 Poster Presentation & Networking
19:00 - 21:00 Social gathering
・9/17/23 (Sun)
09:00〜12:00 Oral presentation
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch break
12:30 - Open discussion or oral presentations (Subject to change depending on the number of oral presentations)
By 17:00, the award ceremony and closing

Please see the following URL for pictures and details of past tournaments.
https://sites.google.com/view/animal-geeks/

・About registration and abstract submission
Please register via the online form below. The deadline is August 16.
　https://onl.la/PizVweF

Please choose the presentation format from either "oral presentation" or "poster presentation" (participation without a presentation is also welcome).
There is a limit to the number of oral presentations (first-come, first-served basis. In some cases, we may ask you to change to a poster presentation).

A confirmation email will be sent to those who have registered to participate (wishing to present).
I will guide you through the abstract submission process later.

Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to participate.
We warmly welcome not only presentations of nearly completed results, but also the sharing of ongoing research themes and preliminary data, allowing for free exchange of opinions with people from various fields (to uphold this principle, all participants are required to agree to a confidentiality obligation upon registration).

This tournament is now in its 8th year, and this time it is being held in Kyushu for the first time.
The greatest feature of this society is that it brings together researchers who pursue numerous mysterious biological species and fascinating biological phenomena, fostering free and open-minded discussions that transcend disciplinary boundaries.

All of us organizers look forward to your participation from the bottom of our hearts.

Organizer Representative: Ken Onuma (Kagoshima University)