Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan

We would like to inform you that we have received a request for direct mail distribution from member Mitsumasa Koyanagi, a committee member of the Japanese Society for Photobiology.
Zoological Society of Japan Secretariat

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Everyone

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Photobiology will be held at Ritsumeikan University on August 28–29, 2026.
Detailshttps://photon.umin.jp/photobio/annual26th.html

The Japanese Photobiology Association is operated by the 12 academic societies listed below. Annual meetings are held regularly to facilitate the exchange of ideas among researchers and students with a broad interest in photobiology. Everyone interested in photobiology is welcome to attend the annual meetings. We look forward to your active participation and presentations.

Affiliated academic societies: Chemical Society of Japan, Japanese Society of Photosynthesis Research, Botanical Society of Japan, Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists, Japanese Biochemical Society, Biophysical Society of Japan, Zoological Society of Japan, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry, Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Society of Japan, Japanese Society for Photomedicine and Photobiology, Japan Radiation Research Society, The Photochemical Society of Japan

In addition to the general presentations being solicited this time, we also plan to hold four award-winning lectures by the association as follows.

Achievement Award
Biophysical, molecular physiological, and molecular evolutionary studies of photoreceptor proteins opsins
Yoshinori Shichida (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University; Visiting Professor, Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University)

Association Award
Molecular mechanism of water splitting and oxygen evolution in Photosystem II
Takumi Noguchi (Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University)

Encouragement Award
Elucidation of optimization strategies for light energy utilization and defense mechanisms in photosynthetic organisms
Dr. Euncheol Kim (Assistant Professor (Principal Investigator), Department of Life Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University)
Evolutionary diversity of transcriptional regulatory systems defining vertebrate photoreceptor cells
Yohei Ogawa, Ph.D. (Project Researcher / Project Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Molecular Life History, National Institute of Genetics)

Please feel free to participate.

Event Overview
[Schedule]
from the afternoon of Friday, August 28, 2026
Until around 5:00 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 (tentative)
(Detailed program will be provided to registered participants.)

[Venue]
Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus, ROHM Memorial Building
1-1 Nojihigashi 1-chome, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture 525-0058
For access, please refer to the campus map below.
(This is building number 33 on this map.)
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/campusmap/bkc/

[Schedule (Tentative)]
Friday, August 28
・General Presentation (Oral Presentation) ・General Presentation (Poster Presentation) ・Association Award Ceremony ・Banquet
Saturday, August 29
- General Presentation (Oral Presentation) - Award Lecture - Poster Award Ceremony

[Participation Fee]
General 3,000 yen / Student 1,000 yen
Social gathering fee
General 3,000 yen (tentative) Students 2,000 yen (tentative)
Payment methods will be notified to registered participants.

[Registration]
●Deadline: Friday, August 7, 2026
(Presenters are requested to register by Friday, July 24, in order to determine the number of presentation titles in advance.)
Regardless of whether you are giving a general presentation or not, those who wish to attend the reception and/or receive the program and abstract PDF must register by the deadline using the URL below.
Award winners and invited speakers are also requested to register for the event.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeofr9LXCXCWDmEgWo-iOwCuMO35J0OQl3iNgJNfPZpS4NH-A/viewform?usp=dialog

＜注意＞
An automated confirmation email will be sent upon application; if you do not receive the automated reply, please apply again.

[Presentation Application]
●Presentation Registration Deadline: Friday, July 24, 2026
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeofr9LXCXCWDmEgWo-iOwCuMO35J0OQl3iNgJNfPZpS4NH-A/viewform?usp=dialog

●Deadline for submission of presentation abstracts: Sunday, August 16, 2026
Please download the general presentation application form from the following URL. Following the instructions in the application form, please send the application form as an email attachment.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yb4pszknygtptiq4p2vpe/_.docx?rlkey=ed1xzv5tiw98xn3vu2j9olcmh&dl=0
Please download the winner presentation application form from the following URL. Please send the application form as an email attachment in accordance with the explanation on the application form.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/c98y7chgcn51jxvhmmqk5/_.docx?rlkey=d9q0t7x29odn5ubygx3u3odwn&dl=0

If you are unable to download properly, please contact the support team.

＜注意＞
For general presentations, there are oral presentations (scheduled for 15 minutes, including Q&A) and poster presentations. Please select one of the two.
- An Outstanding Presentation Award will be established for poster presentations, targeting students and young researchers within 5 years of obtaining their degree. If you select a poster presentation, please also indicate on the application form whether you wish to be considered for the Poster Presentation Award.

[Abstracts Collection]
Registered participants will receive the abstract collection as an electronic file.
Participants who have not received the email regarding the abstract collection by 12:00 on August 24, 2026
Please contact the inquiry desk below.

[Contact Information]
1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga 525-8577, Ritsumeikan University BKC, College of Life Sciences
Japan Photobiology Association Secretariat, Person in Charge: Yutaka Nagasawa
Email: ynagasa_at_fc.ritsumei.ac.jp
(Please replace _at_ with @)
Tel: 075-753-6390

Any changes will be announced on the Photobiology Association homepage, so please refer to it.
http://photon.umin.jp/