iTHEMS NOW & NEXT 2026
- Date
- April 13 (Mon) 9:30 - April 14 (Tue) 16:30, 2026 (JST)
- Venue
- 2F Large Conference Room, Administrative Headquarters, RIKEN Wako Campus (Main Venue)
- via Zoom
- Language
- English
- Host
- Tsukasa Tada
We will hold an annual in-house gathering, “iTHEMS NOW & NEXT,” for FY 2026.
The event provides a great opportunity for all iTHEMS members, including visiting researchers and, in particular, new arrivals, to gain a comprehensive overview of iTHEMS’s current activities and future directions.
The detailed program will be announced in due course, but there will be poster sessions for all members, so please be ready to present one.
Program
April 13
- 09:30–10:00
- Current Status of iTHEMS (Satoshi Iso)
- 10:00–11:00
- Introduction of New Members (26 new members※)
- 11:00–11:10
- Introduction to FQSP (Naoto Nagaosa)
- 11:10–11:30
- Status of SUURI-COOLs & Code of Conduct (Shigehiro Nagataki)
- 11:30–11:40
- Group photo (first-floor staircase)
- 11:40–13:30
- Lunch
- 13:30–14:15
- Activities of Division of Fundamental Mathematical Science (Satoshi Iso)
- 14:15–15:15
- Activities of Division of Applied Mathematical Science (Team Directors)
- 15:15–15:35
- Highlight Talk 1 (Tasuki Kinjo)
- 15:40–16:00
- Highlight Talk 2 (Takehiro Tottori)
- 16:00–18:00
- Poster Session I
- 18:00–20:00
- Reception
(Group photo at the beginning)
April 14
- 09:30–10:45
- Activities of WGs & SGs (Catherine Beauchemin & PIs)
- 10:45–11:15
- Activities of Division of Global Collaborations and Research Talent Development
(PIs of Berkeley, Kyushu University, Tohoku University) - 11:15–11:30
- Activities of Division of Social Cooperation and Outreach (Tomoya Nagai)
- 11:30–13:30
- Lunch
- 13:30–13:50
- Highlight Talk 3 (Keiya Hirashima)
- 13:55–14:15
- Highlight Talk 4 (Yasunori Nomura)
- 14:15–16:15
- Poster Session II
- 16:15–16:30
- Concluding Remarks (Yoh Iwasa & Satoshi Iso)
- 16:30–16:40
- Group photo (meeting hall)
※ 26 new members in alphabetical order:
Chou Chien-Yu, Akira Dohi, Kohei Fukai, Yuta Hamada, Alba Nieto Heredia, Satsuki Hirasawa, Muzi Hong, Mao Hoshino, Mariia Ivonina, Chihaya Jibiki, Tasuki Kinjo, Naotaka Kubo, Wang Lingxiao, Takumi Maegawa, Kai Murai, Kantaro Omori, Tomoki Ozawa, Pradyot Pritam Sahoo, Ryo Sawada, Yu-ki Suzuki, Masato Taki, Masato Tanabe, Takehiro Tottori, Shinobu Utsumi, Jian Xu, Sho Yoshida
Poster Session Coordinators
Takumi Doi, Alvaro Pastor Gutierrez, Masazumi Honda, Shunji Matsuura, Kenji Okubo, Kantaro Omori
Reception Coordinators
Ching-Kai Chiu, Alvaro Pastor Gutierrez, Masazumi Honda, Gen Kurosawa, Masamichi Miyaji, Kenji Okubo
This is a closed event for scientists. Non-scientists are not allowed to attend. If you are not a member or related person and would like to attend, please contact us using the inquiry form. Please note that the event organizer or speaker must authorize your request to attend.