Dates April 12 (Friday) - 14 (Sunday), 2013
*The date has been re-scheduled from 2011 April.

Venue Juntendo University Campus, Tokyo, Japan

President Professor Shinichi NIIJIMA, Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Main topics  
Neonatal seizures - Early detection, identification, long-term monitoring, differential diagnosis, management, outcome, etiology, pathogenesis, animal models; Neonatal encephalopathies (HIE, PVL, etc.), early onset epilepsies (EIEE, West, etc.)

Target attendees
Physicians, researchers, nurses, assistants and students who are involved or interested in child neurology, epileptology, EEG, perinatal medicine, NICU care, basic developmental neuroscience.

Official language   English only

Host organizations
Infantile Seizure Society ( ISS ),
Fully endorsed by International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE ) Pediatrics Commission.

ISNS Headquarter
Yoshiyuki OHTOMO, MD (Secretary general)
Dept. of Pediatrics, Juntendo University, Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

ISNS Secretariat
<isns2013@k-con.co.jp>
Izumi NAKANO (Secretary)
c/o K-Convention Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5367-2382 Fax: +81-3-5367-2187

ISS Secretariat
<iss-contact@iss-jpn.info>
Child Neurology Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Visa Application
To visit Japan, you must carry a valid passport. A visa is required for citizens of countries which do not have visa-exempt agreements with Japan. Please contact the nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate for visa application.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/Visa/index.html

Climate
Tokyo has four distinct seasons. The summer months (June, July and August) are hot and sticky while winter can be freezing. Tokyo is best visited in spring or autumn. On the conference term, it is in spring season and it is still little bit chilly but getting warm day by day in April.
Tokyo Average temperature in April: 15 °C (60°F)

Currency Exchange
Only Japanese yen is acceptable at regular stores and restaurants. Certain foreign currencies may be accepted at a limited number of hotels, restaurants, and souvenir shops. You can buy yen at foreign exchange banks and other authorized money exchangers on presentation of your passport.

Electricity
Electric current is uniformly 100 volts, AC, throughout Japan, but with two different cycles: 50 in eastern Japan including Chiba and Tokyo, and 60 in western Japan including Kyoto and Osaka. Leading hotels in major cities have two outlets of 100 and 220 volts but their sockets usually accept a two-leg plug only.