Yokohama will host the 28th International Conference on Statistical Physics (STATPHYS28) in 2022 – the first time the meeting has been held in Japan for 54 years.
The city saw off competition from Beijing to host the meeting, which is expected to attract 1,200 delegates, after a successful bid based largely on its local expertise.
Local chair Prof. T.Deguchi, from Ochanomizu University, spearheaded the winning bid, citing the country’s long history of high-level research on statistical physics.
The event will take place at Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama (PACIFICO).
Other factors in winning the bid were ease of access from around the world, as well as safeness and cooperation among the local committee and organizations in hosting the event.
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The 27th International Conference on Statistical Physics in Buenos Aires last year[/caption]
YCVB (Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau), the City of Yokohama and PACIFICO Yokohama, working in unison with JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization), supported the local committee in bidding for the triennial event, which was last held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2019.
Japan last hosted the event in 1968.
Overview of the conference
- Name: 28th International Conference on Statistical Physics (STATPHYS28)
- Date: from 25 (Mon.) to 29 (Fri.) July, 2022
- Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama North
- Expected number of participants: 1,200 including 600 from overseas
- Expected number of participating countries and regions: approximately 40
- Conference vision: Tradition of statistical physics, dynamism of young researchers and networking among researchers
The IUPAP C3 Commission on Statistical Physics holds STATPHYS every three years as the highest-level international conference in the field of statistical physics. The Boltzmann Medal, which is the second most prestigious prize in the world following the Nobel Prize, is awarded at the conference.
Moreover, theoretical concepts and the results of experiments on a wide array of disciplines, ranging from fundamental statistical mechanics to nonlinear physics, computational physics and biophysics, are presented at the conference.
Past Editions:
2019: Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2016: Lyon (France)
2013: Seoul (South Korea)
2010: Cairns (Australia)
2007: Genova (Italy)
2004: Bangalore (India)
Yokohama has confirmed it will host 10 large international conventions this year, each expected to attract more than 1,000 delegates.
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