Great Success!  We had 617 participants at the Symposium and enjoyed active discussions. Thank you very much for all contributions for the success. Some of the proceeding papers have already begun to appear on the Web. Some photos at the Symposium will be uploaded on this Web page. (21 Nov. 2005)

Registration Desk: Registration desk is opened in front of the Auxiliary Hall (at 2F in Sonic City Hall Building) throughout the period (14-17 November). The desk is also opened at the Get-Together Party on 13 (Sun) 16:00-18:00 in Palace Hotel Omiya (4F, Iris Room).

Get-Together Party will be held at 16:00-18:00 on November 13 (Sun)
at Palace Hotel Omiya, 4F Iris Room. All participants are invited to the party.
You can do the registration there. (29 October)

Final Program and Instruction for Presentation are now available. (26 Oct, 2005)

Deadline Extension for Manuscript Submission of Proceeding Papers
Thank you very much for many submissions for Proceedings papers.
We have so far received about 85 manuscripts, and now review them. One of them is already finished for reviewing and published on the Web of e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (e-JSSNT). The program committee has decided the extension of the deadline of the manuscript submission to 14 November, the first day of ISSS-4. You are encouraged to submit the paper if not yet done. You can submit the manuscript through the Web page of e-JSSNT http://www.sssj.org/ejssnt (15 Oct, 2005)

Call For Post-deadline Papers
About 30 papers for poster presentation are acceptable. One page abstract in PDF or Word format should be sent to ISSS-4 Secretary as an attached file through e-mail (isss4secretary@sssj.org) by the end of October 2005. The template for abstract is here in Word format. The Program Committee will review it and sent out the acceptance notice to the corresponding authors. When the number of accepted papers exceeds the capacity of Poster Session room, we will close the acceptance of applications even before the end of October. For the accepted post-deadline papers, the authors are encouraged to submit the proceeding papers as usual papers in ISSS-4. (29 Sep, 2005)

The program committee has already sent out the acceptance notice by e-mail
to the corresponding authors of all papers submitted to ISSS-4.
If you do not yet received the notice, please contact the
Secretary (isss4secretary@sssj.org) immediately.

ISSS-4 Organiging Committe has decided that we are unable to issue VISA
documents and any guarantee letter for NOT-AUTHOR, NOT-CO AUTHOR,
or NOT-INTERNATIONAL ADVISARY COMMITTEE MEMBER  of this symposium.
*This strict rule is advised by IMMIGRATION OFFICE in Japan.
* Please note that abstract submitting for being a AUTHOR has been already passed.

The advanced program for oral sessions is now available (Excel file).

Abstract submission was closed on July 10.
We have as many as514contributed papers!
Thank you very much for your contribution.
By combining the 43 invited talks, we will have more than 550 presentations.
We are now sure the success of symposium!


Organized by
The Surface Science Society of Japan (SSSJ)

Supported by
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
JEC FUND (Japan Expo Commemorative Fund)

Cooperated by
The Japan Society of Applied Physics
The Japanese Society of Microscopy
The Physical Society of Japan
The Chemical Society of Japan
The Surface Finishing Society of Japan
The Electrochemical Society of Japan
The Mass Spectroscopy Society of Japan
Spectroscopical Society of Japan
The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
Catalysis Society of Japan
Japan Oil Chemists' Society
The Society of Powder Technology, Japan
Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy　
The Society of Materials Science, Japan
Materials Science Society of Japan
The Ceramic Society of Japan
The Japan Institute of Light Metals
The Japan Institute of Metals
The Vacuum Society of Japan
Japanese Society of Tribologists
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
The Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers