A series of
international symposia organized by the Research Institute for Electronic
Science (RIES), Hokkaido University, have started in 1999 (RIES-Hokudai
Symposium). The fourth symposium will be held as a memorial event of the
10th anniversary since this year marks the 10th anniversary of the
re-foundation of RIES. Our Institute has started in 1993 for opening up a
new interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research area named
"Electronic Science". For this reason, we have now a variety of
specialists, which include those in biology, chemistry, electronics,
physics and mathematics. All the specialists attempt to create the area of
Nano-Science by collaborating with each other. The symposium will focus on
the advanced science which is symbolized by a single Chinese character
(Japanese kanji) of " [Ki]", which means principle, mechanism,
construction or devise. Kanji ideoms with "" , which have
their special meanings, are composed by combining another kanji. We have
invited overseas and domestic distinguished scientists, and the discussion
will be done in the interdisiplinary and transdisciplinary field of
photoscience, material science and life science, with a special attention
to function" ", mechanism" " and machinery" " in nature.
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