Since 2000, each year, the organizers of Kantaoui Forum – TJASSST offer a Tunisia-Japan symposium as a bilateral multidisciplinary forum to provide a scientific and academic setting whereby researchers from Japan and Tunisia can meet, get to know each other and interact. This year also, organizers invite researchers from Japan, Tunisia and other countries to participate in Kantaoui Forum - TJASSST 9 and to submit papers in the fields mentioned below:
Important dates:
Registration and abstract submission : from July 5 to September 30, 2008
Notification of acceptance : by October 15, 2008
Full paper submission : by November 7, 2008
Registration :
All participants should register via the conference website:
** Registration Closed **
Authors guidlines :
Abstracts and papers should be written in MSWord format using the templates available :
1- Abstract : Please use the following template : DOWNLOAD ABSTRACT TEMPLATE and save it as word document : A_[session acronym*_your family name].doc
Example : A_E_Suzuki.doc (as for Mr. Suzuki submitting an abstract in Energy & materials session)
2– Paper : Please use the following template : download paper template and save it as word document : P_[session acronym*_your family name].doc
Example : P_B_Mahmoudi.doc (as for Mr. Mahmoudi submitting a paper in Biotechnology session)
(*) : B : Biotechnology
E : Energy & materials
H : Human & social sciences
I : Information & communication technologies
M : Innovation management
W : Water & environment
Abstracts should be submitted during the registration online
** Registration Closed **
Full papers should be sent by email to :
with a copy to the session coordinators
Participation fees :
Amounts are in Tunisian Dinar for residents, JPY for Japanese and in USD for non-residents.
Payment :
Payment can be made by the following methods :
✦ Check order at the name of TAJ
✦ Bon de commande
✦ Postal transfer (Mandat postal) at TAJ – B.P. 218 –Tunis 1082
✦ Post office money transfer (Mandat CCP) to TAJ, CCP : 001 0000000 802318 95
✦ Bank transfer to TAJ, BT El Menzah, RIB : 05 003 0000075062290 87
✦ International bank transfer (virement bancaire international) to TAJ , BT El Menzah,
IBAN : TN59 0500 3000 0075 0622 9087 - BIC Code : BTBKTNTT
✦ Direct payment to KF organizing committe
Important remarks:
✦ The document of Postal or Bank transfer should be presented to KF registration desk
✦ For accompanying persons, hotel rates and additional costs and fees will apply. Payment should be made by the participant.
✦ Hotel Check-in : 10 November 2008 (Mon) - Check-out: 12 November 2008 (Wed)
✦ The OC will take in charge accomodation for 3 nights (09, 10, & 11 November 2008) for sponsored Japanese guests.







Biotechnology
Crop improvement & functional food exploration
✓Micro-organisms & their environment
✓Plant breeding, genetic diversity & biotechnology
✓Plant adaptation to abiotic stress
✓Aromatic plants, essential oils & olive oils
✓Bioactive coumpounds & health
Water & environment
Sustainable environment
✓Water ressources & control
✓Environmental information & climate change
✓Sustainable land management
✓Aquatic toxicology
✓Environment & pollution
Energy & materials
Policies, technologies and systems
✓Thermal systems
✓Materials & energy
✓Other related topics
Information & communication technologies
Computational Intelligence
✓Data engineering
✓Software system & engineering
✓Media information & web computing
✓Wireless communications, systems & network
Innovation management
Management & development
✓Innovation policies, R&D
✓Innovation cases & performance
✓Innovation in ICT & management
Humanities & social sciences
✓Linguistics
✓Civilizations Studies
PARTNERS




ORGANIZERS
Development & international cooperation
✓Economic development