December 5-7 Tokyo, Japan

The 18th SCA Conference was held between 5 and 7 December 2018, at Science Council of Japan in Tokyo, Japan.

The 18th SCA Conference conducted a series of meetings including the International Symposium consisting of an opening ceremony, 5 Plenary Sessions, 15 Parallel Sessions, each with 3 to 7 oral presentations, 2 poster sessions with approximately 40 posters, a closing ceremony, SCA’s Management Board Meeting, and Joint Project Workshops (JPWS). The Conference was attended by 18 countries/regions with around 200 participants.

National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC) was admitted unanimously as the newest member during The 18th SCA Conference.

At SCA’s Management Board Meeting, the 18th SCA Conference Declaration was adopted after the deliberate discussion.

 [PDF] 18th SCA Conference Declaration

A group photo of all participants

One scene at the Management Board Meeting

Opening remarks by Dr. Yamagiwa, President of Science Council of Japan

Introducing the Declaration by Dr. Yoshino, Secretary General of SCA