Submission

Submission Procedure

The submission period starts from April 11th, 2024 (Thu).
The submission period will be closed by May 16th, 2024 (Thu). → New deadline: May 31st (Fri) [Extended]
→ Submission is now closed. Thank you for many submissions.


The presenter must be a member of JNNS or a sponsoring society. One person can be a presenter for one presentation, but it is possible to become a co-author for multiple presentations. Papers that do not conform to the scope of JNNS2024, or be judged by the Executive Committee to be inappropriate for presentation in terms of research ethics could be rejected.

If you wish to give an oral presentation, please submit an English abstract of 150 words or less. In addition, please submit a two-page English or Japanese paper in A4 size. Please use the template to prepare the paper. Based on the reviews of submitted papers, excellent papers will be assigned to oral presentations. If not accepted for oral presentation, it will be assigned to poster presentation.

If you wish to give an poster presentation, please submit an English abstract of 150 words or less. You can OPTIONALLY submit a two-page English or Japanese paper in A4 size. Please use the template if you wish to submit the two-page paper. Please note that if you wish to apply for the Conference Encouragement Award, you must submit the two-page A4 paper.

Presentation category

Please choose either Oral presentation or Poster presentation. Presenters can use English or Japanese for the presentation.

Oral presentation

  1. Presentation language
    • Both English and Japanese are acceptable for presentations and Q&A sessions. The chairperson may translate during the Q&A session.
  2. Presentation time
    • Symposium: Please proceed with the time allocation decided by the organizer in advance.
    • General presentation: Presentation 9 minutes, discussion 3 minutes.
  3. Presentation method
    • Presentations will be via a laptop computer. Please bring your own laptop.
    • Oral presenters and symposium participants are asked to check once whether the presentation slides can be projected correctly before the start of the presentation. Please come to the front left of the venue just before the presentation. You will connect and present with your own PC.
    • “Presentation tools” are not able to use.
    • Please operate the slides yourself during the presentation.
    • If you have a Mac, please bring your own connector.
  4. Q&A session
    • The chairperson will facilitate the Q&A session. Please respond to questions from the venue according to the guidance of the chairperson.
  5. Notes on bringing your laptop
    • Please bring your AC adapter.
    • We will provide HDMI and VGA cable connectors at the venue. Some laptops may require a dedicated connector, so please bring it with you.
    • Those with Mini Display or Type-C USB should bring a conversion connector.
    • Please remove password settings at startup, screen savers, virus checks, and power saving settings beforehand.
    • Just in case, please bring a backup of your presentation data. Also, to avoid loss of valuable data stored on your PC, we recommend backing up your data in advance.
    • You can use videos, but please check whether the video can be correctly output and played back on the monitor installed in the venue during the monitor check.
    • Audio playback is not available.
    • Please create the slides in wide screen (16:9) format.

Poster presentation

  1. Poster Creation Guidelines
    • Please create your poster within the specified size, according to the poster panel specification diagram below.
    • Possible usage part of the poster panel Vertical: 150 cm × Horizontal: 110 cm
    • Please list the title, affiliation, and author’s name in both English and Japanese at the top of the poster.
    • Please create the presentation content (diagrams and explanations) in English or Japanese.
  2. Presentation Method
    • Please attach your poster yourself within the posting time.
      The topic number is already prepared on the panel. Please be careful not to make a mistake.
      Also, please remove it yourself within the removal time after posting.
    • Thumbtacks for attaching posters are installed on each panel. Glue and cellophane tape cannot be used.
    • If the poster remains after the removal time, it will be removed and disposed of by the secretariat. It will not be returned.
    • Please note that the organizers and the secretariat cannot be responsible for the loss or theft of posters.
  3. Poster Flash Talk
    • The poster flash talk is 30 seconds. If you are a poster participant and wish to do a poster flash talk, please send a one-page PowerPoint slide. We will present the slide at the time of the flash talk.

Conference Encouragement Award

The Japanese Neural Network Society will present the Conference Encouragement Award to a young researcher who has presented an excellent paper at this conference.
The award will be given to the first author and presenter, who is a member of JNNS and under 35 years old and has not received this award before.
Both oral and poster presentations are eligible for selection, but the paper of two A4 pages in length must be submitted at the time of submission.
Those wishing to be considered for the award should complete the nomination form on the last page of the application guidelines in Japanese (MS-Word) and submit it to the conference secretariat by e-mail ( jnns_am2024chair [at] jnns.org ).