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The 14th International Congress of Immunology will be held at the Kobe Convention Center Complex on Port Island in Kobe, a major city in the Kansai region of Japan.

 

Kobe Convention Center Complex Overview

Constructed in 1981, Kobe Convention Center Complex is located on Port Island, an artificial island in Kobe. It features a convenient network of convention facilities that include the Kobe International Conference Center Kobe, Kobe International Exhibition Hall, and Portopia Hotel. This convention complex is an ideal location for combining an international conference with a large exhibition. Moreover, the area is provided with ample English-language signage, making it easy for overseas visitors to travel to and from downtown Kobe.

The convention site also offers easy access to other Kansai cities such as Kyoto, Nara, Himeji and Osaka, which offer many world-renowned historic sites of great interest to visitors from abroad.

Kobe International Conference Center

The Kobe International Conference Center offers a selection of 21 rooms of different sizes. The 692-person Main Hall and 360-person capacity International Conference Room feature a state-of-the-art 6-language simultaneous interpretation system and audiovisual equipment.

Portopia Hall and Portopia Hotel

Portopia Hotel is connected directly to International Conference Center Kobe by a roofed pedestrian walkway. In addition, the hotel has 37 versatile banquet and meeting rooms. The 1700-seat Portopia Hall is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and audiovisual equipment, including a 6-language simultaneous interpretation system.

Kobe International Exhibition Hall

Kobe International Exhibition Hall No.1 features 6,000 square meters of exhibition space. Hall No.2 has four meeting rooms in addition to 3,800 square meters of floor space, which may be subdivided into smaller spaces of 2,000 and 1,800 square meters using moveable partitions

A note for the JSI members July 23, 2007
For those who are willing to promote the 2010 ICI congress to be held in Japan, here are some PowerPoint slides that you can use in your upcoming
presentations.

Please feel free to download the Full or Lite version depending on your network connection speed.

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Full version (5.2 MB)

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Details about upcoming events, important dates and deadlines will be highlighted here as preparations for the 14th ICI progress and the conference approaches.

Information will be presented here about cultural events, festivals and other tourism opportunities in the Kansai area around the time of the 14th ICI.