The city of Sapporo in Hokkaido is the northernmost city designated by government ordinance in Japan with a population of about 2 million. The word “Sapporo” is originated from the Ainu (indigenous people of Japan) language. Sapporo is known for the functional grid of streets and avenues as a city modeled after Kyoto. Dishes using local Hokkaido produce and seafood also rank among the charms of Sapporo. Visitors can enjoy delicious food that includes fresh seafood, a wide range of fruits, and fancy confectionery.

Access: JR Sapporo station is located about 45km from New Chitose Airport and it takes about 40 minutes by “Rapid Airport Train” from New Chitose Airport. Sapporo Convention Center is located about 3km from JR Sapporo station and about 8 minutes on foot from “Higashi-Sapporo” station (about 10 minutes by subway from Sapporo subway station).

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Brian H. Berkeley (Highlight Display, USA)
Achin Bhowmik (Starkey Hearing Techs., USA)
Janglin Chen (ITRI, Taiwan)
Norbert Fruehauf (Univ. of Stuttgart, Germany)
Jin Jang (Kyung Hee Univ., Korea)
Yong-Seog Kim (Hongik Univ., Korea)
Hoi-Sing Kwok (Hong Kong Univ. of S&T, Hong Kong)
Kei May Lau (Hong Kong Univ. of S&T, Hong Kong)
Chung-Chun Lee (BOE Tech. Group, China)
Joe Miseli (JVM Research, USA)
Kalluri R. Sarma (Honeywell Int., USA)
Helge Seetzen (TandemLaunch, Canada)
Han-Ping D. Shieh (Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Taiwan)
Dietmar Theis (Tech. Univ. Munich, Germany)
Baoping Wang (Southeast Univ., China)
Larry F. Weber (Consultant, USA)

General Chair: Shinichi Komura (Japan Display)
Executive Chair: Hiromi Kato (Sharp)
Program Chair: Munehiro Kimura (Nagaoka Univ. of Tech.)