Workshop on
Noncommutative Regular Algebras

Important Information

This workshop has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Information

• Date

  [Canceled] March 23-25, 2020

  Starts around 11:30 on March 23 and ends around 16:20 on March 25

  Lunch time is around 12:30-14:00 every day

• Venue

  Osaka City University (Sugimoto Campus)

  Room E408, Building E of the Faculty of Science

• Workshop Dinner

  We will have a workshop dinner in the evening of March 23 at "Nonohana House" in the first floor of Osaka City University Media Center inside Sugimoto Campus.

  Estimated fee is 4,000 yen/person. Buffet-style; all you can drink.

  If you wish to join the workshop dinner, contact Ryo Kanda (ryo.kanda.math atmark gmail.com) by March 6.

Speakers

• Alexandru Chirvasitu (University at Buffalo)

• Norihiro Hanihara (Nagoya University)

• Ayako Itaba (Tokyo University of Science)

• Osamu Iyama (Nagoya University)

• Ryo Kanda (Osaka City University)

• Masaki Matsuno (Shizuoka University)

• Hiroyuki Minamoto (Osaka Prefecture University)

• Izuru Mori (Shizuoka University)

• Yusuke Nakajima (Kavli IPMU)

• Shinnosuke Okawa (Osaka University)

• S. Paul Smith (University of Washington)

• Ryo Takahashi (Nagoya University)

• Theo Raedschelders (Free University of Brussels)

• Kazushi Ueda (University of Tokyo)

• Kenta Ueyama (Hirosaki University)

• Guisong Zhou (Ningbo University)

Direction from/to Kansai International Airport (KIX)

From the airport to the campus: Kansai Airport - Sakaishi - Sugimotocho.

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  From Kansai Airport Station to Sakaishi Station

  • There are two railway companies at Kansai Airport: JR (Japan Railways) and Nankai. Use JR.

  • Buy a 900-yen ticket at a vending machine of JR. There is a YouTube video showing the vending machine at 1:40. Green vending machines are mainly for limited express, so use regular (non-green) ones. The machines should have English option. Probably cash only.

  • Go through the ticket gate for JR by inserting your ticket to the machine. Get on a train shown as "Kansai Airport Rapid (Service)" (pronounced as "Kanku Kaisoku" in Japanese). It is NOT "Kansai Airport Express" known as "Haruka". Rapid trains depart every 15-20 minutes. If you depart earlier than 8 am, there may be other options; ask a station officer in the platform which train you should take to go to Sakaishi.

  • Get off at Sakaishi Station. It takes about 45 minutes.

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  From Sakaishi Station to Sugimotocho Station

  • After getting off at Sakaishi Station, wait for a Local train at the same platform. No other trains stop at Sugimotocho. Local trains depart every 15-20 minutes.

  • Get on a local train and get off at Sugimotocho. It takes about 5 minutes.

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  From Sugimotocho Station to the campus

  • At Sugimotocho Station, exit from East Exit. From there, you can see the campus surrounded by trees. Hurrah!

  • Download the campus map of Sugimoto Campus here. The Faculty of Science is shown as 12 (in the center of the upper part) and the Guest House is 25 (top-right corner). Kansai Kenshu Center is east of the Guest House but there is a church in between.

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  Tips

  • If you want to see the whole picture of JR lines in Osaka area, have a look at JR Line Route Map (PDF) of JR West (by the way there are other JR's in Japan). The lines explained above are Hanwa Line (orange one with "R") and Kansai-airport Line (short blue one with "S"). There are many trains that run multiple lines, and that's why you can go from Kansai Airport to Sakaishi Station without changing trains.

  • If you are going to use trains and buses in Japan many times, you might want to buy Transit IC card. See this page for more information. If you stick to Osaka and Kyoto, ICOCA would be your companion, which can be bought easily at most vending machines of JR in those regions. You don't have to provide any personal information to buy it.

From the campus to the airport: Sugimotocho - Sakaishi - Kansai Airport.

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  From Sugimotocho Station to Sakaishi Station

  • JR is the only railway company at Sugimotocho Station. Buy a 900-yen ticket at a vending machine and go through the ticket gate by inserting it.

  • There are four platforms. Go to platform 4, following the sign of "Kansai Airport". Get on any train at the platform.

  • Get off at Sakaishi Station.

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  From Sakaishi Station to the Kansai Airport Station

  • After getting off at Sakaishi Station, wait for a Kansai Airport Rapid (Service) or Kansai Airport & Kishuji Rapid (Service) train at the same platform. Get on one of those.

  • CAUTION: If you get on "Kansai Airport & Kishuji Rapid", make sure that you board one of the first four cars because the last four cars (Kishuji Rapid) will be disconnected at Hineno Station and they go in different direction.

  • Get off at Kansai Airport Station. Have a safe trip.

Accommodations

If you wish to book one of the following two accommodations for the workshop, contact Ryo Kanda (ryo.kanda.math atmark gmail.com) by February 5.

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  Kansai Kenshu Center

  • They have a water outage during 9:00-18:00 on March 22, 2020, due to construction.

  • The front door is locked during 0:00-6:00 at night every day. If you want to check-in during that period, you have to contact Ryo Kanda (ryo.kanda.math atmark gmail.com) in advance. From the second night, you have to inform the front desk in advance if you come back during that period.

  • Located next to the campus. 8-minute walk to the workshop venue.

  • 6,400 yen/night for a single room (1 bed); 10,700 yen/night for a twin room (2 beds). Pay at the front desk.

  • Breakfast: 630 yen. Lunch: 840 yen. Dinner: 1,150 yen. They are not available on Sunday.

  • 7-minute walk to the closest Family Mart (convenience store).

  • Check-In: 15:00. Check-Out: 10:00.

  • A reservation should be made by us. Contact Ryo Kanda (ryo.kanda.math atmark gmail.com) if you wish to stay here for the workshop.

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  Osaka City University Guest House

  • You have to receive a key from Ryo Kanda, so you can't arrive late at night. Consider staying in another hotel (such as Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport described below) on the arrival day.

  • When you check-out, you can just drop a key into a designated box (or pass it to the staff), so there is no problem on leaving early morning. There is no restriction on going out or coming back at night.

  • Located inside the campus. 5-minute walk to the workshop venue.

  • 2,000 yen/night for a single room (1 bed); 4,000 yen/night for a family room (2 beds).

  • No breakfast.

  • 8-minute walk to the closest Family Mart (convenience store).

  • You can see photos, facilities, and location.

  • The room has a kitchen but no microwave.

  • A reservation should be made by us. Contact Ryo Kanda (ryo.kanda.math atmark gmail.com) if you wish to stay here for the workshop.

Aside from the above two, staying in a hotel near Tennoji Station would be convenient. It takes about 13 minutes from Tennoji Station to Sugimotocho Station by train, and the workshop venue is 5-minute walk from Sugimotocho Station. The following is the list of recommended hotels near Tennoji Station (this page is NOT sponsored by any of these hotels nor TripAdvisor):

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  Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel (TripAdvisor)

  • Another website and detailed directions are available.

  • Located inside department store Abeno Harukas.

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  Miyako City Osaka Tennoji (TripAdvisor)

  • 2-minute walk from Tennoji Station (East Exit).

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  VIA INN Abeno Tennoji (TripAdvisor)

  • 3-minute walk from Tennoji Station (South Exit). Located next to APA Hotel Tennoji-Ekimae.

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  APA Hotel Tennoji-Ekimae (TripAdvisor)

  • 2-minute walk from Tennoji Station (South Exit). Located next to VIA INN Abeno Tennoji.

The last train from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Sugimotocho usually departs around 23:30. If your flight arrives late at night (e.g. 21:00) and you are not familiar with trains in Japan, I would recommend you stay in a hotel at the airport on the arrival day (again, this page is not sponsored):

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  Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport (TripAdvisor)

  • Connected to Kansai International Airport (KIX) Terminal 1.

  • There is a convinience store (Lawson, 24-7) inside the hotel.

Organizer

• Ryo Kanda (Osaka City University)

Support

This workshop is supported by

• Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers, MEXT, Japan

• JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP17K14164

• Osaka City University Advanced Mathematical Institute: MEXT Joint Usage/Research Center on Mathematics and Theoretical Physics