International Conference on Lightning & Static Electricity
September 13-15, 2017
                                                           Winc Aichi, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
                                                                Call for Papers
Welcome Message
The International Conference on Lightning & Static Electricity is a biennial conference, and provides a forum on lightning and static electricity
placing stress on, but not limited to, interaction with aircrafts. Lightning phenomenology is a traditional subject, and interactions with wind
turbines, trains, automobiles are recent topics.
ICOLSE leaves North America and Europe for the first time in its history, and travels to Asia. The next conference in September 2017 takes place
in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya is the center of the Chubu region in between Tokyo and Osaka, and is the fourth largest city of Japan. It was founded
400 years ago. Though not many old buildings are left due to the air raid of WWII, it flourishes with automotive industries. The headquarter of
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and the origin of the Toyota Group are in this area. Chubu International Airport is nearby, and is conveniently
connected to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka by Shinkansen, the bullet train. Even day-trips to these cities are possible, however, please find different
tastes of Nagoya yourself from these cities, besides enjoying the conference.
  Topics                                                                                            Important Dates
  • Precipitation Static on Aircraft and EMC                                                        Sept.   15, 2016:
                                                                                                                    Call for papers
  • Lightning Zoning                                                                                Jan.    20, 2017:
                                                                                                                    Deadline for abstracts
  • Lightning Direct Effects                                                                        Feb.    28, 2017:
                                                                                                                    Notification of abstract acceptance
  • Lightning Physical Effects and Observation                                                      Apr.     1 , 2017:
                                                                                                                    Conference registration opens
  • Lightning and Atmospheric Phenomenology                                                         Apr.    20, 2017:
                                                                                                                    Deadline for paper submission
  • Fuel Tanks and Fuel Systems
                                                                                                    June    30, 2017:
                                                                                                                    Notification of paper acceptance
  • Lightning Protection of Materials, Devices and Systems
                                                                                                    July    31, 2017:
                                                                                                                    Deadline for final version of papers
  • Lightning Induced Effects
  • Electrostatics                                                                                  July    31, 2017:
                                                                                                                    Deadline for registration
                                                                                                                    (At least one author must register and
  • Lightning Standards and Safety
                                                                                                                     pay the fee)
  • Wind Turbines, Photovoltaic Systems and Other Electric Power Systems
                                                                                                    Aug. 31, 2017: Deadline for registration
  • Automobile, Train, and Other Vehicles
                                                                                                                    (for other co-authors and participants)
  • Space Craft and Launch Complex
                                                                                                    Sept. 13-15, 2017: ICOLSE conference
  • Numerical Modelling and Analysis
  • Lightning Damage Repair and Maintenance
  • Winter Lightning
Submission of Abstract and Final Paper
Please submit 400 words abstract by Jan. 20, 2017 via http://www.icolse2017.org / index.html. The notification of abstract acceptance will be sent by
February 28, 2017.
Your paper should be prepared according to the detailed instructions for authors for this conference (the template is provided), and should be submitted
in PDF format. The manuscript length should be 4 to 6 pages.
Author’s kits are available at following website: http: //www.icolse2017.org / index.html.
Each paper will be peer-reviewed and notification of acceptance/rejection will be sent by June 30, 2017. The final paper should be submitted online by
July 31, 2017.
The official language of the conference will be English. All printed matters, oral presentations and discussions will be in English.
Each registered author can make only one presentation in the conference.
Registration
All participants including speaker are expected to register and pay the registration fee.
The participation fee for regular participants are JPY70,000 which includes conference material, welcome dinner, banquet and social tour.
The fee for students are JPY50,000 which does not include banquet, welcome dinner abd technical tour.
Local Organizing Committee Members
Chair        Masaru Ishii         The University of Tokyo              Exhibition                    Takeo Okamoto         Shoshin Corporation
Vice-Chair   Kazuo Yamamoto       Chubu University                                                   Takayuki Nishi        Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Secretary    Takeo Sonehara       Shoden Co., Ltd.                                                   Hiroshi Kobayashi     ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.
Secretary    Toru Miki            CRIEPI                                                             Hideaki Morisaki      Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
TPC Chair    Shinya Ohtsuka       Kyushu Institute of Technology                                     Akira Kuraishi        Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
             Kunihiko Hidaka      The University of Tokyo                                            Teruo Idogawa         Sankosha Corp.
             Akiko Kumada         The University of Tokyo              Venue Management              Michihiro Matsui      Franklin Japan
             Yoshihiro Baba       Doshisha University                                                Shinji Yasui          Nagoya Insitute of Technology
             Yoshiyasu Hirano     Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency                                 Masayuki Minowa       Aichi Institute of Technology
             Koichiro Michimoto                                        Technical Tour and Banquet    Naotatsu Ishimaru     Otowa Electric Co., Ltd.
             Shiro Sekijima       East Japan Railway Company                                         Toshihisa Funabashi   Nagoya University
             Koji Michishita      Shizuoka University                                                Hideo Yamakoshi       Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
             Yoh Yasuda           Kansai University                                                  Akihiko Nojima        Toyota Motor Corporation
             Naoto Murata         Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
             Takashi Shiraishi    Hitachi, Ltd.
             Atsutoshi Muto       The Japan Steel Works, LTD.
 Contact         Conference web site http://www.icolse2017.org/            Organized by ICOLSE Local Organizing Committee and IEIEJ