The 4^th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography

Abstract

The 4^th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography (WCIPT4) was held in Aizu, Japan, from September 5 to 8, 2005 (home page: http://www.vcipt.org.uk/wcipt4/). The congress venue was OnYado Toho, a traditional Japanese hotel in Higashiyama Onsen, which is approximately 15 minutes from Aizu-wakamatsu station by car and approximately 4 hours from Narita Airport by train and shinkansen. The congress attracted 183 participants from 21 countries. Eight categories of parallel sessions and two poster sessions were held. A total of 174 papers were presented, including 3 invited lectures and 40 posters. In the plenary lectures, Professor Xi-Cheng Zhang presented “Terahertz Wave Imaging Technology”, Professor Lynn Gladden explained the “Latest Development in Dynamic MRI of Multi-Phase Systems”, and Professor Hideaki Koizumi discussed “Optical Topography for Higher-order Brain-function Imaging and its Practical Applications”. The congress also incorporated some local events, including a technical tour of the University of Aizu. The university staff introduced the state-of-the-art computer facility. In addition, a city sightseeing excursion visited Tsurugajo Castle and a sake museum. All attendees enjoyed lavish dinners with traditional Japanese entertainment in the evenings.