The organizing committee of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons （JSPS） welcomes and encourages young surgeons from overseas to submit original abstracts in all clinical and basic science related research of pediatric surgery for oral or poster presentations. Surgeons from overseas who submit abstracts, as well as manuscripts, for consideration for publication into PSI, the official journal of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, are automatically selected as applicants for a travel grant.

1. An applicant must be either a surgeon or a surgical trainee from any country except Japan.
2. An applicant may submit more than one abstract.
3. Japanese nationals residing abroad are ineligible for this grant.
4. Foreign nationals residing in Japan are ineligible for this grant.
5. The maximum number of travel grants available is five, and each grant will be worth US$1,000
6. The travel grant of US$1,000 will be awarded to each presenting author after his/her presentation as a token of our appreciation for participating at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons.
7. It is the applicants’ own responsibility to obtain the proper visa to enter Japan prior to the congress.

Extra detailed information are given below:

1. All abstracts must be written in English.
2. If there are numerous authors, the first author （the registrant） must present the paper at the congress and will be awarded the travel grant.
3. Abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the scientific program committee.
4. Abstract acceptance or rejection notification will be e-mailed to the corresponding e-mail address of the presenting author around mid-February, 2012.
5. Only authors who were selected for presentation at the 49th JSPS meeting can submit their papers for consideration for publication in the Pediatric Surgery International （PSI）（Japanese Issue）.
6. All authors whose abstracts were selected for presentation at the meeting and who also submitted their manuscripts for consideration for publication into PSI （Japanese issue） are automatically selected as applicants for one of the five travel grants.

Contacts for Travel Grant

Secretariat

Department of Pediatric Surgery
Tokai University School of Medicine
Shimo-Kasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193
JAPAN
TEL +81 463 (93) 1121
FAX +81 463 (95) 6491
E-mail:jsps2012[[atmark]]tokai-u.jp