The International Workshop on Far-Infrared Technologies (IW-FIRT) has been held eight times in the past from 1999 to 2021. In these workshops, we aimed to discuss the recent development and future directions of far-infrared and terahertz science and technologies with a special emphasis on high power radiation sources in this frequency region and their applications. In our view, we think that it is the time to organize the next IW-FIRT to update our knowledge and understanding in this rapidly developing field. In particular, recent progress in the technologies in Asia has been remarkable. Therefore, we are organizing the 9th International Workshop on Far-Infrared Technologies (IW-FIRT 2024) with the theme “The progress of far-infrared technologies in Asia”. This year, the IW-FIRT2024 will be jointly conducted with “Symposium on Frontier of Terahertz Science XI (S-FTS 2024)”. The S-FTS 2024 will be conducted in Japanese. The workshop shall consist of invited talks, oral presentations and a poster session with the following scope of topics:

1) Development of sources, detectors and instrumentations in the THz and far-infrared region;
2) Application of terahertz technologies especially on the following topics:
2-1) THz spectroscopy, sensing and imaging;
2-2) Magnetic and spintronic phenomena in the THz and far-infrared region;
2-3) Material development with high-power THz/FIR sources; and
3) Other subjects related to the THz and far-infrared region.

Past Workshops of IW-FIRT and DHP-TST:
8th IW-FIRT 2021, 7th IW-FIRT 2019, 6th IW-FIRT 2017 and DHP-TST 2017, 5th IW-FIRT 2014, 4th IW-FIRT 2012, 3rd IW-FIRT 2010, and DHP-TST 2013
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Date: October 16 - 17, 2024
Venue: Bunkyo Campus, University of Fukui, Japan
Organizer: Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region, University of Fukui (FIR UF), Japan
Chair: Yoshinori Tatematsu (Director of FIR UF)

Important Dates:
• Contributed paper submission deadline: July 16, 2024
(one-page abstract with title and authors' information)
• Author notification: August 1, 2024
• Early registration deadline: September 8, 2024
• IW-FIRT 2024: October 16 - 17, 2024
• S-FTS 2024: October 17(PM) - 18, 2024
• Banquet: October 17 (evening)
• Deadline for application for financial support for students: July 16, 2024
(same date as the contributed paper submission deadline. Please submit your abstract on the conference website in addition to sending your application. Please see below for the details.)

Invited speakers (in alphabetical order of surnames):
-La Agusu (Department of Physics,Universitas Haluoleo, Indonesia)
-Eunmi Choi (Department of Electrical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)
-Elmer Estacio (National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Philippines)
-Takashi Furuya (Research Center for Development of Far-infrared Region, University of Fukui, Japan)
-Yuya Ishikawa (Research Center for Development of Far-infrared Region, University of Fukui, Japan)
-Takahiro Moriyama (Graduate School of Engineering Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Japan)
-Zhongwen Ouyang (Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China & Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Japan)
-Masahiro Sato (Department of Physics, Chiba University, Japan)
-Gakushi Tsuji (Department of Applied Chemistry & Biotechnology, University of Fukui, Japan)
-Houxiu Xiao (Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
-Yuusuke Yamaguchi (Research Center for Development of Far-infrared Region, University of Fukui, Japan)
-Chan-Shan Yang (Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)
-Qi Zhang (Institute of Quantum Sensing, Zhejiang University, China)

Call for contributed papers: Authors are requested to submit a one-page abstract. A limited number of contributed papers are accepted for oral presentations and the others are accepted for poster presentations.
Call for applications for financial support for students: Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region, University of Fukui (FIR UF) provides a limited number of travel grants to assist foreign students to attend IW-FIRT 2024. The deadline for application is July 16, 2024 . You can download the application form and guidelines/instructions here: word , pdf

Abstract submission: please visit the joint conference website
Registration: please visit the joint conference website
Program overview: please visit the joint conference website

Organizing committee:
Y. Tatematsu, M. Tani, Y. Fujii, T. Makino, Y. Yamaguchi, M. C. Escaño, T. Furuya, Y. Ishikawa, M. Fukunari, La Agusu
(all from FIR UF)

Financial support (to be updated):
Fukui Prefectural Tourism Federation
Terahertz Science and Technology Promotion Fund

Details of the conference venue:
Please click here for the Bunkyo Campus map.
Main conference room: 13th floor of the Science Tower I (No.19 on the map)
*Please note that the conference room is not in the FIR UF building.
Poster session: Multipurpose room (多目的室), 13th floor, Science Tower I (No.19 on the map)
Banquet: Academy hall (No.8 on the map)

Access to Fukui: Please click here on how to get to Fukui.
For information on Fukui city, please refer to the following websites:
Fukui Tourism Guide
Fukui Prefectural Government

For those who require visa to enter Japan:
Contributed talk and poster presenters: please check the updates in the joint conference website
Invited speakers: please contact the faculty-in-charge specified in the invitation letter

Contact:
If you need further information, please contact:
E-mail: iwfirt2024_scrta(99)fir.u-fukui.ac.jp
(replace (99) with @)
Postal address: Research Center for Development of Far-Infrared Region University of Fukui
3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui 910-8507, Japan
Phone: +81-776-27-8047 (FIR-UF International Cooperation Office)
Fax: +81-776-27-8770 (FIR-UF office)

Others:
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