Conference on the occasion of Jörg Brendle's 60th birthday

The conference in honor of Jörg Brendle, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, will be held entirely in person from September 2nd to 5th, 2025, at Kobe University.

This conference will be held as an ASL-sponsored meeting, and will be succeeded in the following week by the 18th Asian Logic Conference in Kyoto, Japan.

Student travel support (closed)

As an ASL-sponsored meeting, students can apply to the Student Travel Awards from the ASL (Association of Symbolic Logic) as long as they follow the (strict!) requirements below.

1. A student must be an ASL member.

2. Applications must be received at least three months prior to the start of the meeting (in this case, June 1st, 2025)

Details and instructions are provided in the following link: https://aslonline.org/student-travel-awards/ 

The same travel support for the Asian Logic Conference applies, so students planning to attend both conferences can apply for support.

Registration Form

Speakers

• Yushiro Aoki (National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College)

• Tomek Bartoszyński (National Science Foundation)

• Tristan Bice (Czech Academy of Science)

• Miguel A. Cardona-Montoya (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo)

• Vera Fischer (University of Vienna)

• Sakaé Fuchino (Kobe University)

• Martin Goldstern (Technische Universität Wien)

• Tatsuya Goto (Technische Universität Wien)

• Joel D. Hamkins (University of Notre Dame)

• Michael Hrušák (Universidad  Nacional Autónoma de México)

• Daisuke Ikegami (Sun Yat-sen University)

• Yurii Khomskii (Amsterdam University College)

• Diego A. Mejía (Kobe University)

• Hiroaki Minami (Aichi Gakuin University)

• Francesco Parente (Kobe University)

• Dilip Raghavan (National University of Singapore)

• Saharon Shelah (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

• Andrés Uribe-Zapata (Technische Universität Wien)

• Tristan van der Vlugt (Technische Universität Wien)

• Takashi Yamazoe (Kobe University)

• Teruyuki Yorioka (Shizuoka University)

• Philip Welch (University of Bristol)

Schedule

click here　Conference booklet

Venue

Kobe University, Rokkodai 2nd Campus

Building of Faculty of Engineering C1-301

(Building number 52 in the map of the site Rokkodai 2nd Campus )

For the access of the campus, see the site Campus maps of Kobe University.

For instructions on how to use the city bus, see How to Ride the City Bus.

Access to the conference venue from Hankyu Rokko station and JR Rokkomichi station

Two ways from Sannomiya.

1.  Train from Kobe Sannomiya station to Hankyu Rokko station (Hankyu line).

2.  Train from JR Sannomiya station to JR Rokkomichi station (JR line).

Afterward, city bus to Shindai Honbu Kougakubu mae (as indicated below) or walk (15 minutes from Hankyu Rokko, longer from JR Rokkomichi station, both uphill).

Bus Stop: City Bus No.36, JR Rokkomichi (Google maps)

Time table: City Bus No.36, JR Rokkomichi

Bus stop: City Bus No.36, Hankyu Rokko (Google maps)

Time table: City Bus No.36, Hankyu Rokko

Bus stop: City Bus No.36, Shindai Honbu Kogakubu mae (Google maps)

Be aware that buses do not accept 5,000 and 10,000 yen bills for payment.

Accommodation

There are no hotels around Kobe University. Participants are recommended to stay at hotels in Sannomiya area or Motomachi area. The followings are examples.

• APA Hotel Kobe Sannomiya 

• APA Hotel kobe Sannnomiya Ekimae

• Comfort Hotel ERA Kobe Sannomiya

• Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kobe-Sannomiya

• Hotel Monterey Kobe

• Hotel Sui Kobe Sannomiya

• Hotel Villa Fontaine Kobe Sannomiya

• Sotetsu Fresa Inn Kobe Sannomiya

Visa

Depending on your country of origin, you may need a visa to enter Japan. Please contact the Japanese embassy in your country for the procedure, and the organizers if you need supporting documents for the visa application.

• Consular Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

• VISA Information

Party

Kobe Meriken Park Orienta Hotel

4th September, 2025, starting at 18:00

10,000 JPY per person

To attend the party, it is mandatory to fill out the registration form up to 21st August. 

Organizers

• Diego A. Mejía (Kobe University)

• Hiroaki Minami (Aichi Gakuin University)

• Hiroshi Sakai (University of Tokyo)

• Teruyuki Yorioka (Shizuoka University)

Please contact Diego A. Mejía (damejiag "at" people "dot" kobe-u "dot" ac "dot" jp) or Teruyuki Yorioka (yorioka "at" shizuoka "dot" ac "dot" jp) on this conference.