Dear participants of SPICA 2013 conference, Thank you very much for your registration to the conference. Here are a couple of news for the participants. 1. Start of conference fee payment We inform you that we are ready to receive your conference fee. Please follow the link at the registration page: http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/SPICA/spica2013/registration.html Give your e-mail address and number of persons to attend the banquet. In the next page you will find the amount you are requested to pay. The invited speakers and the young participants who have received an affirmative message from SOC on the financial support should find no charge for the conference fee. We are sorry to say that we are not able to support the professors and the senior staff who have requested the support. Press "Confirm & Pay", and this will guide you to the credit card payment site by "Another Lane, Inc.". Whenever you have questions, do not hesitate to contact LOC. 2. Visa and invitation letter A link to the Visa information has been added in the travel information page: http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/SPICA/spica2013/visitor_info.html If you need an invitation letter, please contact LOC. 3. Updating your abstract If you would like to update your presentation title and/or abstract, or add new presentation, please do so in the registration form. You will find buttons to select the type of the submission (new, revised, or additional) . Leaving a short comment in the comment box at the bottom also helps us. 4. Accommodation We would like to remind you to arrange your accommodation by yourself. Some useful information is found in the conference web page: http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/SPICA/spica2013/accommodation.html 5. Important dates May 1: Start of conference fee payment May 15: Deadline for submitting (revising) abstract for Oral presentations. May 31: Deadline for submitting (revising) abstract for abstract book. (Registration after this date may lead to a late fee.) We look forward to seeing you at the conference. SOC & LOC of the SPICA conference 2013 spica2013@ir.isas.jaxa.jp