The First Area Meeting and Public Kickoff Symposium & Briefing for Publicly Offered Research
The first area meeting was held on July 16-17, 2024, at the Takeda Hall on the 5th floor of the Takeda Building for Advanced Intelligence, University of Tokyo. A total of 97 participants, including advisors, attended the event.

Over the two days, oral presentations were given by the principal investigators and co-investigators of the research groups, and 53 students and young staff members gave poster presentations.
During the poster presentations, nine individuals were awarded the Outstanding Presentation Award. Congratulations to all the awardees!
| Presenters | Affiliation |
| Chen Zhihui | Kurumizaka Group D3 |
| Zhuang Haotong | Kurumizaka Group D2 |
| Mariko Dacher | Kurumizaka Group Special Researcher |
| Wu Qianmei | Ohkawa Group D3 |
| Akane Ichiki | Kimura Group M2 |
| Eiichiro Kanatsu | Kurumizaka Group (Takahashi Lab) D2 |
| Koji Kawasaki | Fukaya Group JSPS Special Research Fellow (PD) |
| Yuki Kitanishi | Gotoh Group D3 |
| Suguru Hatazawa | Kurumizaka Group Special Researcher |
Active discussions took place throughout the area meeting, and it concluded successfully.
On the afternoon of July 17, 2024, the public kickoff meeting and briefing for publicly offered research were held online.
Sixty participants from across the country attended. We sincerely thank everyone for taking the time out of their busy schedules to join us.
Special thanks to Horikoshi-san and all the members of the Kurumizaka Laboratory for their efforts in organizing this event!

