This page contains acknowledgments and credits for photos and other intellectual property that is licensed or for which permission has been granted for use. Note that other stock images and photos (such as the images of Kyoto in our 2023 site banner) are from Canva, whose end-user license agreement does not require attribution.
2024
The photos in our website banner were downloaded with permission from the Official Fukui Prefecture Tourism/Travel Site.
Our website banner was created by Tim Cleminson.
The photo of the dinosaur skull was taken by Riku Lu, and is used under an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) license. (See original.)
The photo of the Fukui castle detail was taken by user x768, and is used under an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) license. (See original.)
The photo of the dinosaur skeletons was taken by Riku Lu, and is used under an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) license. (See original.)
2023
The photo of Kyoto Sangyo University on our "Location" page was taken by Zachary Smith, and is used under an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) license. It has been digitally enhanced and cropped. (See original.)
The photo of PanSIG 2022 participants looking at the schedule on our "Schedule" page was taken by Jim George, and is used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) license. It has not been altered. (See original.)
2022
The three photos in our banner are from Go NAGANO, and are used with permission.
Zenkoji (old fashioned street) was taken by RachelH_, and is used under an Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license (see original)
White restaurant was takenby Shinya ICHINOHE, and is used under an Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license. (See original)
White fox statues by Brian Jeffery Beggerly, and is used under an Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license. It has been cropped. (See original)
Zenkoji Temple by Brian Jeffery Beggerly, and is used under an Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license. (See original)
The aerial view of the university campus was taken from the University of Nagano's website.
2021
The Mishima Skywalk photo used in the banner was taken by Kanesue, and is used under an Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license. It has been digitally enhanced and cropped (see original).
2020
The image on our food page of PanSIG attendees eating lunch (at PanSIG 2014) was taken by Jim George, and is used under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License. It has not been modified (see original).
The image of the Long Bandai Bridge was taken by "Kagami" and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License. The image has been cropped (see original).
The image of Niigata Customs House was taken by Kazuyoshi Wada and is used under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. Some versions of the photo may have been digitally enhanced for detail and or color, and may have been cropped (see original).
2019
The image of cherry blossoms at Shukugawa Park in Nishinomiya (map) was taken from the Nishinomiya Tourism Association website (copyright 2010). The image has been cropped (see original).
2018
Site banner's image of Tokyo: http://www.jnto.go.jp/
Images of Tokyo on our photo ad: http://www.freepik.com/free-photo/tokyo-cityscape-skyline_1037837.htm
The photo of Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus was taken by Dick Thomas Johnson, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. It has been cropped and digitally enhanced, and the sky has been replaced. (See original.)
The 2017 Banquet Dinner photo was taken by Jim George, and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license. The photo has not been altered (see original).
The ABAX booth photo on our sponsors page was taken by Jim George, and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license. The photo has been cropped (see original).
The photo on our call for papers page was taken by Jim George, and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license. The photo has not been altered (see original).
The photo for the baseball event page was taken by Richie Johns, and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license. The photo has not been altered (see original).
The photo of the coffee tumbler used for our 2018 environmental initiative was taken by Aaron Parecki, and is used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. The photo has been cropped (see original).
2017
The photo of the interior of AIU library was taken by Jimmy and Sasha Reade, used under a Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license. It has been digitally enhanced. (See original.)
Thank you to Yoriko Haseyama, Public Relations at Akita International University (AIU), for allowing PanSIG to use the image of the AIU mascot in our banner and other publicity.
Patrick Dougherty took the photo of the AIU Kanto team (flute players).
Jim George took the photo of the Okinawan musicians who entertained us during the PanSIG 2016 Conference dinner.
The photo of the poster session was taken by Jim George at the 2016 PanSIG Conference.
The photo of the Asian black bear on our "bear warning" page was taken by Michelle Bender, used under a Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license. (See original.)
The photo of the taxi stand at Akita Station on our "access" page was taken by Ryan Bailey, used under a Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license. (See original.)
The photo of the Akita International University Kanto Club on our Schedule Highlights page was taken from the AIU website, and is used with permission.