The closing ceremony was held at the main hall. Mr Yoshihito Okinaga the Honorable Organising Chair of the 48th APACPH Conference and the President of Teikyo University officiated the closing ceremony by delivering his opening remarks. It was followed with remarks and greetings from Dr Masamine Jimba the President-elect of APACPH and Professor of the University of Tokyo, who represented APACPH. After the speeches, Dr Jimba presented awards to the various awards to the winners. The first was for the Young Investigator’s Travel Awards (YITA) which was presented to: