On behalf of the organizing committee of the 33rd International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans held on 18-21 February 2018 in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, we are pleased to invite you to attend the meeting. As our budget is very limited, we are unable to support your travel expenses but able to find inexpensive accommodations by request.

Schedule



Sunday, Feb. 18th



at Mombetsu Citizens’ Hall
    13:30 - 14:30   Registration
    14:30 - 17:00   Opening Ceremony
             Special Lecture: Team Named as Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (in Japanese language only)
               Jun Nishimura (Antarctic Shef)        




    18:00 - 19:30   Memorial Reception (Banquet)


Monday, Feb. 19th


at Mombetsu Culture Center


【1F】09:00 - 09:30 Opening Address of Scientific Session by Dr. Shuhei Takahashi

     09:30 - 12:00 Keynote Lectures and Special Lecture



3F10:00 - 12:00 Public Session: [Workshop] Oil Pollution     (in Japanese language only) 

    13:00 - 14:00 Poster Sessions


   14:00 - 18:00 Scientific Sessions: [Workshop] Application of the Knowledge of Arctic Sciences to
                            Navigation over the Ice-Covered Ocean




at Mombetsu Municipal Museum

   14:00 - 18:00 Public Session: Our Home Okhotsk Sea  (in Japanese language only)

at Sea Ice Museum

   18:30-20:20 White Concert  "Evening to Listen to Junko Akimoto -Song of a Human Life
                   Affecting a Heart-”  Ms. Junko Akimoto  (2,500-Yen)


Tuesday, February 20th


at Mombetsu Culture Center


【1F】09:00 - 12:00  [Workshop] Challenge Toward Sustainable Use of the Northern Sea Route

   13:00 - 15:50  [Workshop] Approach and Promotion of Industry- Academic-Government



   16:00 - 18:00  Public Session: How do we Act at Heavy Snowstorm in Okhotsk Area? (in Japanese language only)


【3F】09:00 - 18:00  Scientific Sessions


at Mombetsu Municipal Museum

   09:00 - 18:00  Scientific Sessions



at Mombetsu Central Hotel


  19:00 - 20:30  Dinner Party with Volunteer Groups for Friendship


Wednesday, February 21st





at Mombetsu Culture Center


【1F】09:00 - 10:50 Public Session: Strategy for the Utilization of the Northern Sea Route (in Japanese language only)

    11:00 - 11:30 Closing Session  A Review of the Symposium,
                     Prize-awarding Ceremony of the Aota Masaaki Award

    13:30 - 16:00  Public Session: Symposium on the Forest-Ocean Linkage  (in Japanese language only)
   
【3F】 09:00 - 10:50 Scientific Sessions


    13:00 - 18:00 Public Session: The Okhotsk Terroir Symposium 2018 in Mombetsu
                                     (in Japanese language only)


at Mombetsu Citizens’ Hall

【1F】 09:30 - 11:00  Public Session: Symposium for Public Education -Junior High School Students
                                     (in Japanese language only)

   13:10 - 14:30  Symposium on Sea Ice for Children and Parents  (in Japanese language only)



Information on Costs

Registration Fee
4,000-Yen  1,000-Yen for student    Early registration
Registration Fee
5,000-Yen  2,000-Yen for student   Registration on the day
Cost of Proceedings
4,000-Yen
Memorial Reception (Banquet)
3,000-Yen
White Concert
2,500-Yen ※ You need reservation
Dinner Party with Volunteer Groups for Friendship
3,000-Yen