TOPICS

    •  1. Environment of Okhotsk Sea
    •  2. Meteorology and Oceanography in Polar Regions
    •  3. Marine Biology and Fisheries
    •  4. Cold Region Engineering
    •  5. Arctic Sea Routes
    •  6. Global Warming and Environmental Change
    •  7. Remote Sensing
    •  8. Snow, Ice and Human Life
    •  9. Workshop; Frontiers of observation and modeling researches on the atmosphere, Sea ice and ocean in the Arctic Ocean
    •  10. Other Topic
    •    ● Special workshops or meetings are available.

 

DEADLINES

  General: 02 December 2019 --- Short Summary (200 words)
                        10 January 2020 --- Final Manuscript (Max 4 pages) 

  ◆ Article: 13 September 2019 --- Manuscript (Max 6 pages, Camera-ready)
    (Cold region technology and others)
       Article papers are refereed by two reviewers, printed in proceedings, and opened in a website as Okhotsk Sea
               and Polar Oceans Research (OSPOR), Volume 4.

  ◆ Workshop proposal: 05 November 2019 ---If you want to make a workshop, submit its title and contents.


 

CALL FOR PAPERS (General)

  1. Short Summary for classification to make up the program
    Authors should submit a short summary of 100 - 200 words by 2 December 2019.
  
 2. Final Manuscript for the Proceedings (Max 4 pages, Camera-ready)
   Manuscript should be sent to momsys@o-tower.co.jp by 10 January 2020.
   The instructions are on the Symposium website. More information on the article paper will be informed later.


The OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the Symposium will be English.
   Japanese is used for citizen programs. No simultaneous translation services.


THE AOTA MASAAKI AWARD IN 2020

The award was established in 2014 to honor the memory of the late Professor Masaaki Aota by presenting an award to the best presentation(s) by young scientist(s). Candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

    • 1) The presenter is under 40 years of age.
    • 2) The abstract must be published in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans.
    • 3) Candidates have to be nominated by themselves or by someone else.
    • 4) Candidates have not previously been given the Aota Masaaki Award.
    • 5) Candidates have to attend the prize-awarding ceremony.

COSTS

    •  Registration: 4,000-JPY (1,000- JPY for student) : Early Registration
      Registration: 5,000- JPY (2,000- JPY for student) : Onsite Registration
      Proceedings: 4,000- JPY
      1st Dinner Party on Sunday 17 February: 3,000- JPY
      2nd Dinner Party on Tuesday 19 February: 3,000- JPY

TRANSPORTATION

    • From Tokyo (Haneda) to Mombetsu (1 h 50 min): 1 flight/day
      From Tokyo (Haneda) to Memanbetsu (1 h 50 min: 5 flights/day) and 2 hours by car to Mombetsu
      From Sapporo to Mombetsu (4 h 40 min): 4 buses/day