SEEPS Camp 2021
February 18-20, 2021
Applications Due: January 9, 2021
Organized by the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies(SEEPS)In 2021, the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (SEEPS) willlaunch a new event called the SEEPS Camp. The purpose of this new event is to findand train PhD students and young researchers who will lead the SEEPS in the future. To
achieve this purpose, a small group of outstanding PhD students and young researchers
will be selected and provided with the opportunity to present their research. The
participants will also have the opportunities for intensive discussions. The SEEPS Campis expected to be a platform for young researchers who engage in environmental
economics and policy studies to meet and encourage each other.
Ten participants will present their research plans or outcomes and exchange ideas. They
will have an opportunity to join a panel session with mid-career members of the SEEPS
who will share how to develop an academic career, and they will also have time to chatwith the participants.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Camp will be held online this year. In the future, weplan to organize the Camp in person perhaps for two days.
Dates: On the afternoons of February 18, 19 and 20, 2021

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To apply for the SEEPS Camp 2021, you must be a PhD student or an early career
researcher who has received a PhD within the past five years at the time of theapplication. Non-members of SEEPS are welcome.
Application:
To apply please send email to the SEEPS office (seeps-post@bunken.co.jp).
Files to attach an email include:1) your curriculum vitae;
2) your research proposal or abstract of your research paper (no more than 2 pages
including references)
There are no requirements on formatting. Manuscripts should be in English or Japanese.
The application deadline is January 9, 2021. Ten participants will be selected. We will
notify you of your admission by January 16.
If you have any questions, please email Hide-Fumi Yokoo, hidefumi.yokoo@r.hit-u.ac.jp.
Participation is free.
Participation Requirements:
We will use Zoom. A networking environment, a computer, a camera, and a microphone
are required. All participants are required to keep their cameras on during the meeting.
Organizing Committee:
Hide-Fumi Yokoo (Hitotsubashi University), Ken’ichi Matsumoto (Nagasaki University),
Yuichi Ishimura (Kindai University)
Selection Committee:
Hide-Fumi Yokoo (Hitotsubashi University), Hisako Nomura (Kyushu University), Ken’ichi
Matsumoto (Nagasaki University)
Tentative Program:
JST/UTC+9
Thursday, February 18
13:30 Welcome by the Organizing Committee. Self-introduction by participants
14:45 – 18:00
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Presentations by participants 1 to 4
(25 minutes for each presentation + 20 minutes for discussion = 45 minutes)
18:00 to around 20:00
Social event (dinner) using the function of the Zoom Breakout Room.
Friday, February 19
13:30 Online meeting
13:45 – 15:15 Presentations by participants 5 and 6
15:15 Break
15:30 – 17:30
Parallel session (This session mainly uses Japanese.)
Seniors tell “How to survive on the academic job market in Japan”
Mid-career researchers in the SEEPS will share their experiences on "job-hunting foracademic jobs" and their career development. You can also ask questions to them.
Speakers: Kenta Tanaka (Musashi University), Kanako Morita (Forestry and ForestProducts Research Institute), Mihoko Wakamatsu (Tokyo University of Marine Scienceand Technology), and the Organizing Committee
Social time from 17:30 with the participation of speakers.
Saturday, February 20
13:30 – Presentations by participants 7 to 10
17:15 – 18:00 Discussion and concluding remarks

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