Second Circular
Call for Abstracts / Registration
https://jcar.org/isar-6/

Arctic Research:
The Decade Past and the Decade Future
・Understanding Arctic Change and Its Accelerating and Cascading Impacts.
・How the Arctic Research Has Contributed to Sustainable Development.
Rapid changes are taking place in the Arctic that impact regional human and natural systems,and affect the global environment. The International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR)
will meet for the sixth time since its first symposium in 2008 to identify changes in the Arctic
environment and society, and to discuss possible future sustainable development. We invite
all researchers with interests in the Arctic to participate in this multidisciplinary symposium
and share their insights, their challenges, and to explore the possible futures of the Arctic. Inaddition to scientific papers, ISAR encourages reports on the human aspects of the Arctic
including, the disciplines of the humanities, political science, economics, and engineering.
Rapid warming in the Arctic is clear, however, the prediction of future climate change andenvironmental response is insufficient to guide sustainable development challenged by
rapidly progressing resource utilization and economic activity. In ISAR-6, we will discuss theprogression of Arctic research during the past ten years and what research may be required
for the next 10 years to address the needs of sustainable development.
ISAR-6 will take place at Hitotsubashi Hall in Tokyo (see website) from March2-6, 2020.
March 2 (Mon)

Registration Open at 12:30
Opening session, Keynote address, Icebreaker

March 3 (Tue)Keynote address, Plenary Session,
Poster presentation, Breakout Session

March 4 (Wed)Breakout Session, Banquet

March 5 (Thu)

Keynote address, Plenary Session,

March 6 (Fri)

Keynote address, Plenary Session,

Poster presentation, Breakout Session
Closing session
ISAR-6 closes at 13:00

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Call for Abstracts
The call for abstracts for oral and poster presentations is now open. The symposium willaddress “Arctic research: the decade past and the decade future.”
Symposium organizers invite you to submit abstracts to one of the sessions listed below.
The regular sessions are single disciplinary session, and the special sessions areinter-/multi-disciplinary session.
Symposium Registration is required for all participants. Abstract submission is notregistration.
 Abstracts are submitted via the symposium website.
 Please use the abstract template downloaded from the website.
 Your abstract will be uploaded to the ISAR-6 website, and the title and authors will
be in the program booklet.
 If it is difficult to find an appropriate session for your abstract, choose a regularsession, closest to your subject.
 The Symposium Organizing Committee (SOC) promotes Poster presentations. The
best early career scientist (see below) poster will be presented with the “YoungScientist Best Poster Award.” Deadline: Abstracts will no longer be accepted after October 20, 2019.
* Early Career Scientists up to five years after the completion of Ph.D. including Ph.D. students
and Graduate students.

◆Sessions
Regular sessions(R 1) Atmosphere
Main convener: Masakazu Yoshimori; Co-convener: Daisuke Goto

(R 2) Ocean and Sea Ice
Main convener: Eiji Watanabe; Co-conveners: Yasushi Fukamachi, Hajo Eicken(R 3) Rivers, Lakes, Permafrost and Snow CoverMain convener: Kazuyuki Saito; Co-conveners: Masahiro Hori, Kazuyoshi Suzuki(R 4) Ice Sheets, Glaciers and Ice Cores
Main convener: Masashi Niwano; Co-conveners: Teruo Aoki, Yoshinori Iizuka(R 5) Terrestrial Ecosystems*Subsumed under (S6)

(R 6) Marine Ecosystems*Subsumed under (S4)(R 7) Geospace
Main convener: Yasunobu Ogawa; Co-conveners: Ryuho Kataoka, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Takuo Tsuda, TakujiNakamura(R 8) Laws, Politics and Economy*Subsumed under (S8)(R 9) Language, Culture and Health
Main convener: Nobuhiro Kishigami; Co-conveners: Megumi Kurebito, Lynn Zender(R 10) Engineering for Sustainable Development2Main convener: Hajime Yamaguchi; Co-convener: Genki Sagawa

Special sessions(S 1) Challenges for the Fast Transitions of Atmosphere, Sea Ice and Ocean in the Arctic
SystemsMain convener: Jun Inoue; Yusuke Kawaguchi, Daiki Nomura(S 2) Weather and Climate in the Arctic Region: Its Predictability and Remote Connection
Main convener: Akio Yamagami; Co-conveners: Hiroyasu Hasumi, Mio Matsueda(S 3) Synoptic Arctic Survey – An Ocean Research Program for the Future
Main convener: Shigeto Nishino; Co-conveners: Are Olsen, Øyvind Paasche, Michiyo Yamamoto-Kawai, SungHo Kang, Jianfeng He, Carin Ashjian, Jacqueline Grebmeier, Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, William Williams(S 4) Integration of Oceanographic and Marine Ecological Research in the PacificArctic Region and the Northern Bering Sea
Main convener: Amane Fujiwara; Co-conveners: Toru Hirawake, Takafumi Hirata, Kohei Mizobata, Yutaka
Watanuki, Akinori Takahashi(S 5) Glacier-ocean Interactions and Their Impact on Arctic Marine Ecosystem
Main convener: Jon Ove Hagen; Co-conveners: Shin Sugiyama, Thorben Dunse(S 6) Terrestrial Ecosystems, Hydrology, and Biogeochemistry
Main convener: Hideki Kobayashi; Co-conveners: Tetsuya Hiyama, Hotaek Park, Tonghua Wu, Yongwon Kim,Daqing Yang

(S 7) Impact of Changing Arctic Natural Environment on Human Societies
Main convener: Shin Sugiyama; Co-conveners: Hiroki Takakura, Shinichiro Tabata(S 8) Regulating the Arctic Commons. Bridging Interests in Arctic Ocean Use, Legal
Frameworks and Institutions
Main convener: Nikolas Sellheim; Co-convener: Akiho Shibata(S 9) The Arctic Council: Past, Present and Future
Main convener: Osamu Inagaki; Co-convener: Sakiko Hataya(S10) Global Competition among Great Powers and International Politics in the Arctic
Main convener: Fujio Ohnishi; Co-conveners: Aki Tonami, Toshitaka Takeuchi, Minori Takahashi(S11) Global Relevance of Arctic Policies & Strategies, and Observation & Modelling in theArctic-Boreal Domain – discussion, assessment, analysis and brainstorming
Main convener: Lassi Heininen; Co-conveners: Matthias Finger, Hanna Lappalainen(S12) Arctic Communities and Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Change: Law, Social,
Economic and Environmental Perspectives
Main convener: Violetta Gassiy; Co-conveners: Natalia Loukacheva, Romain Chuffart(S13) Building an Autonomous Arctic Community in the Anthropocene: Redefining theHuman-environmental Ties
Main convener: Naotaka Hayashi; Co-convener: Minori Takahashi(S14) Coping with Waste Disposal in Arctic and Sub-Arctic North America: The Role ofJapanese Scientists
Main convener: Shunwa Honda; Co-convener: Fujio Ohnishi(S15) Environmental Characterization of the NSR
Main convener: Takuji Waseda; Co-conveners: Tatiana Alexeeva, Junji Sawamura

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(S16) Loads, Ship Response, and Design of the NSR
Main convener: Akihisa Konno; Co-conveners: Junji Sawamura, Takatoshi Matsuzawa(S17) Assessment/Economics/Feasibility and Risks of the NSR
Main convener: Natsuhiko Otsuka; Co-convener: Kazutaka Tateyama(S18) Transdisciplinary Research and Education for a Sustainable Arctic
Main convener: Hajime Yamaguchi; Co-conveners: Magnus Burman, Hideaki Murayama, Nina Kirchner, Jessica
Emakovich, Nadezhda Kharlampieva(S19) Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Arctic Observing Network:
Accomplishments and Challenges
Main convener: Jeremy Wilkinson, Stein Sandven; Co-conveners: Michael Karcher, Craig Lee, Hanne Sagen(S20) Scientific Contributions to the Third Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3)
Main convener: Volker Rachold; Co-conveners: Hiroyuki Enomoto, Thorsteinn Gunnarsson, Nicole Biebow,Jeremy Wilkinson(S20-1) Strengthening, Integrating and Sustaining Arctic Observations, Facilitating Access to Arctic Data,and Sharing Arctic Research Infrastructure(S20-2) Understanding Regional and Global Dynamics of Arctic Change(S20-3) Assessing Vulnerability and Building Resilience of Arctic Environments and Societies(S20-4) Capacity Building in the Arctic. Contribution of Science and Engineering, Private Sector and theLocal Communities

Registration
Please register via the website. If you are unable to register online, onsite registration will beavailable during the symposium from March 2 to March 6, 2020.
https://www.jcar.org/isar-6/abstract/
Deadline of early registration: 10:00 am, January 20, 2020 (JST= GMT+9:00)
Deadline of late registration: 5:00 pm, February 3, 2020 (JST= GMT+9:00)◆Registration Fees
Registration Category

EarlyLate

By January 20

January 21 – February 3

Whole period

JPY30,000

Whole period

JPY38,000

One day*2

JPY15,000

One day*2

JPY20,000

RegularBanquet

JPY6,000

ECS*1

JPY5,000

JPY10,000

JPY6,000

Undergraduate Student

Free of charge

Free of charge

JPY6,000JPY: Japanese Yen

Tax: included*1 ECS: Early Career Scientists up to five years after the completion of Ph.D. including Ph.D.
students and Graduate students. If you register as ECS or Student (includingundergraduates), please send to Registration Desk by e-mail (isar6-rgst@or.knt.co.jp) your4

official credentials by following the instruction written in the automatic reply mail you received
after the registration.
*2 One day: Name card with attending date will be issued at the reception desk.

Registration fee includes:Admission to meetings and sessions
Symposium materials
Program booklet
Coffee break refreshments during the symposium◆Travel Grants for Early Career Scientists (Closed on November 30, 2019)
The ISAR-6 will provide grants for Early Career Scientists for participating in ISAR-6. The ISAR6 SOC will be responsible for the selection. Applicants must submit an abstract to be eligible fora travel grant.

Travel grants may be used for the following expenses:
・Transportation costs
・Accommodation
・Daily allowance (calculated by the travel rules of the inviting institution)
The total amount of the grant per person will be maximum JPY250,000 for the applicant fromoutside Japan, and JPY80,000 for from inside Japan.
Applicants need to pay their own registration fee.
Applicants must complete the website by November 30, 2019.
The travel grant is provided several institutions which support ISAR-6. The rules for the travel
cost reimbursement is different more or less by the institution. You must purchase tickets fortransportation and provide the inviting institution with transportation receipts, and otherdocuments the inviting institution needs.
Awards will be announced by December 20, 2019.

◆Visa Information
Attendees who require a visa support documents issued by the organizer, please complete
the Personal Information Form and e-mail it with a scanned copy of your passport to isarvisa@nipr.ac.jp
Visa support documents will be issued only to attendees who have paid their registration fee.
If you require a Japanese visa, please allow at least 5-6 weeks.
The deadline for submitting the Personal Information Form is January 7, 2020
Attendees should check if they require a visa to enter Japan on the website of Minister ofForeign Affairs of Japan*.
*website: http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html◆Payment
Payment should be made by 10:00 am, January 20, 2020 (JST: GMT+9:00) for Early
Registration and 5:00 pm, February 3, 2020 (JST: GMT+9:00) for Late Registration.
* No registration and/or reservation will be confirmed in the absence of payment.
* All payment should be made in Japanese yen only.
5◆Change / Cancellation / Refund Policy
Regarding the changes and cancellations, a written notification should be sent toRegistration Desk by e-mail (isar6-rgst@or.knt.co.jp) to avoid any trouble.
Registration cancellation fee
Until January 6, 2020: JPY2000
After January 6, 2020: 100% of charge

Side Meetings
Do you want to organize side event during ISAR-6? We will be able to provide a few
meeting rooms. The rooms in the venue are reserved on a first come, first served basis,and free of charge during the following time periods.
March 2 (Mon)
March 3 (Tue)March 4 (Wed)March 5 (Thu)

12:30-14:00, 17:00-21:00
12:30-13:30, 19:00-21:00
12:00-13:00
12:30-13:30, 19:00-21:00

If space is no longer-available, the ISAR-6 Secretariat can find rooms that may be rented.
Please contact ISAR-6 Secretariat (ISAR-secretariat@nipr.ac.jp) providing the following
information.
 Contact person’s name, affiliation, e-mail address,
 Name of the meeting, Name of the meeting organizer and affiliation,
 Planned date and time period,
 Expect number of attendees, and Other specific requirements.

Contacts
 Registration Desk: isar6-rgst@or.knt.co.jp
 Visa Desk: isar-visa@nipr.ac.jp
 ISAR-6 Secretariat: ISAR-secretariat@nipr.ac.jp
Organized by Japan Consortium for Arctic Environmental Research6