IGCP608 Second Meeting and Field Trip, Waseda Japan, September 4-10, 2014

The Second International Symposium ofInternational Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 608“Cretaceous Ecosystems and Their Responses to
Paleoenvironmental Changes in Asia and the Western Pacific”“Land-Ocean Linkages and Biotic Evolution
during the Cretaceous:Contribution from Asia and Western Pacific”
September 4-6: Symposium
September 7-10: Field excursion

SECOND CIRCULAR

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INVITATION AND AIMSThe Organizing Committee cordially invites you to the 2nd
International Symposium of IGCP608 “Cretaceous ecosystems and their
responses to paleoenvironmental changes in Asia and the Western Pacific” tobe held in Tokyo, Japan on 4-10 September 2014.
The IGCP Project 608 kicked off last year with the successful
meeting of the First International Symposium at Birbal Sahni Institute of
Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India. The IGCP608’s aim is to delineate theCretaceous ecosystems and how they responded to the paleo-environmental
changes during the Cretaceous time that affected the South-East Asian andadjacent Western Pacific region. We will depict how the types of ecosystems
that were established during the Cretaceous evolved in Asia and the Western
Pacific. Doing so, we will try to ascertain links between global and local
environmental changes in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This projectcomprises two groups of major topics: 1) Variations of Cretaceous terrestrial
and marine environments, and 2) Evolution of Cretaceous terrestrial andmarine ecosystems in Asia and the Western Pacific.
The 2nd International Symposium of the IGCP608 in Tokyo plans toorganize the following topic sessions with respect to 1) Land-ocean linkages,
2) OAE (oceanic anoxic event) phenomena, 3) Biotic evolution from Asianand Western Pacific records, and 4) Asian geoparks highlighting Cretaceous.
This will be based on the multitude of the adequate information gatheredfrom terrestrial and marine strata in Asia and Western Pacific and others.
As a post-symposium field excursion we will visit the forearc
siliciclastic successions exposed along the Pacific coast and nearby, central
Japan, 100-250 km east to northeast from Tokyo. We can observe fluvial tooffshore turbidite facies through storm-dominated shallow-marine facies
occasionally associated with several sedimentary structures and such fossil
sites as vertebrate bone beds and bivalves/ammonite shell beds, including
some geosites of Japanese Geoparks, “Choshi” and “North Ibaraki”.

EXECUTIVES AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
IGCP 608 Project Leaders:Prof. Hisao Ando (Leader)Department of Earth Sciences, Ibaraki University, Japan
Prof. Xiaoqiao Wan (Co-Leader)
School of Geosciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences,
China, P.R.
Prof. Daekyo, Cheong (Co-Leader)Department of Geology, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National
University, Korea
Prof. Sunil Bajpai (Co-Leader)
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India

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Symposium Organizing Committee:
Organizing Committee of the Second International Symposium of IGCP608
Prof. Hisao Ando, Ibaraki University (Chairman)
Prof. Hiromichi Hirano, Waseda University (Vice-chairman)
Prof. Takashi Hasegawa, Kanazawa University (Vice-chairman)
Dr. Tohru Ohta, Waseda University (Secretary General)
Prof. Hideo Takagi, Waseda University
Prof. Ren Hirayama, Waseda University
Dr. Mizuki Murakami, Waseda University (Secretary)
Dr. Kazuma Seike, Waseda University (Secretary)
Dr. Hitoshi Hasegawa, Nagoya University (Secretary)
Dr. Kazuyoshi Moriya, Kanazawa University (Secretary)
Dr. Seiichi Toshimitsu, Geological Survey of Japan
Dr. Masanobu Yamamoto, Hokkaido University

Scientific Advisory Board:
Prof. Yong Il Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
Prof. Min Huh, Chonnam National University, Korea
Prof. Hiroshi Nishi, Tohoku University, Japan
Prof. Yasufumi Iryu, Tohoku University, Japan
Dr. Junichiro Kuroda, JAMSTEC, Japan
Dr. James W. Haggart, Canada

Co-Organizing Agency:
School of Education, Waseda University
Department of Earth Sciences, School of Education, Waseda University
School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
Ibaraki University
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Geological Society of Japan
Palaeontological Society of Japan
Sedimentological Society of Japan
Japanese Geoparks Network

GENERAL INFORMATION

Date
WednesdayThursday

September 3, 2014
September 4, 2014

FridaySaturday

September 5, 2014
September 6, 2014

Arrival of participants, registration
Registration, opening session, scientificsessions, welcome dinner
Scientific sessions, business meeting
Scientific sessions, farewell party

Sunday to Wednesday, September 7-10, 2014 Post-symposium field excursion“Forearc basin siliciclastic successions along the Pacific coast, central Japan”
Thursday

September 11, 2014

Departure of participants

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Venue
The Symposium and scientificsessions will be held at
Okuma Auditorium of Waseda
University, western central areaof Tokyo, Japan (see the Map
below).
Okuma Auditorium was openedin the year 1927, and has been
designatedasanational
important cultural property ofJapan in the year 2007. The bells,
which ring six times a day,produce the same harmony as
Westminster Abbey in London,
for the whole city of Waseda.
The history of Okuma Auditorium has been colorfully interspersed with many important
invited lecturers. Lectures were made by Albert Einstein (physician), Robert Kennedy(President of USA), Bill Clinton (President of USA), George W. Bush (President of USA),
Nelson Mandela (President of South Africa), Jiang Zemin (President of China), Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo (President of Philippines), Kim Young-Sam (President of Korea), Ban KiMoon (Secretary-General of United Nations), Bill Gates (Chief of Microsoft Corp.) and so on.
Waseda University was founded in the year 1882 and it is the first university in Japan that
accepted women students in the year of 1939. The university has just celebrated the 125th
anniversary of its founding in the year 2007. Now, Waseda is one of Japan’s top private andhigher learning institutions. The university has over 50,000 students enrolled, which makes it
as a second largest university in Japan.

Touch Japanese culture in Waseda:
Okuma Garden of Waseda University is a Japanesestyle garden located just beside the conference venue.
In 1884, Shigenobu Okuma, the founder of Waseda
University built the garden, placing extensive lawn,brooks, pond and seasonal plants.

Kansen-en Park, literally meaning “sweet spring park”
is another traditional Japanese-style garden of Waseda
University (now it belongs to the municipality). It was
founded as a garden of ancient feudal lord (Samurai). The“sweet” spring water here was said to be suitable forJapanese green tea. (10-minutes walk from conference
venue)

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Aizu Museum of Waseda University exhibits the Yaichi Aizu collections of oriental,
Japanese classic artifacts and archaeological items. The collections are known to be valuable,
but the building itself has also been designated as a treasure (Tokyo-Metropolitan-Selected
Historical Building).
Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum of Waseda University, founded in 1928, is one andonly museum in Japan that is devoted to the history of classical dramas and theatrical shows.
It is especially known for the vast collection of works of Shakespeare (selected as tangible
cultural asset of Shinjuku Ward).
Anahachiman-gu Shrine is a typical Japanese shrine located near the venue. During 1600s,
a cave hole appeared inside the shrine site, and inside the hole, a bronze idol of unknown age
was discovered according to legend. People believe that this shrine posses a power for“accumulation of riches” for worshippers.
Waseda Campus Map:
http://www.waseda.jp/eng/common/images/campus/campus_map_waseda.png

Post-symposium field excursion
The post-symposium field excursion will allow the participants to observe forearc basin
siliciclastic successions exposed along the Pacific coast 100 to 250 km east to northeast from
Tokyo, central Honshu Island: Choshi Group (storm-dominated shallow-marine sandstone
and mudstone facies: Barremian-Aptian), Nakaminato Group (Campanian turbidite andoffshore mudstone facies: Campanian-Maastrichtion) and Futaba Group (fluvial to shallowmarine sandstone and mudstone facies: Coniacian-Santonian). We can see the alternating
marine (deep to shallow) and terrestrial (fluvial) deposits and their transitions in sedimentary
facies and biofacies laterally and stratigraphically. We also visit some geosites of Choshi andNorth Ibaraki Geoparks.
Day 1 (September 7):
Leave Waseda, Tokyo at 8 a.m. for Inubosaki (small peninsula projected into the Pacific),
Choshi City
1) Lower Cretaceous (Barremian-Aptian Choshi Group) storm-dominated shallow-marine
sandy sediments including some offshore sandy turbidite, Geosites of Choshi Geopark2) Overlying Pliocene Naarai Formation with Cretaceous radiolarian-bearing pebbles
Dinner at Café Marina, Chiba Institute of Science near a sunset beach
Stay at Hotel Sunrise Choshi
Day 2 (September 8):
Leave Choshi at 8:30 a.m. for Kita-Ibaraki through Tsukuba and Nakaminato
1) Geological Museum, Geological Survey of Japan in Tsukuba City
2) Upper Cretaceous (Campanian to Lower Maastrichtian) turbidite and offshore mudstonefacies (Nakaminato Group) bearing some heteromorph ammonites and other molluscan
fossils exposed along the Pacific coast3) Geosite of North Ibaraki Geopark (Hiraiso Coast, Hitachinaka City)
Dinner served with fresh seafood and Japanese cuisine and stay at Izura Kanko Hotel facing
2) and 3) of Day 3, Kita-Ibaraki City with excellent hot-spring public baths
Day 3 (September 9):
After North Ibaraki Geopark leave for Iwaki
1) Miocene methane seep carbonates at a geosite of North Ibaraki Geopark, Izura Coast
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2) Rokkaku-do (red-colored small hexagonal hermitage) build on carbonate concretion
blocks in Izura Institute of Art and Culture, Ibaraki University3) Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum (exhibition on plesiosaurid, dinosaur and several
molluscan fossils occurred from Futaba Group, including Paleogene coal mine facilities)4) Upper Cretaceous fluvial to shallow-marine sandstone and mudstone facies (Futaba
Group)
Farewell party and stay at Iwaki Shin Maiko Heights with excellent hot-spring public baths
Day 4 (September 10):After visit to the Futaba Group, leave Iwaki for Tokyo
1) Unconformities between the underlying Lower Cretaceous granite basement andoverlying Eocene-Oligocene Iwaki Formation, and the Futaba Group2) Iwaki City Ammonite Center, shallow-marine giant ammonite shell bed site.
Arrival at Tokyo until 6 p.m.
You are advised to prepare field boots, outdoor clothing, raincoat or umbrella, face towel, hat,sunglasses, sun-block lotion, backpack, necessary geological field instruments, etc. The
weather of field areas in early September is still enough hot and humid, and typicaltemperatures are about 25-30˚C (by day) and 20-25˚C (at night).

Geological Museum, GSJ

Rokkaku-do, Izura Coast

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Iwaki Coal & Fossil Museum

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Registration Fees
US$ 200

Symposium only (4-6 September, 2014) (including admission to the posterand oral sessions and abstract book, conference kit, refreshments, lunch,welcome dinner and farewell party).

US$ 150

Student rate of the above (student ID needed)

US$ 220

On-site registration rate after 1 July

US$ 500

Post-symposium field excursion (includes fieldguide book, accommodations,meals and transportation during the excursion).

*Participants should pay the registration fees at the reception desk of the conference on 3 - 4
September.
*Note, we only accept cashes, and credit cards are NOT acceptable.

Accommodation and Rates	
 Reservation for accommodations at Sunroute Hotel (special rate) can be made through theOrganizing Committee of the symposium. Accommodation arrangements can be requested by
the “Reply Form” on the last page of this document. The number of room is limited, and thus
the first come the first served.
Room type
SingleDoublefee (per night)
US$85 – 95
US$50 - 75

Information: http://www.sunroutehotel.jp/takadanobaba/en/index.html
Those who want to stay in other hotels in the city of Waseda or near campus can arrange
reservations by themselves. The city of Shinjuku is vibrant city with many hotels andconvenient for reaching the venue. There is a public bus line going from Shinjuku Station to
Okuma Auditorium.

Financial Support
The Organizing Committee will provide financial support for some of the expenses such as
registration fee, accommodations or field excursion fees mainly from developing countries,
who satisfy the following conditions: 1) submit an abstract before the deadline and 2)
participate in the symposium. In principle, a few participants per country will be given
support, and priority will be given to the Regional Coordinators and younger scientists.
Already, we obtained financial support requests from many applicants of several countries,
thus the support amount available for each will be limited and unable to support the full costof meeting attendance. We ask for a kind understanding.
Please contact Dr. Tohru Ohta (igcp608.waseda@gmail.com) of Symposium Secretary
General until 1 June.
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The official language of the symposium is English. The scientific session venue will be
provided with computers and an LCD projector.
Expected Topic Sessions
1) Land-ocean linkage: Correlation, sedimentology and paleo-environments
Invited speaker: Dr. James W. Haggart, Canada
2) OAE phenomena contributed from Asian and Western Pacific Records
Invited speaker: Dr. David Selby, UK
3) Biotic evolution: Asian and Western Pacific fauna and flora4) Asian geoparks highlighting Cretaceous
Cretaceous studies being carried out in other parts of the world and discipline are cordiallyinvited to present to compare and contrast with the Asian and Western Pacific records for
global significance and correlation.

Preparation & Submission of Abstract
Participants who wish to give oral and poster presentations must submit an extended abstractof their presentation. Only one first authored abstract for oral presentation and two firstauthored abstracts for posters can be submitted. The extended abstract should not be longer
than 4 printed pages (single-spaced, A4 size). Each abstract must include: 1) Title, 2)Name(s) of author(s), 3) Affiliation(s) of author(s) including email address of the first author,
4) Text, and 5) Reference(s) cited. Author(s) should send the file of extended abstract (MSWord file preferable) to Dr. Mizuki Murakami (igcp608.waseda@gmail.com) by 10 July,
2014. Acceptance of abstracts for presentation will be announced by 15 July 2014. Example
and guidelines for abstract preparation can be found in the last page of this document.

Poster Presentation
Participants who wish to make poster presentations must prepare their posters.
Poster boards are about 210 cm high and 90 cm wide. Posters are recommended to beprepared in A0 size (83 x 115 cm) and no larger than 150cm (height) and 90cm (width).

TRAVEL INFORMATIONTokyoTokyo, Japan is located approximately 60-70 km southwest
from the Narita International Airport. The Haneda
International Airport is also enough convenient, only 20 km
far from the central downtown area of Tokyo, andinternational flights are increasing year by year.
Detailed further information for transportation will be
provided in the second circular. We ask all of participants
to provide their flight details to the Organizing Committee
so that arrangements can be made for their possible pick up at the airport.

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Access to SUNROUTE HOTEL from the airport
Narirta International Airport
JR Narita Express (approx. 2h):
Narita Airport Sta.⇒ Shinjuku Sta. ⇒ JR Yamanote Line Takadanobaba Sta.
Limousine Bus (approx. 2h):
Narita Airport Limousine bus stop ⇒ Shinjuku Sta. ⇒ JR Yamanote Line
Takadanobaba Sta.
Keisei Skyliner (approx. 2h):
Narita Airport Keisei Skyliner Sta.⇒ Ueno Sta. ⇒ Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Nihonbashi Sta. ⇒Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Takadanobaba Sta.
Haneda International Airport
Keihin Express (approx. 1h):Tokyo Kokusai Airport Keihin Sta. ⇒ Toei Asakusa Line Nihonbashi Sta. ⇒Tokyo Metro Tozai Line Takadanobaba Sta.
Information for the access to the Waseda Campus from airports can be found in the end of thefollowing page: http://www.waseda.jp/eng/campus/map.html

Access to Okuma Auditorium (Waseda University) from Sunroute Hotel

Using public bus will be convenient (180 Japanese Yen). It starts from Takadanobaba Station
and Okuma Auditorium will be the final stop.
Early September climate in Tokyo
The weather in Tokyo in early September is still enough hot and humid, and occasional rain
showers may be expected. The temperature would be higher than 25˚C in the daytime, andabout 20˚C at night. Therefore, hats and sun protection are strongly advised for allparticipants, and we recommend bringing light cotton summer clothing and umbrella.

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Other useful sites
Japan: The Official Guide
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/transportation/index.html
East Japan Railway Company
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
Tokyo Metro
http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/index.html
Rail Map
http://www.jrpass.com/map
Time Table and Route Search
http://www.hyperdia.com/en/

Visa
Participants, who need an official letter of invitation for visa application, please indicate it on
the “Reply Form”. The Organizing Committee will send the letters early June to persons whorequested us. If you need the letter earlier, please inform the Committee of the desirable datesoon.

CORRESPONDENCE
Please address all correspondence and inquiries to:Organizing Committee of the Second International Symposium of IGCP608
E-Mail: igcp608.waseda@gmail.com
Dr. Tohru Ohta (Secretary General)
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts & Sciences,
Waseda University
1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
E-mail: igcp608.waseda@gmail.com (tohta@waseda.jp)
Tel: +81-3-5286-1515 Fax: +81-3-5286-1515
Dr. Mizuki Murakami (Symposium Secretary)
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts & Sciences,
Waseda University
1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
E-mail: igcp608.waseda@gmail.com (mizuki-m@aoni.waseda.jp)
Tel: +81-3-5286-9864

IMPORTANT DATES
May 1
June 1
July 1

Distribution of Second CircularSending invitation letters upon request
Reply to Second Circular(On-site registration rate after July 1)

July 10
July 15
July 31

Deadline for submission of abstracts
Notification of acceptance and mode of presentation
Distribution of Final Circular to potential participants

Website: All up-to-date information will be provided on http://igcp608.ibaraki.ac.jp/

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Reply Form to Second Circular
The Second International Symposium of IGCP608:“Cretaceous ecosystems and their responses to paleoenvironmental changes
in Asia and the Western Pacific”
Tokyo, Japan
4-6 September 2013
Web-page: http://igcp608.ibaraki.ac.jp/
Please complete and return before 1 July 2014

Personal Details
Surname:……………………………..First name(s):………………………………………
Affiliation: ...………………………………..………………………………………………
Address:
Phone: ………………………………… Fax: ………………………………
E-mail: ………………………………………………………………………

Please tick the appropriate box:
I submit an abstract for a presentation:
Oral
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Title: …………………………………………………………………………………………
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Status (select one) :Professional

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Yes[If ticked YES above] I request for a single roomYes
[If checked No above] Please select your sex
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Please fill out and send back to:
Dr. Mizuki Murakami (Symposium Secretary)
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts & Sciences,
Waseda University
1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
E-mail: igcp608.waseda@gmail.com

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Example and guidelines for abstract preparation# Only one first authored abstract for oral presentation and two first authored abstracts forposters can be submitted.

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