Announcement and Call for Papers

2020/07/27 Ver.2b

The 36th International Symposium on the Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans 2021
We invite you to participate in the 36th International Symposium on the Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans(Mombetsu-2021 Symposium) to be held in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, on 21-24 February 2021. Thesubjects are on sea ice, Arctic sea routes, global warming and other Northern region subjects.

SCHEDULE◆ 21 February 2021 ----- Opening Ceremony at Mombetsu Citizens’ Hall◆ 22-24 February 2021 --- Scientific Session at Mombetsu Culture Hall◆ 25-26 February 2021 --- Field study (Hot spring around Mombetsu)
Sea ice is waitingfor you !

TOPICS
1) Environment of Okhotsk Sea and Polar Oceans
2) Meteorology and Oceanography in Polar Regions
3) Marine Biology and Fisheries4) Cold Region Engineering5) Arctic Sea Routes6) Global Warming and Environmental Change
7) Remote Sensing8) Snow, Ice and Human Life9) Other Topics◎ Special workshops or meetings are available.

Sea ice at Mombetsu by Takao nakajin

Sea of Okhotsk

Sightseeing Icebreaker
GarinkoⅡMombetsu

DEAD LINES◆General: 04 December 2020 --- Short Summary (200 words)

12 January

2021 --- Final Manuscript (Max 4 pages)◆Article: 30 September 2020 -- Manuscript (Max 6 pages, Camera-ready) (Cold region technology and others)

Article papers are refereed by two reviewers, printed in proceedings, and opened in theSymposium website as Okhotsk Sea and Polar Oceans Research (OSPOR), Volume 5.
Even if the Symposium is not held, OSPOR will be published.
◆Workshop proposal: 06 November 2020 --- If you want to make a workshop, submit its title and contents.
◆Photo Exhibition: 12 January 2021 --- Submit photos with its title and explanation.

CALL FOR PAPERS (General)
I. Short Summary for classification to make up the program
Authors should submit a short summary of 100 - 200 words by 4 December 2020.
II. Final Manuscript for the Proceedings (Max 4 pages, Camera-ready)
Manuscript should be sent to momsys@okhotsk-mombetsu.jp by 12 January 2021.
The instructions are on the Symposium website. More information on the article paper will beinformed later.
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the Symposium will be English.
Japanese is available for Workshop and citizen programs. No simultaneous translation services.

ORGANIZED AND SPONSORED BY◆ City of Mombetsu, ◆ Executive Committee of Symposium, ◆ National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR),◆ Kitami Institute of Technology (KIT), ◆ Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University (ILTS),◆ Tokai University, Hokkaido Campus, ◆ Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology,◆ Tokyo University of Agriculture - Okhotsk Campus, ◆ Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido
University, ◆ Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, ◆ Arctic Research Center,
Hokkaido University, ◆ Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (AORI),and more (Under planning)

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

Executive Committee of Symposium:
Chairman: Shuhei Takahashi (Okhotsk Sea ice Museum of Hokkaido, Director)
Secretariat: Eriko Uematsu
Address: Kaiyo Koryukan, 1 Kaiyo Koen, Mombetsu, Hokkaido 094-0031 Japan
E-mail: momsys@okhotsk-mombetsu.jp
Phone : +81-158-26-2810 (Japan 0158-26-2810) , Fax: +81-158-26-2812 (Japan 0158-26-2812)
http://okhotsk-mombetsu.jp/okhsympo/top-index.html