Date

Call for Abstracts and Registration
Fifth International Symposium on Arctic Research
15-18 January 2018
Tokyo, Japan

Abstract submission deadline: 31 August 2017

Final registration deadline: 15 December 2017

To submit an abstract, go to: https://jcar.org/isar-5/abstract/index.html

For questions, contact:
Yuji Kodama
Email: kodama.yuji [at] nipr.ac.jp
Phone: +81 42 512 0927

Organizers invite abstracts and registration for the Fifth International
Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-5) entitled "The Changing Arctic and
its Regional to Global Impact: From Information to Knowledge and
Action." This symposium will convene 15-18 January 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.

The ISAR-5 will focus on discussions on environmental changes in the
Arctic and their regional and global implications and seeking additional
international scientific collaboration in this area by gathering,
synthesizing, and sharing information related to these changes occurring
in the Arctic. Special emphasis will be placed on the fields of the
social sciences and humanities.

The symposium will consist of general sessions and special sessions.
Special sessions will be solicited on cross-cutting themes.

The general sessions will address the following topics:

  • Atmosphere;
  • Ocean and sea ice;
  • Rivers, lakes, permafrost, and snow cover;
  • Ice sheets, glaciers, and ice cores;
  • Terrestrial ecosystems;
  • Marine ecosystems;
  • Geospace;
  • Policies and economy; and
  • Social and cultural dimensions.

Participant registration must be completed before submitting an abstract
and the submission of abstract requires your registration number.
Participants can submit one abstract for oral presentation and two
abstracts for posters presentation.

Organizers will also have meeting rooms available for participants to
hold side meetings. These rooms are reserved on a first come, first
served basis and are free of charge at the following times:

  • 15 January 2018, 1:00-9:00 p.m.;
  • 17 January 2018, 7:00-9:00 p.m.; and
  • 18 January 2018, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

If all rooms in the venue are full and unavailable, the ISAR-5 office
will find additional space and introduce fee-based rentals.

Participants interested in arranging a side meeting must contact the
ISAR-5 office at isar5-office [at] nipr.ac.jp.

The following information should be provided:

  • Contact person's name, affiliation, e-mail address;
  • Name of the meeting;
  • Name of the organizer and affiliation;
  • Planned date and time period;
  • Expect number of attendees; and
  • Other specific meeting requirements.

Abstract submission deadline: 31 August 2017.

Early-bird registration deadline: 15 November 2017.

Online registration deadline: 15 December 2017.

On-site registration will be available during the symposium.

For session information, go to:
https://jcar.org/isar-5/abstract/session_information.html.

To submit an abstract, go to:
https://jcar.org/isar-5/abstract/index.html.

For questions, contact:
Yuji Kodama
Email: kodama.yuji [at] nipr.ac.jp
Phone: +81 42 512 0927

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