image: The Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7) entitled "Transdisciplinary studies on a rapidly changing Arctic toward a sustainable society". view more
Credit: JCAR and NIPR
The Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7), co-hosted by the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) and Japan Consortium for Arctic Environmental Research (JCAR), will be held in a hybrid format (partially in-person and partially online) from March 6 to 10, 2023. This symposium will discuss the transdisciplinary studies on a rapidly changing Arctic toward a sustainable society. Online registration will close on February 6, 2023.
JCAR began hosting the interdisciplinary symposium in 2008 to communicate biennially with polar researchers in the Arctic from all over the world. The symposia series aim to present and discuss scientific results, extract and share issues to solve, and explore the future of the Arctic. At the last symposium (ISAR-6), about 400 participants from 28 countries and regions were registered, although it was finally held online, unfortunately, for the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISAR-7 will feature four keynote speakers and ten Regular and 19 Special Sessions.
"In previous symposia, the focus has been on the effects of global warming, which is progressing several times faster than in other regions. For example, there has been an interdisciplinary discussion on Arctic shipping routes, which requires both natural science and economics, international law, and other perspectives. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have occurred in the two years since ISAR-6 were unexpected and devastating changes for humanity," said Hajime Yamaguchi, Project Professor of NIPR, who is chair of ISAR-7 Symposium Organizing Committee. "For this reason, we have extended the sessions at ISAR-7 to broader areas such as security and geopolitics. Researchers from a wide range of fields and stakeholders, including indigenous peoples of the Arctic region, will discuss the latest issues in the Arctic. I believe that research in the Arctic region will lead to contribute for sustainable development of all humankind.”
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About National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
The NIPR engages in comprehensive research via observation stations in Arctic and Antarctica. As a member of the Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), the NIPR provides researchers throughout Japan with infrastructure support for the Arctic and Antarctic observations, plans and implements Japan's Antarctic observation projects, and conducts Arctic research of various scientific fields such as the atmosphere, ice sheets, the ecosystem, the upper atmosphere, the aurora, and the Earth's magnetic field. In addition to the research projects, the NIPR organizes the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition and manages samples and data obtained during such expeditions and projects. As a core institution in research of the polar regions, the NIPR also offers graduate students a global perspective on originality through its doctoral program at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI. For more information about the NIPR, please visit: https://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/
About the Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS)
ROIS is a parent organization of four national institutes (National Institute of Polar Research, National Institute of Informatics, the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, and National Institute of Genetics) and the Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research. It is ROIS's mission to promote integrated, cutting-edge research that goes beyond the barriers of these institutions, in addition to facilitating their research activities as members of inter-university research institutes.
About Japan Consortium for Arctic Environmental Research (JCAR)
The JCAR is a nationwide network-based organization for promoting arctic environmental research, established by arctic environmental researchers in Japan. JCAR supports the research activities of registered members and responds to society’s expectations, by developing a network of arctic environmental researchers. In particular, JCAR coordinates future arctic research plans, the development of research infrastructure, and the promotion of early career development. For more information about the JCAR, please visit:https://www.jcar.org/e/