Event | The Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II (ArCS II) https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e We will promote advanced and interdisciplinary research on the Arctic, aiming for the social implementation of the results. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 04:14:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 International Forum ”GX and DX at North” https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2023-11-07-1/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:12:58 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=4020 Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center, ArCS II Research Program on International Relations, HAI-FES（Hokkaido University Arctic Initiative for Future Earth and SDGs）and others will hold an International forum ”GX and DX at North”. Report of the event is available here. Green (GX) and digital transformations (DX) are processes resulting in fundamental changes to how public authorities and private businesses operate, provide services and manufacture products. GX is to ensure development and economic growth based on resource-efficient solutions advancing environmental and social well-being. DX is based on the adoption of digital technology and digitization of new types of products and services. It is expected to generate improved efficiency, innovations and greater satisfaction […]

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Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center, ArCS II Research Program on International Relations, HAI-FES（Hokkaido University Arctic Initiative for Future Earth and SDGs）and others will hold an International forum ”GX and DX at North”.

Report of the event is available here.

Green (GX) and digital transformations (DX) are processes resulting in fundamental changes to how public authorities and private businesses operate, provide services and manufacture products. GX is to ensure development and economic growth based on resource-efficient solutions advancing environmental and social well-being. DX is based on the adoption of digital technology and digitization of new types of products and services. It is expected to generate improved efficiency, innovations and greater satisfaction among citizens and customers. At the crossroads of these processes are questions concerning energy production, distribution, and storage, environmentally sustainable and efficient digital and physical infrastructure, and smart ways of production and service provision. This international forum approaches GX and DX from the context of the North, which is often associated with features ranging from cold climate to sparse population. Yet, northern regions have also pioneered in the research and development of products, services and infrastructures that are globally valued and lean on the local assets.

Outline of the Forum

  • Date: November 20 (Mon) – 22 (Wed), 2023
    *Symposium on November 20-21 , bus tour on November 22 (limited seats available).
  • Venue: Hokkaido University FMI Hall  (Kita 21 Nishi 11, Kita-ku, Sapporo)
  • Organizers: Hokkaido University Arctic Research Centre, ArCS II Research Program on International Relations, HAI-FES and others.
  • How to participate: Free of charge, pre-registration needed via the Registration form 
    *Close on Nov. 16, 2023 (Thu); for the bus tour on Nov. 22, close on Nov. 7, 2023 (Tue).
  • Target: Researchers, private companies, government agencies, postgraduate students and anyone else interested.
  • Languages: English and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation
  • For more information, please click here .

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]]> Cross-disciplinary International Seminar “Sustainable Development in the Arctic for Indigenous Peoples” https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2023-08-03-1/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:21:05 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=3886 flyerPDF ArCS II Research Programs on International Law, Human Society, Coastal Environments will hold a cross-disciplinary international seminar “Sustainable Development in the Arctic for Indigenous Peoples.” The purpose of the seminar is to identify what efforts are being made for sustainable development in the Arctic and to understand its significance and challenges for Indigenous peoples. The seminar addresses these issues focusing on the influence of climate change in the Arctic. For details, please access the seminar page . Outline of the Seminar Date: September 9, 2023 (Sat) 13:30-17:00 / September 10, 2023 (Sun) 10:00-12:00 (JST) Format: online (Zoom Webinars) Target: researchers, graduate students, and anyone else interested Pre-registration deadline: September […]

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ArCS II Research Programs on International Law, Human Society, Coastal Environments will hold a cross-disciplinary international seminar “Sustainable Development in the Arctic for Indigenous Peoples.”
The purpose of the seminar is to identify what efforts are being made for sustainable development in the Arctic and to understand its significance and challenges for Indigenous peoples. The seminar addresses these issues focusing on the influence of climate change in the Arctic.

For details, please access the seminar page .

Outline of the Seminar

  • Date: September 9, 2023 (Sat) 13:30-17:00 / September 10, 2023 (Sun) 10:00-12:00 (JST)
  • Format: online (Zoom Webinars)
  • Target: researchers, graduate students, and anyone else interested
  • Pre-registration deadline: September 7, 2023 (Thu) 12:00 (JST)via the seminar page
  • Co-sponsored: ArCS II Research Programs on International Law, Human Society, and Coastal Environments

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]]> Workshop “Economic Feasibility and Challenges of Northern Sea Route” https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2023-02-27-2/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 01:38:16 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=3568 flyerPDF Research Program on Arctic Sea Routes will hold a workshop titled “Economic Feasibility and Challenges of Northern Sea Route”. The main target audiences are researchers but graduate students are highly welcome. Outline of the Workshop Date: March 10, 2023 (Fri) 13:15-17:10 Venue: The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, Engineering Building #3, 4th Floor, Room No 423-424 / Online Main target: researchers, graduate students For details, please see the flyer .　Registration due date: March 8, 2023 (Wed)

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Research Program on Arctic Sea Routes will hold a workshop titled “Economic Feasibility and Challenges of Northern Sea Route”. The main target audiences are researchers but graduate students are highly welcome.

Outline of the Workshop

  • Date: March 10, 2023 (Fri) 13:15-17:10
  • Venue: The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, Engineering Building #3, 4th Floor, Room No 423-424 / Online
  • Main target: researchers, graduate students
  • For details, please see the flyer .　Registration due date: March 8, 2023 (Wed)

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]]> International Seminars on Arctic Governance https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2023-01-19-1/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 07:19:43 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=3389 *February 14, 2023: Registration due date for the seminar on March 2, 2023 has been extended, and the outline for the seminar on March 13, 2023 has been updated. Under the support of ArCS II Research Program on International Law, two international seminars on Arctic and polar governance, organized by Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC) Kobe University, will be held in early March, 2023. These seminars will be held in in-person format, back-to-back with the high profile international events held in Tokyo (March 4-6: Arctic Circle Japan Forum , March 6-10: ISAR-7). March 2, 2023 “United States Policy in the Arctic and Antarctic and the Future of International Governance in the […]

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Under the support of ArCS II Research Program on International Law, two international seminars on Arctic and polar governance, organized by Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC) Kobe University, will be held in early March, 2023. These seminars will be held in in-person format, back-to-back with the high profile international events held in Tokyo (March 4-6: Arctic Circle Japan Forum , March 6-10: ISAR-7).

March 2, 2023 “United States Policy in the Arctic and Antarctic and the Future of International Governance in the Polar Regions”

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The Keynote speaker, Mr. Evan Bloom (Senior Fellow, Wilson Centre, USA and former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State) will discuss the recent US Arctic Strategy and the future of polar governance in light of geopolitical challenges, as well as the role of US, Japan, China and Russia. Dr. Timo Koivurova, Visiting Professor at Kobe University, will act as a discussant.

  • Date and Time: March 2, 2023 (Thu), 17:00-18:30
  • Venue: Kobe University GSICS 
  • Main target: researchers, graduate students
  • For details, please see the flyer .

Registration due date: February 28, 2023 (Tue)
* (February 14, 2023) The registration due date has been extended.

Videos of the lectures are available on this page (Kobe University)  .

March 13, 2023 “Governance and Global Challenges: The Future of International Law in the Polar Regions”

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Inviting Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson, the Rector of the University of Akureyri, Iceland, as one of the presenters, the international seminars on Arctic and polar governance, organized by Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC) Kobe University, on Monday 13 March at 14:00. The seminar, entitled ‘ Governance and Global Challenges: The Future of International Law in the Polar Regions’, will discuss the role of international law in polar governance. Other presenters will include early-career scholars from Denmark and the United Kingdom.

Registration due date: February 28, 2023 (Tue)
* (February 14, 2023) The registration due date has been added.
* (February 10, 2023) The call for abstract was closed.

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]]> ArCS II Overseas Fellowship Program 2022 Participants’ Presentation Meeting https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2023-01-20-1/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:48:19 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=3399 flyerPDF ArCS II Priority Subject 1: Overseas Fellowship Program 2022 participants’ presentation meeting will be held in a hybrid format (Zoom / on site). Please join us if you are interested in learning more about this program. Report of the event is available here. Event outline Date and time: 10 February 2023 (Fri), 10:00-17:00 (tentative) Organizer: Arctic Challenge for Sustainability (ArCS II) Project Target audience: researchers, students, companies, public bodies etc. Format: Hybrid (Zoom / on site) Languages: Japanese and English Venue: TKP Tokyo Station Nihombashi Conference Center, Conference room 315 (in Japanese) Registration: Click here to fill in the registration form. Registration deadline: 6 February 2023 (Mon) noon If […]

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ArCS II Priority Subject 1: Overseas Fellowship Program 2022 participants’ presentation meeting will be held in a hybrid format (Zoom / on site). Please join us if you are interested in learning more about this program.

Report of the event is available here.

Event outline

  • Date and time: 10 February 2023 (Fri), 10:00-17:00 (tentative)
  • Organizer: Arctic Challenge for Sustainability (ArCS II) Project
  • Target audience: researchers, students, companies, public bodies etc.
  • Format: Hybrid (Zoom / on site)
  • Languages: Japanese and English
  • Venue: TKP Tokyo Station Nihombashi Conference Center, Conference room 315 (in Japanese)
  • Registration: Click here to fill in the registration form. Registration deadline: 6 February 2023 (Mon) noon
  • If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ArCS II Overseas Fellowship Program Secretariat (Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center).

Program

10:00-10:10 Opening remarks
10:10-10:25 Introduction of the ArCS II Overseas Fellowship Program
10:25-15:55 Presentations by the 2022 Program participants (+2 breaks and lunch)
15:55-16:40 Round-table discussion
16:40-16:50 Hints on application for the next call for the ArCS II Overseas Fellowship Program
16:50-17:00 Closing remarks: Yasushi Fukamachi / Natsuhiko Otsuka (Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center)

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]]> International Symposium “Above the Permafrost: How Climate Change and Resource Development Are Changing Local Life in the Arctic” https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2022-11-24-1/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:58:29 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=3285 PosterPDF The International Symposium “Above the Permafrost: How Climate Change and Resource Development Are Changing Local Life in the Arctic” will be held from December 14th to 16th, 2022 at Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University. This Symposium is organized by the Research Program on Human Society and the International Research Exchange Program “East Asia in the Arctic: Communities, development and Cultures” of the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II (ArCS II). Report of the event is available here. Keynote speeches on the themes of relation between the issues of globalization and resource development in the Arctic and the climate change will be followed by 15 papers that should be presented at […]

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The International Symposium “Above the Permafrost: How Climate Change and Resource Development Are Changing Local Life in the Arctic” will be held from December 14th to 16th, 2022 at Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University.

This Symposium is organized by the Research Program on Human Society and the International Research Exchange Program “East Asia in the Arctic: Communities, development and Cultures” of the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II (ArCS II).

Report of the event is available here.

Keynote speeches on the themes of relation between the issues of globalization and resource development in the Arctic and the climate change will be followed by 15 papers that should be presented at 5 sessions on physical and cultural aspects of land use, political economy of environment, indigenous strategy for cultural heritage, change and continuity of people’s livelihood, and the impact of permafrost degradation. A session by junior scholars will also be held in advance of the symposium.

Outline of the Symposium

  • Date：December 14-16, 2022
  • Venue：Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University 
  • Form ：in-person
  • Language：English
  • Please access here (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University)  for registration and other details.
    * Everyone interested is welcome to participate in the symposium.
  • Sponsored by: Research Program “Human Society” and International Research Exchange Program “East Asia in the Arctic” in the Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II (ArCS II)
      Platform for Explorations in Survival Strategies at the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC), Hokkaido University
      Center for Northeast Asian Studies (CNEAS), Tohoku University
  • Supported by: Japan Consortium for Area Studies (JCAS)

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]]> The Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7) https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2022-04-22-1/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 02:55:43 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=2610 August 9, 2022: Updated to include changes to the hybrid format (partially in-person and partially online). ISAR-7 website The Seventh International Symposium for Arctic Research (ISAR-7) will take place from March 6 to 10, 2023. ArCS II is involved in the ISAR-7 as a Cooperator. ArCS II will have a booth exhibit at the ISAR-7 and support participation of early career researchers from Japan and abroad. Presentations regarding Arctic research conducted under ArCS II will be also given in relevant sessions. Note that ISAR-7 was originally planned to be held in-person, but due to the current COVID-19 situation, it has been decided to hold the symposium in a hybrid format […]

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ISAR-7 website

The Seventh International Symposium for Arctic Research (ISAR-7) will take place from March 6 to 10, 2023.

ArCS II is involved in the ISAR-7 as a Cooperator. ArCS II will have a booth exhibit at the ISAR-7 and support participation of early career researchers from Japan and abroad. Presentations regarding Arctic research conducted under ArCS II will be also given in relevant sessions.

Note that ISAR-7 was originally planned to be held in-person, but due to the current COVID-19 situation, it has been decided to hold the symposium in a hybrid format (partially in-person and partially online).

The Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7)

  • Hybrid (in person & online): March 6-10, 2023
  • On-site: National Institute of Polar Research (10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518, Japan)
  • Organizers : Japan Consortium of Arctic Environmental Research (JCAR), National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)
  • Website : https://www.jcar.org/isar-7/

*For details or the latest information, please visit the above ISAR-7 website.
– Registration is required to participate.

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]]> Lobby Exhibition “Photographic history of Alaskan studies by Japanese 2” https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2022-05-16-1/ Tue, 17 May 2022 01:55:38 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=2676 Report of the event is available here. A photography exhibition co-organized by Research Program on Human Society will be held at Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples . This lobby exhibition features photographs of research conducted in Alaska from the 1960s to the 1990s. Along with the trajectory of Japan’s research in Alaska, the exhibition will feature valuable photographic materials that provide an insight into the natural environment of Alaska and the changes in Indigenous Peoples’ culture. Playing Box Drum at PotlatchMetlakatla, Anette Is., Alaska. 1999 Artist and Hiroaki Okada in the studioSuburbs of Ketchikan, Alaska. 1989 Dates: May 21 – June 19, 2022 （opening hours: 9:30a.m. – 4:30p.m. *closed on […]

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A photography exhibition co-organized by Research Program on Human Society will be held at Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples .

This lobby exhibition features photographs of research conducted in Alaska from the 1960s to the 1990s. Along with the trajectory of Japan’s research in Alaska, the exhibition will feature valuable photographic materials that provide an insight into the natural environment of Alaska and the changes in Indigenous Peoples’ culture.

Playing Box Drum at Potlatch
Metlakatla, Anette Is., Alaska. 1999
Artist and Hiroaki Okada in the studio
Suburbs of Ketchikan, Alaska. 1989

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]]> [CANCELLED] Online seminar “The development of sustainable cruise industry in the Pacific Arctic: Past developments and future prospects – Vol. 2” https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2022-02-22-1/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:14:25 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=2383 *This seminar is cancelled due to recent international situation. Seminar information PDF [CANCELLED] The development of sustainable cruise industry in the Pacific Arctic: Past developments and future prospects – Vol. 2 Date and time: 9 March 2022 (Wed), 15:00–17:50 (Japan time) / 9:00–11:50 (Moscow time) Format: online (via Zoom) Language: English, Japanese, Russian (with simultaneous interpretation) Contact persons: Juha Saunavaara Juha Saunavaara Marina Lomaeva Marina Lomaeva Organizers: Hokkaido University (J-ARC Net, ArCS II (IR Group “Elucidating the Complex Dynamics of Arctic Politics and Its Contribution to Japan’s Arctic Policy”), HaRP) Co-organizers: Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law (KSUEL), UArctic Thematic Network on […]

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*This seminar is cancelled due to recent international situation.

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[CANCELLED] The development of sustainable cruise industry in the Pacific Arctic: Past developments and future prospects – Vol. 2

  • Date and time: 9 March 2022 (Wed), 15:00–17:50 (Japan time) / 9:00–11:50 (Moscow time)
  • Format: online (via Zoom)
  • Language: English, Japanese, Russian (with simultaneous interpretation)
  • Contact persons:
    Juha Saunavaara
    Marina Lomaeva
  • Organizers: Hokkaido University (J-ARC Net, ArCS II (IR Group “Elucidating the Complex Dynamics of Arctic Politics and Its Contribution to Japan’s Arctic Policy”), HaRP)
  • Co-organizers: Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law (KSUEL), UArctic Thematic Network on the Arctic in Asia, Asia in the Arctic

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]]> Arctic Shipping: Research Dissemination International Workshop https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/info/2022-02-15-1/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:35:59 +0000 https://www.nipr.ac.jp/arcs2/e/?post_type=info&p=2370 Workshop Information PDF Collaborating researchers of the research program on Arctic Sea Routes will hold an international workshop as follows: Arctic Shipping: Research Dissemination International Workshop Date and time:March 17, 2022; 14:00 – 19:00 (JST) Online workshop (ZOOM) Language: English No participation fee required. Please register via the form below by March 14. https://forms.gle/LvUaiCSJGa5hEkMf6

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Collaborating researchers of the research program on Arctic Sea Routes will hold an international workshop as follows:

Arctic Shipping: Research Dissemination International Workshop

  • Date and time:March 17, 2022; 14:00 – 19:00 (JST)
  • Online workshop (ZOOM)
  • Language: English
  • No participation fee required. Please register via the form below by March 14.
    https://forms.gle/LvUaiCSJGa5hEkMf6

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