25th-2010 Frist Announce

We invite you to participate in the 25th International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice (MOMBETSU-2010 SYMPOSIUM) to be held in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan on 21-25 February 2010.


The annual international Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice Symposium being organized by the Okhotsk Sea & Cold Ocean Research Association (OSCORA) is intended for all scientists and engineers interested in issues related to sea ice, the Okhotsk Sea and ice-covered waters. The MOMBETSU-2010 SYMPOSIUM will especially address the new results from research programs being carried out in the Okhotsk Sea, seasonally ice-covered waters, Arctic/Subarctic waters, global warming and oil spill problems in the marine environment in ice-covered waters. Special sessions or workshops are also welcome to be jointly organized with MOMBETSU-2010 SYMPOSIUM. Please contact the program chair if you have suggestions or recommendations for special sessions. All sessions will consist of oral presentations. Contributions to the Proceedings of the Mombetsu-2010 Symposium will be available for those who may not be able to attend but would like to present papers.


Technical tours during the symposium will be arranged on the icebreaker, "Garinko II" for a sightseeing tour in the ice-covered Mombetsu harbor area, to the Okhotsk Tower to visit an aquarium under the ice. A one-day post-symposium excursion will be planned to a hot spring near Mombetsu. If you wish to take part in it, please inform us by E-mail.

The city of Mombetsu is a small and pleasant fishing town located along the Okhotsk Sea coast. It is accessible by air transportation directly from Tokyo/Haneda airport (one hour and a half). It is also accessible by train from Sapporo to Asahikawa (one hour and twenty minutes) and the connected bus from Asahikawa to Mombetsu (three hours), or a direct bus service between Sapporo and Mombetsu (four and a half hours). Please arrange your travel schedule with your local travel agents or the All Nippon Airways (ANA) office.


We look forward to sharing this unique opportunity with you in February 2010 in addition to lively discussions on sea ice.

• ◆ Okhotsk Sea
• ◆ Meteorology, Oceanography
• ◆ Marine biology, Fisheries
• ◆ Sea ice
• ◆ Engineering Problems
• ◆ Remote Sensing
• ◆ Global Warming and Environment in arctic
• ● Special workshops or meetings you want to hold

• Authors wishing to present a paper at the symposium are invited to submit a short summary (short explanation of papers) of 200 to 300 words including the paper title, all authors' and co-authors' full names, affiliations, full addresses, telephone and Fax numbers and e-mail addresses of the corresponding author and co-authors to the Secretariat by 30 November 2009 by e-mail or fax. Notice for acceptance will be sent by 05 December 2009.

• 1. Manuscripts for the Proceedings-25 should be sent by e-mail to the Secretariat of Mombetsu-2010 Symposium by 15 January 2010.
• 2. The manuscript including figures and tables should not exceed 4pages of A4 with 11pt fonts.
• 3. In order to avoid garbled (garbage) characters, the manuscript should be sent as PDF files.
• 4. The style of the manuscript should be as follows:
  • a. Title
  • b. Author’s name, affiliation, e-mail addresses of the corresponding author and co- authors.
  • c. Abstract: A short abstract is required at the beginning of each manuscript.
  • d. Text: The text should be written with 11pt fonts.

• ◆ 30 November 2009 --- Preliminary Registration & Abstract Submission
• ◆ 05 December 2009 ---- Notice for Acceptance
• ◆ 15 January 2010 --- Final manuscript (Camera-ready papers by e-mail) for The Proceedings-25
• ◆ 21-25 February 2010 --- MOMBETSU-2010 SYMPOSIUM
• ◆ 25-26 February 2010 --- Post-symposium excursion

The OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the Symposium will be English or Japanese. No simultaneous translation service will be provided.

DETAILS regarding symposium registration, domestic transportation, accommodation and field trip will be available at the symposium web site:

• http://www.o-tower.co.jp/okhsympo/index.html

CONTACT for more information on symposium registration and registration/renewal for the Secretariat Mombetsu-2010 Symposium: