27th-2011 Frist Announce

　　　　We invite you to participate in the 27th International Symposium on Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice (MOMBETSU-2012 SYMPOSIUM) to be held in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan on 19-23 February 2012.

　　　　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-2012 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-2012 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-2012 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 previously.

　　　　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 2012 in addition to lively discussions on sea ice.

　　　◆ Okhotsk Sea
　　　◆ Meteorology, Oceanography
　　　◆ Marine Biology, Fisheries
　　　◆ Engineering Problems, Northern Sea Route
　　　◆ 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 2011 by e-mail or fax. Notice for acceptance will be sent by 05 December 2011.

• 1. Manuscripts for the Proceedings-27 should be sent by e-mail to the secretariat of Mombetsu-2012 Symposium by 15 January 2012.
• 　　　　　Attention:New E-mail address: momsys@o-tower.co.jp
• 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 of the corresponding author and co- authors.
• 　　　　　c. Abstract: A short abstract is required at the beginning of each manuscript.
• 　　　　　d. Text: The text of sentence should be written with 11pt fonts. (A title is a 12-14pt)

• ◆ 30 November 2011 --- Preliminary Registration & Abstract Submission
• ◆ 05 December 2011 ---- Notice for Acceptance
• ◆ 15 January 2012 --- Final manuscript (Camera-ready papers by E-mail) for the Proceedings-27
• ◆ 19-23 February 2012 --- MOMBETSU-2012 SYMPOSIUM
• ◆ February 2012 --- Post-symposium excursion (Under planning)

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/

CONTACT for more information on symposium registration and registration/renewal for the secretariat Mombetsu-2012 Symposium: