We are pleased to announce the Field Research Laboratory Symposium: Upgrade from 'Remote Observatory' to 'Field Research Laboratory'. At the symposium, we would like to discuss and share the current situation and future prospects of the field research laboratories with the participants.

[ Outline ]

Current projects, activities, and problems [Presentations from several laboratories]

　　　① Prof. Yoshihisa IIO and Assis. Prof. Kenichi YAMAZAKI (Abuyama Observatory, Miyazaki Observatory)

　　　② Prof. Masato IGUCHI (Sakurajiima Volcano Observatory)

　　　③ Assoc. Prof. Shintaro YAMASAKI (Tokushima Landslide Observatory)

　　　④ Assoc. Prof. Shusuke MIYATA (Hodaka Sedimentation Observatory)

　　　⑤ Assoc. Prof. Yasuyuki BABA (Shirahama Oceanographic Observatory, Shionomisaki Wind Effect Laboratory)

　　　⑥ Prof. Tetsuya HIRAISHI (Ujigawa Open Laboratory)

Future prospects [Panel Discussion]

Panelist:

　　　① Prof. Takuo SHIBUTANI (Chief of the Research Center for Earthquake Prediction)

　　　② Assoc. Prof. Haruhisa NAKAMICHI (Sakurajiima Volcano Observatory)

　　　③ Prof. Masaharu FUJITA (Chief of the Research Center for Fluvial and Coastal Disasters)

　　　④ Prof. Tomoharu HORI (Chair of the committee for field research laboratories, DPRI)

　　　⑤ Prof. Naoko TOKUCHI (Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto Univ.)