Schedules
October 21 (Tues): icebreaker
October 22 (Wed): IODP3 activities, JSPS C2C Program 1, Dinner
October 23 (Thur): JSPS C2C Program 2, poster session, KCC lab tour
October 24 (Fri): Field trip
Kochi symposium flyer
JSPS-C2C-S1_flyerV2.pdfMinoru Ikehara (Kochi U), Yuji Kato (Kochi U), An-Sheng Lee (Kochi U), Yusuke Kubo (JAMSTEC), Junichiro Kuroda (U Tokyo), Yusuke Suganuma (NIPR), Hanno Kinkel (ESSAC)
To hold a kick-off symposium for the project “Warm-period Climate Change Research Center with the International Ocean Drilling Program School,” which has been selected for the JSPS Core-to-Core Program (JSPS Kochi C2C). To understand the reality of climate change during past warm periods (Quaternary, Miocene, Eocene, etc.), it is essential to adopt a paleoenvironmental approach through the analysis of deep-sea drilling cores and other relevant data. The value of using the repository cores recovered through the long-term scientific ocean drilling programs and stored in the repository is also high. In addition, the International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3) began in 2025, and the Kochi Core Center (KCC) will continue to operate as an international hub for core repositories and core analysis. In IODP3, in parallel with the promotion of advanced research through new drilling and coring expeditions, the SPARC program —a new initiative for reusing repository cores (legacy cores) —will be launched. The Japanese community and KCC have already developed the Repository Core Re-Discovery Program (ReCoRD) and are working on five ReCoRD projects. In addition to exchanging information on research into climate change during the past warm period, it is necessary to exchange information on maximizing the value of these repository cores, measures for reusing them, strengthening the core repository function, and developing young researchers through training schools. For this reason, we will hold an international symposium to promote international exchange in scientific drilling.
Information exchange and discussion of annual plans for JSPS joint research projects (Joint Research R1 to R3)
Progress reports on each ReCoRD project and dissemination of information on improvements to the revised ReCoRD program
Information exchange for the preparation of IODP3/SPARCs proposals and development of the Magellan3 workshop
Promotion of Kochi Core School 2026
(1) IODP3 related activities (SPARCs/ReCoRD/Summer School)
Coordinator: Minoru Ikehara (Kochi Univ)
Nobu Eguchi (JAMSTEC, Japan) [online]
Anna Joy Drury (University of Leicester, UK)
Paolo Stocchi (University of Urbino, Italy)
Ursula Röhl (University of Bremen, Germany)
Tim Van Peer (University of Leicester, UK)
Go-ichiro Uramoto (Kochi University, Japan)
(2) JSPS Core2Core. Quaternary Super-Interglacials in the Southern Ocean
Coordinator: Yusuke Suganuma (NIPR)
Mike Weber (University of Bonn, Germany) [online]
Xavier Crosta (University of Bordeaux, France)
Johan Etourneau (University of Bordeaux, France)
Rob McKay (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Francisco Jose Jimenez Espejo (Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Spain)
Linda Armbrecht (University of Tasmania, Australia)
Adam Sproson (National Oceanography Centre, UK)
Boo-Keun Khim (Pusan National University, Korea)
Yusuke Suganuma (National Institute of Polar Research, Japan)
Takeshige Ishiwa (National Institute of Polar Research, Japan)
Osamu Seki (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Yuji Kato (Kochi University, Japan)
Hiroki Matsui (Akita University, Japan)
Keiko Takehara (Hokkaido University, Japan)
(3) JSPS Core2Core. Paleogene/Neogene warm climate
Coordinator: Junichiro Kuroda (Univ Tokyo), Hitoshi Hasegawa (Kochi Univ)
Ursula Röhl (University of Bremen, Germany)
Thomas Westerhold (University of Bremen, Germany) [online]
Paolo Stocchi (University of Urbino, Italy)
Gerald Auer (University of Graz, Austria)
Giulia Filippi (University of Ferrara, Italy)
Fabrizio Frontalini (University of Urbino, Italy)
Simone Moretti (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany)
Junichiro Kuroda (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Hitoshi Hasegawa (Kochi University, Japan)
Kazutaka Yasukawa (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Yusuke Kuwahara (Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan)
Arisa Seki (Fukada Geological Institute, Japan)
Junpei Yoshioka (NIPR, Japan)
Approximately 20 poster presentations are invited to the kick-off symposium. If you wish to attend the symposium and present a poster, please register using the form below.
To attend the symposium, please register using the form below.
Registration Form（Microsoft Forms）
Registration deadline (including icebreaker, dinner, field-trip): October 10, 2025
Registration fee: free
There is no fee to attend the symposium. However, a portion of the fee for icebreaker and dinner will be collected in cash. The amount will be announced at a later date.
Abstracts must be submitted by the deadline for those presenting at the symposium.
Download abstract template below
Submission deadline: September 30, 2025
Please submit your abstract to Dr. An-Sheng Lee (email: aslee (at) kochi-u.ac.jp)
Template_Abstracts_C2C_Symposium_2025.docxSymposium participants are requested to make their hotel reservations. Many hotels are available in downtown Kochi, but the following hotels are recommended.
Richmond Hotel Kochi https://richmondhotel.jp/kochi/
Welcome Hotel Kochi https://welcomehotel.jp/
Hotel Takasago http://h-takasago.com/