October 20 (Mon) 9:00-17:00: Side meeting
October 21 (Tues) 9:00-16:00: Side meeting; 18:00-20:00: icebreaker
October 22 (Wed) 9:30-17:30: IODP3 activities, JSPS C2C Program 1, Dinner
October 23 (Thur) 9:30-17:30: JSPS C2C Program 2, poster session, KCC lab tour
October 24 (Fri) 9:00-17:30: Field trip
JSPS-C2C-S1_flyerV2.pdfJSPS-C2C_program_2025Oct07.xlsxMinoru 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
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/
Tourist Inn Kochi https://www.touristinn-kochi.jp/
Welcome Hotel Kochi https://welcomehotel.jp/
Hotel Takasago http://h-takasago.com/
Icebreaker (Oct. 21, 2025) Irish pub Amontillado
Dinner (Oct. 22, 2025) HAYAMA