Venue: 

The pre-congress discussion on the 26th will be held at the campus of Shizuoka University. 

All meetings from the 27th will be held at  GRANSHIP Shizuoka Convention & Arts Centre.

Tuesday 26th, November: pre-congress discussion 

15:00 – 17:00 Round-table pre-congress discussion 

“Why do we need a Global marine stations network”? 

(CHAIR: Matt Frost, Chair, World Association of Marine Stations, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK)

(venue: Faculty of Agriculture, Ohya Campus, Shizuoka University)

Background: The proposal for a World Association of Marine Stations was unanimously endorsed by the IOC and supporting regional and global networks in 2010. Since then, the  urgency to support capacity building to address global ocean challenges has increased. This session is an open discussion on current and potential future needs and drivers for a WAMS. We will also discuss the often asked question – what is the definition of a Marine Station in the 21st century?

Day 1 : Wednesday 27th, November

09:00 – 18:00 Free time for networking & regional groups meetings

16:00 onwards: Registration (GRANSHIP Shizuoka Convention & Arts Centre)

18:00 – 20:30   

Networking / opening plenary lecture

(CHAIR: Kazuo Inaba, University of Tsukuba, Japan)

Opening address

Kazuo Inaba (Chair, JAMBIO/University of Tsukuba, Japan) 

Opening ceremony: Confirmed speakers giving welcome address

     Vidar Helgesen (Executive Secretary of the UNESCO-IOC, Video message)

     Nobuyoshi Shiojiri (Vice-President, Shizuoka University)

     Matt Frost (Chair, WAMS/Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK)

Icebreaker (with light meals and drinks) 

Day 2 : Thursday 28th, November

09:00 – 09:40

Session 1  World Association of Marine Stations: Overview and updates

(CHAIR: Jani Tanzil, National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Marine stations and WAMS: overview and history 

  Matt Frost (Chair, WAMS / Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK) 

WAMS and the Global Atlas of Marine Stations: updates and next steps 

Kazuo Inaba (JAMBIO/ University of Tsukuba, Japan)

Anna Gebruk (WAMS Secretary/ University of Edinburgh, UK) 

09:40 – 12:15

Session 2  Marine stations and global research capacity 

(CHAIR: Anna Gebruk, University of Edinburgh, UK)

Marine Stations: Showcase talks on the latest scientific research, education, and outreach activities conducted across marine stations and networks 

Speakers:

Alexander Tzetlin (Lomonosov Mocsow State University, Russia) / Masahiro Nakaoka (Hokkaido University, Japan) / José A. Juanes (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain) / Jani Tanzil (National University of Singapore, Singapore) / Shannon McMahon (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) / Heather Sugden (Newcastle University, UK) / 

(Coffee Break)

Plenary discussion and Q&A with panel members: 

“What makes marine stations unique in terms of capacity?”; “How do we mobilise this capacity, particularly in and for the global south?”; “What are the upcoming opportunities for international collaboration for research and other activities”?

12:15 – 13:30 Lunch (a Japanese lunchbox provided)

13:30 –15:50

Session 3: Realising Dohrn’s vision 

- Marine stations as contributing to regional and global networks 

(CHAIR: Sean Rogers, Bamfield Research Station, Canada)

Speakers: 

 Imane Sioud (Tohoku University, Japan) / Ibon Cancio (University of the Basque Country, Spain) / Sylvain Agostini (University of Tsukuba, Japan) / Sean Michael Rogers (Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society, Canada) /Bangqin Huang (Xiamen University, China) / Augusto A. V. Flores (University of São Paulo, Brazil) / Julie N. Oswald (University of St Andrews, UK) 

Plenary discussion and Q&A with panel members: 

 “How do we network stations at the national to regional level (challenges and opportunities)?”; What funding mechanisms are available and what are the examples of best practice”?

“How can WAMS help network stations at the global level (challenges and opportunities)?; How should WAMS link to and support other global networks”?

(Coffee Break)

16:10 –16:35 

Special Session 

(CHAIR: Takako Saito, Shizuoka University, Japan; Kogiku Shiba, University of Tsukuba, Japan)

Promotional Talk from Principal Sponsor

MaOI Institute, representative

Marine Station Management: Lessons from Disasters

Minoru Ikeda (Tohoku University, Japan) 

16:35 – 17:30        Flash Talk (Poster)

Group Photo

17:30 – 19:00    Poster Session 

Mike Weber (Littoral Station of Aguda, Portugal) / Ibon Cancio (University of the Basque Country, Spain)/ Nobuo Ueda  (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) / Kazuo Inaba (University of Tsukuba, Japan) / Aleksandr Semenov (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia) / Jocelyn Wheeler, Noah Stickler (NaGISA NW Florida/Niceville High School, USA) / Hannah Castor, Sasha McCraine  (NaGISA NW Florida/Niceville High School, USA) /  Jesus Souza Troncoso (University of Vigo, Spain) / Masa-aki Yoshida  (Shimane University, Japan) / Toyonobu Fujii (Tohoku University, Japan) / Hanazaki Kana (Shizuoka University, Japan)  / Thetsana Chanaphat (Shizuoka University, Japan)/ Shan Zheng (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) / Song Sun (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) / Xiaoxia Sun (Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) / Aidah Baloch (College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China)

Day 3: Friday 29th, November

09:00 –11:40

Session 4: Marine stations and global policy 

(CHAIR: Neil Davies, University of California Berkeley, USA) 

Plenary Lecture

Katsunori Fujikura (JAMSTEC, Japan)  

Speakers

Matt Frost (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK) / Neil Davies (University of California Berkeley, USA) / Hiroaki Nakano (University of Tsukuba, Japan) /  Jan Mees (POGO/VLIZ, Belgium) / Axel E J Miller (Scottish Association for Marine Science) / Lillian Suttlemyre, Craig Falzone, Jacob Milz, Julia Milz  (NaGISA NW Florida/Niceville High School, USA) /

(Coffee Break)

Plenary discussion and Q&A with panel members: 

“What would WAMS as an implementing partner for the UN Decade look like?”; “How can WAMS support global policy including the BBNJ, the achievement of the SDGs and other targets under CBD?”

11:50 – 12:00 Closing remarks 

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (a Japanese lunchbox provided)

13:00 – 15:00 WAMS Steering Committee Meeting 

15:00 – 19:00 Free afternoon / networking time

19:00 – 21:00 Conference Dinner (‘Fugetsuro’) 

30th, November to 1st December: Post-conference marine station visit 

For more information see here.