Events

Event Calendar

Time	Place	Event	For	How to participate
May 19 (SAT)
16:00-18:30	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	Junior High & High School Teachers	Pre-registration required
May 20 (SUN)
11:00-15:00	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	Junior High School Students	Pre-registration required
Lunchtime	103	Lunchtime Special Lecture	All attendees	No registration required
15:10-18:30	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	High School Students	Pre-registration required
19:00-22:00	ZOZO PARK	GEOFUT 18	All attendees	Ticketed Event
May 21 (MON)
12:30-13:30	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	All attendees (for reserchers)	No registration required
Lunchtime	103	Lunchtime Special Lecture	All attendees	No registration required
Lunchtime	A06	International Mixer Luncheon	Students and Early Career Scientists	Pre-registration required
17:10-18:30	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	All attendees (for researchers)	No registration required
17:15-17:45	Mini Stage	'Oshaberi' Bar - Pop-Up Talks-	All attendees	Entry Required
May 22 (TUE)
12:30-13:30	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	All attendees (for researchers)	No registration required
Lunchtime	103	Lunchtime Special Lecture	All attendees	No registration required
17:10-18:30	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	All attendees (for researchers)	No registration required
18：30-19：00	A06	Award Ceremony	All attendees	No registration required
19：00-21：00	A05-A07	Party	All attendees	Ticketed Event
May 23 (WED)
12:30-13:30	Exhibition Hall 7	NASA-JAXA Hyperwall	All attendees (for researchers)	No registration required
Lunchtime	103	Lunchtime Special Lecture	All attendees	No registration required
17:15-17:45	Mini Stage	'Oshaberi' Bar - Pop-Up Talks-	All attendees	Entry Required
May 24 (THU)
Lunchtime	103	Lunchtime Special Lecture	All attendees	No registration required
May 25 (FRI)
One Day Event		Field Trip: "Special Tour to SHIRASE and PERC "	All attendees	Ticketed Event
One Day Event		Field Trip: "Filed trip for 'Chibanian'”	All attendees	Ticketed Event

Lunchtime Special Lecture

We are honored to welcome the world class researchers to deliver lectures about the latest Hot Topics during lunchtime!
This year's lectures are the recipients of the 2nd Nishida Prize.
Learn more about Nishida Prize ▶

DAY 1 : May 20 (SUN)

Lecturer	Yoshinori Takano (JAMSTEC)
Title	On the dawn of “Life”：probing from chemistry
Description	“Chemistry” is a fruitful scientific discipline having wide spectra, including the approach to geochemistry and astrochemistry. Cutting-edge analytical chemistry will also provide unseen point of view in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Here, I’d like to discuss on the dawn of life and those perspectives by probing from chemistry.

Lecturer	Makiko Nagasawa (Department of Physics, School of Medicine, Kurume University)
Title	Resonant planets
Description	Planets revolve due to gravity of its host star. Planets evolve due to the gravitation between the planets. The long term piling up of small gravitation between planets makes a big difference in planetary orbit and causes a great diversity of planetary systems. Let's see how the gravitational interaction affects the orbits of extrasolar planets.

DAY 2 : May 21 (MON)

Lecturer	Michiyo Yamamoto-Kawai (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
Title	Ocean Acidification in the Arctic Ocean
Description	The ocean absorbs a large amount of CO2 we release into the atmosphere every year. This is changing the chemistry of seawater and increasing acidity of seawater, a process called “ocean acidification”. The Arctic Ocean is known as one of the most vulnerable region to ocean acidification. In this lecture, based on observations in the last 20 years, features and the state of Arctic Ocean acidification is summarized.

Lecturer	Shingo Watanabe (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Title	Climate model and my interest: from the atmospheric wave motion to the earth in the mirror
Description	I have two or three activities that are supposing to be lifeworks in my researcher life. One is elucidating the nature and role of earth’s atmospheric waves and turbulence by developing hi-top and high-resolution global climate models. The second is establishing an Earth system model truly necessary for the development of Earth system science by coupling and integrating various systems of the earth. Another thing is something that does not form an image right now. Please join my disordered immature talk rather than a sophisticated lecture.

DAY 3 : May 22 (TUE)

Lecturer	Naoki Uchida (RCPEVE, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University)
Title	The studies of interplate earthquakes and slow slip by using small repeating earthquakes
Description	Small repeating earthquakes are repeated rupture of a small fault patch that is loaded by interplate creep in the surrounding area. Taking advantage of the characteristics of the repeating earthquakes, they are used in many recent seismological studies. In this talk, I introduce the studies on the process of interplate earthquakes and slow slip by utilizing the characteristics of repeating earthquakes.

Lecturer	Yusuke Ebihara (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)
Title	Understanding of substorm and magnetic storm by means of large-scale computer simulation
Description	The magnetosphere is the region where Earth’s magnetic field dominates. Substorm and magnetic storm provide an important clue to the understanding of the dynamics of the magnetosphere. By using large-scale computer simulation, substorm and magnetic storm are found to develop in a complicated manner, incorporating with various elements. This talk is intended to present the dynamics of the magnetosphere revealed by the simulation under the policy "deal with complex situations as a complex system.”

DAY 4 : May 23 (WED)

Lecturer	Masahiro Ikoma (The University of Tokyo)
Title	Diversity of gas-rich planets in the solar system and beyond
Description	In the Solar System there are four gas-rich planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Also, a great number of gas-rich planets have been identified beyond the Solar System. In this lecture I will overview our current understanding of the diversity and possible origins of such planets.

Lecturer	Hiroshi Tanimoto (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Center for Global Environmental Research, Global Atmospheric Chemistry Section)
Title	Exploring biogeochemical linkage between the atmosphere and the ocean
Description	Many volatile organics dissolved in the surface ocean originated from the marine ecosystem, and once emitted into the overlying atmosphere, they have great impacts on the atmospheric chemistry and the Earth’s climate, playing an important role in the global environmental change. New technological developments provided new insights for better understanding of biochemical mechanisms as well as distributions and air-sea fluxes of these organics.

DAY 5 : May 24 (THU)

Lecturer	Taku Tsuchiya (Geodynamics Research Center, Ehime University)
Title	Deep Earth Sciences from Ab Initio Simulation
Description	Recent progress in theoretical mineral physics has been dramatic. It is now possible to predict various physical and chemical properties of deep Earth materials quantitatively in ultrahigh-pressure and temperature condition. I will discuss new views on the deep Earth composition and dynamics inferred from research outcomes on the thermoelastic and thermochemical properties of lower mantle and core materials.

Lecturer	Yuzo Miyazaki (Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University)
Title	Atmosphere–Biosphere interactions via atmospheric organic aerosols
Description	It is crucial to quantitatively understand the origin of biogenic organic aerosol in the atmosphere, because organics in atmospheric aerosol particles are closely linked to climate impact of aerosol as well as biogeochemical cycle of bioelements, such as nitrogen and carbon. Origin of natural organic aerosols, mechanisms of their climate effect, and possible feedback on natural ecosystem will be discussed.

International Mixer Luncheon 2018

We welcome each and every one of our student members and early career scientist to the International Mixer Luncheon 2018!
This mixer luncheon will provide you an opportunity to get to know, interact and share your thoughts/researches with other student members and early career researchers along with a free lunch.

Date and Time	May 21 (MON) 12:30-13:30
Place	A06, Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall
Sign-Up Deadline	May 8 at 11:59pm JST
Sign-Up	From International Mixer Luncheon Application Form

JpGU Party 2018

Party registration is now available!!

The JpGU Party 2018 will take place on Tuesday, 22 May at Room A05-07, Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall.
Join us to meet people, share your interest and enjoy the meeting at the most.

Date and Time	May 22 (TUE) 7:00 pm -
Place	A05-A07, Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall
Fee	Online Registration Fee (by May 19 at 5:00pm JST) ・ Regular: 4320 JPY ・ Student: 1980 JPY New for 2018 *Please note that early bird discount is only applicable to online registrations. On-site Registration Fee (May 20 at 8:00am- 22 ) ・5000 JPY ・2500 JPY
Sign-Up	Online Registration Available from your Members Page Log-in -> JpGU Meeting -> Party Registration Deadline: May 19 at 5:00pm JST On-site Registration ・Help Desk: May 20 at 8:00am - May 22 at 3:00pm ・Front of A05: May 22 at 6:00pm

Field Trip

UMI Course: Special Tour to SHIRASE and PERC This is a special tour to the scientific wealth in Funabashi and Narashino are, boarding a retired Antarctic research vessel "Japanese icebreaker SHIRASE" and visiting Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology.
Date	May 25 (FRI)
Up to	30 people
Fee	3,500 yen(tax included)　*Lunch provided
Apply	UMI Course Apply Form
Deadline	May 8 (TUE) 5:00pm JST
Supported by	City of Chiba, Chiba Convention Bureau
Route Meet at Makuhari Messe ＝＞　Explore SHIRASE 　*Guided in English　＝＞ Lunch (Genghis Khan: Japanese Style Mongolian Mutton Barbecue）at Chiba Sapporo Beer Garden ＝＞　Explore Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology　=> break up there （5 min walk to JR Tsudanuma Station） (Image)

YAMA Course: Filed trip for “Chibanian”: The first Japanese GSSP candidate “Chiba Section” and its adjacent sequences.
Date	May 25 (FRI)
Up to	30 people
Fee	4,500 yen (tax included)　* Lunch box provided
Apply	YAMA Course Apply Form
Deadline	May 8 (TUE) 5:00pm JST
Supported by	City of Chiba, Chiba Convention Bureau
Route Meet at Makuhari Messe ＝＞　Walk to Chibanian from Tabuchi Civic Hall　＝＞　Explore Yoro River and lunch　＝＞　Bus to Tokyo Station (Image)

'Oshaberi' Bar -Pop-Up Talks-

Pop-up talks is an exciting free talk presentation by students and early career scientists under 35 years old.
Each talk will last 5 minutes and the presentation topic can be anything related to science
(e.g. Research, lifestyle, career etc.)
Presenters will also be given an original designed T-shirt!

Date and Time	May 21 (MON) 5:15pm-5:45pm May 23 (WED) 5:15pm-5:45pm
Place	Mini Stage, International Exhibiton Hall 7
Sign-Up	Please see the application details at 'Oshaberi' Bar Webpage.

GEOFUT 18

JpGU Futsal Event "GEOFUT 18"
A futsal excursion “GEOFUT 18” will be held after the scientific sessions on Sunday, 20 May.
Anyone, regardless of age and nationality as well as futsal skills, is welcome to join the game.　
Submit an application to sign up now!

Date and Time	May 20 (SUN) from 19:00 to 22:00
Venue	ZOZOPARK HONDA FOOTBALL AREA *15 minutes walk from Makuhari Messe. Website　http://honda-sports-land.com/zozopark (Available in Japanese)
Details	Schedule 18:30-19:00　Leave for the futsal ground 19:00-19:10　Opening ceremony 19:10-21:40　Tournament starts 21:40-21:50　Closing ceremony/ Winning team announcement 21:50-22:20　Change clothes/ Finish
Rule	Basically based on futsal rules． Women and men age over 40 get 2 points/ goal. Rules
Participation Fee	Team-groups　12,000 JPY/team *500 yen/ person for insurance will be added if the number of the team member exceeds 10 people. Individuals　2,000JPY/person (Insurance included)
Sign-Up (First-come-first-served basis)	For Team/ Group Participation　→　Team Application Form (Deadline: March 30 at 5:00 pm JST.） *Up to 9 teams entry available. Individual Participation　→　Individual Application Form (Deadline: March 30 at 5:00pm JST) *Up to 30 individuals entry available. Other team members will be informed by email later.
Contact	If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. GEOFUT 18 Office: futsal@jpgu.org
Basic Equipments	Sports wear, Sports shoes, Shin guards *Please bring your own wear and shoes suitable for sports. Shoes with studs are NOT allowed in the futsal ground. *Please do not use equipments or wear anything that may hurt yourself or another players (including any kind of jewelry).
Important Notes	-GEOFUT 18 may be canceled in case of heavy rain. Cancellation of the event will be announced by emails to the team leader or each individuals. -Please use the locker or keep your eyes on your valuables. We do not take any responsibility or liability for any damage or loss during this event.