Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center 10th Anniversary Ceremony
Overview
| Date and Time | 24th October 2025 (Friday) 13:00-17:30 |
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| Reception | 18:00-20:00 |
| Venue | Global Research Center for Food & Medical Innovation (FMI), Hokkaido University (N21W11, Kita, Sapporo 001-0021) |
| Register | Please apply using the Google Form below. https://forms.gle/EfxzNrEhGyLAucMQ9 ※Please come directly to the venue on the day of the event. The lecture is free of charge. |

Program
| 13:00-13:10 | Opening remark |
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| Prof. Shin Sugiyama (Director, Arctic Research Center) | |
| 13:10-13:20 | President’s address |
| Prof. Kiyohiro Houkin(President, Hokkaido University) | |
| 13:20-14:20 | Guest talk I (International guests) |
| Prof. Hajo Eicken (University of Alaska Fairbanks) Prof. Seong-Joong Kim (Korea Polar Research Institute) Dr. Aileen Espiritu (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) |
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| 14:20-14:30 | Group photo session |
| 14:30-15:30 | Guest talk II (Domestic Partners) |
| Prof. Fumiko Kasuga (Nagasaki University / Future Earth) Prof. Sei-Ichi Saito (The founding director, Arctic Research Center) Prof. Kimio Hanawa (Tohoku University) |
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| 15:30-16:00 | Break |
| 16:00-16:40 | Guest talk III (Domestic Partners) |
| Prof. Jun Inoue (National Institute of Polar Research, NIPR) Dr. Amane Fujiwara (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, JAMSTEC) |
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| 16:40-17:40 | Guest talk IV (Arctic Research Center Alumni) |
| Ex-Prof. Masato Tanaka (The Japan External Trade Organization, JETRO) Dr. Shunsuke Tei (Forest Research and Management Organization) Assist. Prof. Irene Alabia (Hokkaido University) |
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| 18:00-20:00 | Reception (in the same building) |







