{"id":11626,"date":"2026-10-02T17:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/?p=11626"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:42:26","slug":"%e3%80%902027%e5%b9%b42%e6%9c%88%e9%96%8b%e5%82%ac%e3%80%91%e7%ac%ac2%e5%9b%9e-asia-arctic-conference%ef%bc%88%e3%82%a2%e3%82%b8%e3%82%a2-%e5%8c%97%e6%a5%b5%e4%bc%9a%e8%ad%b0%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/archives\/11626","title":{"rendered":"SAVE THE DATE: The 2nd Asia\u2013Arctic Conference (February 2027)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Hokkaido University will host the \u201cAsia\u2013Arctic Conference\u201d in February 2027, in collaboration with the Asia\u2013Arctic Network on Research and Education, the Japan Forum on International Relations, and other partner organizations. This forum provides a platform for experts to examine security-related issues arising between Asia and the Arctic regions. As geopolitical, economic, environmental, and technological interconnections between the two regions continue to deepen, the conference offers an opportunity for specialists from various fields to engage in discussions on shared challenges and emerging opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"space-y-3 mt-3\">\n<div class=\"group\/ai-message-item space-y-3 break-words\" id=\"P9sJiYhtNbkaLLhazESKW-content-0\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>DATE: 18\u201319 February 2027<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>VENUE: Hokkaido University (Sapporo), FMI Hall<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative pb-6 w-full after:border-b after:border-stroke-300 after:w-full after:absolute after:mt-3\"><span><strong>Organizers:<\/strong> Hokkaido University and Asia-Arctic Network on Research and Education, The Japan Forum on International Relations, UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic in Asia, Asia in the Arctic; JSPS-Research Council of Finland Bilateral project, ArCS 3 Governance group, TBA<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl-medium [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-3.5 pb-1\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">The Asia\u2013Arctic Conference is an interdisciplinary forum exploring the growing security linkages between Asia and the Arctic. As geopolitical, economic, environmental, and technological developments increasingly connect these regions, the conference brings together scholars, policymakers, industry experts, and practitioners to discuss shared challenges and opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">The conference adopts a broad concept of security, covering:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"relative list-outside marker:text-foreground-750 dark:marker:text-foreground-600 flex flex-col ms-4 px-1\">\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Hard security &amp; geopolitics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Energy &amp; economic security<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Human security<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Environmental &amp; climate security<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Food security<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Supply-chain &amp; critical infrastructure security<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Emerging risks in changing Arctic\u2013Asian dynamics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl-medium [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-3.5 pb-1\"><strong>Practical Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"relative list-outside marker:text-foreground-750 dark:marker:text-foreground-600 flex flex-col ms-4 px-1\">\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Participation:<\/strong> Free of charge (registration required; link to be provided)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Language:<\/strong> English (with Japanese interpretation)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Format:<\/strong> Hybrid<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"relative pb-6 w-full after:border-b after:border-stroke-300 after:w-full after:absolute after:mt-3\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl-medium [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-3.5 pb-1\"><strong>Tentative Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"text-lg-strong pb-1 [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-3.5\"><strong>18 February 2027 (Thu) | 12:30\u201317:30<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"relative list-outside marker:text-foreground-750 dark:marker:text-foreground-600 flex flex-col ms-4 px-1\">\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Doors open<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Opening remarks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Session 1:<\/strong> Hard security, geopolitics, international relations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Break<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Session 2:<\/strong> Energy security, economic security, infrastructure<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Break<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">High-Level Panel Discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Special Session 1:<\/strong> Highlights of research at Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Social gathering<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"text-lg-strong pb-1 [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-3.5\"><strong>19 February 2027 (Fri) | 08:45\u201315:30<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"relative list-outside marker:text-foreground-750 dark:marker:text-foreground-600 flex flex-col ms-4 px-1\">\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Doors open<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Session 3:<\/strong> Human security, Indigenous rights and communities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Break<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Session 4:<\/strong> Environmental and food security<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Lunch break<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>Special Session 2:<\/strong> TBA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ps-2\">\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">Closing words<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"relative pb-6 w-full after:border-b after:border-stroke-300 after:w-full after:absolute after:mt-3\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-xl-medium [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-3.5 pb-1\"><strong>Related Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-ligatures-none whitespace-pre-wrap\">The conference is organized back-to-back with the <strong>International Symposium on the Okhotsk Sea and Polar Oceans (Mombetsu Symposium)<\/strong>, held on <strong>21\u201324 February 2027<\/strong>. Participants may travel from Sapporo to Mombetsu on <strong>20 February (Sat)<\/strong> or <strong>21 February (Sun) morning<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SAVE-THE-DATE_AAC.docx\">the announcement letter<\/a> here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hokkaido University will host the \u201cAsia\u2013Arctic Conference\u201d in February 2027, in collaboration with the Asia\u2013Ar [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arcs3-news","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11626"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11645,"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11626\/revisions\/11645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}