Dear PAG members,

I am pleased to inform you that the second international workshop on Arctic Ocean observation will be held in Yokohama on Monday, October 27, 2025, as announced at the PAG 2025 spring meeting.
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/parv/e/event/2ndworkshop.html

Following the first international workshop on Arctic Ocean observation (November 17–18, 2023, https://www.jamstec.go.jp/parv/e/event/workshop/ ), this second workshop aims to share updates on recent and planned Arctic Ocean observations, and to discuss and develop concrete observation plans for the ARV Mirai II (see below), with input and comments from participants.

The registration site is available at the following link:
https://forms.gle/wXfa3kQHJSSopVFc8

If you would like to join the workshop, please complete the registration form by Monday, October 13, 2025. Should you have any questions about the workshop, please feel free to contact me.

Please note that the 8th International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-8) will be held in Hachioji, Tokyo, from October 28–31, immediately following the workshop:
https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/en/event/isar8
In addition, the PAG 2025 Fall Meeting and the 8th DBO Data Meeting will take place from November 3–5 at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) in Songdo, Incheon.
We hope you will be able to arrange your schedule to join us in Japan and Korea for these meetings.


Thank you in advance, and we look forward to seeing you in Yokohama!

Best regards,
Takashi KIKUCHI
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Takashi KIKUCHI, Ph.D (菊地 隆)/mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment research,
Research Institute for Global Change,
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.  
(IACE/RIGC/JAMSTEC)
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/iace/e/
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/parv/e/

2025 Update!

We are pleased to announce that the PAG 2025 Fall meeting and the 8th DBO data meeting will be held in person, with a possibility to attend online, from November 3-5 at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) in Songdo, Incheon.

If you are planning to participate to the meeting in person or online, please fill in the following form before September 22, 2025.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdFKQR1bIiWhLyac1Q9Of2KFxVEWTPeHZC6yqOt-WB02WYgQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=111716601361257346068

For those attending in person, below are four recommended hotels (see map attached):

1-Orakai Songdo Park Hotel

https://songdo.orakaihotels.com/eng/default.asp

2-Central Park Hotel:

http://www.centralparkhotel.co.kr/

3-Bridge Songdo Hotel:

https://en.bridgehotelincheonsongdo.com/

4-Sheraton Grand Hotel:

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/selgi-sheraton-grand-incheon-hotel/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0

A shuttle bus will run between the Orakai Songdo Park Hotel and KOPRI. Since all hotels are located within walking distance of the Orakai Songdo Park Hotel, you may join the shuttle service from there.

If you need a visa to visit Korea, please contact Catherine Lalande ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and we will send you the necessary documents.

Further details, including the agenda, will be shared later.

We look forward to your participation.

Dr. Eun Jin Yang, Chair of the Pacific Arctic Group.

Korea Polar Research Institute

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