Date

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

THE 15TH INTERNATIONL SYMPOSIUM ON OKHOTSK SEA & SEA ICE
THE 2ND ICE SCOUR & ARCTIC MARINE PIPELINES WORKSHOP

INVITATION

We invite you to participate in the 15th International Symposium on Okhotsk
Sea & Sea Ice and the 2nd Ice Scour and Arctic Marine Pipelines Workshop,
MOMBETSU-2000 Conference. The joint conference of the Symposium and
Workshop will be held in Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan on February 6-9, 2000.

The Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice Symposia are organized annually by the Okhotsk
Sea & Cold Ocean Research Association (OSCORA). The Okhotsk Sea & Sea Ice
Symposia are intended to all scientists and engineers interested in issues
related to sea ice and the Okhotsk Sea areas. The MOMBETSU-2000 Conference
will especially address the new results from research programs being
carried out in the Okhotsk Sea, Baltic Sea and Arctic/subarctic waters, and
the new developments in the offshore industry together with ice problems. A
special emphasis will be focused on the review of ice scour effects
relevant to the safe design and operation of marine pipelines offshore, and
to address the issues of damage control, oil spill cleanup and risk
management.

Technical tours will be arranged to the icebreaker, 'Garinko II' for a
sightseeing tour in the ice-covered water, to the Okhotsk Tower for having
an experience in an aquarium under the ice and to the Okhotsk Sea Ice
Museum of Hokkaido. Refreshment at a hot spring will be also arranged after
the symposium.

CONFERENCE TOPICS

  • Okhotsk Sea and Sea Ice
  • Arctic/Subarctic Waters and Sea Ice
  • Marine Environment in Ice-Covered Waters
  • Environmental Problems, Oil in Ice
  • Engineering Problems in Ice-Covered Waters
  • Ice Mechanics and Dynamics
  • Remote Sensing of Ice
  • Ice Scour & Arctic Marine Pipelines Workshop

CALL FOR PAPERS

Authors wishing to present a paper at the conference are invited to submit
an abstract of 200 to 300 words by October 10, 1999. All the papers
submitted to the conference will be reviewed. Final camera-ready
manuscripts in English (with Japanese summary) (up to about 6-8 pages
including figures and tables) should be sent by December 10, 1999 to the
Secretariat. Accepted papers will be printed in the Proceedings, which will
be available at the time of the conference.

TIMETABLE

October 10, 1999 Preliminary Registration & Abstract Submission
December 10, 1999 Camera-ready Papers
February 6-9, 2000 MOMBETSU-2000 Conference

The OFFICIAL LANGUAGE of the Conference is English, but English/Japanese
can be used in communication with the Secretariat.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Prof. Vera Alexander, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Prof. Masaaki Aota, Hokkaido University, Japan
Dr. Vladimir Astafiev, Sakhalin Oil and Gas Institute, Russia
Mr. Soshi Hamaoka, Okhotsk Sea Ice Science Research Co., Japan
Dr. Takao Hoshiai, Emer. Prof., National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
Prof. Grant Ingram, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Makoto Kashiwai, Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute, Japan
Prof. John Kelley, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Dr. Seiichi Kinoshita, Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido, Japan
Prof. Hiromitsu Kitagawa, Hokkaido University, Japan
Prof. Louis Legendre, Laval University, Canada
Prof. Yuzo Mizuno, Hokkaido Institute of Technology, Japan
Dr. Yutaka Nagata, Emer. Prof., University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Tsuneo Nishiyama, Hokkaido Tokai University, Japan
Dr. Andrew Palmer, Cambridge University, UK
Dr. Ryan Phillips, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Dr. Wang Renshu, Institute of Marine Environmental Protection, China
Prof. Hiroshi Saeki, Hokkaido University, Japan
Dr. Kunio Shirasawa, Hokkaido University, Japan
Dr. Charles Smith, Minerals Management Service, USA


REGISTRATION FORM FOR
THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OKHOTSK SEA & SEA ICE
THE 2ND ICE SCOUR & ARCTIC MARINE PIPELINES WORKSHOP

Name:

Title: Mr. Ms. Dr. Prof.

Professional position:

Address:

Phone:
FAX:
E-mail:

Check, as appropriate:

_____ I plan to attend.
_____ I plan to attend, submit an abstract and present a talk.
_____ I may not attend, but submit an abstract and make presentation in a
poster session.
_____ I want to obtain ___ volume(s) of the proceedings.
A volume of the proceedings will be available at
the symposium at 2,000.Yen/volume.

I intend to submit an abstract under the following theme:

_____ Okhotsk Sea and Sea Ice
_____ Arctic/Subarctic Waters and Sea Ice
_____ Marine Environment in Ice-Covered Waters
_____ Environmental Problems, Oil in Ice
_____ Engineering Problems in Ice-Covered Waters
_____ Ice Mechanics and Dynamics
_____ Remote Sensing of Ice
_____ Ice Scour & Arctic Marine Pipelines Workshop

Preliminary Title of Paper (please complete for each abstract):

Principal Author:

Affiliation:

Address:

Phone:
FAX:
E-mail:

Co-author(s):
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  • Please send this form with an abstract of 200-300 words by October 10,
    1999 to the Secretariat.
  • Camera-ready papers should be sent by December 10, 1999 to the
    Secretariat.
  • Details regarding symposium registration, domestic transportation,
    accommodation and field trip PLEASE MAIL OR FAX AND PREFERABLY E-MAIL
    THE REGISTRATION FORM BEFORE OCTOBER 10, 1999 TO:

Dr. Kunio Shirasawa
OSCORA
Sea Ice Research Laboratory, Hokkaido University
6-4-10 Minamigaoka, Mombetsu, Hokkaido 094-0013 Japan
Phone: +81-(0)1582-3-3722
FAX: +81-(0)1582-3-5319
E-mail: kunio [at] pop.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp
http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/lowtemp/sirl/shome.html

  • For further information on 2nd Ice Scour & Arctic Marine Pipelines
    Workshop, please contact:

Dr. Ryan Phillips
C-CORE, Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X5 CANADA
Phone: +1-709-737-8354
FAX: +1-709-737-4706
E-mail: ryanp [at] morgan.ucs.mun.ca
http://www.mun.ca/ccore/isamp