Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC), Kobe University

From August 8 to 16, Director Shibata participated in the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)'s biennial Open Science Conference (OSC) held in Oslo, Norway, with 1400 registered participants, largest ever! He co-organised one workshop on Shaping Polar Science (Aug.11), reviewed the book "From Sovereignty to Guardianship" (Aug.11), and made research presentation at a parallel session on Antarctic Governance (Aug.12) (see the Program). Director Shibata actively networked with Antarctic researchers from different disciplines and with diverse experiences to promote international research collaboration under the JSPS Core-to-Core Program. The next OSC will be in July to August, 2028 in Sofia, Bulgaria. A brief report with photos.

The 6th Kobe PCRC Antarctic public symposium at Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center on May 22-23 and Kobe Workshop on Responding to the Call for Reform in Antarctic governance on May 26 were successfully completed, with brief reports with photos written by early-career researchers under JSPS Core-to-Core Program. YouTube videos from the Awaji Symposium are available (from June 30).

YouTube videos from the Seminar are now available (June 11).