Following last year, we will hold the Marine Plastic Debris Academic Symposium.

We will hold a two-day event featuring a Research Session aimed at broadening the scope of research and promoting further studies by disseminating and sharing the progress and results of research on marine plastic litter in Japan, primarily within the domestic academic community, and a Special Session aimed at sharing these findings with the general public. We would like members of each academic society to participate as speakers and attendees, and we kindly ask you to share this announcement with your members.

Below is the summary.

FY2023 Marine Plastic Litter Academic Symposium [Research Session]

Date and Time: Saturday, March 9, 2024, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Scheduled)
Target audience: Researchers and professionals
Format: Online
We are currently accepting applications for speakers and attendees.

FY2023 Symposium on Marine Plastic Pollution [Special Session]

Date: Sunday, March 19, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (tentative)
Target audience: General public
Format: In-person
⇒We are now accepting applications for observers.

For details and application methods regarding speaker submissions and audience participation for the above two symposiums, please check the Ministry of the Environment press release (12/26) at the URL below.
Holding of Two Symposia on the FY2023 Marine Plastic Litter Issue | Press Releases | Ministry of the Environment (env.go.jp)
https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_02577.html