NEWS

 

Date & Venue

Date: July 8-10, 2024 (Mon-Wed)
Venue: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa Churashima Foundation
  (888 Ishikawa, Motobu, Okinawa, JP)

• Day1: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium -Event hall
• Day2: The parking lot in front of the North Gate (P6)
• Day3: Okinawa Churashima Foundation -Audio visual room

※During the workshop period, please use only the "P6" parking lot at the aquarium throughout the entire period to park your car. Please do not park your cars in other areas. Also, please confirm the location of"P6" on the AMMSN workshop website in advance. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
"P6": The parking lot in front of the North Gate (P6)
 

Registration

This workshop has concluded.

 

• Deadline : June 17, 2024

• Fee
  ・Workshop only: 5,000JPY
  ・Workshop & Banquet: 15,000JPY
  ※Capacity: 70 (first-come-first-served basis)


• Note:
  ・We only accept reservation and payment in advance through the registration system to attend the banquet and are NOT able to accept any payment on site.
  
  ・Persons who have not registered to participate (including children) accompanying the registered participants will NOT be allowed to enter the all venues（including banquet）of the workshop. Thank you for your understanding.

 

Contents

Day 1 (July 8th):

  09:00-10:30　Registration
　

   10:30-18:00　PLENARY TALKS

• - GUEST SPEAKERS -
  Andrew Brownlow, Chika Shirakata, Jo Marie Acebes, Tres Clarke, Lem Aragones, Nantarika Chansue, Lindsay Porter, Keiichi Ueda, Eri Nakashima, Nozomi Kobayashi and more.

   

  Day 2 (July 9th):
    6:30/9:30　WORKING GROUP SESSIONS
  Rescue training* / Behind-the-scenes tours etc.
  (*Elective sessions, some sessions are prioritized to vets)
  Bernard Tsui, Brian Ma, Chika Shirakata, Keiichi Ueda, Eri Nakashima
  
    13:45　STRANDING FIRST RESPONSE BEACH TRAINING
  Andrew Brownlow, Bernard Tsui, Brian Ma, Keiichi Ueda

    19:30　Banquet
  The banquet will be held in front of the spectacular huge Kuroshio tank where a whale shark swims leisurely at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. There will be an impressive performance of Okinawan traditional ‘Eisa’ dance.

  

  

  
  
  Note:
  We only accept reservation and payment in advance through the registration system to attend the banquet and are NOT able to accept any payment on site.
  
  Persons who have not registered to participate (including children) accompanying the registered participants will NOT be allowed to enter the all venues（including banquet）of the workshop. Thank you for your understanding.

   

   

  Day 3 (July 10th):
    10:00-16:00　NECROPSY WORKING GROUP SESSION
  Necropsy* of Blainville’s beaked whale.
  (*Prioritized to vets and researchers, others will monitor it in another room.)
  -WORKING GROUP LEADERS-
  Andrew Brownlow, Bernard Tsui, Keiichi Ueda, Eri Nakashima, Koji Tokutake, Haruna Okabe, Nozomi Kobayashi and more.
  
    16:00-16:30　Closing Ceremony

   

  Agenda

  Latest agenda >>>　Agenda_updated20240624.pdf

   

  Information: Traffic & Accommodation

  Bus information between Naha airport and Motobu.

  • Yanbaru Express Bus (YKB 888)
    ・There is only Japanese page.
    ・No reservation needed.
    ・Credit cards can be used, but it’s safe to prepare JPY cash.
    ・The bus stops are also used by other companies.
    　Please note that “ YKB ” or “ 888 “ are shown on Yanbaru Express buses.
  • Okinawa Airport Shuttle
    ・There is English page about the location of the bus stop, payment and how to get on the bus etc. Please check the website about details.

  Accommodations

  • Royal View Hotel Churaumi : 6 min walk from the venue
  • Yukurina Resort Okinawa : 13 min walk
  • Wisteria Condominium Resort : 13 min walk
  • Mahaina Wellness Resort Okinawa : 25 min walk
  • Karry Condo Churaumi : 28 min walk
   

  Contact

  e-mail: ammsn2024okinawa[at]gmail.com (change [at] to @)

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