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\nWe are pleased to announce a symposium for the OKEON Churamori Project. The symposium will bring together scientists, educators, and community members interested in monitoring and conserving Okinawa’s natural environment. Presentations and discussions will cover ongoing scientific research, citizen science, and environmental education efforts on the island. The symposium is open to all who are interested, please come! <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are pleased to announce a symposium for the OKEON Churamori Project. The symposium will bring together scientists, educators, and community members interested in monitoring and conserving Okinawa’s natural environment. Presentations and discussions will cover ongoing scientific research, citizen science, and environmental education efforts on the island. The symposium is open to all who are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[4,16,53,58],"class_list":["post-1285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-symposium","tag-collaboration","tag-environmental-education","tag-okinawa","tag-symposium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1285"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1297,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285\/revisions\/1297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okeon.unit.oist.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nDate: <\/strong>July 29 (Sat). 2017
\nLocation:<\/strong> OIST B250 & Caf\u00e9 Grano
\nOrganizer: <\/strong>OIST Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit
\nAdmission:<\/strong> Free
\nRegistration: <\/strong>Register from the online form here<\/a>
\nSchedule:<\/strong>
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\n\uff1clecture\uff1e<\/strong>\u300013:00-16:00
\n\u203b English \u2013 Japanese simultaneous interpretation is available
\n\u25a0 Evan Economo (OIST, Project PI)
\n\u300cIntroducing the OKEON Churamori Project: a new environmental monitoring network in Okinawa\u300d
\n\u25a0 Masashi Yoshimura\uff08OIST, Project coordinator\uff09
\n\u300cA new design of community collaborative project developing in Okinawa\u300d
\n\u25a0 Nicholas Friedman (OIST, Researcher)
\n\u300cIsland song: how acoustic monitoring will help us understand and protect Okinawa\u2019s biodiversity\u300d
\n\u25a0 Koichi Tone \uff08Okinawa Municipal Museum, curator\uff09
\n\u300cLocal environmental research in collaboration with the OKEON Churamori Project\u300d
\n\u25a0 High school research project networks
\nHentona High School, Yomitan High School, Ikeda High School
\n\u25a0 Hana Kuroda (Ryukyu Shimpo, writer)
\n\u300cPlease Use the Newspapers for Educations\u300d
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\n\uff1cKeynote Speaker\uff1e<\/strong>
\n\u25a0 Yoshiaki Hashimoto \uff08Museum of Nature and Human Activities Hyogo, PI\uff09
\n\u300cWhere culture meets nature: Role of Natural history museum to support from nature to culture legacy\u300d
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\n\uff1cPanel discussion\uff1e<\/strong>\u300016:10-16:40
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\n\uff1cPoster\/Display & Teatime\uff1e<\/strong>\u300016:50-17:30
\n\u25a0 Poster display \uff08Kyuyo High School, Futenma High School, OKEON\uff09
\n\u25a0 Display of field sampling devices \uff08OKEON\uff09
\n\u25a0 Hands-on exhibition (Tamagusuku Youth & Children Center, Okinawa Zoo and Museum, Okinawa Biological Club, Naha Nature Conservation Office, Ministry of the environment, Nago Museum and Chatan Town Board of Education)
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\nCosponsor:<\/strong> The Council for Promotion of OIST
\nSupporters:<\/strong> Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education,Department of Environmental and Community Affairs, Okinawa Prefecture Government,University of the Ryukyus, Naha Nature Conservation Office, Ministry of the Environment,Ryukyu Shimpo and Okinawa Times\n<\/p>\n