On January 18 (Saturday), 2025, the diplomats, delegates and academia gather again in Kobe, Japan, to reconsider how to maintain the Antarctica as “the natural reserve devoted to peace and science”. This workshop is co-organized by Kobe University Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC) and Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) in preparation for Japan hosting the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in May 2026 in Hiroshima. This workshop is open to public and live streamed. Please refer to the workshop website for pre-registration.

 Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC)