Speaker Line-Up

Keynote Speaker

Kei Hiruma

University of Tokyo, Japan

Invited Speakers

Elizabeth Waters

San Diego State University, USA

Hidehiro Ishizawa

University of Hyogo, Japan

Talia Karasov

University of Utah, USA

Haruna Matsumoto

Zheijiang University, China

Itumeleng Moroenyane

Stellenbosch University University, South Africa

Henriette Schluepmann

Utrecht University, Netherlands

Mary Catherine Aime

Purdue University, USA

Fletcher Halliday

Oregon State University, USA

Marion Donald

Landcare Research/University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Isheng Jason Tsai

Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Leonora Bittleston

Boise State University, USA

Cecilia Grossi

National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina

Additional Speakers

Akio Tani

Okayama University, Japan

Kaoru Tsuji

Kobe University, Japan

Kenichi Tsuda

Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Kosuke Shiraishi

Kyoto University, Japan

Britt Koskella

University of California Berkeley, USA

Johan Leveau

University of California Davis, USA

Registration Information

Upon completion of the abstract submission form above, and after review by the organizing committee, a payment link will be emailed to participants based on their registration category. 

Both registration categories include access to all talks, all scheduled meals, and transport to and from the field trip (entrance fees for aquarium/botanical garden entrance not included).

Free Seaside House accommodations are reserved for participants who will present either a poster or talk at the conference.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Participation fees will be refunded if cancellations are made in written form via email to workshop@oist.jp not later than 15 business days prior to the start of the workshop.

In case of a natural disaster (typhoon, earthquake, etc.), which results in the cancellation of the workshop, participant fees will be refunded after subtracting the processing fee of 3.6%.

Access to OIST

Address

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

(In Japanese: 沖縄科学技術大学院大学)

1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
(In Japanese: 〒904-0495 沖縄県国頭郡恩納村字谷茶 1919-1)

OIST Seaside House

7542 Onna, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, 904-0411, Japan
(In Japanese: 〒904-0411 沖縄県国頭郡恩納村字恩納 7542)

Check in: June 5, 2025 @ 15:00 or later
Check out: June 10, 2025 @ 10:00 or before

Transportation options beyond the scheduled busses

TAXI               CAR               BUS

** Useful Taxi App  DiDi     GO

Airport Shuttle Bus

• Okinawa Airport Shuttle Bus
• Airport Limousine Bus

• Local Bus Schedule

Hotel Recommendation and Map

• Hotel Moon Beach
• Rizzan-Sea Park Hotel
• The Peridot

Other Information

Information for participants

• Weather: The climate of Okinawa is subtropical and experiences its wet season in May-June. Umbrellas (available at any convenience store) and footwear that can get wet are recommended. The daytime temperatures range from 25 to 30 degrees Celsius (77-87 degrees F). Please plan your dress accordingly!
• Money: Most ATMs and businesses accept cards from major companies (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, etc). Cash is accepted everywhere.
• Currency Exchange: ATMs [Naha Airport, Post Offices, Convenience Store & Aeon Store at OIST]
• Electricity: The AC outlet in Japan is 100 volt, and fits plugs with two parallel blades (Type A).  Please check if the AC adapter of your laptop is compatible with Japanese style and bring a plug adapter or a voltage converter if necessary
• Restaurants near Onna/OIST: please see the PDF below.

Near By Restaurant Information

Excursion Information

On Saturday after the last session ends around noon and after lunch, a bus will take participants to the Ocean Expo Park in the Motobu region, which is an approximately one hour drive from OIST. Here, you can choose to visit any number of nearby attractions, detailed in the map below, and also in the pamphlets linked here. 

Most of these activities require some walking from the bus dropoff, the farthest of which is the Bise Fukugi Road which is about a 20 minute walk over flat, paved sidewalk. You can also hop on the trolley bus, which costs 500 yen for a day pass or 300 yen for a single trip.

Individuals are responsible for paying their own entrance fees to certain ticketed exhibits. Prices are as follows:

• Churaumi Aquarium: 2180 yen
• Tropical Dream Center: 760 yen
• Oceanic Culture Museum: 190 yen
• Beach lounge chair and umbrella rental: 1000 yen each 
• Everything else is free!

Please make sure that you get back on the bus prior to its scheduled departure at 17:30, otherwise you'll need to find a different bus or taxi back!

Code of Conduct

We are committed to making our workshops (workshop(s) organized by OIST, hereinafter “our workshop(s)”) an inclusive space for sharing ideas and knowledge. We will not tolerate disrespectful communication, discrimination, harassment, or bullying in any form. As such, all participants attending our workshops are required to comply with this Code of Conduct. To provide all participants the opportunity to benefit from our workshops, we at OIST are dedicated to a positive, safe and harassment-free experience. Harassment in any form is specifically prohibited.

Harassment involves continued antisocial or unreasonable actions that violate a reasonable person’s personal rights and/or dignity and cause mental suffering, and thus worsen the person’s environment or make him/her anxious about participation. Behavior that is acceptable to one person may not be acceptable to another, so we ask that you use discretion to be sure that respect is communicated. Harassment intended in a joking manner nevertheless constitutes unacceptable behavior. Speech that is not welcomed or that is personally offensive, whether it is based on gender, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, ethnicity, national origin, religion etc. will not be tolerated.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please bring this to the immediate attention of the organizers. If you wish to report an issue concerning the organizers, you can contact the Conference and Workshop Section directly and submit a confidential report by sending an email to workshop-codeofconduct@oist.jp or submitting a report through the ⁠webform.

All complaints will be taken seriously and responded to by the Dean of Research promptly. Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent that it does not compromise the rights of others. Individuals found in breach of this Code of Conduct will be dismissed from the workshop immediately. Retaliation for reporting harassment is also a violation of Code of Conduct, as is reporting an incident in bad faith.