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Platinum Sponsors
RESTEC, as the core organization of satellite remote sensing in Japan, aspires to build remote sensing technologies through comprehensive research and development and capacity building. Using these technologies, RESTEC obtains data from different platforms, and processes and analyzes them. RESTEC also calibrates and validates those data, develops software, and provides policy makers, researchers and other users with remote sensing solutions. By distributing the obtained information to users, RESTEC contributes to the resolution of environmental and climate change issues.
Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
The Center for Global Environmental Research (CGER) is the center for climate change research at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and the focal point of environmental research in Japan. CGER aims to scientifically clarify the impact humankind has on the global environment, and to build the foundation for environmental protection measures. CGER monitoring activities encompass the atmosphere and ocean, forest ecosystems and carbon balance, using ground-based methods, ships, aircraft and satellite. Furthermore, CGER promotes research on low-carbon societies and supports global environmental research by developing environmental monitoring databases.
KIMOTO ELECTRIC Co.,Ltd.
Kimoto Electric Co., Ltd is a pioneer in manufacturing ambient air monitoring instruments. Founded in 1953, we were the first developers of continuous SO2 and Smoke analyzers. This spirit of innovation has continued for over 65 years. We specialize in designing continuous automated monitoring instruments for ambient air quality, water and ocean environments, and overall global health. Our commitment to the environment, quality of our products, and the needs of our end users is second to none.
Gold Sponsors
TOKYO DYLEC CORP. mainly imports, manufactures, sells and provides maintenance/technical supports for the aerosol related products such as generator, disperser, diluter, sampler, particle sizer, mass measurement instruments, filter media, etc. Founded: Jan. 23, 1986
Toyofuji Shipping Co.,Ltd.
Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd. is the Toyota Group’s sole marine transport company. We mainly deliver vehicles to major ports both in Japan and overseas. Since 2002, we are cooperating with the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in conducting atmospheric and oceanographic monitoring studies. Currently, we are helping NIES with monitoring greenhouse gases along its North America, Oceania and Southeast Asia routes. The air and seawater samples are analyzed at NIES, contributing to the clarification of the global carbon cycle.
Shoreline Science Research, Inc.
Our name, “Shoreline” Science Research, Inc. represents the border of land, sea and air, suggesting heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry, and also implies our orientation to niche markets. Adopting the motto “1 s detection, 1 s response time, and ppt level sensitivity”, we specialize in real-time measurements, and provide unique state-of-the art analytical instruments and related solutions from physicochemical, kinetic and chemical engineering points of view.
Silver Sponsors
Picarro, Inc.
Picarro is a leading provider of solutions to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, trace gases and stable isotopes across many scientific applications. Our portfolio of gas analyzers and systems enables scientists around the world to measure GHGs, trace gases and stable isotopes found in the air we breathe, water we drink and land we harvest. Our patented Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) is at the heart of all Picarro instruments, enabling the detection of target molecules at parts per billion or better resolution.
Diamond Air Service, Inc.
Diamond Air Service Inc. (DAS) conducts microgravity flight experiments as a member of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. group. We also conduct repair works for aircraft owned by the Ministry of Defense, as well as assembly of new aircraft. Furthermore, we respond to various customer requests for aircraft flight operations such as earth and atmospheric observation, search missions, aerial photography, radio communication, broadcasting experiments, and disaster damage surveillance. We are deeply committed to quality and timeliness, and contribute to society by generating a synergy between safety management in flight operation and strict quality assurance.
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
Open Science for Public Good. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (www.elementascience.org) is a trans-disciplinary, open-access journal committed to the facilitation of collaborative, peer-reviewed research. With the ultimate objective of accelerating scientific solutions to the challenges presented by this era of human impact, it is uniquely structured into six distinct knowledge domains—Atmospheric Science, Earth & Environmental Science, Ecology, Ocean Science, Sustainable Engineering, and Sustainability Transitions—and gives authors the opportunity to publish in one or multiple domains, helping them to present their research and commentary to interested readers from disciplines related to their own.
Shimadzu Corporation
Shimadzu Corporation has remained committed to commercializing cutting-edge technology and providing it to customers in a wide array of industries for more than 140 years. Our brand statement, “Excellence in Science”, reflects our desire and attitude to diligently respond to customers’ requirements by offering superior, world-class analytical and measuring instruments, medical systems, aircraft equipment and industrial machinery for the advancement of human health, the safety and security of society, and industrial processes. In today’s challenging, ever-changing landscape, Shimadzu aims to partner with customers to meet their needs with unique technologies and solutions.
Japan Meteorological Corporation
Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) is a meteorological service provider headquartered in Osaka, Japan. JMC carries out a range of services, including weather prediction, meteorological measurements, energy-related forecasts, IoT technology services, and data-science analyses. JMC conduct business activities nation-wide throughout Japan, applying their extensive meteorological knowledge and capabilities. Recent developments include atmospheric wind measurement by Doppler LIDAR for wind-turbine electricity generation, environmental assessment, and urban meteorology.
Earth Observation Research Center (EORC), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was born through the merger of three institutions, namely the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) and the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). The Earth Observation Research Center (EORC) was established under JAXA in April 1995 as Japan’s core organization for Earth observation satellite data processing, analyzing, calibration/validation, and archiving. By continuing to carry out these activities using space-based Earth observation technology, we hope to assist humankind in its adaptation to climate change.
World Meteorological Organization
The Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) is the research programme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that provides a long-term international framework for integrated observations, analysis and assessment of atmospheric chemical composition. The programme is a collaboration of more than 100 countries and it relies fundamentally on the contributions of its Members to help build a single, coordinated global understanding of atmospheric composition and its change. The vision for the next decade of GAW is to grow the international network of high-quality atmospheric observations across local to global scales to drive high quality and impact science while co-producing a new generation of research-enabled products and services. GAW focal areas are GHGs, ozone, UV, aerosols, selected reactive gases, and total atmospheric deposition.
Nippon Thermo Co., Ltd.
We started 38 years ago as a joint company with the American Thermo Electron Co., concentrating on gas analyzers. We not only deal with import, marketing and maintenance of analyzers, but we also adjust and improve them for use in Japan, manufacture other equipment in relation to analyzers and sell them as a comprehensive analytical system. Furthermore, we act as an agent for import and maintenance of overseas analyzing equipment. We will continue our efforts to provide a full supply and support service of goods to our customers.
Panasonic Corporation Eco Solutions Company
Since the founding of our company in 1918, we at Panasonic have been providing better living for our customers, always making “people” central to our activities, and thus focusing on “people’s lives.” Going forward as well, based on our innovative electronics technology, we will provide a wide variety of products, systems, and services, ranging from consumer electronics products to industrial devices, building products, and housing. In various spaces and areas, such as homes, communities, businesses, journeys and automobiles, we will continue to work hard to offer new value for better living, and help realize “A Better Life, A Better World” for each individual customer.
Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP), Japan Environmental Sanitation Center
Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP) handles scientific and technical matters of the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET), a regional initiative for promoting cooperation in addressing acid deposition issues in East Asia, and is one of the hubs of the research on air pollution in East Asia including acid deposition and oxidant.
Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET)
EANET started in 1998 as an intergovernmental initiative to create a common understanding on the state of acid deposition problems in East Asia, provide useful inputs for decision making at various levels with the aim of preventing or reducing the adverse impacts on the environment, and promote cooperation among countries. Thirteen countries in East Asia are participating in EANET at present. UN Environment Asia Pacific is the Secretariat and the Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP) located in Japan is the Network Center for EANET.
Droplet Measurement Technologies, Inc.
Droplet Measurement Technologies creates, manufactures, and services leading cloud and aerosol instruments that propel breakthroughs in environmental science and engineering. With a legacy of fostering invention and a renewed commitment to science and innovation, we help champion discovery in support of people and planet.
Markes International Ltd
Markes International is a specialist manufacturer of instrumentation for detection of trace-level volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs). Markes has a well-deserved reputation for its application expertise in the field of thermal desorption, supplying a comprehensive range of instruments, sampling equipment and consumables that enhance the analytical capability of GC–MS. Markes has also gained recognition for its innovative, high-performance time-of-flight mass spectrometers for GC. New for 2018 is Centri®, an automated multi-mode sampling platform for pre-concentration of analytes from liquid, solid and gaseous samples.
Fujitsu Limited
We provide innovative IT services and digital technologies to businesses, deliver positive business solutions and build a unique partnership with our customers.
Through co-creation and innovation, we continue to work towards realizing a safe and sustainable society, thus providing a bright future to all people in the whole world.
Bronze Sponsors
Medical Supplements and Services (MSS)
We live in a world of steadily progressing medical development. There are today more than 2000 medical institutions in Japan that incorporate ozone therapy in their regular treatment methods. Our mission is to offer new possibilities in medical treatment by providing systematic and practical theoretical knowledge and up-to-date information in biochemistry and molecular nutrition sciences, high-quality and high-precision products, and a large variety of continuous services to doctors and medical staff engaged in ozone molecular treatment methods.
Takamatsu Preparatory School
Takamatsu Preparatory School, or Takayobi, is committed to helping students achieve their dreams and enter the college of their first choice. Every year, over 1,000 students come to Takayobi from 39 prefectures across the nation.
Takayobi is the only school that offers: a dormitory network to support both the academic and personal growth of the students; lectures by professional instructors; placement according to the level of each student; learning materials fine-tuned to each grade; guidance; and study rooms open to all students. With this ideal learning and living environment, Takayobi successfully continues to send young talents to prestigious universities and medical schools in Japan.
Atmosphere, MDPI
MDPI is a pioneer in scholarly open access publishing who has supported academic communities since 1996. Sponsor Journals include Atmosphere (launched in 2010; Impact Factor 1.487), IJERPH (launched in 2004; Impact Factor 2.101), Climate (launched in 2013; indexed by ESCI, Scopus), Environments (launched in 2014; indexed by ESCI), Geosciences (launched in 2011; indexed by ESCI, Scopus). Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433) is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly journal of scientific studies related to the atmosphere, with a strong emphasis on aerosols, air quality, biometeorology, biosphere/hydrosphere/land-atmosphere interactions, climatology and meteorology.
Japan Environmental Sanitation Center
As a nonprofit organization geared towards the improvement of the living environment, JESC actively pursues environmental protection and conservation through the whole range of its activities, and thereby contributes to create a healthier global environment for the future.
It’s specific activities are as follow:
・Activities to Promote Proper Management of Waste
・Activities to Help Advance Environmental Protection and Conservation
・Activities to Control Vectors and Nuisances
・Activities to Foster Specialists, etc.
Sayama Corporation
Sayama Trading Co., Ltd. is specialized in import and sale of pressure sensors and flow sensors. Most of these high-quality products come from our overseas suppliers. Particularly, we supply high-pressure transducers and transmitters from Setra Systems (USA) and Keller AG (Switzerland) to our Japanese customers. These products can handle different measurement modes to measure atmospheric pressure. Furthermore, we supply digital manometers, low-pressure hand pumps and flow meter sensors for liquids and gases.
Sayama Trading Co., Ltd. has a broad product portfolio that allows customers to select the best product to match their requirements.
Global Environmental Forum
The Global Environmental Forum (GEF) is a non-profit organization located in Tokyo, Japan. Our missions are to conduct and support scientific research on global environmental issues and to disseminate those research findings to the public. Since its foundation in May 1990, we have actively engaged in many research projects of environmental monitoring, in raising public awareness of environmental issues, and in developing guidelines for environmental management of businesses.
MEIWAFOSIS Co.,Ltd.
One of our main businesses is to introduce LI-COR (USA) instruments to the Japanese market. LI-COR has been manufacturing high performance and highly reliable gas analyzers for many years as the world leading company.
We are going to release LI-COR trace gas analyzers using the latest technology in the near future. We will continue to provide world-class instruments and contribute to the development of the atmospheric chemistry field together with LI-COR.
Taiyo Corporation
Solar Measurement Corporation – Being innovative and meeting the needs of tomorrow – The Solar Measurement Corporation markets electronic measuring instruments, signal measuring devices, control equipment, field instruments and process analyzers, including the products of the Yokogawa Electric Group, and offers a total solution to customers by also providing service and maintenance of measuring equipment and computing network.
ITEC Science Co.,Ltd
Our company, iTEC Science Co. Ltd, has been, for 10 years, marketing research equipment used in the physical, chemical and medical sciences. Our target area is mainly Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, but we serve the entire Kanto area. We deal with a large array of products, such as analysis equipment, instruments, consumable goods, reagents and chemicals for research, from over 300 suppliers. In addition, we also offer services such as reparation, modification and installation of research laboratories as well as homepage design. We handle any business promptly and with great flexibility.
SUURI-KEIKAKU Co.,Ltd
SUURI-KEIKAKU Co., Ltd. (SUR) established in 1967, is a pioneer consultant in the field of environmental issues and software development in Japan. SUR has 180 experienced specialists / consultants and a lot of clients such as national/ local governments, and private companies. SUR has also completed many consultations for governments outside of JAPAN. SUR is one of the most reliable consulting companies in Japan to solve environmental issues in various fields.
Springer
Springer Nature is one of the world’s leading global research, educational and professional publishers, home to an array of respected and trusted brands providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services. Springer Nature is also the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s most influential journals and a pioneer in the field of open research.
JAPAN AIRLINES Co.,Ltd.
JAL has since 1993 continuously measured atmospheric CO2 concentrations using its commercial flights and gathered atmospheric samplings from skies around the world. Since 2005, JAL is participating in the CONTRAIL project which is a cooperative research among the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan’s Meteorological Research Institute, JAMCO Corporation, JAL Foundation and Japan Airlines. Currently, JAL uses its Boeing 777 aircraft on regular routes to measure atmospheric CO2 concentrations in the upper air, thus contributing to research on continuous long-term monitoring of global climate change.
Early Career Program Sponsors:
Our mission is to enable investigations of changes in the Earth’s life support systems and their implications for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region through support for research and science-based response strategies and measures, effective linkages between science and policy, and scientific capacity development. This we do through supporting regional cooperation in research, enhancing capabilities, strengthening interactions among scientists and policy makers and providing scientific input to policy decision making and scientific knowledge to the public.
U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF’s goals–discovery, learning, research infrastructure and stewardship–provide an integrated strategy to advance the frontiers of knowledge, cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens, build the nation’s research capability through investments in advanced instrumentation and facilities, and support excellence in science and engineering research and education through a capable and responsive organization.
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA’s mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research. To do that, thousands of people have been working around the world and in space for more than 50 years, trying to answer some basic questions. What’s out there in space? How do we get there? What will we find? What can we learn there — or learn just by trying to get there — that will make life better here on Earth?
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. NOAA’s reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as they work to keep citizens informed of the changing environment around them. From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. NOAA’s dedicated scientists use cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation to provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information they need when they need it.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW)
The Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) is the research programme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that provides a long-term international framework for integrated observations, analysis and assessment of atmospheric chemical composition. The programme is a collaboration of more than 100 countries and it relies fundamentally on the contributions of its Members to help build a single, coordinated global understanding of atmospheric composition and its change. The vision for the next decade of GAW is to grow the international network of high-quality atmospheric observations across local to global scales to drive high quality and impact science while co-producing a new generation of research-enabled products and services. GAW focal areas are GHGs, ozone, UV, aerosols, selected reactive gases, and total atmospheric deposition.
European Space Agency (ESA)
The ESA is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA is an international organization with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programs and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
IUGG is dedicated to the international promotion and coordination of scientific studies of Earth, such as the shape and dynamics of the Earth, gravitational and magnetic fields, earthquakes and elastic wave propagation, generation of magmas, volcanism and rock formation, hydrological cycle including snow and ice, and all aspects of the oceans, the atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations. IUGG encourages the application of this knowledge to societal needs, such as management of mineral resources, mitigation of natural hazards and environmental preservation.
International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS)
We promote research in all atmospheric sciences, especially programs requiring international co-operation. We lead the Alliance for Capacity Transfer – a joint activity of IUGG, the World Meteorological Organization, and the U.S. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. IAMAS is composed of 10 International Commissions on the following topics: Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution, Atmospheric Electricity, Climate, Clouds and Precipitation, Dynamic Meteorology, Middle Atmosphere, Planetary Atmospheres and their Evolution, Polar Meteorology, Ozone, and Radiation.
IGAC Monsoon Asia and Oceania Networking Group (MANGO)
Our objective is to form a cohesive network of atmospheric scientists in the Asian monsoon region, facilitate collaboration between Asian and international scientists, and foster the next generation of scientists in this region. More concretely, we enhance communication between scientists in Monsoon Asia and the international community on issues such as changes in atmospheric composition, biomass burning, biogenic and anthropogenic emissions, air quality, and mitigation options. We also explore opportunities for funding and infrastructure needed to foster scientific research, capacity building, and regional collaborations.
IGAC China Working Group
Chinese atmospheric chemists have been conducting frontier research for forty years on urban and regional air pollution and its impacts on climate and health. To integrate Chinese research experience in IGAC research, a national WG was established. Its aim is to encourage leadership of Chinese atmospheric scientists in international research programs, strengthen ties with IGAC to facilitate the implementation of research projects in China, provide advice/consultation on major research plans in atmospheric chemistry in China to promote funding support, and to provide a platform in China to facilitate the academic growth of young researchers in atmospheric chemistry.
International Science Council, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
The International Science Council (ISC) is a non-governmental organization that brings together 40 international scientific unions and associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations. Our vision is to advance science and make it public. We help evidence-informed decision-making; stimulate and support international scientific research; promote the advancement of scientific creativity and relevance in all parts of the world; and defend the free and responsible practice of science. With co-sponsored international research programs and networks, our activities encompass a broad range of issues, from global sustainability, poverty, urban health and well-being, and disaster risk reduction, to data, observing systems and science advice to governments.
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University is a Joint Usage/Research Center in Japan that uniquely combines two fields of research: space science and Earth science. ISEE investigates a variety of phenomena in the system of the Earth, the Sun, and the universe, and aims to contribute to solutions for global environmental issues and development of human society spreading out into space.
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
The IASS conducts research with the goal of identifying, advancing, and guiding processes of social change towards sustainable development in Germany and abroad. Its research practice is transdisciplinary, transformative, and co-creative. The IASS cooperates with partners in academia, political institutions, administrations, civil society, and the business community to understand sustainability challenges and generate potential solutions. A strong network of national and international partners supports the work of the institute. Among its central research topics are the energy transition, emerging technologies, climate change, air quality, systemic risks, governance and participation, and cultures of transformation. The institute is funded by the research ministries of the Federal Government of Germany and the State of Brandenburg.
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) is Japan’s only research institute that undertakes a broad range of environmental research in an interdisciplinary and comprehensive manner. Since its inception in 1974, NIES has played a vital role in solving a variety of environmental problems. In order to produce scientific findings on environmental protection, NIES carries out research projects that include consolidating the institute’s research foundation through basic research, data acquisition and analysis, preservation and provision of environmental samples, and other efforts. NIES conducts broad-based research that covers the environmental science field in its entirety, promote comprehensive research that seeks to cover everything from the basics to social implementation, further advance and enhance research networks domestically and globally, and carry out research of a high level that contributes to broadly understanding and solving environmental problems, thereby appropriately disseminating our store of scientific knowledge.
Cooperating Societies:
Supporting Organizations:
Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
Japan Tourism Agency, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Science Council of Japan
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES)
Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CeRES), Chiba University
Institute of Low Temperature Science (ILTS), Hokkaido University
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Japan Agency For Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency
National Institute of Polar Research (NiPR)
Future Earth
Future Earth, Regional Centre for Asia
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), The University of Tokyo
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University
Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Kagawa University