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Good morning, we are glad to announce new dates for the Digitalised Smart Ports Conference 2025 as the 15^th & 16^th of October 2025. The event will remain in Valencia, Spain and everything else will stay the same. Apologies again for the inconvenience of the postponement, but we believe it will be worthwhile to ensure the conference is as high-quality as possible. To review a copy of the event agenda, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Katalin Dobranszky, Senior Director Innovation, Policy Analysis, Social Affairs and Finance, ECSA – European Community Shipowners Association
• Luis Canto, CTO, Yilport
• Javier Garrido Salsas, Innovation Manager, Barcelona Port
• Mare Straetmans, Founder, Platform Zero
• Bernat Ibanyez, CIO, Castellon Port
• Roberto Di Tucci, Managing Director, Windward Nexus
• Juan Manuel Diez Orejas, Head of Strategic Planning & Innovation, Valencia Port
• Connor Lyons, Innovation Business Partner, Associated British Ports
• Sanam Jafarova, Senior Environmental Specialist, State Maritime and Port Agency (Azerbaijan)
• Joris Claeys, Founding Partner – Lead BD, Strategy, Partnerships, Projects & Operations, SLP Alliance
• Ignacio Revilla Alonso, Head of the Eivissa – La Savina Delegation, Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares
• Mees Van Der Wiel, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA)
• Bill Anderson, Trade Director, UK Ports
• Wouter van Bockhaven, Antwerp Management School
• Jan Hoffmann, Head, Trade Logistics, UNCTAD
• Jerome Besancenot, Information Systems Manager, Haropa Port
• Valentin Carlan, Post-Doctorate Researcher, Antwerp University
• Bugra Bilginer, Managing Director, London Port & Logistics Consulting

Why Attend?

• 10 of the EUROPE'S leading ports engaged in digital transformation.
• Over 60% of registered attendees C-suite level (all others senior managers or higher)
• Focus on the impact of Digitalisation of Ports, maximising operational efficiency and driving environmental sustainability.
• New interactive session – Roundtable Discussion on how to enable alliances across supply chains through Smart Ports.

Standard Delegate Rate: £1,995 – Discounted Rate: £1,545 *Valid only until Wednesday, 30th April 2025

The delegate pass includes attendance of the two-day conference, all speakers' presentations, lunches and networking opportunities as well as documentation from the event. The quickest and easiest option to register is using a debit/credit card which is which would take 3-4 minutes to complete (all major card accepted inc. AMEX). You can proceed with your card registration online at https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/digitalised-smart-ports/

• Select the ticket and click “Buy Now”
• Complete the rest of the details
• Mention “MDPSK” in “Additional Information/Order Notes” and I will be alerted to your purchase and will send you the full VAT receipt afterwards and the detailed venue information.

Alternatively, if you would like to pay by invoice, do let me know and I’ll promptly prepare a booking form to confirm your participation and issue the invoice.

Substitute attendees are welcome for up to 24 hours before the start of the conference, so you can secure a required number of discounted delegate space(s) for the conference on TBC basis and provide name(s) of the attendee(s) at a later stage.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Salil

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The European Commission in cooperation with the Municipality of Kittilä, the Regional Council of Lapland and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs will organize the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue in Kittilä, Finland, on 26-27 June 2025. Side events are planned for 25 June.

Both the draft programme and the registration link are now available online: https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/events/eu-arctic-forum-indigenous-peoples-dialogue-and-arctic-youth-dialogue-2025-06-26_en

If you would like to attend the event, we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

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Dear Polar Research Community,

We’re thrilled to invite you to a series of upcoming webinars co-organised with the OCEAN ICE project (Ocean-Cryosphere Exchanges in Antarctica: Impacts on Climate and the Earth System), funded by the European Commission and UKRI.

Don’t miss the opportunity to enhance your research skills and connect with leading experts in the field! More information about the webinars and registration links below:

WP7 Webinar: Data Management

When: April 8, 2025 | 12:00 GMT

Discover how Jupyter Notebooks and Google Colab can be leveraged for polar research. Our expert speakers will introduce the OCEAN ICE Data Management Plan and infrastructure design, followed by a hands-on demonstration of these powerful tools in action.

Register for the WP7 Data Management Webinar

WP4 Webinar: Quantifying Antarctic Ice Sheet Deep Uncertainty

When: May 13, 2025 | 8:30 GMT

Explore cutting-edge research on the deep uncertainty of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and freshwater fluxes under climate forcing, one of the key focuses of the OCEAN ICE project.

Register for the WP4 Quantifying Antarctic Ice Sheet Deep Uncertainty Webinar

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Faculty Recruitment Notice

Open Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the Diplomacy and Security Studies Division and the Interethnic Relations and Conflict Studies Division at the Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University

Overview

The Center for Northeast Asian Studies, established in 1996 as an independent research institute inside Tohoku University, aims to create interdisciplinary knowledge that contributes to solving cross-border environmental issues under cooperative globalization. In response to the changing global socio-political landscape, the Center established a new Department of Geopolitical Studies, founded upon the principles of interdisciplinarity, inter- and trans-regionality, and creative collaboration. Bringing together scholars from around the world, the Center is dedicated to integration – of research within and outside of Japan, of scholarship on and of the expertise of Northeast Asian studies – as a driving force for the development of Geopolitical Studies and as a roadmap for its future.

As part of a major new initiative, Tohoku University seeks to fill two faculty positions in the Diplomacy and Security Studies Division and the Interethnic relations and Conflict Studies Division. We welcome applicants who work in history, socio-cultural anthropology, international relations, political science and law, and related disciplines. Special consideration will be given to applicants whose goals and methodologies align with the Center’s tenets of interdisciplinarity and trans-regionality. Successful candidates will be appointed as tenure-track assistant professors.

The appointments are expected to begin on December 1, 2025. Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to research and teaching from a perspective that situates Japan in the larger world and highlights a global perspective in the Department of Geopolitics Japanese Studies of the Center for Northeast Asian Studies. Appointees will teach and advise in English at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with a typical teaching load of three classes each semester (3/3). Service in the form of administrative roles in the Center or in editorial involvement in the Center’s journal and other publications are also part of the appointment. Preference will be given to candidates capable of and willing to join collaborative research projects with scholars in Japan and to those interested in conducting research using the rich archival collections at Tohoku University.

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in the Humanities, Social Sciences or a closely related field by the time the appointment begins
Native or near-native proficiency in English
Proficiency in languages relevant to Northeast Asian Studies (Russian, Chinese, or other local languages)
Robust research agenda in the Diplomacy and Security Studies of Northeast Asian Studies or the Interethnic relations and Conflict Studies of Northeast Asian Studies
Strong commitments to research, teaching and management
Evidence of potential for significant contributions to the Center, University, and wider field of Northeast Asian Studies
Willingness to learn the basic Japanese language for livelihood and work

Compensation

The annual salary for these appointments will be determined in accordance with Tohoku University’s Regulations on Employee Salary and will be based on length of experience and performance.
Estimated salary range: 5-8 million Japanese yen (before tax and deduction）
Allocation of Office and Laboratory Space
Successful candidates will be allocated a furnished office space on campus.

Accommodation

Successful candidates may be able to move into university accommodation if there are any vacancies on the date of appointment.

Welfare

Successful candidates must be enrolled as a member of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association (MEXT), which provides health insurance and enrollment in the Employees’ Pension Scheme. Tohoku University will also provide employment insurance as well as industrial accident compensation insurance.

Submissions

Please submit the following materials to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Applications received by June 30, 2025 will receive full consideration.

A cover letter
A curriculum vitae
A completed resume (a standardized form has been created and is available for download here)
A writing sample representative of recent research (max 20 pages)
A research statement and agenda summarizing past research and outlining future plans.
Three letters of reference when applying for a position of tenure-track assistant professor. (NB: Please have the referees send the letters directly to the CNEAS; letters sent by the applicant cannot be accepted)
A completed and signed 'Conduct Questionnaire' (available for download here)

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit a teaching dossier, including a teaching philosophy statement and sample course materials. Candidates reaching the final round of the selection process will be invited to the Tohoku University campus.

Tohoku University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other protected status.

Please contact the Center for Northeast Asian Studies Administrative Office for any questions or additional clarification:

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