2025 AMEA Conference

[AMEA 10th Anniversary Celebration x ECOP Ocean Education Conference & Itoigawa Ocean Exploration Tour]
🌊 Celebrate AMEA’s 10th anniversary together! Explore the ocean, learn, and take action! 🌊
📍 Conference: August 4-6, 2025 | Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI), Tokyo, Japan
📍 Ocean City Exploration Tour: August 6-9, 2025 | Itoigawa City, Japan
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Open to educators, students, marine professionals, and families!

🚀 We sincerely invite you to join the "AMEA 10th Anniversary Celebration x ECOP Ocean Education Conference" and explore the marine ecology and culture of Itoigawa!

🌟 Event Highlights: AMEA 10th Anniversary Celebration
This event will focus on celebrating AMEA’s 10th anniversary, reviewing the association's achievements in promoting ocean literacy and marine education, and looking ahead to future developments. It will include a special celebration forum, a retrospective and outlook session, and presentations from global marine experts and youth leaders.

📚 [8/4-6] AMEA x ECOP Ocean Education Conference (Tokyo)
This conference will bring together marine educators, scientists, and policymakers from around the world to discuss how to promote ocean literacy and cross-sector collaboration in various marine fields to support the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

🔹 Theme: How to promote interdisciplinary collaboration to achieve the goals of the Ocean Decade?
🔹 Location: Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI), Tokyo
🔹 Highlights:
✅ Exchange with global marine education and policy experts
✅ ECOP (Early Career Ocean Professionals) sharing on marine research and education projects
✅ In-depth discussions on opportunities for collaboration in marine science, education, industry, and policy

🎉 Special Event: AMEA Asia Marine Educators Association 10th Anniversary Celebration
During the conference, we will celebrate AMEA’s 10th anniversary, reflecting on the association’s achievements in promoting ocean literacy and marine education since its founding, and looking ahead to future developments. The 10th anniversary celebration will include a special forum, retrospective and outlook activities, and speeches from distinguished guests.

🌊 [8/6-9] Itoigawa Ocean Exploration Tour (Itoigawa)
Itoigawa City, located along the Sea of Japan, is Japan’s first UNESCO-certified "Global Geopark," offering unique geological landscapes, marine culture, and fishing traditions. We will explore local ocean resource management and sustainable development practices, and collaborate with the community to discuss how to integrate ocean education with regional revitalization.

🔹 Tour Highlights:
✅ Visit Itoigawa Geopark to learn about coastal ecosystems and geological evolution
✅ Explore the Jade Coast of the Sea of Japan and experience both traditional and modern fishing cultures
✅ Participate in community dialogues on integrating ocean sustainability and regional revitalization
✅ Suitable for educators, students, families, and marine professionals

📌 Registration Deadline: July 15, 2025
🎉 Early bird discount available for registrations before May 30!

💰 Registration Fee Includes:
✅ Accommodation during the event (Tokyo and Itoigawa)
✅ Local transportation for the conference and exploration tour
✅ Meals during the event (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
🔗 Registration Link:
[https://www2.kaiyodai.ac.jp/~t-sasaki/AMEA2025/]

Let’s work together to explore the ocean, promote ocean literacy, and create a more sustainable future!