Founded in 1983, CIAC aims to stimulate, accelerate, and influence the direction of cephalopod research, provide help and advice on aspects of cephalopod biology, including those relevant to the management of the increasingly important cephalopod fisheries, and spread information on past and current research.

CIAC has been organizing triannual conferences since 1981, and, in Japan, the cities of Tokyo and Hakodate have hosted the meetings in the past. In this meeting, over 200 researchers from diverse fields, including genomics, behavior, molecular, and fishery of equally diverse geological locations, gather, seeking to engage in the most current discourses in cephalopod science by participating in the main conference, workshops, poster presentation, and public outreach events.

In addition to the meeting’s mission. The organizers aim to promote ongoing cephalopod research and the general culture of Japan to the world, thereby increasing visibility.

Organizers

Conference Chair Ryuta Nakajima and Dan Rokhsar

Local organizing committee

Yuzuru Ikeda (U. Ryukyus)
Ryuta Nakajima (OIST/U of Minnesota)
Sam Reiter (OIST)
Dan Rokhsar (OIST/U of California)

Scientific program committee

Dan Rokhsar (USA/Japan)
Ryuta Nakajima (USA/Japan)
Sam Reiter (Japan)
Angel Gonzalez (Spain)
Yoko Iwata (Japan)
CC Chao (Taiwan)
Yoshiki Kato (Japan)
Gerald Pao (USA/Japan)

Workshop website: TBA

OIST is deeply committed to the advancement of women in science, in Japan and worldwide. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.