Committee for the Promotion of Cooperative International Research Projects on Marine and Coastal Environment: Outline of Establishment

Article 1 (Establishment)
The Committee for Promotion of Cooperative International Research Projects on Marine and Coastal Environment (hereinafter termed the "Committee") shall be established with the aim of effectively promoting the Cooperative International Research Project on Marine and Coastal Environment (hereinafter termed the "Project").
Article 2 (Proper articles)
The proper articles of the Committee shall be as follows
1. Matters concerning the coordination of Project plans.
2. Matters concerning the guidance, advice and progress management of Project plans.
3. Matters concerning the evaluation, etc., of Project results.
4. Matters concerning liaison coordination of the Project.
5. Other matters concerning Project execution.
Article 3 (Commision)
The Governor of Iwate Prefecture will commission members from among researchers and external specialists of participating institutions.
Article 4 (Organization, etc.)
1. One chairperson and one deputy chairperson shall be appointed for the Committee.
2. Committee members will select a chairperson and deputy chairperson by mutual election.
3. The chairperson shall preside over Committee meetings, and supervise Committee business.
4. The deputy chairperson shall assist the chairperson, and in the event that the chairperson or the chairperson is unavailable or is absent, shall act in that capacity.
Article 5 (Meetings)
1. The Governor of Iwate Prefecture shall convene Committee meetings whenever necessary.
2. If it deemed necessary, the Governor of Iwate Prefecture can request the presence of interested parties at Committee meetings.
3. General affairs of the Committee shall be processed in the specific regional promotion office of the Iwate Prefecture Planning and Promotion Department
Article 6 (Obligation to maintain confidentiality)
Persons who attended a Committee meeting must not disclose to others any of the confidential information that they obtained in the meeting.
Article 7 (Supplementary rules)
Apart from matters stipulated in this outline, Committee operation and other necessary particulars shall be stipulated separately.
Additional clause
This outline shall be effective from July 26, 1999


Committee for the Promotion of Cooperative International Research Projects
of Marine and Coastal Environment: Committee members
Category Associated Institution and Managerial Position Name
Representatives of Institutions Participating in Joint Research Head of School, School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University

Hisao Kamiya

Director, Iwate Fisheries Technology Center, Iwate Prefecture Takashi Kobayashi
Vice-chancellor, the United Nations University Motoyuki Suzuki
Director, Kamaishi Laboratories, Marine Biotechnology Institute Shigeaki Harayama
Director, Otsuchi Marine Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo Nobuyuki Miyazaki
Experts with Distinguished Academic Standing Professor, Kobe College

Shinichiro Kawai

Professor, Iwate Prefectural University Nobuo Shuto
Director, the Center for International Cooperation, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo Makoto Terazaki
Professor, Department of Agriculture, University of Tokyo Akinori Hino

Administrative Institutions
Head of Department, Department of Forestry and Fisheries, Iwate Prefecture

Katsuro Sato

Director, Kamaishi Regional Development Bureau, Iwate Prefecture Masanori Fujisawa
Head of Department, Department of Residential Life and Welfare, Iwate Prefecture Katsuharu Murakami
Head of Department, Department of Residential Life and Welfare, Iwate Prefecture Isao Watanabe
(The names of committee members are arranged within the column of each category in order according to the Japanese syllabary.)