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1 TPM11 - Session 5 Discussion Points in Session 5

2 The 11th Tripartite Presidents Meeting among NIES, NIER and CRAES (TPM11) November 11-15, Kawasaki, Japan Session 5 Other Issues SHIMIZU Hideyuki, KONDO Yoshinori (NIES) KANG Phil Goo, YOO Jin (NIER) ZHOU Yun, WU Jieyun (CRAES)

3 Discussion points in Session 5 (1) Priority Research Areas (PRAs) in TPM Name and contents of each area Lead Coordinating Institute (LCI) of each PRA New PRA (2) Role of Working Group Collaboration with FPs of PRAs (Communication among FPs in each PRA must be shared with FPs of WG for checking and enhancing the prompt collaboration) (3) How to strengthen the TPM activities Cooperation projects Extension/development of TPM activities (1) Collaboration with other researchers/institutions in 3 countries (2) Collaboration with developed/developing countries and international organization other than 3 countries (4) Electronic materials of previous TPM reports for public (website) (5) Information on next TPM (TPM12) in Korea TPM11 (Nov.11-15, Kawasaki/Fujiyoshida, Japan) 2

4 Lead Coordinating Institute (LCI) of Priority Research Area (PRA) (1)Freshwater Pollution (CRAES) (2)Asian Air Pollution (NIER) (3)Urban Environment & Eco-city (CRAES) (4)Dust & Sand Storm (NIER) (5)Chemical Risk & Management (CRAES) (6)Biodiversity Conservation (NIES) (7)Solid Waste Management (NIER) (8)Climate Change (NIES) (9)Disaster Environment (NIES) TPM11 (Nov.11-15, Kawasaki/Fujiyoshida, Japan) 3

5 Discussion points in Session 5 (1) Priority Research Areas (PRAs) in TPM Name and contents of each area Lead Coordinating Institute (LCI) of each PRA New PRA (2) Role of Working Group Collaboration with FPs of PRAs (Communication among FPs in each PRA must be shared with FPs of WG for checking and enhancing the prompt collaboration) (3) How to strengthen the TPM activities Cooperation projects Extension/development of TPM activities (1) Collaboration with other researchers/institutions in 3 countries (2) Collaboration with developed/developing countries and international organization other than 3 countries (4) Electronic materials of previous TPM reports for public (website) (5) Information on next TPM (TPM12) in Korea TPM11 (Nov.11-15, Kawasaki/Fujiyoshida, Japan) 4

6 Discussion points in Session 5 (1) Priority Research Areas (PRAs) in TPM Name and contents of each area Lead Coordinating Institute (LCI) of each PRA New PRA (2) Role of Working Group Collaboration with FPs of PRAs (Communication among FPs in each PRA must be shared with FPs of WG for checking and enhancing the prompt collaboration) (3) How to strengthen the TPM activities Cooperation projects Extension/development of TPM activities (1) Collaboration with other researchers/institutions in 3 countries (2) Collaboration with developed/developing countries and international organization other than 3 countries (4) Electronic materials of previous TPM reports for public (website) (5) Information on next TPM (TPM12) in Korea TPM11 (Nov.11-15, Kawasaki/Fujiyoshida, Japan) 5

7 Some Collaboration System in NIES Contracts & MOU Introduction of the NIES regulation regarding collaborative works with researchers in other organization Regulations Regarding Organization at the National Institute for Environmental Studies Notice of Collaborative Research Group Head 組 織 規 程 + 連 携 研 究 グループ 長 の 委 嘱 等 に 関 する 達 Regulations Regarding Visiting Researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies 客 員 研 究 員 規 程 Regulations Regarding Collaborative Researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies 共 同 研 究 員 規 程 Collaboration of researchers in other institutions using similar systems of each institute to expand TPM activities TPM11 (Nov.11-15, Kawasaki/Fujiyoshida, Japan) 6

8 Discussion points in Session 5 (1) Priority Research Areas (PRAs) in TPM Name and contents of each area Lead Coordinating Institute (LCI) of each PRA New PRA (2) Role of Working Group Collaboration with FPs of PRAs (Communication among FPs in each PRA must be shared with FPs of WG for checking and enhancing the prompt collaboration) (3) How to strengthen the TPM activities Cooperation projects Extension/development of TPM activities (1) Collaboration with other researchers/institutions in 3 countries (2) Collaboration with developed/developing countries and international organization other than 3 countries (4) Electronic materials of previous TPM reports for public (website) (5) Information on the next TPM (TPM12) in Korea TPM11 (Nov.11-15, Kawasaki/Fujiyoshida, Japan) 7

9 Thank you so much for your attention!

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