The 41st Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management (JSRPIM) was held on October 31 and November 1, co-hosted by our university.
Professor Koichi Sumikura served as Chair of the Organizing Committee. Faculty members and alumni of this program participated as committee members, while volunteer students from the program contributed as conference staff.
From among the current students of the program, Naoyasu Yoshimura, Keiichi Oshiumi, Yumeko Kuroda, Naoko Watanuki, Yuri Akutsu, Sakkrapong Wannawattana, Norina Ikeda, and Maki Takada presented their research.
Among the program faculty, Professor Takayuki Hayashi and Professor Koichi Sumikura also delivered research presentations.
During the networking reception, Professor Michiko Iizuka, Vice President of the University, delivered welcoming remarks on behalf of the institution.
In addition, Takuma Kawasaki, a current student in the program and a staff member of the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), gave a presentation at the lunchtime session entitled "Metascience Initiatives at MEXT: Introducing CATALYST."
The conference program is available below.
