1. Perspective of IEEE activities in Japan

Perspective of IEEE activities in Japan to develop the IEEE activities in Japan, the Long Range Strategy Committee (formed in 2001 as an ad-hoc committee) will discuss widely the realization of the policy aiming demonstrate a multiplier effect of IEEE and society of Japan.

2. Promotion of inter-sectional collaboration and support

• Support the activities of all the sections in Japan
• Take control of the database of all the members in Japan and offer services such as information delivery
• Hold a board meeting in a local section to strengthen cooperation between sections.
• Support the activities of the Chapter Operations Committee and the Student Activities Committee.
• Place emphasis on measures to increase the number of the IEEE members in Japan.
• Provide support for inter-sectional collaborations such as the collaboration between Tokyo Section and Boston Section and Seoul Section.

3. Schedule of 2008 Japan Council Committee Meeting

The 1st meeting : Monday, March 24 in Tokyo
The 2nd meeting : Monday, August 25 in Sendai
The 3rd meeting : Monday, December 2 in Tokyo

4. Activities of Standing Committees

Chapter Operations Committee (Japanese only)

Student Activities Committee (Japanese only)

5. Close Tie with IEEE Headquarters

The Japan Council will take every opportunity to have meetings with visitors from the IEEE Headquarters, exchanging information on IEEE activities.

6.Promotion of Collaborative Activity with the National Academic Societies

The council will promote the cooperative relation with national societies in Japan.

- The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers of Japan (ITE)
- Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)
- The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)
- The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan (IEIJ)
- Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)
- The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ)
- The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
- The Information and System Society of IEICE (ISS-IEICE)
- The Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management (JSSPRM)