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Dr. Hiroyuki Nakanishi
Chairman, Mitsui Chemicals INC.
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As president of The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ), I will work hard together with all our members to further activate the Society, putting stress on the following three points in particular.
First, I will make great effort to appeal the vital importance of chemistry to society on a wide scale.
Today, human society is facing a number of global challenges, such as securing natural resources including energy, securing food and safe water, as well as global environmental issues. To meet these challenges, chemistry as a material science should play a key role, and also we need innovation through the creation and the synergy of knowledge. As a leading society in chemistry, the CSJ promotes the creation
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| of new knowledge in science and technology and encourages chemical scientists and engineers to exchange their knowledge in various scientific fields and between academia and industry. Thus, we accelerate innovation to tackle humanityfs most pressing challenges and make the vital importance of chemistry visible to society. It is also important for us to convey to society how chemistry relates to society and our daily life. Our Public Relations Committee will further enhance their outreach activity to foster two-way communication between the chemical world and society. It will help to improve the scientific literacy of Japanese society.
Secondly, we have to make a contribution to the development of human resources.
We have many difficulties in human resources development, including declining birth rates and aging at an unprecedented pace, childrenfs drifting away from science, insufficient basic academic ability of students and so on. Therefore, in Japan, aiming to maintain its position as a country based on the creativity of science and technology, development of science/technology-oriented young talents should be given the highest priority. Taking advantage of having members from academia, industry and educators, the CSJ makes a great contribution to develop young talents in science and technology by supporting career development of young scientists and engineers, promoting an interchange of personnel between academia and industry, implementing lifelong education and so on.
The 42nd International Chemistry Olympiad is scheduled to be held in Tokyo in 2010. The CSJ makes every endeavor to ensure the success of this competition. The competition and its associated events will help to increase an interest of Japanese society in chemistry, to develop future leaders in chemistry and also to improve the quality of science education at elementary and high schools.
And last, reinforcement of international cooperation particularly that with other Asian countries is, I believe, one of the major tasks of the CSJ.
Globalization, not only in politics and economics, but also in science and technology has been proceeding in recent years and Asian power and resulting achievements has been growing rapidly both in the industrial and academic fields. We have to move forward to strengthen cooperation with other Asian countries. We will be more actively involved in the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies, initiating regular meetings with chemical societies of other Asian countries, and expanding international sessions and events during our annual meeting and international internship program in industry.
I strongly hope the CSJ through cooperation with other Asian countries will be able to keep world-class position in chemistry.
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