History of the Membrane Society of Japan

1974.9.6 The start of a gathering for academic discussion of membranes (organizers : Masauki Nakagaki, Terukatsu Miyauchi)

1974.12.7 The first meeting for the study of membranes held at the school of engineering, University of Tokyo

Editor-in-Chief : Masauki Nakagaki) was published by the Kitami Shobo.

1978.1.1 The start of the Membrane Society of Japan (President : Masauki Nakagaki, vice presidents : Terukatsu Miyauchi, Toshitsugu Oda)

�k1982 The start of the European Membrane Society�l

�k 1984.6 Japan-Europe Membrane Conference Stresa, Italy �l

1987.6.8-12 ICOM (International congress on Membrane and Membrane Processes), ANA Hotel Tokyo, (Chairmen of organizing committee: Masauki Nakagaki, Enrico Drioli, Chief secretary : Naofumi Kimural ).

1988.6.18 Younosuke Kobatake took over the president, Masayuki Nakagaki.

1988.11 Vice president, Naofumi Kimura became the acting president by the sudden death of the president, Kobatake.

1989.5 Acting president, Naofummi Kimura became the president.

1993.5 Takeo Shimizu took over from the president , Kimura.

1996.8.18-23 ICOM (International congress on Membrane and Membrane Processes), Pacifico Yokohama, Chairman of organizing committee :Naofumi Kimura, Vice chairman: Takeo Shimizu, Chief secretary: Shin-ichi Nakao)

1997.5 Kouichirou Miyajima took over from the president, Shimizu.

2001.5 Yoshinori Nozawa took over from the president, Miyjima.

2003.5 Shintaro Furusaki took over from the president, Nozawa.