INTRODUCTION

1.Company Name	Ocean Mining Industry Promotion Roundtable
2.Chairman	Nobuaki Aoyama
3.Date Established	December 16, 2009
4.Legal Status	Unincorporated Association
5.Membership Categories	Corporate Member, Institutional Member, Governmental Organization Member, Individual Member (Basically from Academia)
6.Organization chart	General Meeting – Chair of the Board – Vice Chair of Board – Auditor Board of Directors Steering Committee Secretariat (@RIOE)
7.Major Activities	Conferences & Meetings Conference and meetings to share the latest information on underwater mining technologies and policies, inviting speakers from the government, research institutions, academic societies, and sometimes from foreign companies and societies. Field Study Tours A field tour to learn technologies necessary for the development of underwater mining industry. Every year, we visit research vessels, mine sites, smelting facilities research laboratories, etc. Publications Research reports on technological and political trends in the underwater mining industry. In 2017, we published Japanese translation of ISA Regulations on prospecting and exploration in the Area. Education Seminars Introductory seminar for those interested in underwater mining industry. Participants can take lectures on resource exploration, environmental assessment, law, etc. from experts.