p2-3 Executive talk
--Producing Creative and Independent Young Research Leaders--
The "Melting Pot" Leads the Challenging Project of Internationalization to Success
Science journalist: Akio Etori × Yoshio Bando

p4-5 Achievement
Achievements of ICYS
 Applicants and Results of Acceptance
 Research Results and the Melting Pot
p6 Dissemination of ICYS Achievements
"Melting Pot of Materials Science Research"
Yasuo Endo, ICYS Executive Advisor
Final ICYS Workshop Held

p6-7 Continued Efforts into the Future
Taking Over the ICYS Spirit

p2-3 Executive talk
" Innovative and wild scientists fostered by the fight for survival
-- Improving the ability to have discussions beyond the borders of countries
  and research areas --
Sukekatsu Ushioda, President, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) / Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University

p4-5 Jam Session
Behind-the-scenes supporters of ICYS research activities
  Yoichiro Uemura × Taketoshi Fujita × Toshio Sasaki
p5 Next Phase
Enhancement of the NIMS research support system
- English training for NIMS administrative staff
- Orientation and laboratory tour program
Column : An administrative intern from Poland

p6-7 Achievement Report
ICYS fosters young leaders.
- Takashi Nakanishi
- Ajayan Vinu
- Wolfgang Schmitt

p2-3 Executive talk
" Extensive Global Experience and Miltinational Networks:
A Powerful Passport for Surviving the Scientific Community in the 21st Century - Cosmopolitans Nurtured in the United States of America, a Country of Immigirants - "
Anthony K. Cheetham, Director of International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) / Professor of University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

p4-5 NEXT Phase
New Approaches of ICYS
- Introduction of asysytem for ICYS enrollment of NIMS researchers who win
  compentitive grants-in-aid for exploratory research provided by NIMS
- Building of a career path from ICYS research fellows to NIMS researchers
  in tenure-track positions
- Implementation of ICYS/NIMS internship programs
Messages from Alumini
- Huabing Wang
- Naoto Shirahata
- Alexei Belik

p6-7 Achievement Report
- Run-Wei Li
- Diedrich Schmidt
- Anirban Bandyopadhyay

p2-3 Guest talk
" Integration, Encounter between Differenct Things
Challenge to Life from Electronics "
Masuo Aizawa, President of Tokyo Institute of Technology.

p4-5 ICYS Activity Report
What is the Scientific Adviser for ICYS Research Fellows who supports Their Research as Mentor ?
~ The Adviser is the last stronghold. ~
- Y.Y. Hsu / Shunichi Arisawa
~ Kind advices create happy relations. ~
- Stefan Egger / Tomonobu Nakayama
~ Not only a mentor, but also a collaborator ~
- Yoichi Kurokawa / Hideki Miyazaki

p6-7 Introduction of ICYS Research
- Masayoshi Higuchi
- Naoto Umezawa
- Tokuyuki Teraji

p2-3 Guest talk
" A free atmosphere ervitalizes materials science. A seemingly useless roundabout path may be necessary when you are young. "
Akihisa Inoue, President of Tohoku University, former Director of Institute for Materials research, Tohoku University

p4-5 ICYS Activity Report
Steadily expanding " Steps toward internationalization "
~ Ripple effects ICYS has brought to NIMS. ~
      Messages from ICYS Alumini
- José Alvarez
- Valerie Leppert

p6-7 Achievements of ICYS Research Fellows
- Caterina Minelli
- Yoshihiro Takahashi
- Junqing Hu

p2-3 Guest talk
" Responding to the Midterm Evaluation by the MEXT
The Reform Model of the ICYS to Its Parental Body, the NIMS "
Toshiaki Ikoma, Chairman of the ICYS Evaluation Commitee / Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo

p4-5 Visited to a Research Center
" How a New System that Allows Young Scientists to an Independent Research Should Be Constructed and Expanded "
Yoshito Kajiro, Professor and Director at Horizontal Medical Research Organization, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
      Interview with ICYS Alumini
- Jonathan Hill
- Wolfgang Schmitt

p6-7 Achievements of ICYS Research Fellows
- Hossein Hosseinkhani
- Taras Kolodiazhnyi
- Mi Jeon Kim

p2-3 Quintessence
"Atmosphere" Heating People Up Matters to Research
Akira Fujishima, Chairman, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology

p4-5 Elixir
1. Research with "What's big?" Kept in the Mind!!
Koichi Kitazawa, Executive Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency
2. Science Promotion in Asia and Africa via IUPAC
Kazuko Matsumoto, Professor, Waseda University
3. RIKEN CDB's Challenge for Internationalization
4. Young Researchers Development Program in Australia

p6-7 Alembic
From ICYS: Tenure Track toward the World
Craftsmen in the Mesoscopic World
  Direct Observation of Molecular Dynamics by Diffraction Methods
  Pance Naumov

p4-5 Elixir
1. Importance of Developing a Human Network
Yoshinori Tokura, Professor, Department of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
2. Greater Value of Multi-national Approaches Desired in Spite of Ineffectiveness
HIroyuki Fujita, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
3. International Base for Materials Research of UCSB
4. International Cooperation Programs for Materials Research of NSF

p6-7 Alembic
Recruiting Activities for Securing Excellent Young Researchers of ICYS
Craftsmen in the Mesoscopic World

p4-5 Elixir
1. True Internationalization is Japan Producing Scientific Achievements of Its Own
Akira Tonomura, fellow, Hitachi Ltd.
2. I Hope Young Scientists Can Experience Successes
Kazue Kurihara, Tohoku University
3. ICYS's Human Resource Development and Internationalization Programs are Promising; Alfred Univ. Prof. Cormack's Perspective
4. Industry-University Cooperation at ORC-TUT, Finland

p6-7 Alembic
ICYS Training Program for newly Hired NIMS Researchers
Craftsmen in the Mesoscopic World

p4-5 Elixir
1. Long-term Fostering of Talent Based on Core Human Values
Prof. Hiroyuki Sakaki, Institute of Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo
2. Poor Personnel System Drives Human Resources Away from the Scientific Circle
Prof. Maki Kawai, The Graduate School of Frontier Science, Univ. of Tokyo
3. A New Experiment Launched in Korea; Strategy of KAIST
4. Japan's Model Project to Foster Young Scientists; "Sakigake Research" of JST

p6-7 Alembic
Burgeoning Research Results of ICYS Research Fellows

p4-5 Elixir
1. The Key is Personnel System: Let the Market be the Judge
Prof. Takashi Nanya, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Univ. of Tokyo
2. Develop Scientific Culture to Enhance "Disseminating Capability" and Attach Importance to " Argument" as well.
Prof. Yuichi Takayanagi, Univ. of Electro Communications, and Senior Commentator at NHK
3. Fostering Young Talent and finding New Themes; Initiatives of IRC in the U.K.
4. Marie Curie Actions; Challenge by the EU

p4-5 Elixir
1. Maintaining our cultures and achieving reasonable goals with reasonable effort
Sukekatsu Ushioda, President of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2. Why post-doctoral fellows rush to topnotch forums
Yoshio Nishi, Professor, Stanford Univ.
3. The key to revitalization that we can learn from Hideki Matsui and Asashoryu
Masaharu Asaba, Member of the Editorial Board The Yomiuri Shimbun
4. Let ICYS usher in a fresh phase of research by eliminating the aging of scientists and lack of internationalism
Toshiaki Ikoma, Director of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.