The 7th Steering Committee was held in Renne, France

The 7th COE Steering Committee was held on 28th October, 2013, at the Hotel Murcure in Renne, France, after the 6th Committee held in March 2013, at SGR in Paris. From Saint-Gobain side, Dr. Dideir Roux (Director of R & D in Saint-Gobain)、Dr. Bernadette Charleux (Deputy R & D Director), Mr. Brian Minahan (SGKK), Dr. Mari Kono (SGKK) attended. From NIMS side, Dr. Junichi Sone (Executive Vice President), Dr. Yoshio Aoki (Director of External Collaboration Division), Dr. Naoki Ohashi (Director of Energy and Environment Division), and Dr. Yoshio Matsui (Collaboration Coordinator) attennded. The committee summarized the management of the center for the last 6 months, including progress in COE research programs,and had quite active discussion about future direction and new research project, especially the future collaboration with CNRS.