JSMS Committee on Composite Materials (JCOM) 60th Anniversary Event
We hope to make a special day, where we can learn from the findings of the past 60 years
and use your knowledge and experience to co-create the research and society of the next 60 years.
We hope all of you will join this 60th anniversary event,
where university researchers, engineers, students, and other brains from a variety of different fields will come together.
※For participation, please register here.
Date: March 2 (Mon.), 2026, from 16:00 pm (JST) (scheduled)
(On-site registration: from 15:30 pm)
Venue: SHERATON Miyako Hotel Osaka,
4th floor, YAMATO / NANIWA banquet hall
(6-1-55 Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, 543-0001)
Access map: https://en.miyakohotels.ne.jp/osaka/access/
Schedule (JST):
Registration (on-site) [15:30 - 16:00]
1. 60th Anniversary Lecture [16:00 - 18:00]
(YAMATO banquet hall, hybrid of on-site and online formats)
Prof. Ignaas Verpoest
Emeritus Professor, Composite Materials Group, KU Leuven, Belgium
"The History of Composites and R&D of Composite Materials in Japan" (tentative)
2. Banquet (NANIWA banquet hall, on-site only) [18:00 - 20:00]
- Introduction of distinguished contributors and speeches by invited guests
- Group photo
※For participation, please register here.
※The lecture will be open to the public (free of charge).
Chair, JSMS Committee on Composite Materials
Prof. Asami Nakai, Gifu University
Local Committee
Prof. Kazuaki Nishiyabu, Kindai University
Dr. Masaaki Nishikawa, Kyoto University
Dr. Daiki Tanabe, Kobe City College of Technology
JCOM Past Activities (Gallery)
JCOM Future Generation Symposium on Composite Materials 2025
2025/11/25-26 Kamenoi Hotel Kanonji (Secretary: Dr. Yoh Kataoka (Ehime University))
JCOM Future Generation Symposium on Composite Materials 2024
2024/12/11-13 Awajishima Kanko Hotel
(Secretary: Dr. Manato Kanesaki (Okayama Prefectural University))
13th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials
2024/8/27-29 Doshisha University, Imadegawa Campus
(Conference Chairs: Prof. Asami Nakai (Gifu University), Prof. Kazuya Okubo (Doshisha University))
255th JCOM Regular Meeting (International Event) during the period of ICCM21
2017/8/22 Research Exchange Meeting with Prof. Cai Hong-Neng (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
10th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials
2016/10/16-19 Bexco in Busan, Korea
7th Japan Conference on Composite Materials (JCCM-7)
2016/3/16-18 Venue: Kyoto Terrsa
(Conference chairperson: Prof. Kazuya Okubo (Doshisha University)）
1st JCOM Future Generation Symposium on Composite Materials 2010
2010/8/27-28 Kinosaki Grand Conference Hall
