JAPAN CBM　& Shale Gas FORUM
　Japan CBM & Shale Gas Forum was founded in January 2003 as Japan CBM Forum under the Japan Institute of Energy (JIE). JIE has a Division of Natural Gas and its Sub-Division of Natural Gas Resources and Production. The Forum belongs to this Sub-Division. The Forum members consist of specialists of many different fields, who have common interests in CBM and Shale Gas. No member fee is required for the participation and it is based on individual registration. The Forum deals with every type of CBM (including CMG, VAM, AMM) and Shale Gas, every process from exploration　to utilization of CBM and Shale Gas.
　The Forum has regular meeting about every  four months and exchanges information related to CBM and Shale Gas from all aspects (technology, market, policy, project etc.).
　You are welcome to be speakers at the Forum for the presentation of your companies or organizations activities and technologies. It may be also the easiest way to become acquainted with Japanese specialists on CBM and Shale Gas.

　Chairman : Dr. Sohei SHIMADA (The University of Tokyo)
　　　　　　　　s-shimada@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
　Organizing manager : Mr. Hiroshi Kaneko(Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.)　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　hrkaneko@tokyo-gas.co.jp
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Dr. Kotaro OHGA (Hokkaido University)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　k-ohga@eng.hokudai.ac.jp
　Senior Advisor : Dr. Katsuyoshi ANDO (Japan Coal Mining Association),　
　　　　　　　　　　　Prof. Dr. Kazuo FUJITA (Prof. Emeritus of the University of Tokyo)

　Companies of Members:
　　Academics : Akita University, Hokkaido University, The University of Tokyo,
            Keio University
　　Institutes : AIST, Institute of Applied Energy, JOGMEC
  Organizations : JCOAL, NEDO
　　Heavy Industry : Kawasaki Heavy Industry Co. MRC, Mitsubishi Materials Techno
　　Gas Industries : JAPEX, JX Nippon Oil & Energy, Tokyo Gas,
　　Coal Industry : Sanbi Coal Minining, Kushiro Coal Mine
　　General Trading Companies: Sojitz, Mistubishi Corporation
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(July 2011, by Shimada)
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