Dear Colleagues:

We will carry out election for the President, Vice-President, auditors and councilors of the Oceanographic Society of Japan for the years of 2017 and 2018, as below.

1.Deadline of candidacy and candidate recommendation for the election: October 19, 2016 Address of delivery: JOS election administration committee c/o Mainichi Academic Forum Inc. (MAF) 9th floor Palaceside bldg,1-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0003, JAPAN

In recommending, please append the release form of the person who is recommended.
Please note that limits of the term to stay at the same official position for President, Vice-President, and auditors will be two terms (four years).

2.Date of sending out election bulletin and voting slip: November 9, 2016

3.Poll closing: November 30, 2016

4.Numbers of councilors（Overseas）: one

Goro YAMANAKA
Masahiro SUZUMURA
JOS Officer for election