2. Opening Ceremony：　June 30, 2008　9:00 to 12:00

The G8 University Summit has been inaugurated at Keio Plaza Hotel, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan on June 30, 2008.

President Komiyama of the University of Tokyo has made the opening remarks on the Opening Ceremony.
Followed by the congratulatory message to the G8 University Summit has been given by Prime Minister Fukuda and Minister Tokai of MEXT.

After the introduction of the participants of the meeting, the Chairs and Vice-Chair of the Plenary Session and Parallel Sessions has been approved as follows:

• Chair of the Plenary Session
   President Hiroshi Komiyama, the University of Tokyo
• Vice-Chair of the Plenary Session and Chair of the Parallel Session A
   President Hiroshi Saeki, Hokkaido University
• Vice-Chair of the Parallel Session and Chair of the Parallel Session B
   President Yuichiro Anzai, Keio University
• Vice-Chair of the Parallel Session A
   President and Vice-Chancellor Indira V. Samarasekera, University of Alberta
• Vice-Chair of the Parallel Session B
   Rector Francesco Profumo, Politecnico di Torino

Explanation of each session has been made by the Chairs of the Sessions.

Presentations by the 5 universities (Kyushu University,the University of British Columbia (Canada), Ecole Polytechnique (France), LMU Munich (Germany) and Far Eastern National University (Russia) has given their speech at the Plenary Sessions.