Proceedings of First Echonet Consortium
General Assembly

-Date: May 25, 1998 (4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
-Place: Shiba Park Hotel Ivy (1-5-10 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
-Present: Directors and committee officials

Chairman Reiji Sano Managing Director,
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Directors
directors
Ken'ichi Mori
Kyohei Kasaba
Nobuyoshi Yamazaki
Vice President, Toshiba Corp.
Director, Hitachi, Ltd.
Managing Director, Mitsubishi Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Auditor Kiyoshi Suitoh Managing Director,
Japan Management Association
Steering Committee Chairman Seiichiro Matsumoto Hitachi, Ltd.
Technical Committee Chairman Hisashi Kodama Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Promotion Committee Chairman Sunao Yamada Mitsubishi Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Promotion Committee Vice-Chairman Hiroaki Murasaki Toshiba Corp.
Master of Ceremonies Koji Kurimoto Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
  1. Opening announcement by Mr. Kurimoto, Acting Director of the Secretariat

  2. Opening speech by Mr. Sano, Echonet Chairman
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  3. Mr. Sano selected to chair the meeting

  4. Attendance report: 39 members present and 8 others via proxies

  5. Introduction of directors and committee officials by Mr. Sano: Directors, Auditor, Steering Committee Chairman, Technical Committee Chairman, Promotion Committee Chairman, and Promotion Committee Vice-Chairman

  6. Announcement of changes to bylaws: Changes to the Consortium's bylaws as approved by the Board of Directors were summarized by Mr. Matsumoto, chairman of the Steering Committee

  7. Mr. Sano designated Mssrs. Mori and Kasaba as signatories to the forum proceedings

  8. Explanation and approval of proposals

    8-1. Consortium activities for FY 1998
    Mr. Matsumoto explained proposed Consortium projects for FY 1998
    The proposal was approved without amendment

    8-2. FY 1998 budget
    Mr. Matsumoto explained the Consortium budget proposal for FY 1998
    The proposal was approved without amendment.

    8-3. Mr. Sano announced the conclusion of the assembly

  9. Speech from Atsuo Hirai, Industrial Electronics Division, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau, MITI
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  10. Mr. Kurimoto, Acting Director of the Secretariat, announced the meeting's adjournment