The Conference has been arranged by a planning committee, cooperating with governmental agencies, NGO's, and the locals.

Organizers

Conference Chair Toshiki AOI, Professor, Faculty of Forest Science, Iwate University

Conference Co-Chair
Toshio TSUBOTA, Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University

Secretary general
Koji YAMAZAKI, Senior Researcher, Ibaraki Nature Museum

Program committee chair
Yoshikazu SATO, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University

Arrangement committee chair
Junpei TANAKA, Team leader, Bear Management Team, picchio, Hoshino Resort

List of Supporters

• Ministry of the environment
• Forestry Agency
• Nagano Prefecture
• Karuizawa town
• Mammalogical Society of Japan
• Japanese Society of Zoo and Medicine
• Wildlife Conservation Society
• NPO picchio
• Japan Bear Network
• Brown Bear Society
• WWF Japan
• 21 century COE program of Gifu University
• Condition based on Ecoogy and Pathology of Wild Animals
• Shiretoko Nature Foundation
• Japan Committee for IUCN
• THE NATURE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF JAPAN
• The Oze Preservation Foundation

List of Cosponsors

• Hoshino Resort Inc
• Aleph inc
• Ham Center Sapporo
• OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY LTD
• Surge Miyawaki Co., Ltd.
• EPSON DIRECT　CORP
• Hokkaido International Airlines
• Telemetry Solutions
• Marif. Co., Ltd
• TIMBERTECH CO., LTD
• Green Cop
• Aye-Aye Co., Ltd
• IWAKI&CO.,LTD.
• Canada Tour System Inc.
• BUNEIDO PUBLISHING CO., LTD
• Japan Airlines
• Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund


• The Kao Foundation For Arts And Sciences


• Environmental Restorarion and Conservation Agency of Japan


• WWF Japan


• PRO NATURA FOUNDATION-JAPAN

Japan Bear Network is an network of over 230 individuals who are concern about bears: bear specialists, other specialists, conservationists, officials, hunters, students, journalists, and the public. We work together for promoting coexintance with bears in Japan.