Asia Lighting Commission Co-operation Agreement
Foreword
The original agreement (Lighting Symposium Co-operation Agreement) was made on
the 28th September, 2010 among the China Illuminating Engineering Society (CIES),
the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan (IEIJ) and the Korean Institute of
Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers (KIIEE) (the Parties). The Parties
agreed to expand the role of the Parties on the 1st September, 2021. In accordance with
the needs of the times, the Parties hereby AGREE as follows:
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Name of the organization: Asia Lighting Commission (ALC)

2. Secretariat office(1) The secretariat office of ALC is located at CIES office in Beijing, China.
(2) Each of the Parties provides one secretary and they cooperatively work on emailbasis.
3. The Objectives of the ALC(1) Hold the Annual Conference of Asia Lighting Commission (the Conference).
(2) Improve lighting environments in China, Japan and Korea, as well as othercountries in Asia and around the world.
(3) Contribute to lighting research, technology and industries in Asia.
(4) Motivate young lighting scientists, engineers as well as designers in Asia andencourage their participation in the conference.
(5) Encourage co-operation with other international lighting organizations.
(6) Establish joint study programs among the countries in Asia.
(7) Develop technical reports (guidelines) on light and lighting meet the requirementsof Asian countries.
4. The organization structure of the ALC(1) President of ALC (the President) governs matters surrounding ALC.
(2) ALC has a standing committee, which is a permanent organization, and is thehighest leading body. It is named the Organizing Committee. The committee
members are exclusively from members of the Parties, i.e., CIES, IEIJ and KIIEE.
Each party shall appoint three members to be responsible for all matters of ALC
and to jointly decide on all matters.
(3) The Organizing Committee can accept observer members from academicorganizations in Asian countries and encourage scholars in those countries to join
the Conference and ALC.
5. Presidency(1) The President is elected by the mutual agreement of the Parties.
(2) Term of the presidency is 3 years.
6. The Organizing Committee(1) The Chairman shall be one of three representatives from the host country of theConference and shall be responsible for the leadership of Committee.
(2) Important decisions in operation of ALC and the Conference shall be made in theOrganizing Committee.
(3) The Committee shall determine the date and the scale of Conference, as well as thetheme of the Conference.

1(4) The Chairman shall be responsible for calling each meeting and preparing anddistributing meeting minutes to Committee members.
7. The Conference(1) The Conference will be mainly hosted in turn by each of the Parties in the initialstage.
(2) In accordance with the needs of the times, if a fourth country is willing to hold theconference, it should apply in writing and be approved by the Organizing
Committee.
8. A National committee(1) A National committee shall be named as the ALC National Committee of China,
Japan, Korea or one of other countries.
(2) The ALC National Committee shall be established by each member state and shallcombine its own activities with the operational issues directed from the Organizing
Committee.
(3) Members of the Organizing Committee shall be responsible for the proper
functioning of ALC National Committee in their own countries.
9. Review and Amendment(1) This Agreement shall be reviewed periodically by the Parties every three years sothat the current needs of the members of three Parties may be served.
(2) After the expiration of the Agreement, upon the consent of the Parties, it shall besigned again.
(3) Amendments of this Agreement may be made at any time, subject to application inwriting by one of the parties and approval by the Organizing Committee.
Original signing date: 28th September, 2010
Second renewal date: 10th February, 2017
Fourth renewal date: 1st September, 2021

First renewal date: 15th March, 2011
Third renewal date: 12th September, 2018

China Illuminating Engineering Society (CIES)

Signature: .....................................................
President: Zhenglei Liu
Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan (IEIJ)

Signature: .....................................................
President: Norihiko Kamata
Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers (KIIEE)

Signature: .....................................................
President: Se-Dong Kim

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