Preparations for Incorporation 3rd Report 2006.12

Preliminary Report: Approval of the Draft Articles of Incorporation of the Japanese Society of Nursing Science as a Limited Liability Intermediate Corporation

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all our members for their understanding and cooperation in the activities of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science.

At the 26th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nursing Science held on December 2, 2006 at the Kobe International Exhibition Hall, the "Articles of Incorporation of the Japanese Society of Nursing Science as a Limited Liability Intermediate Corporation (Draft) (Ver. 5)" was approved by more than two-thirds of the regular members in attendance. Therefore, the "Articles of Incorporation of theArticles of Incorporation of the Japanese Society of Nursing Science (Draft)(Ver.5)and "Draft Bylaws of the Articles of Incorporation" "Draft Regulations for Election of Trustees and OfficersWe have decided to inform you all of the "The Society" as a preliminary report. The Society will now apply for registration as an intermediate corporation in January 2007.

For more information on how the Society will be reorganized as an intermediate corporation, please refer to the "How the Society will be reorganized" section of this website.Preparations for Incorporation 2nd Report 2006.11Please take a close look at the framework of the "Reorganization" and understand it.

The proceedings and materials of the 26th General Meeting will be published in the Journal of the Japanese Society of Nursing Science, Vol. 27, No. 1, which will be published in March next year, and on the website of the Society.

December 2006 President Hiroko Minami