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In 2002, the "Hyper Interdisciplinary Exchange Conference" was launched with the slogan "Be Hyper Interdisciplinary," and in 2012, with an increase in the number of participating researchers and disciplines, it was reorganized into the "Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference," and in 2019, the annual international conference held around the world, the Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference", an international conference to be held annually in various countries around the world.
Next, we researchers must evolve. Researchers should take the initiative in "Hyper Interdisciplinary Communication" to transcend all boundaries, connect knowledge, and launch new research themes that will change the world. The HIC is a platform for this purpose.

History
2002

Start of "Hyper Interdisciplinary Exchange Meetings

The "Super Interdisciplinary Exchange Meeting," the predecessor of the Society for Interdisciplinary Research, began in a small café. Graduate students from various specialties gathered to talk about how interesting their research was to their peers in different fields.
2011

"Leave a Nest Grant" confluence.

The number of participants and their areas of expertise have expanded with the participation of the recipients of the "Liberace Research Fund."

Leave a Nest Grant (2008-)

The "Research Grant Program for Young Researchers" was started with this idea in mind: "Let's stimulate the research activities of young researchers of our generation." This is the reason why we started the Research Grant Program for Young Researchers. Today, with the support of many companies, we continue to support young researchers.
2012

Reorganized as Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference

2014

"TECH PLANTER" meeting

Numerous venture founders from the "TECH PLANTER" community have participated. It has developed into a place where discussions on all phases of science and technology, from basic research to commercialization, take place.

TECH PLANTER (2013-)

Research results generated at universities are not easily implemented in society. TECH PLANTER was launched to solve this problem, and with the support of numerous partners, we are encouraging real-tech ventures to launch their nests.
2015

Gathering knowledge from outside the regionLaunch of "FORUM

FORUM/Forum," which brings together researchers from outside the region with new knowledge of the region, was born as the Okinawa Subcommittee of the Association for Transdisciplinary Research. Since then, its activities have spread to various regions throughout Japan and abroad.
2017

Evolution into an International Conference

The annual super interdisciplinary conference held in Tokyo now invites speakers from abroad, and discussions transcending national borders and language differences have begun to occur.
2019

Developed into an overseas event

The Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference, first held overseas in Malaysia, is now held annually in six Southeast Asian countries: Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
2023

Field-specificLaunch of "SUMMIT

SUMMIT, which aligns participants' perspectives with a single point of expertise and creates new research fields, began with the Global Algae Summit in Malaysia, the first HIC content to originate from Southeast Asia.
2025

HIC: The researcherAs a leaderchange the worldthis means

By changing the meaning of the "C" in HIC from Conference as a place to Communication, "HIC" has been updated as a platform for researchers to become leaders in all aspects of science and technology, transcending barriers, connecting knowledge, and launching new research themes that will change the world. It has been updated to a platform.
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