The SPRUC is a user organization formed by SPring-8 users. In close cooperation with the Registered Institution for Facilities Use Promotion (JASRI) and the facility owner (RIKEN), the SPRUC aims to facilitate the sophistication and optimization of the facility use and the development of science and technology by building bridges between the SPring-8 and academia/industry. Interaction between members is expected to ensure the development and expansion of SR science and quantum beam science.
With a view to achieving the above goal, all users of SPring-8 shall automatically become members of the SPRUC upon completion of SPring-8 user registration.
A Chair, a Board of Councilors, a Secretary, and several committees will conduct the business of the SPRUC. The Board of Councilors will have 30 councilors serving two-year terms (with half being elected every year). The councilors will be nominated by the representatives of 4 representing organizations (see below) from among the SPRUC members and elected by the SPRUC members through an electronic voting process. The Chair will be selected by the elected councilors and will appoint a Secretary. The Chair and the Secretary will serve two-year terms.
The SPRUC will also have representing organizations, each of which has a representative, to obtain recommendations on the management policies of the SPRUC. The representing organizations will be nominated by the Board of Councilors every two years from among the universities, research institutes, and companies with which many SPring-8 users are affiliated and approved by the General Assembly. Users affiliated with the representing organizations shall select their representative through discussions from among expert colleagues who can put together the opinions of on-site researchers from users' perspective. The representatives of the representing organizations shall participate in the Conference of representing organizations, nominate candidates for councilors, provide recommendations on the activities of the SPRUC as experts.
