次期会長に東北大副学長　国際学術会議、日本人初

　日本学術会議は２１日までに、各国のアカデミーなどで構成される国際学術会議（ＩＳＣ）の次期会長に小谷元子・東北大副学長が選ばれたと発表した。日本人がＩＳＣ役員に選出されるのは初めて。
　日本学術会議の連携会員を務める小谷氏は、オンラインで記者会見し、「大変光栄で、大きな責任を感じる」とあいさつ。選出の背景には、世界に対する日本の学術、科学の貢献などがあったとの認識を示した。
　小谷氏は２０２４年までＩＳＣ次期会長として運営に参画し、その後３年間、会長を務める予定。日本学術会議会員の白波瀬佐和子・東京大大学院教授も今期のＩＳＣ財務担当副会長に選出された。（2021/10/21-16:04）

Motoko Kotani, executive vice president for research at Tohoku University, has been elected the next president of the International Science Council, according to the Science Council of Japan.
   Kotani, a member of the SCJ, is one of the first two Japanese nationals given executive posts at the ISC, which brings together scientific organizations worldwide including national academies.
   "It's a great privilege. I'm feeling a heavy responsibility," Kotani told an online press conference Thursday. She expressed a view that Japan's academic and scientific contributions to the world led to the elections.
   Kotani will participate in the management of the ISC as president-elect until 2024. After that, she will serve as president for three years.
   Also, Sawako Shirahase, a council member of the SCJ and professor at the University of Tokyo, was elected vice president for finance of the ISC.