MULTI-LATERAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE Date and Hour: November 17, 2005, a.m. Place: Tachibana Room (2F), Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan Outline of the session: The aim of this session is to propose a multilateral joint research by a new multiple-network which is associated with 21st Century COE program "International COE of Flow Dynamics" and liaison offices, and to discuss the supporting system and subjects of the joint research. In this joint research, it is assumed that the form of collaboration would be not only between Tohoku University and its academic liaison office, but also among the liaison offices one another. Each liaison office representative becomes a panelist and proceeds to a discussion. Firstly, each panelist makes a presentation on the scheme and appropriate subjects of the joint research among seven offices and "International COE of Flow Dynamics." After that, each panelist has open-ended discussion and explores the best way of multilateral joint research by a multiple-network.