OBJECTIVE

The objective of the conference is to bring together the International gas-hydrate community which has split into many disciplines. The researchers from academia, industry and research organizations, designers and practioners in the energy industry, and planners of energy/environmental policies who have various backgrounds but have a common interest in gas hydrates will have the opportunity to meet in a forum for the scientific and technical inter- change of ideas, to stimulate discussion between specialists' groups, and to exchange their expertise and experiences to further incite their research activities.