NEC C&C Foundation

2018 C&C Prize Ceremony

Welcoming speech by Mr. Kaoru Yano,
President of The NEC C&C Foundation

The 2018 C&C Prize Ceremony was held at ANA InterContinental Hotel Tokyo on November 28, 2018. The ceremony started with the welcoming speech by Mr. Kaoru Yano, the president of The NEC C&C Foundation, followed by the recognition of 2018 prize recipients by Dr. Tomonori Aoyama, the chairman of the awards committee. The 2018 C&C Prizes were presented to Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimori, and Prof. Ching W. Tang.

Group A: Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimori;
For contributions to quantum annealing and to research into random spin systems which underlie the fundamental mechanism enabling the development of quantum annealing machines

Group B: Prof. Ching W. Tang;
For discovery and pioneering development of thin-film organic light-emitting devices leading to the progress of organic electronics industry


Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimori	Prof. Ching W. Tang

As shown in the program leaflet, after the congratulatory speeches and the recipients' acceptance speeches, the ceremony continued to the cocktail party for exchange of greetings, and ended with the dinner to celebrate the 2018 prize recipients. Followings are the pictures taken at the ceremony.



Venue of the C&C Prize Ceremony	Recognition of 2018 C&C Prize Recipients by Dr. Tomonori Aoyama, Chairman of Awards Committee	Congratulatory speech by Mr. Keita Nishiyama

Congratulatory speech by Dr. Makoto Ando	Acceptance speech by Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimori	Acceptance speech by Prof. Ching W. Tang

Atmosphere of acceptance speech	Exchange of greetings at cocktail party	Exchange of greetings at cocktail party

Exchange of greetings at cocktail party	Exchange of greetings at cocktail party	Dinner party

Congratulatory speech and toast by Dr. Kohtaro Asai	Congratulatory talk by Mr. Bo Ewald	Thank you note by Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimori

Congratulatory talk by Dr. Takatoshi Tsujimura	Thank you note by Prof. Ching W. Tang	Recipients and their wives