Spiber President Kazuhide Sekiyama gave a presentation at the symposium “Invitation to the Near Future – Message from Nice-Step Researchers 2010,” on June 30 at the Ministry Auditorium, sponsored by NISTEP in MEXT. This symposium included the latest research presentations from the researchers who were selected as “2010 Nice-Step Researchers.” Deputy Minister Ryuzo Sasaki was in attendance and a lively discussion took place.