Promoting Volunteer Activities; Developing Good Community Relations - NEC NEAX 2000 IPS Reference Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction
Major Aspects of the Research
Small homing devices, linked to a communications satellite, are attached to the cranes in order
to trace their migration routes, stopover points, breeding grounds and their final destinations.
Once the major habitats are determined, their environmental conditions over the last 10 years
are analyzed in order to study changes in the earth's environment.
As field studies continue, they are correlated with analytical data on the environment in an attempt
to predict the cranes' future selection of environments and conditions in the wetland areas.

Promoting Volunteer Activities

The International Beach Clean Up
The International Beach Clean Up grew out of a proposal from CMC (Center for Marine
Conservation) in the United States. The activities do not merely concentrate on cleaning up
each area. In order to devise strategies to stop the sources of environmental pollution, research
is being conducted into the type and extent of the pollution. Japan began its participation in the
program 1990 and is conducting clean up campaigns under the auspices of the National Clean
Up Office. Activities are conducted during the spring and autumn, the major one being the
"International Beach Clean Up Day" held nationwide on September 22nd. It was launched with
about 1,000 people participating and today has grown into an event with tens of thousands of
people working on beaches and other locations throughout the country. In addition to
cooperating with the events, NEC also promotes the activities to its employees and encourages
their voluntary participation.

Developing Good Community Relations

NEC Super Tower Concert
The atrium at NEC's head office in Mita, Tokyo, also serves as a venue for concerts for
employees of the NEC Group, with residents of the surrounding Mita area especially welcome.
This is just one of the ways NEC contributes to the local community. Since starting in July 1991
four concerts have been organized featuring a variety of programs, each one has been very
favorably received.
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