| Michio Ohba, | Former professor of Kyushu University, JAPAN |
| Eiichi Mizuki, | Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, JAPAN |
| Neil Crickmore, | University of Sussex, UK |
| Jean-Charles Côté, | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, CANADA |
| Yasunori Nagamatsu, .. | Professor emeritus of Hiroshima University, JAPAN |
| Sakae Kitada, | Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN |
| Hiroshi Sakai, | Okayama University, JAPAN |
| Kazuaki Harata, | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, JAPAN |
| Takashi Shin, | Sojo University, JAPAN |
| Shiro Okumura, | Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, JAPAN |