The 8th TM5 annual meeting was held from December 9th to 11th in Maihama, Urayasu-city Chiba-pref. Delegates of JPAA attended the user session of the annual meeting took place on December 11 as well as an excursion tour to visit a member company of JIPA. The JPAA jointly hosted a reception on the same day for the annual meeting with JIPA and JTA, and shared information with other delegates.