The 32nd International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC32) will be held in Hiroshima, Japan from 5 to 10 July 2026. Last ILRC we held in Japan goes back to 2006 in Nara. Steering Committee, Local Organizing Committee, Program Committee and Travel Grant Committee have been established for the ILRC32 to be successful. I am hoping the ILRC32 will contribute to domestic and international activities of lidar communities.

レーザセンシング学会将来計画委員会は，会員の声に基づき学会の現状を把握し，その理解に基づいて運営改善を図り，具体的な提言を行うことを目的として，2025年8月8日から9月30日にかけてアンケート調査を実施した．同アンケートでは，58名の会員から貴重な回答が得られた．本提言は，アンケート調査結果（質問1～7）を詳細に分析し，本学会が直面する構造的な課題を明らかにするとともに，将来的に持続可能な学会運営を実現するための戦略的行動計画をまとめたもので，（1）現状認識，（2）戦略的提案，（3）結論の3つのセクションから構成されている．また，付録として，質問1～7の詳細なデータと，各回答から導き出された具体的な提言も含めた．回答者の所属（アカデミア機関に所属，非アカデミア機関に所属）は，会員全体の構成とほぼ一致しており，本調査結果は学会の分野別動向を代表するものと言える．ただし，年齢分布は名簿データとの直接比較が難しく，その一貫性は不明瞭なため，属性の背景を考慮して結果を解釈する必要がある．

I am deeply honored to receive the LRSJ Young Researcher Award (Hirono Award for Young Researcher) for my series of studies on the development of 2-μm lidar technology and its application to water vapor observation. I would first like to express my sincere gratitude to the members of the selection committee for providing me with this opportunity, as well as to my collaborators for their continued support through valuable discussions and advice, and to the organizations that provided a supportive research environment and opportunities to take on new challenges. This research is by no means the achievement of an individual; rather, it has progressed through the accumulation of extensive cooperation and mutual trust. I regard this award as tangible recognition of that collective journey. Taking the LRSJ Young Researcher Award as a milestone, this paper describes the content and significance of advances in 2-μm lidar technology and its application to water vapor observation, with a focus on previously published papers and presentations at domestic and international conferences.