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THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ("DST") TIO is pursuing its purpose by designing, developing, constructing, and operating a "state-of-the-art" thirty-meter, world class telescope and associated observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawai'i (the "TMT Project") and, in relation thereto, fostering academic and scientific interaction among educational and other research institutions on a global basis. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1 The governing body of TIO is its Board. The Board is comprised of three Governors appointed by each member of the organization, and the Executive Director, who is an ex-officio Governor and also sits on the Board. Each member must designate one of its Governors as a Governor who is entitled to vote, so although as of December 31, 2017 the Board had a total of 18 Governors, only six Governors are voting members of the Board. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 CHAIRPERSON, HENRY YANG, IS CHANCELLOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA. 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Governor Donald Brooks is a Professor of Pathology and Chemistry, University of British Columbia and Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy. Governor Gregory Fahlman is General Manager of the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Portfolio of the National Research COUNCIL of Canada. GOVERNOR DOUGLAS WELCH IS A PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE IS ALSO VICE-PROVOST AND DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES. HE IS ALSO CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII TELESCOPE CORPORATION. Dr. Suijian Xue is the Deputy Director General of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Project Manager for TMT China. Dr. Shude Mao is professor of astrophysics of Tsinghua university. Dr. Gang Zhao is Deputy Director General of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. B. 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