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THE ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIES
AND SOCIETIES OF SCIENCES IN ASIA
The Affiliated Regional Network for Asia of
c/o The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
KAST Building - 3rd Floor, 42 Dolma-Ro, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam-Shi,
Gyeonggi-Do 463-808, Republic of KOREA.
Tel +82-31-710-4622 Fax +82-31-726-7909
Email [email protected], [email protected]
Website http://aassa.asia
Published by AASSA Secretariat
Sponsored by The Korean Academy of Science and Technology
IAP - the global network of science and academies
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Societies of Sciences in Asia
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CONTENTS
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Contents
Objectives
Objectives / 03
IAP & Affiliated Regional Networks / 04
Executive Board / 06
History in Brief / 08
Member Academies / 10
Projects sanctioned by IAP / 12
AASSA Projects / 15
The Association of Academies and Societies of
Sciences in Asia (AASSA) is a non-profit international
organization with interests in science and technology.
The principal objective of AASSA is to achieve a
society in Asia and Australasia in which science and
technology play a major role in the development of the
region.
AASSA is a forum for scientists and technologists
to discuss and provide advice on issues related to
science and technology, research and development,
and the application of technology for socio-economic
development
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Societies of Sciences in Asia
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IAP & AFFILIATED REGIONAL NETWORK
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IAP & Affiliated
Regional Networks
InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)
Affiliated Regional Networks of IAP
The work of the world’s academies of science, medicine and engineering has resulted in lives saved,
better education, and more effective policy approaches to a range of issues. The newly formed
InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is a new organization of academies bringing together established
global networks of academies of science, medicine and engineering into a new collaboration in which
academies will work together to support the special role of science and its efforts to seek solutions
to address the world’s most challenging problems.
IAP announced that The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA), The
European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), Network of African Science Academies
(NASAC), and InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) as the four regional
affiliated networks of IAP. IAP Affiliated Network status will help AASSA carry out steady and longterm project developments such as SDA project report.
As an umbrella organization, IAP is able to harness the expertise of the world’s scientific, medical
and engineering leaders to advance sound policies, promote excellence in science education,
improve public health, and achieve other critical development goals.
IAP’s some 130 national members and regional networks have compiled an extensive track record of
delivering evidence-based advice and performing other services for the global community. This new
organization will enable IAP to enlarge the scale and scope of these contributions.
The President of AASSA is serving on the Board of the Partnership.
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Executive
Board
EXECUTIVE BOARD
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The Executive Board shall consist of the President, Immediate Past President,
two Vice Presidents, Treasurer, four Members at Large, Director of Projects
and Executive Director. The Director of Projects and Executive Director shall be
appointed by the Executive Board. The Director of Projects and the Executive
Director shall not have voting rights.
Treasurer
Khairul Anuar Abdullah
Fellow, Academy of Science Malaysia
Member-at-Large
Batbold Enkhtuvshin
President, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
President
Krishan Lal
Immediate Past President, Indian National Science Academy
Member-at-Large
Jinghai Li
Vice President, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Immediate Past President
Won-Hoon Park
Fellow Emeritus, Korean Academy of Science and Technology
Member-at-Large
Valentin Sergienko
President, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Vice President
M. Shamsher Ali
Member-at-Large
Immediate Past President, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
Hassan Zohoor
Secretary, The Academy of Sciences of IR Iran
Vice President
Namik Aras
Member, Turkish Academy of Sciences
Executive Director
Yoo Hang Kim
Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology
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Societies of Sciences in Asia
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HISTORY IN BRIEF
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The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in
Asia (AASSA) was launched in January 1, 2012 with 34 member
Academies and Societies of science from 30 Countries. With
IAP's strong support for the merger, AASA and FASAS had been
discussing a merger into a single Asian science organization
since late 2008. After discussions over the last couple of years,
and most recently at the meetings of AASA and FASAS held in
Nepal in November 2011, members of both AASA and FASAS
have unanimously and wholeheartedly endorsed the merger.
History in
Brief
Through the merger, AASSA is expected to increase the
visibility for science and increase efficiency, particularly
in relation to resources (human and financial) with
reduced overlap of activities and meetings, and provide
a better platform for fundraising and interaction with
other science organizations.
The inaugural general assembly of AASSA took place
in Sri Lanka in October 2012. A new constitution for
AASSA was formally sanctioned and election of new
officers also took place.new officials also took place.
AASA
FASAS
AASSA
AASA
1998~2001
FASAS
2002~2004
2005~2008
2009~2011
2007~2010
1984~2006
October 1, 1998
May 7, 2002
October 11~12, 2005
October 8~12, 2009
November 28~29, 2007
January 16, 1984
•Prof. Mu Shik Jhon and Prof.
Nikolai Dobretsov agreed
on the need to form an
association for the scientific
academies in Asian and
Oceanian countries.
•Board Meeting, Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia
•Symposium on 'Rational Use
of Asian Natural Resources'
•6th General Assembly,
Seoul, Korea
•Symposium on 'Science and
Technology of Water'
•Board Meeting, Dhaka,
Bangladesh
•3rd AASA-FASAS
International workshop on
‘Science Education,’ Dhaka,
Bangladesh
•1st AASA-FASAS
International Conference
on ‘Science Education in
the Asia-Pacific,’ Bangkok,
Thailand
•FASAS was founded at New
Delhi
•The Secretariat of FASAS is
supported by the Indian National
Science Academy till 1999.
October 15~16, 2008
January 2000
•2nd AASA-FASAS
International Conference on
‘Science Education in Asia
and Pacific,’ Ankara, Turkey
•MOU between AASA and
FASAS is signed.
•Workshop on the 'Role
of Science Academies
in Science Promotion
and Science Education
Perspectives from Asia'
•Secretariat moved to Malaysia
hosted by the Malaysian
Academy of Sciences.
April 8, 1999
•1st preparatory meeting for
establishing AASA, Seoul,
Korea
September 7~9, 1999
•2nd preparatory meeting for
establishing AASA, Irkutsk,
Russia
September 22, 2000
•Inauguration Ceremony and the
1st General Assembly, Seoul,
Korea
•Prof. Mu Shik Jhon was elected
as the first President.
•Symposium on 'Science Policy in
Asia'
October 16, 2002
•3rd General Assembly, Jerusalem,
Israel
•Prof. Nikolai Dobretsov was
elected as the second President.
•Symposium on 'The Impact of
Biotechnological Advances in Asia'
June 22, 2003
•Board Meeting, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
September 25, 2003
•4th General Assembly,
Tehran, I.R. Iran
•Symposium on 'Food
Resources and Security'
June 9, 2004
•Board Meeting, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
•Board Meeting, Antalya,
Turkey
•Symposium on 'Scientific
Approach to Cultural Heritage
for Economic Development'
August 23, 2001
September 27, 2004
May 17~18, 2001
•2nd General Assembly,
Novosibirsk, Russia
•Symposium on 'Transfer
and Adaptation of Advanced
Technologies in Asia'
•5th General Assembly,
Dalian, P.R. China
•Prof. Ruth Arnon was elected
as the third President.
•Symposium on 'Utilization of
Renewable Energy'
November 21~23, 2006
•7th General Assembly,
Hanoi, Vietnam
•Prof. Jinghai Li was elected
as the fourth President.
August 25~27, 2007
•Board Meeting, Irkutsk,
Russia
•Symposium on
'Environmental and Climatic
Changes and Biodiversity in
East Eurasia and Adjacent
Areas'
October 18~22, 2010
•9th General General
Assembly, Seoul, Korea
•Prof. Won-hoon Park was
elected as the sixth President.
•10th Anniversary Symposium
on 'One Green Asia'
•4th AASA-FASAS Joint
International Conference on
‘Science Education for one
Green Asia,’ Seoul, Korea
•MOU between AASA
and Caribbean Scientific
Community (CCC) is signed.
November 28~29, 2007
•1st AASA-FASAS
International Conference
on ‘Science Education in
the Asia-Pacific,’ Bangkok,
Thailand
October 15~16, 2008
•8th General Assembly,
Ankara, Turkey
•Prof. Jinghai Li was reelected as the fifth President
•2nd AASA-FASAS
International Conference on
‘Science Education in Asia
and Pacific,’ Ankara, Turkey
•MOU between AASA and
FASAS is signed.
May 17, 2011
•IAP accepted AASA as
its sole affiliated network
representing Asia.
November 3, 2011
•AASA Board Meeting, Kathmandu, Nepal
•FASAS Council Meeting Joint Meeting of FASAS and AASA
•General agreement to the Combined organization of FASAS
and AASA in the name of Association of Academies and
Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA)
•Prof. Lambeck and Dr. Won-hoon Park were requested to Cochair the transition committee to finalise the new constitution of
the Combined organization.
January 1, 2012
•The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in
Asia (AASSA) was launched with 34 member Academies and
Societies of science from 30 Countries.
October 16~19, 2012
•Inaugural General Assembly of the AASSA, Colombo, Sri
Lanka
•Dr. Won-hoon Park was elected President of the AASSA
•The Korean Academy of Science & Technology will host the
Secretariat of AASSA.
October 22 ~ 24, 2013
•Executive Board Meeting, Manila, Philippines
•AASSA International Symposium on 'Emerging Technologies
for a Greener Earth'
October 14 ~ 17, 2014
•2nd General Assembly, New Delhi, India
•Prof. Krishan Lal was elected as the second President.
•KAST-ASM-INSA-IAP International Symposium on 'SHER
Communication in Asia with a Special Focus on Science
Festivals'
•South Asian Science Academies' Seminar on 'Achieving
Sustainable Agriculture through a Biotechnological Revolution'
October 8~12, 2009
•3rd AASA-FASAS
International workshop on
‘Science Education,’ Dhaka,
Bangladesh
2010
•Prof. Kurt Lambeck, President
of the Australian Academy
of Sciences took over the
Presidentship of the FASAS
October 18~22, 2010
•Council Meeting, Seoul,
Korea
•4th AASA-FASAS Joint
International Conference
on ‘Science Education for
one Green Asia’
2002
•Council Meeting, Malaysia
October 2003
•Council Meeting, Beijing, China
•Dr. Omar Abdul Rahman was
elected as the President for the
years 2003-05
•TWAS and TWNSO General
Conferences
June 2004
•Council Meeting, Malaysia
•IAP - International Conference
on ‘Science and Mathematics
Education’
2005
•Council Meeting, Australia
2006
•Council Meeting, Singapore
•Prof. Omar Abdul Rahman was
re-elected as the President, for
the period 2007-09.
•Workshop on the 'Role of
Science Academies in Science
Promotion and Science
Education Perspectives from
Asia'
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Societies of Sciences in Asia
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MEMBER ACADEMIES
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Member Academies
Member
Academies
Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyz, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New
Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Associate Members
Jordan
Observers
ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology
34 member Academies and Societies
from 30 Countries
01. Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
02. National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
11. Israel Academy of
Sciences and Humanities
19. Nepal Academy of Science and
Technology
12. Science Council of Japan
20. Royal Society of New Zealand
13. National Academy of Sciences of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
21. Pakistan Academy of Science
http://www.academy.ac.il
http://www.sci.am
03. Australian Academy of Science
http://www.scj.go.jp/en/
http://science.org.au
04. Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
http://www.science.gov.az
05. Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
http://www.bas.org.bd
06. Chinese Academy of Sciences
http://english.cas.cn
07. Georgian National Academy of Sciences
14. The Korean Academy of Science and
Technology
http://www.kast.or.kr
15. The National Academy of Sciences,
Republic of Korea
http://www.insaindia.org
09. Indonesian Academy of Sciences
http://www.aipi.or.id
10. The Academy of Sciences of IR of Iran
http://www.ias.ac.ir
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz
http://www.paspk.org
22. National Academy of Science and
Technology, Philippines
http://www.nast.ph
23. Far Eastern Branch of the Russian
Academy of Sciences
http://www.febras.ru
http://www.nas.go.kr
http://www.science.org.ge
08. Indian National Science Academy
http://www.nast.org.np
16. National Academy of Sciences of the
Kyrgyz Republic
http://www.nas.aknet.kg
17. Academy of Sciences Malaysia
http://www.akademisains.gov.my
18. Mongolian Academy of Sciences
http://www.mas.ac.mn
24. Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences
http://www.sbras.ru
25. Singapore National Academy of Science
26. National Academy of Sciences of
Sri Lanka
http://www.nassl.org
27. The Academy of Sciences of
the Repulic of Tajikistan
28. Thai Academy of Sciences
29. The Science Society of Thailand
Under the Patronage of His Majesty
the King
http://www.scisoc.or.th
30. Turkish Academy of Sciences
http://www.tuba.gov.tr
31. Academy of Sciences of the
Republic of Uzbekistan
http://www.uzsci.net/academy
32. Vietnam Academy of
Science and Technology
http://www.vast.ac.vn
33. Royal Scientific Society, Jordan
http://www.rss.jo
34. ASEAN Academy of
Engineering and Technology
http://www.aaet-asean.org
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
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Projects
sanctioned
by IAP
The 4th AASSA Regional Workshop on 'PrimaryConnections: Linking Science with Literacy'
• Date: March 25 ~ 27, 2013
• Venue: Sydney, Australia
• Host: Australian Academy of Science
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The 5th AASSA Regional Workshop on
'Sustainable Development of Asian Countries,
Water Resources and Biodiversity under
Climate Change'
• Date: August 19 ~ 22, 2013
• Venue: Barnaul, Russia
• Host: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The 2nd AASSA Regional
Workshop on
'Women in Science and
Engineering'
The 1st AASSA Regional Workshop on
'Roadmap of Transition Strategies to Green Economy'
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• Date: May 2 ~ 5, 2012
• Venue: Baku, Azerbaijan
• Host: Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
• Date: March 15 ~ 16, 2012
• Venue: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Host: Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan
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The 3rd AASSA Regional Workshop on
'Impacts and Mitigation of Climate Change in
Asia and Oceania'
The 6th AASSA Regional
Workshop on ‘Women in Science,
Education and Research’
• Date: September 24, 2013
• Venue: New Delhi, India
• Host: Indian National Science Academy
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• Date: July 30, 2012
• Venue: Vladivostok, Russia
• Host: Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2013 AASSA Executive Board Meeting &
AASSA International Symposium on ‘Emerging Technologies
for a Greener Earth’
• Date: October 22-24 , 2013
• Venue: Manila, Philippines
• Host: National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines
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AASSA Inaugural General Assembly &
International Symposium on 'Improving the
Quality of Life through Science ' &
'Science Communication Leadership Workshop'
• Date: October 16-19, 2012
• Venue: Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Host: National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka (NASSL)
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Entrepreneurship Training Workshop on ‘Sharing the Start-up Experience’
• Date: October 25 - 28, 2013
• Venue: Jerusalem, Israel
• Host: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
AASSA PROJECTS
The 7th AASSA Regional Workshop on ‘Sustainable Development
Goal of Water and Sanitation after MDGS’
• Date: February 12-13, 2014
• Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Host: Korean Academy of Science and Technology
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AASSA
Projects
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Inaugural Expert Meeting of
Phase Two of the Sustainable
Development in Asia (SDA)
Project
• Date: March 21, 2014
• Venue: Seoul, Korea
• Host: Korean Academy of Science and
Technology
The 8th AASSA Regional Workshop on ‘Women in Science and
Technology’
AASSA projects are jointly carried out to pursue followings:
• Date: May 29-31, 2014
• Venue: Izmir, Turkey
• Host: Turkish Academy of Sciences
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The 9th AASSA Regional Workshop on
‘Sustainable Management of Water Resources
and Conservation of Mountain Lake Ecosystems
of Asian Countries’
• Date: June 26 - 28, 2014
• Venue: Yerevan, Armenia
• Host: National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia
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To develop cooperation in the domain of science and technology and create a network of
interdisciplinary and international contacts among academies in Asia and Australasia,
To provide advice on the role of science and technology in the national innovation systems of member
countries,
To help initiate and conduct studies and research on scientific and technological issues, and their
economic and social implications relevant to national development agenda of member countries,
To facilitate exchange of scientists and information among the AASSA countries in cooperation with
international scientific organizations.
KAST-ASM-IAP International Workshop on
‘Science Literacy: Science Communication and
Science Outreach’
• Date: June 12 – 13, 2014
• Venue: Seoul, Korea
• Host: Korean Academy of Science and Technology
AASSA projects focus mainly on the following topics:
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• Sustainable Development in Asia (SDA)
• Science Education in Asia and The Pacific (SEAP)
The 2nd AASSA General Assembly &
the South Asian Science Academies’ Seminar
on ‘Achieving Sustainable Agriculture through a
Biotechnological Revolution’ &
KAST-ASM-INSA-IAP International Symposium on
‘SHER Communication in Asia with a Special Focus
on Science Festivals’
• Date: October 14 - 17, 2014
• Venue: New Delhi, India
• Hosted: Indian National Science Academy & Korean Academy of
Science and Technology
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• Women in Science and Engineering (WSE)
• Science Literacy: Science Outreach and Science Communication
• Economic Advancement through Science, Technology and Innovation (EASTI)