The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 1 AASA Activities with IAP Subsidy Ruth Arnon President The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 2 Contents Introduction to AASA 2005 AASA Activities related to IAP Subsidy 2006 AASA Workplan related to IAP Subsidy

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 3 Introduction to AASA Non-profit International Organization related to S&T Established in to promote cooperation in S&T among Asian and Australasian Countries - To contribute to the development of member-countries by providing advice and countermeasures on issues related to science and technology through international cooperation. 25 Member-Academies representing 25 Countries Distribution of AASA Member-Academies Member-Academies in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thai, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 4 Introduction to AASA Main Activities General Assembly and International Symposium Joint Projects and Workshop Etc: Publication and Public Relations: AASA Brochure and Website

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 5 Introduction to AASA International Symposia held in conjunction to AASA GA Meetings: 2000 Seoul - Science Policy in Asia 2001 Novosibirsk - Transfer and Adaptation of Advanced Technologies in Asia 2002 Jerusalem - Biotechnology in Asia 2003 Tehran - Food Security 2004 Dalian - Renewable Energy 2005 Seoul - Science of Water 25 Member-Academies representing 25 Countries

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 6 AASA and Other Organizations AASA is not a stand-alone association. It is cooperating with many other regional and international organizations. We do believe AASA should work closely with IAP, one of the world's largest academy associations especially helping to developing countries. Attending IAP EC and presenting AASA'a activity report will strengthen the links between AASA and IAP

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 7 Overview AASA Activities related to 2005 IAP Subsidy

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 8 AASA Meetings General Assembly and International Symposium Date : October 11~12, 2005 Venue : Seoul, Korea Host : The Korean Academy of Science and Technology Theme: Science and Technology of Water Participation: Members: Representatives from 17 member-academies Major Guests: Dr. Yee-Cheong Lee, Secretary General of FASAS / Prof. José Tundisi, chair of IAP Water Program / Myung Oh, Deputy Prime Minister of Rep. of Korea Major Agenda: Joint Programs, Selection of AASA meetings to be awarded IAP Subsidy

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 9 AASA Meetings and Symposium is held on October in Seoul To enhance the network and cooperation among scientific communities, Secretary General of FASAS (Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies), the chair of IAP Water Program and President of Science Council of Japan (SCJ) and Vice President of Science Council of Asia are invited to AASA GA meetings. Secretary General of FASAS and the chair of IAP Water Program gave short presentations at the AASA GA Meeting.

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 10 Programs to be Awarded IAP Subsidy One of the main agenda of GA meeting was ‘ Selection of Programs to be Awarded IAP Subsidy. ’ IAP provided AASA grants for AASA ’ s capacity building. To promote activities of AASA member academies and corporation among them, the subsidy provided by IAP will be given to the selected projects. In this connection, proposals for financial support for scientific meetings related to AASA programs were submitted. AASA Board considered those proposals and the following programs were awarded IAP subsidy.

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 11 CountryScientistName of the Project or Conference TimeSupport Given ChinaWei ZhangInt’ Symp. On Marine Bioproducts and Bioengineering July 10-14,2006$3000 BangladeshNaiyyum ChoudhurSeminar on Arsenic Problem and drinking Water Nov’ 15-17,2005$3000? JordanBassam HayekRegional Seminar on Cleaner ProductionJanuary 2006$3000 KazakhstanIssa BaitulinInt. Workshop on “Problems of Kazakhstan Population Supply with drinking Water June 9,2006$3000 PhilippinesCeferino FeloscoAlternative Sources of EnergyEarly part of 2006$2000 Sri LankaD A TantrigodaWorkshop on Formation of an Active Seismogenic Zone in the Vicinity of Sri Lanka: The Reality December 10, 2005$2000 TurkeyMehmet OzdoganThe Menagment of Cultral HeritageFeb’ 10-11,2006$2000

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 12 AASA Meetings Experts’ Meeting on Cultural Heritage Date : February 9-12, 2006 Venue : Istanbul, Turkey Host : The Turkish Academy of Sciences Theme: Management of Cultural Heritage in Asian Countries Participation: Experts from 7 member-academies Major Activities: Presentation of Country Profile on Cultural Heritage, Discussion on the report and proposals for future collaboration

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 13 AASA Meetings Workshop on Arsenic Contamination and Safe Water Date : December 11-13, 2005 Venue : Dhaka, Bangladesh Host : The Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Theme: Arsenic Contamination and Safe Water Participation: 60 foreign delegates and 40 local experts Major Activities: 27 papers were presented Discussion and formulation of the recommendation

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 14 AASA Meetings Other Academic Meetings to be held in 2006 Workshop to be held in Sri Lanka Date: April, 2006 Theme: Formation of an Active Seismogenic Zone in the Vicinity of Sri Lanka International Symposium to be held in China Date: July , 2006 Theme: Marine Bioproducts and Bioengineering Forum to be held in Philippines Date: September 15, 2006 Theme: Renewable Energy

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 15 AASA Website Renewal and Maintenance Main Page Old New

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 16 AASA Website Renewal and Maintenance Enhanced Data Collection Former AASA Meeting materials in , such as photos and program information, are available Higher Accessibility to Various Meeting Materials Availability of Member-Academies’ Direct Participation Each member-academy could upload its news to AASA Website directly. Key Changes are….

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 17 Other Activities Participation to the IAP EC meeting AASA Secretary General participated IAP EC meeting held in China on October 16~17, Delivered a presentation on AASA Activity - Discussed on future Cooperation between AASA and FASAS: Participation to each other’s GA and Joining Scientific Programs are considered. - Cooperation between AASA and FASAS will be further discussed at IAP EC meeting in Brazil

The Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia (AASA) 18 Thank you AASA appreciates IAP’s support and cooperation. Thank you for your attention