1. FASAS & IAP Programme for Capacity Building of FASAS Paper presented at the IAP General Assembly in Cairo, Egypt 1-6 December, 2006 on behalf of FASAS by Prof. Dr. M. Shamsher Ali Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies (FASAS)

2. FEDERATION OF ASIAN SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES (FASAS) Historical First constituted on January 15, 1984 at New Delhi, India Major problems faced by countries in Asia: Population growth Health care Energy Environment S&T manpower training & resource development

3. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Founding Members Academy of Science of Afghanistan Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Indian National Science Academy National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea Malaysian Scientific Association Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology Pakistan Academy of Sciences National Academy of Science and Technology, The Philippines Singapore National Academy of Science National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka Science Society of Thailand

4. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Current Membership Academy of Science of Afghanistan Bangladesh Academy of Sciences** Chinese Academy of Sciences** Indian National Science Academy* National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea* Malaysian Scientific Association** Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology* Pakistan Academy of Sciences** National Academy of Science and Technology, The Philippines** Singapore National Academy of Science* National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka* Science Society of Thailand** Australian Academy of Sciences* Royal Society of New Zealand* Academy of Sciences Malaysia*

5. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Membership Membership of the Federation is open to those national and regional scientific organisations in the Asia Pacific region who share the same objectives with the Federation National and Affiliated Memberships

6. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Affiliation  International Council for Science (ICSU) since 1986  InterAcademy Panel (IAP) since 2001

7. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Objectives (revised in 2002) To promote the advancement of science and technology for development in Asia To promote the integration of science and technology into national development planning and policy-making processes To promote greater awareness of the role of science and technology in nation building among the general public, business, policy and decision makers To encourage the contribution and impact of academies and societies in national and regional development To collect, collate and disseminate scientific information relevant to the objectives of FASAS

8. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Areas of Focus Promoting best practices in the teaching of science at all levels Increasing awareness of the importance of science and technology in governance, business and everyday life Carry out other functions to achieve the overall objectives

9. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities FASAS Workshop on Enzyme Engineering Calcutta, India, October 29 – November 15, 1984 Symposium on Planning Science and Technology for National Development Kathmandu, Nepal, December 5 – 6, 1984 Regional Training Course on the Methods and Techniques in Exploration Geophysics Hyderabad, India, December 10, 1984 – January 23, 1985 Asian Congress of Pharmacology New Delhi, India, January 15 – 19, 1985 Training Programme on Use of Photo-Voltaic System for Energy Applications Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27 – 30, 1985 Workshop on Microcomputer Interfacing to Instruments and Laboratory Data Processing Singapore, June 3 – 8, 1985 Symposium on Alternate Energy Source for Rural Areas in China Guangzhou & Chengdu, China, November 19 – 25, 1985

10. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities Workshop on Technology and Processing of Palm Oil Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 29 – December 1, 1985 International Seminar on Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 25 – 27, 1986 Workshop on Repair, Maintenance and Development of Scientific Instruments Madras, India, July 15 – 18, 1986 Congress on Computer Applications Beijing, China October 15 – 19, 1986 Course on High Performance Liquid Chromatography Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 21 – 28, 1986 Seminar on Role, Opportunities and Challenges for Young Scientists in Developing Countries Madras, India, December 27 – 30, 1986 International Symposium on Climate and Food Security New Delhi, India, February 6 – 9, 1987

11. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities Regional Workshop on Chemical Instrumentation Kathmandu, Nepal, February 16 - 20, 1987 Regional Workshop on Plant Mycoplasma New Delhi, India, February 24 – 28, 1987 Regional Symposium on High Altitude Natural Products Chemistry Kathmandu, Nepal, March 17 – 19, 1987 Science Asia ’87 Congress Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 12 – 17, 1987 International Workshop on Climatic Change and Water Resources Beijing, China, November 4 – 6, 1987 Workshop on Analytical Techniques Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 17 – 21, 1987 Regional Seminar on Research Trends in Medicinal Plant Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 13 – 15, 1987

12. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities Seminar on Engineering Materials and Their Applications Madras, India, December 16 – 19, 1987 First Asian School on Conservation Biology Bangalore, India, December 16 – 31, 1987 Regional Seminar on Plant Tissue Culture Kathmandu, Nepal, March 14 – 17, 1988 International Conference on Science and Technology Policy for Developing Countries Manila, Philippines, July 14, 1988 International Seminar on Solid State Ionic Devices Singapore, July 18 – 23, 1988 First Intensive Workshop on Basic Neuroscience Bangkok, Thailand, October 17 – November 2, 1988 Training Programme in Microelectronics Bangkok, Thailand, October 24 – November 4, 1988

13. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities Regional Training Course on Recent Advances in Techniques and Applications of Gas Chromatography Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 15 – 19, 1988 Regional Seminar on Iodine Deficiency Disorders Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 12 – 14, 1988 International Workshop on Methods and Concepts in Chronobiology Madurai, India, February 14 – 25, 1989 Conference on Technology of Biomass Gasification Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 13 – 17, 1989 Symposium on Environment Protection and Ecology in Developing Countries Beijing, China, November 1 – 4, 1989 Seminar on Crystallography of Natural Materials for Science and Industry Bangkok, Thailand, February 7 – 15, 1990 Workshop on Natural Product Chemistry Kathmandu, Nepal, February 15 – 19, 1990

14. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities International Workshop on Laser Spectroscopy and Non-Liner Optics of Solids Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 22 – 30, 1990 Workshop on Low Cost Techniques in Housing and Construction Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 23 – 25, 1990 Workshop on Space Science Singapore, September 25 – 28, 1990 Second Congress of The Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies New Delhi, India, November 12 – 15, 1990 Regional Seminar on Trace Constituents in Food Penang, Malaysia, November 15 – 17, 1990 Regional Seminar / Workshop on Biotechnology Manila, Philippines, December 3 – 6, 1990 International Symposium on Chromosome Research: From Microscope to Molecule Calcutta, India, December 12 – 14, 1990

15. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities Third Asian Conference on Technology for Rural Development (Asia Tech-91) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 12 – 14, 1991 International Workshop on Lipid Soluble Antioxidants in Biochemistry, Nutrition and Environment Health Penang, Malaysia, September 20 – 23, 1991 Workshop on Software Engineering Beijing, China, October 10 – 12, 1991 Second International Symposium on Technical Education and Training for Research and Development Malaysia, November 19 – 22, 1991 Symposium on The Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites Bangkok, Thailand, February 10 – 14, 1992 Fifth Course in Neurobiology for Postgraduates in Clinical Neurosciences New Delhi, India, February 24 – March 6, 1992 Fifth Asia Pacific Physics Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 10 – 15, 1992

16. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities FASAS Symposium on New Materials and Contemporary Applications Islamabad, Pakistan, November 27 – December 1, 1992 FASAS Seminar on Global Environment Chemistry New Delhi, India, September 27 – October 1, 1993 International Conference on World Population – A Conference of The World’s Scientific Academies New Delhi, India, October 24 – 27, 1993 Symposium on Medicinal Plants Exploration, Utilization and Conservation In Asia Shanghai, China, November 2 – 4, 1993 Symposium on Natural Disasters in Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 22 – 24, 1993 Seminar on Impact of Science and Technology on Future Life Style Singapore, December 1 – 3, 1993 International Conference on Food Preservation Manila, Philippines, November 8 – 11, 1994

17. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities Asian Congress on Science and Technology Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 5 – 7, 1995 3rd Asian Congress on Science and Technology Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 5 – 7, 1997 International Conference on Public Understanding of Science and Technology (PUSAT) 2000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 24 – 27, 2000 International Conference on Public Understanding of Science and Technology (PUSAT) 2001 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, September 20 – 24, 2001 4th Asian Congress on Science and Technology (4 ASTC) 2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 25 – 27, 2002 International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 16 – 18, 2004

18. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Activities First ICSU Regional Meeting for Asia and the Pacific Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 25 – 27, 2005 International Science Congress (ISC) 2005 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 3 – 6, 2005

19. IAP Programme for Capacity Building of FASAS Objective – to encourage FASAS members to work together in promoting science education and to enhance the contribution and impact of science academies and societies on science education at the national and regional levels

20. Activities undertaken so-far Construction of FASAS homepage (www.akademisains.gov.my/FASAS/)www.akademisains.gov.my/FASAS/ FASAS Council met annually since 2004 to 2006 Brainstormings on science education were held in 2004 & 2005 Workshop on Role of Science Academies in Science Promotion and Science Education was held in Sept. 2006 in Singapore Workshop on FASAS Joint Projects was also held in Sept. 2006 in Singapore. FASAS – AASA Joint Meeting was also held in Sept. 2006 in Singapore.

21. FASAS Joint Projects Science teaching with enlightenment or science teaching in enlightened ways (anchored by Malaysia) Education and training for science teachers (anchored by Singapore) General education on natural disasters (anchored by Australia)

22. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies FASAS Secretariat Indian National Science Academy (INSA) 1984 – 1997 Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA) 1998 – 2002 Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) 2003 –

23. Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies Thank You