BACKGROUND MATERIALS FOR The 21st Pacific Science Congress
The 21st Pacific Science Congress was held 12-18 June, 2007 at the Okinawa Convention Center in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The Congress was be hosted by the University of the Ryukyus and co-sponsored by the Science Council of Japan.
Click here to visit the official PSC-21 website. This website contains detailed information on the symposia, programs, attendees, schedules, accomodations, and other information related to the 21st Pacific Science Congress.
Click here for the Agenda for the PSA Council and Executive Board Meetings. A list of the proposed revisions to the PSA Statutes and By-Laws can be found by clicking here.
Click here for the official List of Candidates for the new PSA Executive Board. The curriculum vitae of these candidates are also available:
Dr. Chang-Hung Chou, Director, Research Center for Biodiversity, China Medical University, Taipei, China-Taipei
Dr. Congbin Fu, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China-Beijing
Dr. Nancy Lewis, Director of Research, the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Professor Datuk Dr. Mazlan Othman FASc , Director General, National Space Agency, Malaysia
Dr. Azizan Abu Samah, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences [and] National Antarctic Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Academician Valentin Sergienko, Chairman, Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch
Dr. Ana Taufe’ulungaki, Pro Vice Chancellor, Research and Graduate Affairs, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
Dr. Makoto Tsuchiya, Dean, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
The Gregory Medal will be awarded to Professor Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Ph.D., Dr.h.c. for his distinguished research contributions in the Pacific region. Click here for the official Resolution from the Bishop Museum awarding the Medal to Prof. Mueller-Dombois.
The Shinkishi Hatai Medal will have double awardees in recognition of their distinguished leadership in Pacific marine biology. Dr. Tuyoshi Kawasaki (Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University, Japan) and Dr. Shirley Winifred Jeffrey (CSIRO Marine Research, Australia）are the 2007 recipients of the Hatai Medal.