Pacific Science Association - Upcoming Meetings

UPCOMING scientific MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, and Training Courses IN THE asia-PACIFIC Region

If you have a meeting or conference you would like to submit for listing on this website, please include the following information: Title, Date, Organizers, Sponsors, Location, Venue, Website, Contact, and brief description.

March 2008

2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting
From the Watershed to the Global Ocean
Date: 2- 7 March 2008
Organized by: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, the American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography Society and the Estuarine Research Federation
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Description: Water connects and binds us all. It moves from the top of the highest mountain to the depths of the deepest oceans. As limnologists, oceanographers, and educators, water is the lifeblood of our endeavors. Now, as never before, we recognize the interconnections between land and sea, and at the 2008 bi-annual Ocean Sciences Meeting we are going to recognize the important nature of these connections. Please join us March 2-7, 2008, in Orlando, Florida, for this event.

April 2008

Conference on Micronesians in Hawaii
Date: 3 - 4 April 2008
Organized by: The Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Description: The Center for Pacific Islands Studies is sponsoring a conference on Micronesians in Hawai‘i, 3 – 4 April 2008, in Honolulu. The conference will examine some of the challenges that migrants from the freely associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau face as they move to Hawai‘i and other parts of the United States. The conference will focus on the innovative programs that Micronesians are developing in Hawai‘i to help ease the transition and some of the needs that remain. With this conference, the center hopes to build on the very successful Micronesian Cultural Festival of last October, which brought together members of the different Micronesian communities to share their experiences and talk about the opportunities as well as the challenges of relocating. Dr. Hilda Heine, a well-known Micronesian educator will be the conference keynote speaker. Dr. Heine is an active member of the rethinking education in Micronesia movement seeks to integrate cultural values and traditional knowledge and life skills into the Western system of education that currently permeates the US-affiliated Pacific communities in Micronesia. Chief Justice Andon L Amaraich of the Federated States of Micronesia will also be a featured speaker. Mr Amaraich, who is from Chuuk, is considered one of the architects of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

"Pacific Passages: Connecting East, West, and Center in the Pacific Basin
Date: 4 - 5 April 2008
Organized by: University of California-Irvine
Location: Irvine, California, USA
Contact: David Igler, e-mail: digler@uci.edu
Description: "Pacific Passages: Connecting East, West, and Center in the Pacific Basin" will be held 4-5 April 2008 at the Henry E Huntington Library, in San Marino, California. It will examine different approaches to Pacific histories and cultural encounters throughout the Pacific basin and will consider oceanic frameworks as a historical methodology.

4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Date: 7 - 11 April 2008
Organized by: The Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Hosted by: the Government of Vietnam, Ministry of Fisheries
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Description: The 4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands will mobilize high-level policy attention, topical working groups, analytical papers, and other contributions to provide a review of progress achieved (or lack thereof) in advancing ecosystem management and integrated coastal and ocean management by 2010 at national and regional (transboundary) levels, and in the 64% of the ocean beyond national jurisdiction, and on the allied goals of reducing marine biodiversity loss by 2010 and of establishing networks of marine protected areas by 2012 (goals adopted by the world's political leaders at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development). These goals are considered in the context of climate change, which, as indicated in the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will have profound effects on ecosystems and coastal populations around the world.

"Oceanic Connections" Symposium at the 2nd Conference of the Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies
Date: 18- 20 April 2008
Organized by: The Australian National University
Location: Canberra, Australia
Description: Topics include, but are not limited to, governance, representations, boundaries, economies, performances, environments, and education. For more information contact Katerina Teaiwa (katerina.teaiwa@anu.edu.au) or Stewart Firth (stewart.firth@anu.edu.au).

May 2008

2nd Oceanic Popular Culture Association Conference
Date: 23 - 25 May 2008
Sponsored by: Chaminade University
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Contact: Cheryl Edelson at cedelson@chaminade.edu or Stan Orr at sorr@hawaii.edu
Description: All topics and proposals are welcome, particularly those dealing with cultural productions within or about the Oceanic region. Abstracts are due to session chairs by 30 November 2007. The Oceanic/Pacific Literature and Culture chair is Anna Marie Christiansen at chrianna@byuh.edu.

The 8th Science Council of Asia Conference and International Forum on Marine Science and Technology and Economic Development
"Sustainable Development of Marine Resources and the Environment"
Date: 27 - 30 May 2008
Organized by: Qingdao Association for Science and Technology
Sponsored by: Science Council of Asia, China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), Qingdao Municipal People’s Government
Supported by: Development Research Center Under the State Council, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Ministry of Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation
Location: Qingdao, China
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June 2008

4th Pan Pacific Conference on Pesticide Science
Date: 1 - 4 June 2008
Sponsored by: ACS Agrochemical Division and Pesticide Science Society of Japan
Location: Waikiki Beach Marriott Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii
Website: http://acswebcontent.acs.org/meetings/panpacific2008/index.html
Contact: Vernar Beatty at (800) 227-5558 ext. 4398 or (202) 872-4398.
Description: The focus of this conference is research directed toward identification and resolution of issues related to discovery, selection, evaluation and use of pesticides intended for crop, public health and environmental protection. The conference is set up to foster interactions between scientists involved in pesticides in the Pan Pacific Region. The conference will include various symposiums on: Global Trade Issues; Environmental Fate and Effects; Discovery; Advances in Human Vector Control; Metabolism and Toxicology; Resistance to Pesticides; Regulatory and Worker Protection Issues; Analytical Chemistry; and Invasive Species.

PACON 2008
Date: 1 - 5 June 2008
Sponsored by: PACON International, California Sea Grant College Program, Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, NOAA, USGS, State of Hawaii
Location: Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii
Website: http://www.hawaii.edu/pacon/2008%20Main%20Page.html
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2008 International Symposium on Global Mountain Biodiversity
Date: 7 - 10 June 2008
Organized by: College of Life Sciences and Research Center for Biodiversity, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Co-sponsor: Pacific Science Association
Location: China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
Website: http://www2.cmu.edu.tw/~clife/rall.htm
Description: Both for the ecosystem services it provides as well as its intrinsic value, the biodiversity of the world’s mountain ecosystems is a critically important aspect for global sustainability. An International Symposium on Global Mountain Biodiversity will be held from 7 - 10 June 2008 at the China Medical University at Taichung, Taiwan. The Symposium will address the molecular and evolutionary bases of biodiversity, vulnerability assessments of mountain biodiversity to various threats, mountain biodiversity in fungi and animal populations, microbial and lake metabolism, and projected impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems and on public health in communities linked to those areas.

2nd International Conference on Science and Technology
Date: 8 - 10 June 2008
Organized by: Department of Information Technology and Quantitative Sciences, University Teknologi MARA, Penang, Malaysia
Location: Penang / Kedah, Malaysia
Website: http://www.icstie.com/index.html
Contact: Nor Hanim Abdul Rahman
Description: ICSTIE 2008 UiTM Pulau Pinang is a platform for researchers, instructors, scientists, engineers and students to exchange their ideas and intellectual view on related topics. In addition, this conference will expand their communication network in developing knowledge and new discovery using the method state-of-the-art technology. The conference also focuses on Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) with various science and technology input that contributes to the development of NCER.

89^th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
"Pacific Science in a Global Society"
Date: 15 - 20 June 2008
Sponsored by: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Pacific Division
Location: Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Waimea, Hawaii, USA
Website: http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd/2008HAWAII/index.html
Contact: Vernar Beatty at (800) 227-5558 ext. 4398 or (202) 872-4398.
Description: The AAAS, Pacific Division and its affiliated societies will hold its 89^th annual meeting, at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Membership in AAAS or its affiliated societies is not required to participate in the meeting. All scientists, as well as graduate and undergraduate students, are invited to present their research results either orally or as posters. Anyone paying the registration fee may attend all scientific sessions as well as participate in many other activities (field trips require advance registration and payment of additional fees). Dr. William B.N. Berry, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, is chairing the organizing committee for the Pacific Division. Symposia include:

current research at the Palmyra Atoll
the impact of avian malaria on native bird populations
new humanities and science convergences: paradise lost and.....recoverable?
developments in materials science
status and conservation of Hawaiian land snails
infectious diseases
neuroscience research programs in the Pacific
putting the science in informal science education
anachialine pool ecosystems
soil and crop sciences of the Hawai`ian Islands
topics in forensic biology and chemistry
colonial and pre-WWII east Asian anthropology
cold war anthropology
U.S. world's fairs: celebration and politics
archives of science
health and welfare issues relating to Asian American women

July 2008

Oceanic Conference on International Studies (OCIS) 2008
Date: 2 - 4 July 2008
Organized by: The University of Queensland
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Website: http://www.uq.edu.au/ocis/
Contact:Professor Alex Bellamy
Description: OCIS 2008 brings together international studies scholars from Oceania and the world to help build constructive networks and relationships, and to showcase the variety of world-class research being conducted in the region.

11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS): "Reefs for the Future"
Date: 7 - 11 July 2008
Organized by: International Society for Reef Studies
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Website: http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/
Contact: Richard E. Dodge, Chair, Local Organizing Committee
Description: Every four years the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) convenes as a major scientific conference to provide the latest knowledge about coral reefs worldwide. Natural scientists, resource managers and users, conservationists, economists, and educators meet together to advance coral reef science, management, and conservation. The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS), the largest society focused on coral reefs worldwide, officially sanctions ICRS meetings. The Symposium’s goal is better understanding of coral reef ecosystems and consequently effective conservation and management strategies. The Symposium will promote the dissemination of knowledge about reef sustainability and resilience, particularly important to many nations who depend upon coral reefs for their economy and food supply. The U.S. and South Florida venue will also provide convenient access for experts and policymakers to mutually visit and study reef systems in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Meso-America, and Eastern Pacific. Over 2,500 attendees are expected from the U.S. and international marine science, management, and conservationist communities. "Reefs for the Future" is the scientific theme of the Symposium.

Putting People First’: Intercultural Dialogue and Imagining the Future in Oceania
Date: 10 - 12 July 2008
Organized by: European Society for Oceanists
Location: Verona, Italy
Website: http://esfo2008.dpac.univr.it/
Contact: Sigrid Hafner at Sigrid.Hafner@formazione.univr.it
Description: The theme for the seventh ESfO conference in Verona 2008 emphasises the pivotal role of intersubjective relations, at all levels of sociality, for contemporary islanders in their daily efforts to imagine desirable futures and ways to achieve them. The first part of the title, “Putting People First” is inspired by the motto adopted in 1993 by the Pacific Forum in the “Suva Declaration” on Sustainable Development. It reflects Pacific Islanders’ own perception of a fundamental cultural value shared within the region: that of considering the people who form a community as its primary resource. The motto thus implies the articulation of an engaged process of responding to the challenges of our time, with Pacific Islanders’ desire to insist on this cultural prerogative. The second part of the title, “Intercultural Dialogue and Imagining the Future in Oceania”, links this fundamental theme to those of previous ESfO conferences. We propose to build upon the debate on rethinking the past and on conflicts by turning our gaze to the present challenges facing Oceanian peoples who are striving to imagine their futures. Intercultural dialogue is a crucial aspect of the promotion of peaceful cooperation between and within countries, and of effective relations at all levels of sociality. Oceania is an interesting site where conflicts, politics and ethnicities interconnect in old and innovative ways. A focus on dialogue and processes of negotiation, grounded in indigenous practice and in the visibility recently acquired, for example, by Pacific women’s groups in harnessing relations effectively, provides precious insights on the complexity of contemporary Oceania, and sparks a rethinking of similar processes in Europe and elsewhere, an antidote to the dangerous stereotypes fed by a view of culture as rigid and monolithic.

10th Festival of Pacific Arts: Su'iga'ule a le Atuvasa - Threading the Oceania 'Ula
Date: 20 July - 2 August 2008
Organized by: European Society for Oceanists
Location: American Samoa
Description: Over 2,000 participants from 25 countries are expected to come together to celebrate the diverse cultures of the Pacific Islands. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about the event, the people, their culture and their art forms. The festival will feature magnificent visual arts, literary arts, performing arts and even culinary and traditional healing arts.

2008 Hawaii Conservation Conference
"Island Ecosystems: The Year of the Reef"
Date: 29 - 31 July 2008
Organized by: Hawaii Conservation Alliance
Location: Honolulu Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Website: http://hawaiiconservation.org/activities.asp
Contact: Chris Puttock, Executive Director, HCA
Description: The annual Hawaii Conservation Conference (HCC), presented by the Hawaii Conservation Alliance, is the largest gathering of people actively involved in the protection and management of the natural environment in Hawaii and the Pacific Region. The conference facilitates interaction among natural resource managers, the scientific community and the general public. This is an annual opportunity to share experiences and ideas on a wide range of conservation issues affecting Hawaii and the Pacific. The theme of the 16th Annual Hawaii Conservation Conference is "Island Ecosystems: The Year of the Reef". Although the 2008 theme commemorates the International Year of the Reef, all aspects of science and management of island ecosystems - terrestrial and marine - will be covered. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 28 March 2008. Early Registration deadline is 23 May 2008.

August 2008

None yet listed. If you know of a science or social science conference or meeting either held in the Asia-Pacific, or directly related to the region, please contact the PSA Executive Secretary, Burke Burnett.

September 2008

October 2008

29th ICSU General Assembly
Date: 20 - 24 October 2008
Organised by: International Council for Science (ICSU)
Location: Mozambique
Contact: TBD
Description: TBD

Contemporary Myths in the South Pacific
Date: October 2008 (TBD)
Organised by: International Council for Science (ICSU)
Location: University of New Caledonia, Nouvelle Caledonie
Contact: Sonia Faessel at soniafaessel@lagoon.nc
Description: A conference to look at the survival of ancient myths and the emergence of new myths in the Pacific will be held at the University of New Caledonia in October 2008. The conference sessions will also look at myths about the Pacific created by Europeans. The deadline for paper abstracts is 30 June 2008.

November 2008

Australasian World Music Expo
Date: 20 - 23 November 2008
Organized by: Wantok Music Foundation
Sponsored by: Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts
Location: The Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Description: Indigenous, roots, and world music festival focusing on music and musicians from Papua New Guinea.

December 2008

4th International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals
Date: 1 - 5 December
Organised by:
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Contact: TBD
Description: TBD

Pacific History Association (PHA) Conference
Date: 8 - 12 December
Organised by: Pacific History Association
Location: Fiji
Contact: TBD
Description: The Pacific History Association’s next biennial conference will be held in Fiji, 8–12 December 2008. It is being organized by PHA members at the University of the South Pacific and the Pacific Theological College. Suggestions for themes, workshops, and panels will be accepted until 1 November 2007. They may be sent to convenors Morgan Tuimaleali‘ifano at tuimalealiifano_m@usp.ac.fj or Kambati Uriam at principal@tangintebo.edu.ki

2009

January 2009

February 2009

Go Global: Food Processing and Safety - An International Conference
Date: 26 - 27 February 2009
Organized by: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Food Manufacturers Association and De la Salle University Professional Schools, Manila, Philippines
Website: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/globalfoods/
Contact: Dr. Aurora Saulo
Description: The conference will focus on food processing and the various issues that face agribusiness practitioners that prevent them from developing, maintaining and expanding commercial export markets. The conference aims to increase marketing intelligence; indentify key factors driving competition and alliances; develop new strategies in how market shares grow; identify and expand new markets; discuss business strategies; and enable new businesses to enter and grow in food markets overseas.

March 2009

11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress
Pacific Countries and their Ocean: Facing Local and Global Changes
Date: 2 - 6 March 2009
Organised by: Government of French Polynesia and others (to be announced)
Location: Tahiti, French Polynesia
Contact: TBD
Description: The theme of the Inter-Congress is "Pacific Countries and their Ocean: Facing Local and Global Changes". The sub-themes of the 11th Inter-Congress are:

Ecosystems: Biodiversity and Resource Valuation
Climate Variability: Impacts and Prevention
Public Health: Threats to Public Health in the Pacific Region
Culture and Politics: The Cultural and Political Stakes of Modernity
Economy: Economic Challenges for the Future of the Pacific

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October 2009

World Climate Conference-3
Date: 12 - 16 October 2009
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Organized by: World Meteorological Organization, in cooperation with 10 other UN Organizations and Programmes
Website: http://www.wmo.ch/pages/world_climate_conference/index_en.html
Description: Fifteenth World Meteorological Congress (May 2007) approved WCC-3 and its overarching theme: Climate prediction for decision-making: focusing on seasonal to interannual time-scales. Congress also suggested the conference title “Predicting Weather and Climate for a Changing World” on the understanding that the final decision would be made in the course of the organization of the Conference. WCC-3 will have the potential to promote disaster risk reduction, contribute to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and help bridge the gap between scientists and end-users. There will be four sub-themes in parallel sessions on:

Climate prediction science
Maximizing global exchange, sharing and applying climate-prediction products
Applications and socio-economic benefits of climate prediction; and
Using climate predictions in decision-making.

The First World Climate Conference in 1979 and the Second World Climate Conference in 1990 were milestones in building awareness and gaining recognition that climate was an issue of international importance and leading to concrete actions. The First World Climate Conference led to WMO establishing the World Climate Programme (WCP), including the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), the latter as a co-sponsored activity initially with the International Council for Science (ICSU) and, subsequently, also with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). These initiatives led to the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988, co-sponsored by WMO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Second World Climate Conference led to the establishment of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). By calling for the creation of a climate convention, it also added momentum to international efforts that resulted in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992.

November 2009

December 2009

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