IFAAST Diary of Events Archive

This is a collection of all of the Diary of Events entries that have passed, including links to the News Archive for reports, minutes, reminiscences, etc, relating to these past events. It is intended that this archived material will remain here indefinitely. Please contact us if you have any material that may be of interest to members.

2–7 January 1998: ISCA Congress and IFAAST General Assembly

At Hyderabad, India. All those intending to attend the ISCA Congress should send the following information to the Indian Science Congress Association as soon an possible:

Name (in block letters)
Date of Birth
Nationality
Present Affiliation/Designation
Specialised Field of Research
Passport number, Date and Place of Issue.
Present Official and Residential Address, Telephone, Fax and E-mail Numbers.
Two copies of Passport-sized Photographs
Date of Departure from Home Country
Date of Arrival in India
Date of Arrival in Hyderabad
Date of Departure from Hyderabad
Date of departure from India

The latest information regarding the timetable is as follows:

Friday, 2 January 1998

18:00-19:00 ISCA General President's Tea with foreign delegates.

Saturday, 3 January 1998

10:00-12:45 Inauguration of the ISCA Congress by
00:00-00:00 the Honourable the Prime Minister of India.

Sunday, 4 January 1998

10:30-12:00 D.S.T. Young Scientists' programme in collaboration
00:00-00:00 with ISCA. (IFAAST will join.)

Monday, 5 January 1998

14:30-17:30 IFAAST Executive Committee meeting.

Tuesday, 6 January 1998

09:30-13:00 IFAAST Symposium —
00:00-00:00 “Science for Young Persons — Issues and Initiatives”.
14:30-16:00 Round Table Conference following the symposium.
16:00-16:30 Tea break.
16:15-00:00 Business meeting of the General Asssembly.

IFAAST Symposium: “Science for Young Persons — Issues and Initiatives”

Some relevant points which may be highlighted in the discussions:

General Science Education
Education for specific disciplines/general scientific literacy or both
Identification of main problems such as
- Why the Young People are not attracted to Science?
- Why are there not enough jobs for Science Graduates?
Suggested measures/initiatives:
- What can be done to prevent/reverse the brain drain?
- How to make the community more aware of the problems and Government more responsive in order to help solve the problems?

7 November 1997: HKAAST forum on Industrial Policy and Technology Transfer

A forum on “Industrial Policy & Technology Transfer — An Asia-Pacific Perspective” will be held on Friday 7th November 1997 at Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Forum aims to provide a platform for industrialists, business leaders, policy makers and academics to share insights and to discuss the strategies which developed and developing countries should adopt to sustain their industrial development. Special emphasis will be put on the role of government in promoting technology transfer in Hong Kong so as to speed up the transformation of local industry to a high value-added and high technology horizon.

The Forum is structured in four parts:

The first session is a keynote presentation session whereby speakers from PR China, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea will speak on the experiences of industrial policy and technology transfer in Asian countries.
The second session is held in form of a forum discussion. The discussion panel is composed of chief executives from leading academic, technological and industrial organizations to address on the opportunities and strategies for Hong Kong industry.
The Director-General of Industry will then host a luncheon talk to address key issues on the development of Hong Kong industry.
The afternoon session is an optional event open to all. Representatives from government / professional bodies and entrepreneurs based in Guangzhou and Shenzhen will be invited to lead a round-table discussion on industrial and scientific collaboration between Hong Kong and the Mainland.

28 September – 1 October 1997: ANZAAS Congress 97

In Adelaide. The theme for this Congress is The Advancement of Science in Developing Countries, and will be organised into three strands:

Science and the Quality of Life
Science and Work and the Economy
Science and the Future

Contact ANZAAS for more information.

7–12 September 1997: British Association 1997 Annual Meeting (Festival)

At the University of Leeds.

October 1996: Canberra meeting

The News section of the homepage contains detailed minutes.

October 1995: Shanghai meeting

The News Archive contains detailed minutes, as well as a personal account by the Secretary, Thoughts on the China Trip.

September 1994: Loughborough meeting

The News Archive contains a brief overview.

February 1993: Boston meeting

The News Archive contains detailed minutes.

May 1991: Hong Kong meeting

The News Archive contains a brief overview.

October 1989: Hanover meeting

The News Archive contains a brief overview.

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