Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS)

  Last updated on 14 May, 2001      

What is FACS? A Brief History and A Personal Experience

Hitoshi Ohtaki, The President of FACS 1997-1999, Ritsumeikan University

2. Activities of FACS

The major activity of FACS is the organization of the Asian Chemical Congress (ACC) every two years. Traditionally ACC is held in the country which has the President-Elect, and he/she will be the President immediately after the ACC. Therefore, the period of the Presidency is flexible. In 1999 the 8th ACC will be held in Taipei, China. The ACC's so far held are as follows:

FACS has many projects which organize symposia every year or every two at various places in Asia with or without joint organization of ACC. They are:

• Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network (APFAN)
• Asian Network for Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry (ANAIC)
• Chemical Information (ChIN)
• Asian Chemical Education Network (ACEN)
• Asian Network for Environmental Chemistry
• Asian Network for Cleaner Production (ANCP)
• Natural Products

FACS published Newsletter once or twice a year.

FACS gives various awards to excellent scientists at ACC. The Foundation Lectureship is awarded to the most remarkable chemist of the year and the awardee delivers an Awarding Lecture at ACC. The Distinguished Young Chemist Award is given to an excellent young chemist under 40 years old. The Distinguished Contribution to Economic Development Award is given to a scientist or an engineer who significantly contributed to the economical development of Asia or his/her own country. The FACS Citation Award is given to maximum three persons who have significantly contributed to the activities of FACS.

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