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FACS Newsletter Special/2004 Message from the FACS President
Dear Colleagues,
We are approaching a significant event in 2004 ¨C the 25th Anniversary of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS). FACS was established 25 years ago in Bangkok after the initiative of a group of Chemical Societies of Asia and Australia. Since its formation from October, 1979 our organization has been continuously developing and growing. At present, almost all Chemical Societies of countries and territories in Asia and Pacific region are members of the FACS. |
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We are members of a great and friendly family - the membership of FACS has become more meaningful and beneficial for every member-society. Indeed, various cooperative activities, organized by FACS, have attracted thousands chemists from different member-societies. These activities are in various kinds and forms, where colleagues from countries and territories can together, not only to conduct joint research works, but to establish friendship and long term individual collaboration in many fields of chemistry, chemical industry as well as chemical education. We have, basing on member-societies initiatives, many research projects, aiming to cover vanguard problems of chemistry and chemical technology. Each project invites chemists from at least two member-societies and so far projects are running and progressing successfully.
The bi-annual Asian Chemical Congress, attended by chemists from Asian and Pacific region, plays an important role in our scientific arena. During the congresses, we have seen presence of hundreds outstanding chemists from member-societies with reported achievements in various advanced topics of chemical sciences. It is encouraging that each congress becomes a big forum, where chemists of the region, from world-known Nobel laureates to young researchers, attend and exchange thinking and ideas on aspects of chemistry and chemical technology. Besides in-room presentations and discussions of research achievements, the congress also organizes small group meetings on individual research topics, which often times leads to establishments of new relations and collaborations.
In the new century the growing role of science and technology is undeniable. Chemistry and chemical engineering, therefore, will play their important role as necessary domains of science and technology in serving the progress of vanguard topics such as electronics, biotechnology and novel material. As the world progresses with achievements of science and technology, we are happy to live in a region which is recognized to have attained the highest speed in socio-economic development growth. Our mission is to contribute more to the development of chemical sciences and chemistry-based industries. For this purpose, we need to educate our students better, to do our research more effectively, to apply research results more productively. In this endeavor, international collaboration, especially the collaboration between members of FACS becomes an important factor for achieving successes. Undoubtedly, all members of the Federation aspire to strengthen mutual relationship and cooperation for further development of chemistry and chemical industry in our region.
On the upcoming occasion of 25th Anniversary of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies, on behalf of the Executive Council of FACS, I would like to congratulate cordially all of you on the event and send you warmest greetings and sincere wishes for your happiness, your health and your scientific career. Best wishes for FACS - our great and friendly family and for all its member-societies.
Ho Si Thoang
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