The 34th Australasian Polymer Symposium

The 34th Australasian Polymer Symposium (34APS) will be held at Darwin, Australia from 7-10 July 2013. The APS has a long established tradition of bringing together the polymer science and engineering communities of Australasia as well as esteemed polymer colleagues from around the world; from the current world-leaders in polymer research and industry to the future generations of polymer scientists. As in past years the APS will provide an exciting forum for both formal presentations of frontier polymer research and ample opportunities for informal discussions and networking.

Further details can be found at www.34aps.org.au

Summary Report

Cambodian Malaysian Chemical Conference

19 -21 October 2012 at Angkor Century Resort & Spa, Siem Reap, Cambodia

It was the first time that the Cambodian Chemical Society (CCS) and the Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM) jointly organized the Cambodian Malaysian Chemical Conference (CMCC) from October 19-21, 2012 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.  CMCC was being held under the auspices of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS) and strongly supported by the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) and the Academy of Malaysia (ASM).

Approximately 210 participants from 13 countries ( Malaysia, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Kuwait, Thailand, Indonesia, Jordan, France and Cambodia)  around the world, attended the CMCC. The Conference was officiated by His Excellency Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia.

With the theme of “Advancing Chemistry for Sustainable Socio-economic Development”, CMCC provides an avenue for the academia, scientists, researchers, educators and professionals to present their research findings, latest in technology and innovation, and current development in key areas in pure and applied chemistry. The major focus  was on chemistry for socio-economic development and improving quality of life.

During the Conference, 3 plenary lectures, 4 keynotes, 128 oral presentations and 15 posters were presented, covering the following seven major areas of chemistry.

• Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (IBC)
• Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry (OBC)
• Physical and Computational Chemistry (PCC)
• Environmental and Green Chemistry (EGC)
• General Chemistry and Chemical Education (GCCE)
• Materials and Polymer Chemistry (MPC)
• Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry (NPMC)

Session	Plenery	Keynote	Oral	Poster	Grand Total
IBC	0	1	18	2	21
OBC	1	1	39	2	43
PCC	0	0	21	3	24
EGC	1	0	17	5	23
MPC	0	2	16	1	19
NPMC	1	0	14	2	17
GCCE	0	0	3	0	3
TOTAL	3	4	128	15	150

CMCC was successfully finished in two and a half days of presentations and followed by a half day tour to visit the Angkor Wat Temple.

Special thanks to: 

•   The Federation of Asian Chemical Society(FA CS) 

                                                                                

• The Japan Interaction of Science and Technology (JIST) which supported some Japanese participants to attend CMCC in Cambodia.

                                                                         

• Royal Academy of Cambodia

                                                                         

   

• Academy of Malaysia(ASM)

•  Insitut Kimia Malaysia(IKM)

                                              

• Apsara  Authority, who provided free of charge to CMCC’s foreign  participants to visit Angkor Wat
• H.E. Pech Sovanno, Deputy General secretary of the General Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, CCS’s BOD member, who supported the accommodation to CCS’s participants for CMCC in Siem Reap
• Dr. Top Siden, CCS’s BOD member, scientific researcher in chemistry France who provided financial support 300 Dollars to CCS.