【生物多樣性研究中心訊】本校生物多樣性研究中心主任「周昌弘院士」獲選太平洋科學協會（Pacific Science Association, 簡稱 PSA）第22屆執行委員。太平洋科學協會是一個區域性的、非政府的學術組織。它成立於1920 年, 其宗旨是促進太平洋地區科學與技術的合作與交流；探討太平洋地區共同關心的科學問題和優先領域，並以科學大會（每4 年召開一次）、屆間大會和其他學術會議的方式為討論上述共同關心的問題提供多學科的講壇；促進直接關係太平洋地區人民繁榮昌盛和福利的科學問題的研究；通過促進太平洋地區各國科學家之間的情誼，促進太平洋地區人民之間的團結。太平洋科學協會涵蓋層面相當廣，上至天文，下至海洋。從文化、人類學到科技都包括在內。因此，有學者認為這是大而無專業的學術團體。也許因為今日各學科都已相當專精，而不必有如此龐大的組織，但在太平洋地區，在科技還在發展的許多國家而言，尤其面對廿一世紀的挑戰，學術、文化及科技的整合是必要的。多樣化的科學可使科學家彼此了解各學門之重要性，而不致於走上學術上的偏頗或牛角尖。在整個人類文化及科技的發展上非常重要。任何一門學門都會有共通性及重要性的，譬如，學理工科者有必要學習生物學或生態學，使工程師在開山造路時，能注意到自然保育及生態上的問題，如此，整個科技或人文才不會走入死胡同，影響人類或其他生物的生存。而周昌弘院士能獲選為執行委員，實為一項殊榮。【資料來源：生物多樣性研究中心】
http://www.pacificscience.org/PSABoard.html
PSA EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board is the governing body of PSA, and sets policy, defines strategic plans, and is responsible for overseeing the overall activities of PSA. The Board formally meets on an annual basis, and consists of a President, Vice-President, Secretary-General, Treasurer, four Ordinary Members (all elected by the Pacific Science Council), the past PSA President (ex officio), and Secretary-General of upcoming Pacific Science Congresses/Inter-Congresses (ex officio).
We are pleased to announce the new PSA Executive Board, which was elected by the PSA Council in June 2007 and will serve until the 22nd Pacific Science Congress in 2011:
PRESIDENT
Prof. Congbin Fu
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing 100029,
People's Republic of China
Fax: 86-10-620-45230;
fcb@tea.ac.cn
VICE-PRESIDENT
Dr. Nancy Davis Lewis
Director, Research Program
The East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848 USA
Tel: 1-808-944-7245
Fax: 1-808-944-7399
lewisn@eastwestcenter.org
SECRETARY-GENERAL
Dr. Makoto Tsuchiya
Dean of the Faculty of Science
University of the Ryukyus
Okinawa, Japan
tsuchiya@sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
TREASURER
Professor Dr. Azizan Abu Samah
Department of Geography
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences [and]
National Antarctic Research Centre
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Contact information will be posted shortly.
PAST-PRESIDENT
Prof. Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Science Advisor to the Prime Minister
Central Government Building No.4(7F)
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8970
Japan
Tel: 81-3-3404-4981
Fax: 81-3-3404-6224
[and]
Adjunct Professor
The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST)
The University of Tokyo
#102, Bldg. 14
4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku
Tokyo,153-8904
Japan
kurokawa@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp
ORDINARY MEMBERS
Prof. Chang-Hung Chou
Director
Research Center for Biodiversity
China Medical University
No.91 Hsueh-Shih Road
Taichung 40402
Taiwan
Tel. 886-4 22053366 ext. 1633
Fax.886-4 22071500
choumasa@mail.cmu.edu.tw
Professor Datuk Dr. Mazlan Othman FASc
Director General
National Space Agency
Malaysia
Contact information will be posted shortly.
Academician Valentin Sergienko
Chairman
Russian Academy of Sciences - Far Eastern Branch
Vladivostok, Russia
Contact information will be posted shortly.
Dr. Ana Taufe’ulungaki
Pro Vice Chancellor
Research and Graduate Affairs
University of the South Pacific
Suva, Fiji
Contact information will be posted shortly.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Chair of 22nd Pacific Science Congress in 2011 (To be announced)
Chair of 11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress in Tahiti, 2009 (To be announced)
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