THE PACIFIC BASIN

Pacific Polymer Federation (PPF)

since 1987

Address of the Main Office:

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Phone:

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FAX:

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E-Mail:

dslee@skku.edu

Homepage:

http://www.polyacs.org/46.html

1.           President/Chairman:

Name:

Prof. Sung Chul Kim

Term:

2010 - 2011

Affiliation:

Center for Advanced Functional Polymers　Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701 Korea
E-mail: kimsc@kaist.ac.kr
Phone: 82-42-350-3914
Fax: +82-42-350-8435

2.           Vice-President(s)/Chairman Elect.

Name:

Prof. Chain-Shu Hsu

Term:

2010 - 2011

Affiliation:

Department of Applied Chemistry　National Chiao Tung University　1001 Ta Hsueh Rd., Hsinchu,　Taiwan 30010
E-mail: cshsu@mail.nctu.edu.tw

3.           Main Objectives:

To encourage and facilitate

1)

Interaction among societies and organizations related to Polymer science and technology in the Pacific Basin Region

2)

Exchange of scientific knowledge, participation in national polymer meetings, and visits by polymer scientists of the Pacific
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4.           Main Activities:

1)

Organizing the biennial meetings : Pacific Polymer Conference (see: 6 Meetings)

2)

Encouraging micro-conferences to be organized by member associations

3)

Publication of papers contributed by invited lecturers of the conferences

5.      Publication(s):

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Periodical(s)

Pacific Polymer Federation Newsletter (on occasion)

2)

Book(s) (already published)

Progress in Pacific Polymer Science (I)

Progress in Pacific Polymer Science (II)

6. Meeting(s)

1)

The 8th Pacific Polymer Conference (Bangkok, Thailand November, 2003)

2)

The 9th Pacific Polymer Conference (Maui, HI, U.S.A. December, 2005)

3)

The 10th Pacific Polymer Conference (Kobe, Japan December, 2007)

4)

The 11th Pacific Polymer Conference (Cairns, Australia, December,2009)

5)

The 12th Pacific Polymer Conference (Jeju, Korea, November, 2011)

7. Award(s)

8.      Number of Members:

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Individual members

2)

Company associate members

3)

Honorary members

4)

Others, if any

17 organizations in the Pacific Basin

9.      Annual Membership Fee(s)/year: None

1)

Individual member

Regular

Student

2)

Company associate

3)

Others, if any

10.         Annual Budget:

11.         Postdoctoral fellowship, international exchange programs:

12.         Comments on the trends in polymer science:

13.         Chemical Society:

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