PSA HISTORY: CONGRESSES & INTER-CONGRESSES
Congresses of the Pacific Science Association
First Pan-Pacific Scientific Conference
2 — 20 August 1920
Honolulu, Hawaii
Chairman: Dr. Herbert E. Gregory, Director, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu
Vice-President and Secretary: Dr. Arthur L. Dean, President, University of Hawaii
Second Pan-Pacific Science Congress
13 — 22 August 1923
Melbourne, Australia
and
23 August — 3 September 1923
Sydney, Australia
President: Sir David Orme Masson, President, Australian National Research Council and Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
General Secretaries: R.H. Cambage, Royal Society; Dr. A.C.D. Rivett, University of Melbourne; E.C. Andrews, Mines Department; G. Lightfoot, Commonwealth Institute of Science and Technology
Third Pan-Pacific Science Congress
30 October — 11 November 1926
Tokyo, Japan
President: Dr. Joji Sakurai, President, National Research Council of Japan and Emeritus Professor Tokyo Imperial University
General Secretaries: Professors N. Yamasaki and K. Matsubara, Tokyo Imperial University
Fourth Pacific Science Congress
16 — 25 May 1929
Batavia and Bandoeng, Java, Netherlands Indies
President: Dr. O. de Vries, Director, Rubber Experiment Station of Buitenzorg and Professor of Chemistry, Medical Faculty of Batavia
First General Secretary: Dr. H.J. Lam, Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens
Second General Secretary: Dr. H.J.T. Bijlmer, Military Surgeon and Anthropologist, Batavia
Fifth Pacific Science Congress
1 — 4 June 1933
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
and
5 — 15 June 1933
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
President: Dr. H.M. Tory, President National Research Council of Canada
General Secretary: S.J. Cook, National Research Council of Canada
Sixth Pacific Science Congress
24 July — 12 August 1939
Berkeley, Stanford, and San Francisco, California, USA
President: Dr. Ross B. Harrison, Chairman, National Research Council
Secretary-General: Dr. Roy E. Clausen, Professor of Genetics, University of California
Seventh Pacific Science Congress
2 — 22 February 1949
Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand
President: Dr. R.A. Falla, President, Royal Society of New Zealand
Secretary-General: Dr. Gilbert Archey, Director, Auckland Institute and Museum
Eighth Pacific Science Congress
16 — 28 November 1953
University of the Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines
President: Dr. Vidal A. Tan, Chairman, National Research Council of the Philippines and President, University of the Philippines
Secretary-General: Dr. Patrocinio Valenzuela, Executive Secretary, National Research Council of the Philippines
Assistant Secretary-General: Dr. Alfredo C. Santos, Assistant Executive Secretary, National Research Council of the Philippines
Ninth Pacific Science Congress
18 November — 9 December 1957
Sanitham Hall and Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
President: Air Marshall Muni M. Vejyant-Rangsrisht, Rector, Chulalongkorn University
Secretary-General: Dr. Charng Ratanarat, Director General, Department of Science
Tenth Pacific Science Congress
21 August — 6 September 1961
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
President: Dr. Laurence H. Snyder, President, University of Hawaii
Secretary-General: Harold J. Coolidge, Executive Director, Pacific Science Board
Eleventh Pacific Science Congress
22 August — 10 September 1966
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
President: Dr. Shinichiro Tomonaga, President, Science Council of Japan
Secretary-General: Dr. Yoshio Hiyama, Professor, University of Tokyo
Twelfth Pacific Science Congress
18 August — 3 September 1971
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
President: Sir Macfarlane Burnet, Emeritus Professor of Experimental Medicine, University of Melbourne
Secretary-General: Sir Otto Frankel, Senior Research Fellow, CSIRO
Thirteenth Pacific Science Congress
18 — 30 August 1975
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
President: Dr. Ian McTaggart Cowan, University of British Columbia
Secretary-General: Dr. W.S. Hoar, University of British Columbia
Fourteenth Pacific Science Congress
20 August — 1 September 1979
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Khabarovsk, USSR
President: Academician A.V. Sidorenko, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
Secretary-General: Dr. M.A. Drobyshev, Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow
Fifteenth Pacific Science Congress
1 — 11 February 1983
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
President: Emeritus Professor J.A.R. Miles, University of Otago
Secretary-General: Professor C.F.W. Higham, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Otago
Sixteenth Pacific Science Congress
20 — 30 August 1987
Hotel Lotte
Seoul, Korea
President: Professor Tai Whan Shin, National Academy of Science of Korea
Secretary-General: Professor Choon Ho Park, Dept. of Law, University of Korea, Seoul
Seventeenth Pacific Science Congress
“Towards the Pacific Century: The Challenge of Change”
27 May — 2 June 1991
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
President: Dr. W. Donald Duckworth, Director, Bishop Museum
Secretary-General: Dr. Nancy Davis Lewis, University of Hawaii
Eighteenth Pacific Science Congress
“Population, Resources and Environment: Prospects and Initiatives”
5 — 12 June 1995
Beijing, China
Chairman: Dr. Congbin Fu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vice-Chairman: Dr. Jingyi Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. Dianmo Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nineteenth Pacific Science Congress
“Science for Pacific Posterity: Environments, Resources and Welfare of the Pacific Peoples”
4 — 9 July 1999
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
President: National Academies Forum
Secretary-General: Dr. Bill O’Sullivan
Twentieth Pacific Science Congress
“Science & Technology for Healthy Environments”
17 — 21 March 2003
Sofitel Central Plaza Bangkok Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
President: Dr. Wanasri Samanasena, Deputy Secretary-General, The National Research Council of Thailand
Secretary-General: Prof. Dr. Montri Chulavatnatol
Twenty-First Pacific Science Congress
2007
University of the Ryukyus
Okinawa, Japan
Twenty-Second Pacific Science Congress
2011
Date and Venue To Be Determined
Two awards are given during every Congress, the Herbert E. Gregory Medal and the Shinkishi Hatai Medal.
INTER-CONGRESSES OF THE PACIFIC SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
First Pacific Science Inter-Congress
5 — 9 May 1969
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
President: Professor Chin Fung Kee, University of Malaya
Chairman, Liaison Committee: Professor A.J. Berry, University of Malaya
Second Pacific Science Inter-Congress
20 — 26 May 1973
University of Guam
Mangilao, Guam
Chairman: Dr. L.G. Eldredge, University of Guam
Third Pacific Science Inter-Congress
18 — 22 July 1977
Bali Beach Hotel
Bali, Indonesia
Chairman: Professor H. Tb. Bachtiar Rifai, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Fourth Pacific Science Inter-Congress
1 — 5 September 1981
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Singapore
Chairman: Professor Huang Hsing Hua, National University of Singapore
Fifth Pacific Science Inter-Congress
3 — 7 February 1985
The Manila Hotel
Manila, Philippines
Honorary Chairman: Dr. Paulo C. Campos, National Research Council of Philippines
Chairman: Dr. Leland S. Valladolid, President, National Research Council of Philippines
Sixth Pacific Science Inter-Congress
7 — 10 August 1989
Federico Santa Maria University
Valparaiso, Chile
Chairman: Professor Francisco Orrego Vicuña, Institute of International Studies, University of Chile, Santiago
Seventh Pacific Science Inter-Congress
“The Pacific: Crossroads for Culture and Nature”
27 June — 3 July 1993
Okinawa, Japan
Chairperson: Dr. Keishin Sunagawa, University of the Ryukyus
Secretary-General: Dr. Eiki Senaha, University of the Ryukyus
Eighth Pacific Science Inter-Congress
“ Islands in the Pacific Century”
13 — 19 July 1997
University of the South Pacific
Suva, Fiji
Secretary-General: Dr. Mahendra Kumar, University of the South Pacific
Ninth Pacific Science Inter-Congress
“Sustainable Development in the Pacific”
15 — 19 November 1998
Academia Sinica
Taipei, China
Honorary Chairman: Dr. Yuan-Tseh Lee, President, Academia Sinica
Co-Chairmen: Dr. Shang-Fa Yang, Dr. Kuo-Shu Yang, & Dr. Chang-Hung Chou, Academia Sinica
Tenth Pacific Science Inter-Congress
“The Integration of Natural and Social Sciences in the New Pacific Millennium”
1 — 6 June 2001
Hilton Guam Resort and the University of Guam
Mangilao, Guam, USA
Secretary-General: Joyce Camacho, University of Guam
Eleventh Pacific Science Inter-Congress
Date and Venue To Be Determined