latest draft program (pdf of 19 September 2011)
President: Prof. (Ms.) Anoja Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Immediate Past-President: Prof. Leonardo de Castro (Philippines, Singapore)
Vice President for Asian Ethnic and Religious Minorities: Prof. Umar Angarra Jenie (Indonesia)
Vice President for China: Prof. (Ms.) Ruipeng Lei
Vice President for India: Sr. Daphne Furtado
Vice President for Japan: Prof. (Ms.) Miyako Takagi
Vice President for Korea: Prof. Bang Ook Jun
Vice-President for South Asia: Dr. Ravichandran Moorthy (Malaysia)
Vice President for West Asia: Dr. (Ms.) Bushra Shirazi (Pakistan)
Secretary: Darryl Macer (Thailand/New Zealand)
Nominations and elections for the ABA Board were be held October-November 2010.
This page was last updated 10 January 2011.
ABA Membership is open to all who share the goals of developing cross-cultural and international bioethics in their region of the world. The membership form is available in the pdf file
membership renewals and enquiries to:
Secretariat:
Darryl R.J. Macer, Ph.D.,
c/o RUSHSAP, UNESCO Bangkok,
920 Sukhumwit Road,
Prakanong, Bangkok
Thailand 10110
Tel: +662-3910682
Fax: +662-664-3772
Email: asianbioethics@yahoo.co.nz
The 12th ABC was held 1 August to 2 August 2010 in Singapore (program) . The previous call for papers is here , and two group photos taken at the last day of ABC2010 can be downloaded as here JPEG files 1 , and here JPEG 2 .
The report of the general meeting held on 14 February 2004 is available.
Those attending the IAB7 World Congress of Bioethics in Australia met at the ABA General Meeting on 12 November, 2004. The new Board members present were introduced. Note that the Australasian Bioethics Association also uses the abbreviation ABA. All Board members, new and old, and members and observers were welcome at Board meetings.
Report of the 2005 Asian Bioethics Association (ABA) Board Meetings and General Meeting EJAIB 15 (Nov. 2005), 190-1.Persons who want to confirm their membership of the ABA must send their
completed membership form (pdf version can be downloaded) to the secretary,
Darryl Macer, (by Email, fax or airmail).
For historical information see the East Asian Association of Bioethics which on 5 November, 1997, was broadened to a full Asian Bioethics Association at the UNESCO ABC in Kobe.
ABA Membership list
Persons who want to confirm their membership of the ABA must send their
completed membership form and fees to the secretary if your name does not
appear in the current list , Darryl Macer, (by Email,
fax or airmail). The previous ABA membership list includes
many who have not paid up for the previous year. Only those currently paid up
persons on the current list will be eligible for voting in elections.
Membership renewals are required each year. Please inform the secretary of any
corrections to this list.
Persons who want to become a member of the ABA should send their details to the secretary, Darryl Macer (by E-mail: asianbioethics@yahoo.co.nz, fax or airmail). Those who say they are not in the position to pay the fees will not be barred from full membership of ABA.
Asian Bioethics Association Constitution
First printed in Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics 8 (1998), 1-2. Next printed in Eubios
Journal of Asian and International Bioethics
12 (2002), 159. Adopted constitution was printed in Eubios Journal of
Asian and International Bioethics 12 (2002),
210-11.
Former Board Officers (2006-2008)
President: Jayapaul AzariahFormer Board Officers (2004-2006)
President: Sang-yong Song (South Korea)
Vice President for China: Xiaomei Zhai
Vice President for India: Jayapaul Azariah
Vice President for Japan: Noritoshi Tanida
Vice President for Korea: Un-Jong Pak
Vice President for West Asia (West of India): Sahin Aksoy (Turkey)
Vice-President for South Asia (East of India, excluding other named regions):
Leonardo de Castro (Philippines)
Vice President for Asian Ethnic and Religious Minorities (e.g. Jews, Kurds, other
ethnic groups or religious minorities): Frank Leavitt (Israel)
Immediate past President, Qiu Renzong (China)
Secretary: Darryl Macer (New Zealand/Thailand/Japan)
Hyakudai Sakamoto (Japan) is an honorary Board member as Founding President.
Past Officers (2002-2004)
President: Renzong Qiu (China)
Vice President for China: Xiaomei Zhai
Vice President for India: Jayapaul Azariah
Vice President for Japan: Noritoshi Tanida
Vice President for Korea: Sang-yong Song
Vice President for West Asia (West of India): Sahin Aksoy (Turkey)
Vice-President for South Asia (East of India, excluding other named regions):
Leonardo de Castro (Philippines)
Vice President for Asian Ethnic and Religious Minorities (e.g. Jews, Kurds,
other ethnic groups or religious minorities): Frank Leavitt (Israel)
Secretary: Darryl Macer (Japan/New Zealand)
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