ABA membership is through application on the renewal form. The fees from those who pay are used to help offset the postal costs of EJAIB, and are collected by Eubios Ethics Institute acting as a secretariat for ABA.
Membership fees are payable at any time in the year, including at the time of renewal to EJAIB, the official journal of ABA. A three tier system exists for annual fees:
a) Regular price (If in cash: US$100 Euro 900 ¥11,000 (or Credit card price NZ$150)). This includes the EJAIB journal subscription and free associate membership of Eubios Ethics Institute.
b) Reduced contribution (the amount is up to the member, and is also suggested for students). This may be negotiated to include the EJAIB journal subscription.
c) No fee, because the person is not in a position to pay the fee. This does not include a hard copy of the EJAIB journal, nor does it include voting rights, or reducations in conference registration fee.
Please email your ABA membership renewal form to asianbioethics@yahoo.co.nz
Donations to the Eubios Fund to support young scholars for Asian bioethics activities are also welcomed.
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The Constitutionof ABA starts:
Article 2 (Definitions)
In interpreting this Constitution the following definitions shall be used: Bioethics is the interdisciplinary study of philosophical, ethical, social, legal, economic, medical, therapeutic, ethnological, religious, environmental, and other related issues arising from biological sciences and technologies, and their applications in human society and the biosphere. Asia is the regions, peoples, and cultures which constitute the geographically largest continent of the world.
Article 3 (Objectives)
The basic objective of the Association is to promote scientific research in bioethics in Asia through open and international exchanges of ideas among those working in bioethics in various fields of study and different regions of the world. In order to achieve this end the Association will encourage the following work and projects: (1) to organize and support international conferences in bioethics in Asia; (2) to assist the development and linkage of regional organizations for bioethics; (3) to encourage other academic and educational work or projects to accomplish their goals consistent with the objectives of the Association.
Institutional Members include:
Eubios Ethics Institute
Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific, Bataan, the Philippines.
The latest individual available membership list is here.
The ABA logo was adopted by voting between ten different logos during November-December 2014. Thanks to all the entries and members who voted, and improved the initial entries.
For Reference:
Asian Bioethics Association (ABA) Board of Directors (Nov 2016-2018)
President: Bang-ook Jun, Korea
Immediate Past-President: Prof. (Ms.) Miyako Takagi (Japan)
Vice President for Asian Ethnic and Religious Minorities: Hasan Erbay, Turkey
Vice President for China: Prof. (Ms.) Yanguang Wang
Vice President for India: Prof. M. Selvanayagam
Vice President for Indonesia: Prof. Endang Sukara
Vice President for Japan: Prof. Tsuyoshi Awaya
Vice President for Korea: Prof. Young-Mo Koo
Vice-President for the Pacific: Dr. Irina Pollard (Australia)
Vice-President for South Asia: Prof Arif Hossain (Bangladesh)
Vice-President for South East Asia: Prof. Latifah Amin (Malaysia)
Vice President for Pakistan: Dr. Shahid Shamim
Vice President for Taiwan: Prof. Duujian Tsai
Vice President for West Asia: Prof. Firuza Nasyrova (Tajikstan)
Secretary: Prof. Darryl Macer (Thailand/New Zealand)
Asian Bioethics Association (ABA) Board of Directors (Nov 2014-2016)
President: Prof. (Ms.) Miyako Takagi (Japan)
Immediate Past-President: Dr. Aamir Jafarey (Pakistan)
Vice President for Asian Ethnic and Religious Minorities: Dr. Jasdev Rai Singh (UK)
Vice President for China: Prof. (Ms.) Yanguang Wang
Vice President for India: Prof. M. Selvanayagam
Vice President for Indonesia: Prof. Umar Angarra Jenie
Vice President for Japan: Prof. Tsuyoshi Awaya
Vice President for Korea: Prof. Young-Mo Koo
Vice-President for the Pacific: Dr. (Ms.) Irina Pollard (Australia)
Vice-President for South Asia: Prof. (Ms.) Shamina Lasker (Bangladesh)
Vice-President for South East Asia: Dr. Ravichandran Moorthy (Malaysia)
Vice President for Pakistan: Dr. (Ms.) Shahid Shamim
Vice President for Taiwan: Prof. Lee Shui Chuen
Vice President for West Asia: Dr. (Ms.) Bakhyt Sarymsakova (Kazakstan)
Secretary: Prof. Darryl Macer (Thailand/New Zealand/Japan)
