全澳华人学者联合会
The Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia


The Third Australia-China Joint Symposium
On Science, Technology and Education

6th -8th October, 2010

Melbourne Convention Centre

Victoria, Australia

 http://www.focsa.org.au/

FOCSA Symosium 2010 flyer [PDF]

Background: The Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia (FOCSA) is a consortium of twelve Chinese professional associations in Australia. One of its objectives is to promote and further bilateral links and cooperation between Australia and China in science, technology, engineering services and education. The 3rd Australia-China Joint Symposium will be held at Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne on 6th-8th October 2010 aiming to bring together about 300 participants among whom many are eminent experts and scholars from both Australia and China.

Aims: The aims of the third Symposium are:

- To further the bilateral understanding of some highly important issues concerning both countries

- To facilitate more fruitful collaboration and cooperation in all disciplines of science, technology and education between Australia and China, by providing a forum for exchange of ideas and networking among representatives from governments, academia, industrial and research organizations, and

- To report and review the latest developments and progresses in the areas of interest through the invited keynote addresses and selected presentations.

Scope: The symposium will focus on some of the strategic topics of interest to both countries, such as technology commercialisation, clean coal technology, renewable energy, climate change response and mitigation, and future education.


Conference format and Program tracks: In addition to these key topics that will be scheduled in the plenary sessions or keynote addresses, the symposium will also cover a series of oral presentations or posters in the following areas (which will also be used as the program tracks):

   1)  Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (Chair: Prof. Aibing Yu)

        to be in conjunction with The 2nd Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Forum  (GCCEF 2010) flyer]


   2) Biomedical and Health Science ( Chairs: A/Prof. Jun-Ping Liu, Dr. Jin Gao)
   3) Education and Social Science ( Chair: Prof. Chongyi Feng)
   4) Engineering (other than those listed separately) ( Chairs: Prof. Qinghua Qin, Prof Jie Pan, A/Prof.Mingxing Zhang)

   5) Information and Communication Technology (Chairs: Prof. Xiaofang Zhou, Prof.Yun Yang)
   6) Environmental Science and Agriculture (Chairs: Prof. Zhihong Xu,Caixian Tan)
   7) Mining and Resources ( Charis: Dr. Xun Luo, Dr Mingwei Gao)
   8) Physical and Mathematical Science (Chairs: Prof Wei Zhang, A/Prof. Jie Du)
   9) Management, Business and Finance (Chair: Dr. Yi Zeng)
   10) Technology Transfer and Commercialisation
   11) Collaboration and Overseas Talent Schemes

　

   12) VACPS Poster Exhibition for the 4th Victorian Association of Chinese PhD Students and Scholars Research workshop
         [flyer] ( PDF format)
             

　

　

  Call for papers: The official language of the conference is English. Interested participants are welcome to submit extended abstracts related to any of the above areas through the web submission system or the Symposium Local Organizing Committee via email: focsa.au@gmail.com by COB 2nd July 2010.

The Organising Committee will produce a Symposium Proceedings for all accepted papers and posters, while some of the selected papers in the relevant sessions may be published as special issues of international journals subject to the normal peer reviewing process. Student participants will have discount on registration fee.

　

Symposium Organizing Committee

Honorary General Chair

      Prof. Max Lu, FTSE, FIChemE
      Honorary President, FOCSA
      DVC, Deputy President, University of Queensland

General Chair

     Prof. Min Gu, FAA, FTSE
     President of FOCSA
     PVC, Pro-President, Swinburne University of Technology


General Co-Chairs
     Dr. Jinglong Chen, The Australian National University
     Dr. Jin Gao, Griffith University
     Prof. Xiaozhi Hu, The University of Western Australia
     A/Prof. Bo Jin, The University of Adelaide
     Prof. Aibing YU, FTSE, University of New South Wales
     Prof. Liangchi Zhang, FTSE, University of New South Wales
     Prof Yanchun Zhang, Victoria University

Program Chair:
     Prof Yanchun Zhang, Victoria University

　

Program Co-Chairs:
     A/Prof Yuan Miao, Victoria University
     Prof. Feng Wang, Swinburne University of Technology
　

Program Committee Members

Shaofang Wang; Shumei Fang; Chongyi Feng; Jianguo Zhu; Yang Wang; Jinglong Chen; Yuan Miao; Xinghuo Yu; Bo Jin; Ruchong Ou; Wei Zhang; Yanchun Zhang; Min Gu; Xiaozhi Hu; Rongjiang Guo; Jin Gao; Zhihong Xu; Guandong Xu; Ping Cao; Liangzhi Zhang; Shilu Tong

Local Organizing Committee


   Chair
   Prof Yanchun Zhang, Victoria University, Yanchun.zhang@vu.edu.au

   Co-Chairs
   Associate Professor Xiaosong Gan, Swinburne University of Technology, xgan@swin.edu.au

   Dr. Jing He, Victoria University, Jing.He@vu.edu.au

   Members

   Ms Nan Fu, Monash University, nan.fu@eng.monash.edu.au
   Dr. Jing He, Victoria University, Jing.He@vu.edu.au
   Mr. Xiao Liu, Swinburne University, XLiu@groupwise.swin.edu.au
   Dr. Xiangping Li, Swinburne University, XLi@groupwise.swin.edu.au
   Dr. Zhanming Liang, La Trobe University, Z.Liang@latrobe.edu.au
   Associate Professor Jun-Ping Liu, Monash University, jun-ping.liu@med.monash.edu.au
   Professor Greg G. Qiao, The University of Melbourne, gregghq@unimelb.edu.au
   Dr. Zhaohao Sun, Ballarat University,  z.sun@ballarat.edu.au
   Professor Feng Wang, Swinburne University, fwang@swin.edu.au
   Mr. Duo Wu, Monash University, winston.wu@eng.monash.edu.au
   Dr. Guandong Xu, Victoria University, Guandong.Xu@vu.edu.au
   Professor Yun Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, yyang@swin.edu.au
   Professor Xinghuo Yu, RMIT University, x.yu@rmit.edu.au
   Professor Wanlei Zhou, Deakin University, wanlei.zhou@deakin.edu.au
   Associate Professor Xun Yi, Victoria University, Xun.yi@vu.edu.au

   Local Treasurer

   Dr. Jing He, Victoria University, Jing.He@vu.edu.au


FOCSA Web Master       Dr. Yanan Hao, Victoria University, yanan . hao 1 "AT" live. vu. edu. au


Treasurer       A/Prof Mingxing Zhang, the University of Queensland, Mingxing.Zhang@uq.edu.au