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

6^th -8^th 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 200 participants among whom many are eminent experts and scholars from both Australia and China.

Aims: The aims of the 3rd 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: 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:

1)  Chemistry and Chemical Engineering         to be in conjunction with The 2nd Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Forum         (GCCEF 2010) [flyer]    2) Biomedical and Health Science    3) Education and Social Science    4) Engineering    5) Information and Communication Technology    6) Environmental Science and Agriculture    7) Mining and Resources    8) Physical and Mathematical Science    9) Management, Business and Finance    10) Technology Transfer and Commercialisation    11) Collaboration and Overseas Talent Schemes

 Program tracks :

1) Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (in conjunction with the Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Forum)    2) Biomedical and Health Science    3) Education and Social Science    4) Engineering (other than those listed separately)    5) Information and Communication Technology    6) Environmental Science and Agriculture    7) Mining and Resources    8) Physical and Mathematical Science    9) Management, Business and Finance    10) Technology Transfer and Commercialisation    11) Collaboration and Overseas Talent Schemes

Call for papers: The official language of the conference is English. Interested participants are welcome to submit abstracts (500 words) related to any of the above areas to the Symposium Local Organizing Committee Secretary Dr Guandong Xu via email: focsa.au@gmail.com by COB 15th May 2010 (to be included in the Symposium Proceedings).

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, Scientia Professor and APF, The University of New South Wales
     Prof Yanchun Zhang, Victoria University

Program Chair:
     Prof Yanchun Zhang, Victoria University
     Co-Chair: A/Prof Yuan Miao, Victoria University

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

Chairman
   Prof Yanchun Zhang, Victoria University, Yanchun.zhang@vu.edu.au
Co-Chair
   Associate Professor Xiaosong Gan, Swinburne University of Technology, xgan@swin.edu.au
Members
   Ms Nan Fu, Monash University, nan.fu@eng.monash.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

   Mr. Xiao Liu, Swinburne University, XLi@groupwise.swin.edu.au
   Professor Greg G. Qiao, The University of Melbourne, gregghq@unimelb.edu.au
   Dr. Zhaohao Sun, Ballarat University, z.sun@ballarat.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

FOCSA Web Master       Dr. Yanan Hao, Victoria University, yanan . hao1 [AT] live.vu.edu.au