16th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia
Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS 2024)
March 26-29, 2024, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam
ESAFS 2024 Theme: Healthy Soils for Sustainable Development
http://esafs2024.tnu.edu.vn

Minute of the ESAFS 2024 Business Meeting
The meeting was held at Thai Nguyen University, the venue of the 16th International
Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science societies(ESAFS, 2024) March 26-29, 2024_____

Timing: 10h30-12h00, 27 March 2024
Venue: President’s Meeting room, Thai Nguyen Unversity (Thai Nguyen, Vietnam)
Chairs: Prof. Vu Nang Dzung, Prof. Nguyen The Hung (Vietnam Society of Soil Science)
Presents:-Respresentatives from 12 Society / 15 country members of the ESAFS.

1. Prof. Hung-Yu Lai (CSSF, Taiwan)
2. Dr. Dipak Ranjan Biswas (ISSS, India)
3. Prof. Toru Fujiwara (JSSPN, Japan)
4. Prof. Byung Keun Hyun (KSSF, Korea)
5. Prof. Rosazlin Abdullah (MSSS, Malaysia)
6. Prof. Keshav Raj Adhikari (NSSS, Nepal)
7. Dr. Karen S. Bautista ( PSSST, Philippines)
8. Prof. Warshi Dandeniya (SSSS, Sri Lanka)
9. Prof. Dr. Md. Jahir Uddin (SSSB, Bangladesh)
10. Prof. Xiaoyuan Yan (SSSC, China)
11. Dr. Sabrina Djunita Tengku ( ISSS, Indonesia)
12. Prof. Vu Nang Dzung (VSSS, Vietnam)
13. Prof. Nguyen The Hung (VSSS, Vietnam)
14. Prof. Pham Quang Ha (VSSS, Vietnam)-Representative from ESAFS support officeProf. Masanori Saito,-Esafs 2024 Secretary support staffs
1. Msc. Pham Minh Hanh (VSSS, Vietnam)
2. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Son Hai (VSSS, Vietnam)

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Agenda:-Representative of each society presents brievely the advance activity of her/his
society since last ESAFS conference in Malaysia (15th ESAFS, 2022)-

Prof. Masanori Saito, makes a remark of the activity of the ESAFS support Office.

-Selection of the ESAFS AWARD (2024).

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Seclection of the venue of the ESAFS 17th, 2027.

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Other issue if aplicable.
Conclusion and approved
1. The presidents of the ESAFS members request each society send an updated
report/ new to Prof. Masanori Saito ( Esafs support office) to update the news on
ESAFS web site. https://www.esafs-support.com/
2. Selection of the ESAFS AWARD 2024: there were 5 nominations from 5 society
esafs members were received by ESAFS 2024’s secretariat. The vote was done by
the ESAFS AWARD Rule. Only two candiates maximum will be selected if thevote for each is equal or more than 6 (as we have 12 societies were presents). The
Laurate of the ESAFS AWARD 2024 is Professor Takashi KOSAKI (JapaneseSociety of Soil Science and Pland Nutrion).
3. Selection for the venue of the 17th ESAFS Conference (ESAFS, 2027). The next
esafs will be organized in 2027. Prof. Keshav Raj Adhikari, President of theNepalese Society of Soil Science (NSSS) has presented the preparation of thecountry host and the willing of the NSSS to host the 17th ESAFS. Nepal was thenselected and approved for the venue of the 17th ESAFS conference. NSSS will
inform the ESAFS member’s presidents and ESAFS support office the exact
venue, date and the theme of the 17th ESAFS Conference for further detailpreparation in the day coming.
4. The Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition offered to host 18thESAFS in 2029 in Japan and this offer was approved.

Vu Nang Dzung, Professor
President of the Vietnam Society of Soil Science
Co-Chair of the ESAFS 2024 conference

VSSS office: Mme Pham Minh Hanh. tel. 0904159915;
Email: hoikhoahocdatvn@yahoo.com
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Photo 1: All participants of the 16th ESAFS (ESAFS, 2024, opening session, 26 March 2024)

Photo 2: Participants of the Business Meeting (16th Esafs, ESAFS 2024) on 27 March 20243

Photo 3. Prof. Takashi KOSAKI received the Certification of the ESAFS AWARD 2024

Photo 4: President of Nepalese Soil Science Society received the ESAFS flagfor hosting 17th Esafs in Nepal from President of Vietnam Society of Soil Science.
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