The Asia-Oceania Neutron Scattering Association“Activities and Global Cooperation”

Sung-Min Choi
Secretary of AONSA
Department of Nuclear and Quantum Eng.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
http://www.aonsa.org

Rapidly Growing Neutron Facilities and User Communities
in the Asia-Oceania Region

1500 Neutron Users in the Asia-Oceania Region

Articles of AONSAArticle 1: Status• An affiliation of neutron scattering societies,
which directly represent users in the Asia-Oceania Region• A platform for discussion and a focus for actions in neutron
scattering and related topics in the Asia-Oceania Region.

Article 2: Aims
• Identify the needs of the neutron scattering community
in the region and promote the whole region.
• Train young scientists in the region• Promote optimised use of present neutron sources in the region.
• Support planning of future neutron sources.

AONSA Membership

Members• Australian Neutron Beam Users Group (ANBUG)• Japanese Society of Neutron Science (JSNS)• Korean Neutron Beam Users Association (KNBUA)• Neutron Scattering Society of India (NSSI)• Taiwan Neutron Scattering Society (TWNSS)

Observers• Chinese Neutron Community (formed CNSS)• Indonesian Neutron Community• Malaysian Neutron Community

Establishment of AONSA
Preparatory Meetings• The 1st Meeting, February 22-23, 2007, Seoul, Korea (during JK Meeting)Participants: Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan• The 2nd Meeting, November 6, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan (during AsCA’07)
Participants: Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan• The 3rd Meeting, January 16, 2008, Mumbai, India (during ISNS meeting)Participants: Australia, Japan, India• The 4th Meeting, March 7, 2008, Mito, Japan
Participants: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan• Interim Executive Committee Meeting, August 28, 2008
Participants: Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Seoul, Korea

Mito, Japan

AONSA was formed on August 28th, 2008
1st Board Members (2008-2009)• President :Mahn Won Kim (KAIST)• Vice-President : John W. White (ANU)• Secretary :Masa Arai (J-PARC/JAEA)• Treasurer:
Wen-Hsien Li (NCU)

The 1st AONSA Executive Committee Meeting
August 28, 2008, Osaka, Japan

Announced on August 29, 2008, Osaka, Japan
during the IUCr MeetingOrganization of AONSA• Board: President
Vice-President
SecretaryTreasurer
Public Relations Officer
former President (advisor)
former Secretary (advisor)• Executive Committee (EC)
Members- 2 delegates from each member society
Observers- major neutron facilities or projects- neutron communities without associations- further individual observers may be co-opted according
to the needs of the Association• AONSA Office
Located at J-PARC, JAEA, Japan (voluntary contribution)
Administrative Secretary (Junko Akutsu)

By-Laws, Rules and Guidelines
By-Laws• Nomination and Appointment of EC Members & Observers
Rules• AONSA Prize• AONSA Membership Fee• Procedure to Support Students from AONSA Fund
• Procedure to Decide the Host and Location of AOCNS
Guidelines• Guidelines for Operation of AONSA Schools

AONSA Budget• AONSA Membership Fees ($10,000)• Voluntary Contributions (ca. $4,000)• AONSA Prize Fund
• Others to comeCurrent Board and EC Members
Board Members

EC Members and Observers

President
Yasuhiko Fujii(CROSS)
Former President
John W. White(ANU)

Vice-President
Wen-Hsien Li(NCU)

SecretarySung-Min Choi(KAIST)

Treasurer
Samrath Chaplot(BARC)

Public Relation Officer
Chris Ling(U. Sydney)* Chinese colleagues announced that they are in the process offorming Chinese Neutron Scattering Society (CNSS) and waitingfor official approval from the mother organization.

AONSA EC and Board Meetings• EC Meeting: 2 times per year
• Board Meeting: 4-5 times per year
9thChina
3rd

6th EC, May 19-20, 2011, Bandung, Indonesia

informalKorea

Singapore
4thIndia
5thJapan
1st, 7th
Taiwan2nd

1st EC, Aug. 28, 2008, Osaka, Japan

Malaysia
Indonesia
6th8thAustralia

2nd EC, Feb. 23, 2009,Taiwan

Informal EC, Oct. 31, 2010, Daejeon, KoreaThe 7th EC Meeting, Nov. 20, 2011, Tsukuba, Japan
5th EC, Oct. 4, 2010, Mumbai, India

4th EC, May 22, 2010, Singapore

3rd EC, Oct. 23, 2009, Beijing, China

7th EC Participants enjoying 3 hours of “non-stop” meeting

Keng Liang(EC Member)

Mahn Won Kim(former President)

Masa Arai(former Secretary)(Photo by Vice-President Yasuhiko Fujii)

AONSA Neutron Schools“Train Young Generation and build Friendship among them”
151

Financial Supports

120

Cumulative
No. of students

IAEA
AONSA

82

Hosting Institutes422008
2008: KAIST, Daejeon, Korea2009

2009: ANSTO, Sydney, Australia

2010

2011

2010: BARC, Mumbai, India

2011: ANSTO, Sydney, Australia

Mumbai, India

Daejeon, Korea

AOCNS
Asia-Oceania Conference on Neutron Scattering

AOCNS is held every 4 years.

AOCNS 2011

AOCNS 2015

AONSA PrizeAONSA Newsletters• Purpose: Sharing information and advertisement of activities• Frequency: 2 times every year (April and November)
Volume 3, No, 1 (April 2011)

Workshops in Conjunction with EC Meeting
ITB, Bandung, Indonesia, May 19, 2011
during the 6th EC Meeting
Biology group

Physics group

Neutron Facility Directors’ Meetingin parallel with EC Meeting
The 1st Facility Directors’ Meeting
19 May, 2011
BATAN-Bandung, Indonesia(in parallel with the 6th EC)

The 2nd Facility Directors’ Meeting
November 20, 2011, Tsukuba, Japan(in parallel with the 7th EC)

AONSA Homepage: www.aonsa.org

Global Cooperation“Learn from each other and Help each other”
Meeting with ENSA Executives
July 21, 2011, Prague

Three Presidents’ Meeting
Feb. 23, 2011, Tokai, Japan

IAEA Consultancy Meeting
Oct. 27-29, 2010, KAERI, Korea

Meeting with VP of ICSUMarch 2010, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting with Prof. Kuroda
Tokyo, March 2010VISION for AONSA“More Asia-Oceania Cooperationin Neutron Scattering”

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