History of AMS and Future Perspective
Shin‐ichi Nakao
Dept. of Environmental Chem. and Chem. Eng.
School of Advanced Engineering
Kogakuin University
Chemical Research Group
Inorganic Membranes Research Center
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for theEarth(RITE)The First Congress onMembranes and Membrane Processes
EUROP‐JAPAN Congress
on Membraes andMembrane Processes
June 18‐22, 1984
Stresa, Italy
Chairmen:
Prof. Enrico Drioli andProf. Masayuki Nakagaki
The Congress will be heldin every 3 years.

The Start of ICOMICOM: International Congress onMembranes and Membrane Processes
Sponsored byThe Membrane Society of JapanandThe European Society ofMembrane Science and Technology
Chairmen:
Prof. M. Nakagaki andProf. E. Drioli
The North American Membrane Society(NAMS) has been established. Therefor
the name of congress became“International”.

The order to organize ICOMThe Membrane Society JapanThe North American Membrane Society
The European Society of Membrane Science and Technology(The European Membrane Society)
ICOM ‘87 in Tokyo, JapanICOM ‘90 in Chicago, USA
ICOM ‘93 in Heidelberg, Germany
ICOM ’96 in Yokohama, Japan

The Membrane Society of Korea has
intended to organize ICOM.
ICOM ’96 in Yokohama, JapanThe membrane Society of Japan(MSJ) and The Membrane
Society of Korea(MSK) discussedand they decided that the next
ICOM in Asia would be held inKorea.

The Membrane Society of Korea has
intended to organize ICOM.
ICOM ‘99 in Toronto,Canada
MSJ proposed that ICOM
would be held in the threeareas of the world in theorder of the three areas.

The New Rule proposed at ICOM ‘99in Toronto, Canada

Europe and Africa
EMS

Asia and Oceania
MSJ?

North and South America
NAMS

The membrane society
which represents Asia and Oceania
There was no representative society of Asia andOceania, therefore MSJ and MSK must establish
the representative society before next ICOM2002,
and the new society will organize ICOM 2005. This
proposal was authorized.
The both societies had the final meeting for theestablishment of the new society in Nov. 10, 2000
during the Annual Fall Meeting of MSK held in
Kwangju, Korea with attendees of S. C. Kim, S. H.
Noh, Y. S. Kang from MSK and S. I. Nakao fromMSJ.

Establishment of the Societyin Asia and Oceania area
Name: Asia + Oceania → Aseania → Aseanian

Aseanian Membrane Society
Founding Members:‐The Membrane Society of Japan‐The Membrane Society of Korea‐UNESCO Center for Membrane Science andTechnologyEstablish Date: 2001.5.18
Place of signing: Tokyo, Japan

Signing Ceremony for the Establishment of
the Aseanian Membrane SocietySigning Ceremony for the Establishment of
the Aseanian Membrane Society

Japan‐Korea Session

Signing Ceremony for the Establishment of
the Aseanian Membrane Society

日本膜学会総会
アジア太平洋膜学会発会式
日本膜学会膜学研究奨励賞受賞者記念講演
全体シンポジウム

Signing CeremonyJapan‐Korea Joint Session
May 18, 2001 9:00‐11:45
11 Oral Presentations
7 from Japan
4 from Korea

The First Conference ofAseanian Membrane Society
Date: May 15, 2002
Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Chairperson of Organizing Committee

Yoshinori Nozawa
Chairperson of Executive CommitteeShin‐ichi Nakao
2 Invited Lectures (J, K)
17 Oral (J9, K5, C3)
13 Poster (J8, K3, C2)

ICOM 2002 in Toulouse, France
The establishment of The AseanianMembrane Society was announced
by MSJ and MSK, and it was alsoannounced that the first conference
has been held in May 15, 2002.
MSK then declared that ICOM 2005
would be held in Soul, Korea andthat MSK would organize it with The
Aseanian Membrane Society.
This was the first announcement ofthe establishment of AMS to theworld.

AMS 2 in 2004 and ICOM 2005

Chairperson: Tae Moon Tak

Congress Chairman: Un Young Kim
Or. Com. Chairman: Tae Moon Tak

AMS 3 in 2006 and AMS 4 in 2007

Chairs: Xia‐Lin Wang
Wan‐Qin Jin

Chair: Juin‐Yih Lai

AMS 5 in 2009 and AMS 6 in 2010

Chairs: Shin‐ichi Nakao
Hideto Matsuyama

Chair: Vicki Chen
Co‐Chair: Greg Leslie

AMS 7 in 2012 and AMS 8 in 2013

Chairpersons: Kwang Hyun Lee
Hong Sik Byun

Chairpersons: Xiao Lin Wang
Wan Qin Jin

ICOM 2014 and AMS 9 in 2015

Chairs: Congjie Gao, Juin‐Yih Lai
Wanqin Jin, Xiaolin Wang

Honorary Chair: Juin‐Yih Lai
Co‐Chairs: Kueir‐Rarn LeeDa‐Ming Wang

Chairpersons: Hideto Matsuyama
Takeo Yamaguchi

AMS Presidents
The president’s term is 2 years.

1st 2001.5‐2003.4 Yoshinori Nozawa, Japan
2nd 2003.5‐2005.4 Tae Moon Tak, Korea
3rd 2005.5‐2007.12 Shin‐ichi Nakao, Japan
4th 2008.1‐2009.12 Yong Soo Kang, Korea
5th 2010.1‐2011.12 Juin Yih Lai, Taiwan
6th 2012.1‐1013.12 Young Moo Lee, Korea
7th 2014.1‐2015.12 Cong Jie Gao, China
8th 2016.1‐2017.12 Hideto Matsuyama, JapanFuture Perspective
AMS member countries・Japan, The Membrane Society of Japan・Korea, The Membrane Society of Korea
・Australia and New Zealand,
The Membrane Society of Australasia
・China・Taiwan, Taiwan Membrane Socity
・Singapore, Singapore Membrane SocietyWorld Population in 2015

England 65 Russia 146
Germany 82
France 64
China Korea 51
Spain Italy 61
Japan 127
1,375
46
Taiwan 23
India
1,293 Singapore 6
Indonesia 255
Australia 24

EMS 464

AMS 1,606

millionCanada 36
US 322NAMS 358

Meaning of the Huge Population in
Aseanian Area
・Number of researchers in the field of membranescience and technology is the largest.
→ Research activity will be becoming more andmore active in Aseanian area
・The market of industries related to membranes
and membrane processes is the largest.
→ The industries will be growing more andmore in Aseanian area.

Important points in R & D
of membrane science and Technology
・The purpose of R & D is not to publish papers.
・AMS should be supported by industries.
・Academia and industries should collaborate
in R & D.
・R & D must target industrial applications.
I believe AMS will be the leading society of themembrane science and technology in the world invery near future.

Thank you for yourご成長kind attention

by Haru