About APACE
APACE was officially inaugurated at a symposium meeting held in conjunction with Third Asia-Pacific Conference of Entomology in Taiwan on Nov 21, 1997.
APACE is organized to promote the understanding of interactions between organisms and their environments that are mediated by naturally occurring chemicals. Research areas include the study of structure, function, synthesis and biosynthesis of natural products related to organisms, their importance at all levels of ecological organization, their evolutionary origin and their practical application.
Meetings
The Regular Meeting is held every two years. Its 1st scientific meeting was held in Shanghai, China Nov., 1999. The 2nd meeting was conducted in Penang, Malaysia Aug., 2001. The 3rd meeting, originally planned to be held in Kyungju, Korea, 2003 had to be postponed due to the SARS pandemic, was conducted in Jeju, Korea, Oct. 2005. The 4th meeting was conducted in Tsukuba, Japan Sep., 2007. Now the 5th meeting is scheduled for 2009 in Hawaii.
Officers
The President and a Vice-President (President-elect) are elected by the membership. The president will appoint a Secretary, a Treasurer and up to fifteen Councilors. The term of officers is two years but that of Councilors four years.
APACE Current News:
The Final Announcement of the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology
The Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii (October 26-30, 2009).
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The deadline for registration and abstract submission for the Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology in Honolulu (October 27-30, 2009) is July 15. I encourage all members who plan to attend to take advantage of the reduced member registration rates.
» Show AllSecond Announcement of the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology
The Second Announcement of the 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Chemical Ecology is now available HERE.
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