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AFOMP Annual Council Meeting, 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(宙時魂)
Asia-Oceania Federation of Organization for Medical Physics www.afomp.org
2012 AFOMP Annual Council Meeting(Beijing)
Minutes of Meeting
Date : May 27(Sunday), 2012
Time : 16:00 – 18:00
Venue : Room 306 (Beijing International Convention Center)
AFOMP Annual Council Meeting, 2012, Beijing, China
Minutes of Meeting
Venue : Meeting Room 306 (Beijing International Convention Center)
Time : 16:00-18:00, May 27, 2012
Present :
Kwan-Hoong Ng, President
Yimin Hu, Vice President (Voting Delegate of China)
Tae-Suk Suh, Secretary General (Korea)
Anchali Krisanachinda, Treasurer (Voting Delegate of Thailand)
Kiyonari Inamura, Past-President, FC Chair
Hee-Joung Kim ETC Chair
Howell Round, PDC Chair (Voting Delegate of New Zealand)
Yaoxiong Huang, SC Chair (Voting Delegate of China)
Kin Yin Cheung, AC Chair (Voting Delegate of Hong kong)
Shigekazu Fukuda, Voting Delegate of Japan
Young yih Han, Voting Delegate of Korea
Bo-Young Choe, Voting Delegate of Korea
Freddy Hargarto, Voting Delegate of Indonesia
Masahiro Endo, Voting Delegate of Japan
James C L Lee, Voting Delegate of Singapore
Norberto A. Abelvasn instead of Prof. Agnette Peralta, Voting Delegate of Philippines
Kanchan P. Adhikari, Voting Delegate of Nepal
Madan Rehani, Austria (IOMP secretary)
Sean Geoghegan, Australia (ACPSEM)
Masao Matsumota, Japan (JSMP)
1. Agenda: The meeting minutes of AFOMP Council Meeting 2011 and the meeting agenda 2012 (Beijing) are given in Appendix 1, and approved by Council member.
2. President’s Report: Kwan-Hoong Ng (Malaysia) presented the President’s report. (Appendix 1)
3. Treasurer’s Report: A Krisanachinda (Thailand) presented the Treasurer’s report. (Appendix 2)
4. Secretary General’s Report: T.S. Suh (Korea) presented the Secretary General’s report. (Appendix 3)
· Council members asked AFOMP webmaster for the new AFOMP web (when, new contents?)
· Council members discussed AFOMP news letter which has not been published since 2010 December.
5. Education and Training Committee Report: Hee Joung Kim (Korea) presented ETC report. (Appendix 4)
6. Professional Development Committee Report: Howell Round (New Zealand) presented PDC report. (Appendix 5)
7. Science Committee Report: Yaoxing Huang (China) presented SC Report. (Appendix 6)
8. Funding Committee Report: K. Inamura (Japan) presented the FC Report.(Appendix 7)
9. Award and honors Committee Report: K.Y. Cheung presented the AHC Report.
10. Hu Yimin organizing chair of AOCMP 2012 presented summary of AOCMP 2012 in conjunction with WC2012.
· He explained why he couldn’t organize AOCMP2012 separately. AOCMP 2012 program was included in WC2012 program instead of separate program. It was provided special session for AFOMP members in conjunction with WC2012 program
· Kwan Hg Ng, President of AFOMP suggested holding AOCMP 2012 separately within 2012.
· A. Krisanachinda suggested holding AOCMP 2012 in conjunction with SECOMP 2012, in Chiang Mai, Thailand during December 11 ~13.
· The Council members agreed to hold AOCMP 2012 in Chiang Mai in conjunction with SECOMP 2012.
11. James C L Lee, organizing chair of AOCMP 2013 presented the progress report of AOCMP 2013 which will be held in Singapore in conjunction with SECOMP 2013.
12. EOI for AOCMP 2014
· The EOI for AOCMP 2014 was announced at April 10, 2012. No country submitted its EOI for AOCMP 2014 by the dead line.(May 19, 2012) The Council members decided to re-announce EOI for AOCMP 2014 and choose hosting country in Chiang Mai.
13. AFOMP Officer Election
· Tae Suk Suh, Secretary General of AFOMP presented the status of nomination for AFOMP officers.(2012-2015)
· There was only nomination for AFOMP Vice President.
· There was no nomination for AFOMP Secretary General and Treasurer by the official dead line.
· AFOMP Council members decided to re-announce the nomination for Secretary General and Treasurer and choose AFOMP Officers at AFOMP Council Meeting in Chiang Mai.
This meeting was adjourned at 17:30 pm
[Appendix 1]
President's report
Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP)
May 26, 2012
First I like to thank all the excom members and the various committee members who have been working hard to sustain AFOMP. I would like to thank Prof Suh especially for manning the secretariat for all those years.
AFOMP on-line symposium on medical physics had 18 lectures until October 2011.This is a pilot project of the AFOMP School of Medical Physics.I thank Dr. Milton Woo for organizing this so faithfully and also the various lecturers who gave their time so generously.
The president was invited to be the keynote speaker First International Joint Conference of the Thai Society of Radiological Technologists (TSRT) and Korean Radiological Technologists Association (KRTA) at Cha-am, Thailand, 26 to 28 April 2012. I emphasized the importance of radiographers/technologists and medical physicists working as a team.
Finally, we need to seek a quick solution for the 13thAOCMP which is supposed to be held in Beijing in conjunction with the World Congress.
"To achieve more, we should imagine together."
Kwan-Hoong Ng, PhD. DABMP
President, AFOMP
[Appendix 2]
Treasurer's report
(宙時魂)
Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
12th AOCMP (WC 2012)
TREASURER’S ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Item Description
(A)
Expenditure
(B)
Income
Accounting activity
-
4,900.00
Balance (B) - (A)
4,900.00
Fund brought forward from 2011
US$ 7,446.00
Balance carried forward to March 2012
US$ 12,346.00
Account of Income and Expenditure for the Year 2011
Income
AFOMP Subscription (IOMP)US$ 4,900
Expenditure AFOMP -
Anchali Krisanachinda
Treasurer
Mar 30, 2012
[Appendix 3]
Secretary General’s report
1. Report in 11th AOCMP at Fukuoka, Japan
The 11th AOCMP was held in the beautiful city of Japan during September 29 - October 1, 2011.
(Annex 1. The Congress Report of 2011 AOCMP )
2. Other related Meeting in AFOMP region
(1) Thailand Workshop 2012
Dr. Cheng Saw asked AFOMP to endorse Thailand Workshop 2012(Annex 2)
(2) India International Workshop 2012(Annex 3)
3. EOI for AOCMP 2014
The EOI for AOCMP 2014 was announced on April 10, 2012. There is no country to submit its EOI for AOCMP 2014 by the dead line at this moment.(Annex4) The EOI will be discussed in AFOMP ExCom/Council meeting.
4. Awards and Honors committee
AFOMP Council approved Award & Honors committee (Chair: Kin Yin Cheung) as one of the official AFOMP subcommittees. (Annex 5)
5. Travel award report
The four awardees of 11th AOCMP travel award sent their 11th AOCMP travel reports. (Annex 6) These reports should be published in AFOMP newsletter.
6. AFOMP Subscription and Payment details (Annex 7)
7. Election of AFOMP Officers: 2012-2015
Election of AFOMP officers (2012-2015) was announced to invite nominations from official delegates or an individual of AFOMP member organization on 23th April 2012. (Annex 8)
8. WC2018
Bid team for WC2018 (Singapore) asked AFOMP president to write a letter of support for the bid of WC2018. (Annex 9)
9. AFOMP homepage
(1) Webmaster
The AFOMP homepage has been managed by New AFOMP webmaster Mrs. Sun-Mi Kim.
(2) New AFOMP website
New website has been developed by Korean Web-company with the donation of USD 4,500 from Dr. Tae Suk Suh, Catholic University of Korea. The website design and security of board has been improved. Now, the temporary address of renewal site is http://ssw007.basehosting.co.kr/. (Annex 10)
[Annex 1]
[Annex 2]
[Annex 3]
[Annex 4]
(宙時魂)
Asia-Oceania Federation Of Organizations for Medical Physics
www.afomp.org
Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to Host the 14th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP) in 2014
The Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP) is now receiving “Expressions of Interest” from Asia-Oceania countries to host the Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics to be held in 2014.
CONGRESS HISTORY
AFOMP held the first meeting in Bangkok and has moved the site of the Congress around the Asia-Oceania countries.
2001 1st Congress Bangkok, Thailand 2002 2nd Congress Gyeongju, Korea 2003 3rd Congress Sydney, Australia 2004 4th Congress Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2005 5th Congress Kyoto, Japan 2006 6th Congress Seoul, Korea 2007 7th Congress HuangShan, China 2008 8th Congress Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2009 9th Congress Chiang Mai, Thailand 2010 10th Congress Taipei, Taiwan
2011 11th Congress Hukuoka, Japan
2012 12th Congress Beijing, China (to be held)
2013 13th Congress Singapore, Singapore (to be held)
BIDDING PROCEDURE
The call for hosting is announced on the AFOMP website http://www.afomp.org. The deadline for submission of “Expressions of Interest” is the May 19, 2012. Notices of intent and complete proposals should be received within the above deadlines. They must be sent electronically by email and also by regular mail with 2 copies of each to the AFOMP Secretary General’s office at following address:
AFOMP Secretary General Dr.Tae-Suk SuhDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea505 Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea, 137-701Phone: +82 2 2258 7232, Fax: +82 2 2258 7506, Email: [email protected]
The final bidding will be made at the AFOMP Executive Committee’s meeting held during the 12th AOCMP.
PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES
The proposals must, as a minimum, contain the following information listed under ‘Guidelines’.
Items
Guidelines
1. Congress highlights
1) Congress period
2) Location (city)
2. Proposing party description
1) Legal national medical physics society
2) Name and address of contact person
3. Congress Venue
1) Brief summary and pictures
2) Meeting space
3) Exhibition and poster session availability
4. Accommodation facilities
Hotels and costs
5. Social events
1) Opening ceremony
2) Banquet
3) Closing ceremony
6. Transportation
1) Accessibility (flights, etc.)
2) Local transportation
7. Local Organizing Committee
Introduction of committee members
8. Budget Plan
1) Brief budget plan
2) Financial support and sponsorship
9. Other
Other information and matters to be considered
[Annex 5]
AFOMP
Sub-committee on Awards and Honors
Terms of Reference (17 October 2011)
1. To advice Executive Committee on matters related to issue of awards and honors
1. To administer the awards and honors program of the Organization. This includes solicitation of nominees and the ultimate selection of the candidate of choice for each award, and recommendation to the Executive Committee for approval.
1. To advise/recommend appropriate arrangements for presentation of AFOMP awards at the AOCMP.
1. To advise/recommend AFOMP for the establishment of new awards and honors.
Membership (Appointment till World Congress 2012)
Chairman:Kin Yin Cheung (Hong Kong)
Member:John Drew (Australia)
James Lee (Singapore)
Shinichi Wada (Japan)
[Annex 6]
REPORT ON THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED 11TH ASIA-OCEANIA CONGRESS OF MEDICAL PHYSICS (AOCMP)
(Victor Angelo C. Margallo, Philippines)
Medical Physics is considered a fast growing field in the Asian region. This is due to the emerging recognition of its importance in medicine, health, and science. As it develops, the demand for additional number of qualified medical physicists in the region is also increasing.
In order to meet this increasing demand, training and education play an important role of producing qualified medical physicists in the region. Aside from the medical physics graduate programs offered in some Asian countries, further trainings are needed to ensure continued development of practicing medical physicists.
The AOFOMP has been working very hard to address this emerging need of training and education. The Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics is a great venue of learning and sharing new information and recent advances of medical physics. The comprehensive set of scientific activities such as lecture symposium, workshops from invited speakers, as well as oral and poster presentations, are very helpful in providing additional knowledge and developing more skills for the participants.
Aside from educational growth, one of the considered highlights of the congress is the experience of meeting other medical physicists and medical professionals from different part of the world.
These are the things that I’ve learned from the recently concluded 11th AOCMP in Fukuoka, Japan. I am very thankful and honoured to attend this activity. I learned new things and I am going to present my experience to my Filipino colleagues in our next national scientific meeting.
REPORT from
11 th Asia Oceania Congress of Medical Physics (AOCMP) in Fukuoka,Japan
30 Sept – 1 Okt 2011
Introduction
The profession of medical physicist has a contribution not only to patient care, but also the to the ongoing development of new tools and techniques to improve medical diagnosis and treatment. Up grading and progressing in medical physics science are key elements to develop in the medical physics practice, particularly for medical physicist in developing countries. To provide a good standard of medical physics service and supervision.
Medical physicist is one of the key person to improve healthcare in diagnostic imaging,radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. Medical physicist from developing countries have a challenge to build the infrastructures and the equipment, to improve a qualified professionals and to develop education and training programs. There is a wide medical physics knowledge gap between medical physicist from developing countries, compared to medical physicist from developed country. One of the solution to solve this problem is a medical physics forum discussion between medical physicist from developed countries and medical physicist from developing countries.
The economic situation and the financial resources in developing countries cause a lack of equipment and lack of training program to support their skill especially in medical physics program. Availability of diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy facilities are usually concentrated in the capital cities. That’s why, a medical physicist from developing countries is still below the professional level required support to diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Training and education and application of standard diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy techniques also can improve a healthcare in developing countries.
The limitation of professional medical physicists in the developing countries cause a gap in transfer of knowledge and technology. The number of qualified medical physicists in the developing countries is low compared to developed countries.
National medical physics societies in the developing countries should establish accredited education and training programs in collaboration with IOMP, AFOMP or other regional societies.
Providing high quality medical physicists in clinical practice is needed in the developing countries. National medical physics societies can be a communication media with the authorities. Training and education for medical physicists are important to support a high quality medicsl physicists in developing countries. Continuing efforts are needed bridging the gap between medical physicists from the developing countries and medical physicists from the developed countries.
Under these circumstances, this congress provides a platform to exchange knowledge, share experience and discuss challenges and solutions to existing problems known in the field of Medical Physics.
By participating in 11th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics, Fukuoka, Japan, 2011 :
I will get a great experience to up grade my information related to medical physics development in Asia Oceania region. It will increase my knowledge and my skill to participate in conducting research the development of advanced radiotherapy techniques in Indonesia. Teaching and sharing the topics in 11th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics, Fukuoka, Japan, 2011 to other collegues,doctors, and others to accelerate modern technology radiation therapy in Indonesia as a developing country.
The topics in 11th Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics, Fukuoka, Japan, 2011 are :
· Imaging is a key performance for radiation therapy.
· Knowledge about education and training of Medical Physicits based on IOMP prespective.
· Development of medical physics in Asia Pasific ( such as: Medical physics aspects of cancer care in Asia Pasific regions and AFOMP Policy Statement).
· Current status of Medical Physics in Korea, Japan.
· New technology in medical imaging.
· Sharing and discussion with medical physicist from the other country.
· Adding knowledge forum related to the development of medical physics.
· New information about the radiation effect in Fukushima, China and Korea.
· New technology in IMRT, radiobiological modeling, and imaging.
· Discussion with other medical physicists in oral and poster session.
· Development of medical physics researchs in Asia Oceania in young investigation symposium.
Department of Radiotherapy, Cipto Mangunkusumo, National General Hospital, Jakarta, is one of the biggest Department of Radiotherapy in Indonesia which have a modern radiotherapy equipment and clinical application technology in radiotherapy such as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT).
I would hope the experience that I’ve got in this Congress on Medical Physics can develop and acceleracy a new modality technology and research in radiotherapy, and particularly in Indonesia.
Tuti Amalia,MS
Medical Physicist
Department of Radiotherapy
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo ,
National General Hospital
[Annex 7]
[Annex 8]
(宙時魂)
Asia-Oceania Federation of Organization
for Medical Physics
www.afomp.org
Announcement
ELECTION OF AFOMP OFFICERS: 2012-2015
INVITATION TO NOMINATE
AFOMP Council will elect the following Officers by means of a ballot (not via email) at Annual AFOMP Council Meeting to be held in May 2012 at Beijing, China. The date for AFOMP Council Meeting will be announced soon.
Post
Eligible for Re-election
Vice-President
One time
Secretary-General
No limitation
Treasurer
No limitation
According to our “election rule (Appendix I)”, which was approved by AFOMP delegates in 2003, nominations are invited from the official delegates or an individual of AFOMP member organization and second by an official delegate or an individual of another AFOMP member organization. Names and required information should be sent to the Secretary-General and President of AFOMP by May 18th 2012, using the “Nomination Form” attached, together with biographical details (maximum 4 pages) including a personal statement by the nominee which should include their plans for the post.
The AFOMP Executive Committee (AFOMP ExCom) shall assume the role of the nominating committee. The suitable nominations by individuals or national bodies are accepted. However, if too many nominations should be made, AFOMP ExCom act as a preliminary filter. The names and biographical details of selected nominees will be circulated to delegates before the voting.
Any questions about the election procedure should be sent to the Secretary-General or President as chair of the Nominating Committee.
Dr. Suh Tae Suk
Secretary-General, AFOMP
Dr. Kwan-Hoong Ng
President, AFOMP
[Appendix I]
Election of Executive Officers of AFOMP- Election Rule
1 The current Executive Committee (EC) shall assume the role of the nomination and election committee
2 Nomination of candidate is open for all the offices of the EC.
3 If there is no nomination for a particular office, the EC shall propose a nomination.
4 If the number of nomination for a particular office exceeds 4, the EC shall act as a preliminary filter.
5 Nominations can be made by the official delegate or an individual of an AFOMP member organization and seconded by an official delegate or an individual of another AFOMP member organization.
6 Nomination should be made in writing by email, fax or post to the President on or before the specified date.
7 Every nominee shall agree to the nomination and be willing to stand for the election.
8 Every nominee shall submit biographical details of himself/herself for circulation to member organizations.
9 Each proposer can only nominate one candidate for each office.
10 Each proposer can nominate the candidate(s) for more than one office.
11 Nomination of a candidacy for a particular office at the election floor can be accepted only if the number of candidate for that particular office does not exceed four.
12 Only official delegates of AFOMP member organizations are allowed to vote.
13 Voting by proxy can be accepted.
(宙時魂)
Asia-Oceania Federation of Organization
for Medical Physics
www.afomp.org
NOMINATION FORM FOR ELECTION OF AFOMP OFFICERS
CLOSING DATE: 18 May 2012
Post:
Nominee
Proposer
Seconder
Name
Title & Position
Address
* Please, type post which you want to be among Vice President, Secretary-General, and Treasurer.
* Attachment: biological details (maximum 4 pages)
Nominee name: Date:
Send to
[Annex 9]
[Annex 10]
[Appendix 4]
Report of AFOMP-Education and Training Committee
May27, 2012
1) AFOMP ETC is working in the field of education and training under the AFOMP.
2) The members of an AFOMP ETC committee for Year 2010-2012 are listed at the end of this report
3) The ET Committee is responsible for:
· Specifying and Promoting acceptable education training and continuing professional developments (CPD) programs.
· Organizing Asia-Oceania Network for Medical Physics Schools (AOMPS) and seminars enhance the education, competence and continuing professional development of Medical Physics across Asia-Oceania in collaboration with scientific committee.
· Understanding and Assisting for the organization of the Asia-Oceania School of Medical Physics
· ETC Collaboration with other professional bodies (e.g. IOMP, AAPM, EFOMP, SEFOMP, MEFOMP, etc)
· Arranging and Accrediting CPD courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.
· Contributing to the Education, Training and CPD of other Healthcare Professional in cooperation with the corresponding committees of the respective professions.
4) Specific To Do list:
· Organize TFT to develop and practice remote learning program
· Plan and proceed courses, seminars, workshops and conferences related with education and training
· Studying a project for international certification by collaborating with IOMP (leading by Raymond Wu)
· Working on policy statement of ETC to identify various education systems
· Research on Medical Physics program in Asia Oceania regions
· etc
5) Report on 2012 activities:
· Organize TFT to develop and practice remote learning program
· Prof. Milton Woo has been promoting“real-time remote-education in medical physics (RREMP)”
· Extension of remote learning project: The 1st one is a series of seminars or workshops similar to the webcast ones, but covering other topics(e.g. patientdosimetryindiagnostic radiology, diagnostic imaging physics, nuclear medicine imaging physics, etc.)
· Organizing Symposium, Workshops, and special sessions on medical physics at the World Congress 2012 on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in Beijing, China
-Theme 18. Professional and Educational Topics
Theme Co-Chairs: Xiaowu Deng, Raymond K. Wu, Lisa Xu
Track 18.01 Education & training in medical engineering and physics
Track 18.02 Careerdevelopment in medical engineering and physics
Track 18.03 Accreditation and certification
Track 18.04 Technology enhanced education
Track 18.05 Preventive healthcare & public health
AFOMP ETC members (2010-2012)
Namee-mailRoleNationality
1. Prof. Hee-Joung [email protected]
2. Prof. [email protected] ChairIndia
3. Prof. Byungchul [email protected]
4. Prof. [email protected]/ India
5.Prof. [email protected]
6.Dr. Kin-yin [email protected] Kong
7.Prof. [email protected]
8.Ms.Agnette [email protected]
9. Prof.AnthonyHo-Ling [email protected]
10. Prof. Shinichi [email protected]
11. Prof. Yoshie [email protected]
12. Mr. [email protected]
13. Prof. Milton [email protected] MemberCanada
[Appendix 5]
Report of the AFOMP Professional Development Committee 2011
1) The following AFOMP policy was developed by the PDC and was published in Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine. It is available on line at DOI 10.1007/s13246-011-0091-3
AFOMP Policy Statement No. 3: recommendations for the education and training of medical physicists in AFOMP countries
2) The committee is developing an AFOMP policy on ‘Continuing Professional Development for Medical Physicists in AFOMP Countries’. A survey of medical physics systems was carried out by Howell Round and has been accepted for publication in Physica Medica (Continuing professional development systems for medical physicists: A global survey and analysis doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2012.03.006) to inform the committee when developing the policy.
3) At the 2012 World Congress in Beijing a session on CPD systems will be held and a meeting of the Committee will be held to discuss and further develop the policy.
AFOMP PDC members 2010-2011
New Zealand
Howell Round
Australia
Brendan Healy
Philippines
Lilian Rodriguez
Taiwan
Joseph Shiau
Japan
Shigekazu Fukuda
India
Kuppusamy Thayalan
Korea
Youngyih Han
Thailand
Anchali Krisanachinda
Malaysia
Kwan-Hoong Ng
Hong Kong
Francis Tang
PR China
Dennis Deng
Nepal
Raju Srivastava
W H Round
Chair AFOMP Professional Development Committee
May 2012
[Appendix 6]
Report by Chair Science Committee
1. The SC has made contribution in forming the scientific programs for endorsed or sponsored meetings of WC2012. It also helps to recommend/select chair persons/speakers for the meetings.
2. The SC has made contribution in applying the establishment of the IOMP travel award for WC2012 and the selection of the awardees. 83% of the awardees are from Asian countries (10 of total 12 ).
3. The SC has supplied information about the scientific activities of Medical Physics in Asia and Oceania area to IOMP.
4. The SC has made contribution in helping some Asian countries to bid for holding International Conference of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, and to get endorsement/sponsorship for the meetings.
5. The SC has made contribution in forming some of the scientific programs for endorsed or sponsored meetings of AFOMP.
The chairman would like to thank all the members for their cooperation and contribution towards the success of the SC.
YX Huang
Chairman
AFOMP Science Committee
May. 2012
[Appendix 7]
Report of AFOMP Funding Committee
2012/05/24
Chairman of FD
Kiyonari Inamura
A. Status of AFOMP dues collection.
1．Effort to collect AFOMP dues has been continued since the method was agreed by EXCOM in 2009
2. Collected AFOMP dues is the amount of USD 4,844 at the time of February 10, 2012.
3．We have to cooperate with IOMP to continue the collection by method described in Report of AFOMP Funding Committee presented at the last AFOMP council meeting on 2011/09/24.
B. Status of cultivation of new AFOMP corporate membership
1. Several accesses to companies have been tried, but they are not successful so far due to economical depression of global scale.
2. Intensive trial especially to Japanese companies has been continued. But big earthquake, tsunami and power cut due to accident of nuclear power plant made manufacturers very awkward, and refrained from donation nor participation to corporate membership.
3. Effort to recruit new Corporate Membership will be continued. (Present target is Mr. Tom Duffy of Varian Associates in the territory of Asia-Oceania in Beijing.)
C. IOMP grant proposition
1. Report of IOMP grant in the past was drafted by Inamura. Immediately after approval by AFOMP EXCOM on
2012/05/27 in Beijing, the formal one will be sent to IOMP.
2. New proposition in the years of 2012 to 2013 will be prepared in the condition that Committee of ETC, PDC and/or SC
present plan for their activity.
.
[Appendix 8]
Report by Chair: Awards and Honors Committee
[Appendix 9]
Review 12th AOCMP with WC2012, organize chair of 11th AOCMP
Report to IOMP
Investigation of medical physics related needs in developing countries in Asia
May 27th 2012
Past president (2006-2009) of AFOMP
Kiyonari Inamura
In 2007, grant application was submitted to IOMP (see attached document No.1) and US$5,000 was transferred to AFOMP (attached document No.2) in 2008.
The grant was used mainly for visitations described as follows. A part of the money was paid to visits made even before money transfer retrospectively. “Expected Start Date: Oct. 2007” is seen in attached document No.1. A part of activities was begun even before the grant application was submitted to IOMP.
1. Visit to Mekong Delta in 2007
Record of visit is described in Attached document No.3, and the result of research is described
in Attached document No.4.
2. Visit to Choray Hospital in 2007
This visit was made for preparation of AOCR 2008 and for seeking for establishment of Vietnam Society of Medical Physics. See attached document No.5.
3. Visit to Bangladesh in 2010
Repot is shown in Attached document No.6.
4. Training courses programmed and carried out as pre-conference events in international conferences such as AOCMP/SEACOMP held in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chin Minh, Chiang Mai, Taipei and Fukuoka in years between 2007 and 2011. Supporting documents are self- explanatory programs of each Conference.
The detail of payment for above visits and expenses are recorded in email correspondence and treasurers reports, but these are not included in this report. They are to be displayed on demand.