Asia-Oceanian Federation for SexologyPast Activities
List of Activities since 1992
Academic Congresses:
May 1990
First Asian Conference on Sexology (Sexuality in Asia) Organising Committee for AFS established
September, 1992
Supported and assisted the running of the Second Asian Conference of Sexology (Shanghai Conference of Sexology), Shanghai, China.
Conference date: September 12-16, 1992.
Hosting Organization :
Shanghai Social Science FederationUndertaking Organizations:
Shanghai Sex Education Association and Shanghai Sex Sociology Research CentreMain contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific standards.
June 1994.
Supported and assisted the running of the First China International Symposium on Sexology, Xichang, China.
Date of Symposium: June 24-30, 1994.
Hosting and Undertaking Organization :
Sexology Institute of Oriental Minorities, Xichang, ChinaMain contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific program designs.
November 1994
Supported and assisted the running of the 3rd Asian Conference of Sexology, New Delhi, India
Date of Conference: November 27 - December 1, 1994.
Hosting and Undertaking Organization :
Department of Sexual medicine, Seith GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Bombay, India
Indian Association of Sex Educators, Counsellors and Therapists
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, USA.
Family Planning Association of India
Council of Sex Education & Parenthood International
Centre for Aids Research & Control, IndiaMain contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific standards.
July 1996.
Supported and assisted the running of the 4th Asian Conference of Sexology, Taipei
Date of Conference: July 6-10, 1996.
Hosting and Undertaking Organizations :
Chinese Association of Sexuality Education, Taipei
Department of Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University
Mercy memorial Foundation, TaipeiMain contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific program designs.
October 1996.
Supported the running of the Second China International Symposium on Sexology, Xichang, China
Date of Symposium: October 10-16, 1994.
Hosting and Undertaking Organization :
Sexology Institute of Oriental Minorities, Xichang, ChinaMain contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific standards.
June 1997
Joined the World Association for Sexology as a Society Member.
November 1998
Supported and assisted the running of the 5th Asian Congress of Sexology, Seoul, Korea
Date of Conference: November 25-27, 1998.
Hosting and Undertaking Organizations :
The Severance Institute of Angrology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea
The Korean Economic DailyMain contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific program designs.
1997-1999
Supported and assisted the running of the 14th World Congress of Sexology, Hong Kong
Date of Conference: August 23-27, 1999.
Hosting and Undertaking Organizations:
Hong Kong Sex Education Association, Hong Kong
Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong
Federation of Medical Societies of Hong KongMain contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific program designs.
August 2000
Supported and assisted in the running of the 6th Asian Congress of Sexology, Kobe
Date of Conference: August 19-21, 2000
Hosting and Undertaking Organizations:
Japanese Association for Sex Education (JASE)
Japanese Familyu Planning Association (JFPA)
Japan Society of Adolescentology (JSA)
Japan Society of Sexual Science (JSSS)
Japanese Society for Impotence Research (JSIR)
Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
etc.Main contribution of AFS:
Inviation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific program designs.
November 2002
Supported and assistedinthe running of the 7th Asian Congress of Sexology, Singapore
Date of Conference: November 14-17, 2002
Hosting and Undertaking Organizations:
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of
Singapore (NUS)
National University Hospital (NUH)
Society for the Study of Andrology and Sexology
Ministry of Health, Singapore
Ministry of Community Development and Sports, Singapore
Academy of Medicine, Singapore etc.Main contribution of AFS:
Invitation of overseas guest speakers, recruit overseas participants, mailing of promotion materials, advice on Congress format, timetable and scientific program designs.
February 2003
By request of the World Association for Sexology and sexological organizations in Australia, AFS changed its name to The Asia-Oceania Federation for Sexology Limited (AOFS).