Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Saisamorn Lumyong (Thailand)
Vice-Chairperson: Prof Hyang Burm Lee (Korea)
Vice-Chairperson: Prof Lei Cai (China)
General Secretary: Prof. Dr. Kevin D. Hyde (Thailand)
Regional Representatives
Australasia
Peter Buchanan (BuchananP@landcareresearch.co.nz)
Bangladesh
Amin Uddin Mridha (mridha52@gmail.com)
Cambodia
Kean Sophea (kean.sophea@gmail.com)
China
Lei Cai (cail@im.ac.cn)
Hong Kong
Alvin Tang (alvintangmc@gmail.com)
India
Mondem Sudhakara Reddy (msreddy@thapar.edu)
Indonesia
Iman Hidayat (imanhidayat@yahoo.com)
Iran
Rasoul Zare (simplicillium@yahoo.com)
Israel
Oded Yarden (oded.yarden@huji.ac.il)
Japan
Tsuyoshi Hosoya (hosoya@kahaku.go.jp)
Korea
Hyang Burm Lee (hblee@chonnam.ac.kr )
Kuwait
Azza A.AlMusallam (azza.almusallam@ku.edu.kw)
Laos
Phongeun Sysouphanthong (laofungi@gmail.com)
Malaysia
Vikineswary Sabaratnam (viki@um.edu.my)
Mongolia
Tsetseg Baljinova (tsetseg110@gmail.com)
Myanmar
Zin Hnin Htet (htethtetrai72@gmail.com)
Nepal
Jay Kant Raut (raut_jk2000@yahoo.com)
Oman
Abdullah M. Al-Sadi (alsadi@squ.edu.om)
Pakistan
Mubashar Raza (mubasharraza73@yahoo.com)
Philippines
Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz (tedelacruz@ust.edu.ph)
Qatar
Clement Tsui (clementsui@gmail.com)
Russia
Bukharova Nadezhda (nadya808080@mail.ru)
Saudi Arabia
Ali Hassan Abdulrahman Bahkali (abahkali@ksu.edu.sa)
Singapore
Amy Mei Fun Choong (dbscmfa@nus.edu.sg)
Sri Lanka
Dhanushka Udayanga (dudayanga@sjp.ac.lk)
Taiwan
Sung-Yuan Hsieh (sungyuan@gmail.com)
Thailand
Saisamorn Lumyong (scboi009@gmail.com)
Uzbekistan
Yusufjon Gafforov (yugafforov@yahoo.com)
Vietnam
Hoang ND Pham (pndhoang@gmail.com)
Honorary Members
Akira Susuki
Kevin D. Hyde
Xingzhong Liu
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Xingzhong Liu (China)
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Dr. Vikineswary Sabaratnam (Malaysia)
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Dr. Youn Su Lee (Korea)
General Secretary: Prof. Dr. Lei Cai (China)
Country Representatives:
Australasian
Peter Buchanan BuchananP@landcareresearch.co.nz
Bangladesh
Amin Uddin Mridha mridha52@gmail.com
Cambodia
Hean Vanhan hean_vanhan@yahoo.com
China
Xingzhong Liu liuxz@im.ac.cn
HongKong
Lilian LP Vrijmoed bhlilian45@hotmail.com
India
Mondem Sudhakar Reddy msreddy@thapar.edu
Indonesia
Iman Hidayat imanhidayat@yahoo.com sekretariat@mikoina.or.id website: https://www.mikoina.or.id
Iran
Rasoul Zare simplicillium@yahoo.com
Israel
Oded Yarden oded.yarden@huji.ac.il
Japan
Yuichi Yamaoka yamaoka.yuichi.gp@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
Korea
Youn Su Lee younslee@kangwon.ac.kr
Kuwait
Azza A.AlMusallam azza.almusallam@ku.edu.kw
Laos
Phengsintham Pheng p.phengsintham@gmail.com
Malaysia
Vikineswary Sabaratnam viki@um.edu.my
Mongolia
Tsetseg Baljinova tsetseg110@gmail.com
Myanmar
Thida W. Ko Ko thidawinkoko@gmail.com
Nepal
Mahesh K. Adhikari mkg_adh@wlink.com.np
Oman
Abdullah M. Al-Sadi alsadi@squ.edu.om
Philippines
Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz thomasdelacruz@yahoo.com
Russia
Larissa Vasilyeva vasilyeva@biosoil.ru
Saudi Arabia
A.H. Bahkali abahkali@ksu.edu.sa
Singapore
Teck Koon Tan dbstantk@nus.edu.sg
Sri Lanka
Nimal Adikaram nadikaram@hotmail.com
Taiwan
Sung-Yuan Hsieh sungyuan@gmail.com
Thailand
Saisamorn Lumyong scboi009@gmail.com
Uzbekistan
Yusufjon Gafforov yugafforov@yahoo.com
Vietnam
Hoang ND Pham pndhoang@gmail.com
Honorary Member
Prof. Kevin D. Hyde
Prof. Akira Suziki
The Association shall be known as the Asian Mycological Association (AMA) hereinafter referred as “The Association”.
The Asian Mycological Association is a non-profit organization representing Asian Mycologists, and also acts as Asia regional committee of International Mycological Association (IMA).
Use of the Association’s Name
Unauthorized use of the name Asian Mycological Association for advertising or other business ventures is prohibited.
Article II Place of Business
Its address shall be place of the Chairman’s institution or at such other place as may from time to time be decided by the Committee.
The place of business of the Association shall not be changed without the prior approval of the Committee
Article III LOGO
LOGO – Unauthorized use of the logo of AMA for advertising or other business ventures is prohibited.
Article IV Aims and Objects
a) to provide mycologists a platform to interact and network
b) to promote all aspects of mycology via congresses, symposia, workshops, dialogues and other activities
c) to encourage collaborative research activities among members to push the frontiers of mycology
d) to motivate young mycologists to excel in basic and applied research
Article V Membership
a) Membership is opened to Mycological Societies of any country and district in Asia.
b) Application for membership shall be proposed to the Committee for approval.
c) Every new member whose application has been approved as aforesaid shall be admitted as a member of the AMA and shall be entitled to all the privileges of membership.
Article VI General Meeting and webpage
a) The supreme authority of the Association is vested in a general meeting of the committee. At least one-half of the voting membership of the Association or the voting members present represent twice the total number of committee members, whichever is the lesser, must be present at a general meeting for its proceedings to be valid and to constitute a quorum.
b) If half an hour after the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be postponed to a date (not exceeding 30 days) to be decided by the Committee; and if a quorum is not present half an hour after the time appointed for the postponed meeting, the members present shall have the power to proceed with the business of the day but shall not have the power to alter the rules of the Association or make any decision affecting the whole membership.
c) A biannual general meeting of the Association shall be held in conjunction with AMC congress which will be held in locations decided by members based on a bidding system (bidding roles detailed in by-laws).
The business of the annual general meeting shall be:-
i. To receive the minutes of the previous biannual general meeting,
ii. To receive the Committee’s report on the working of the Association during the two years;
iii. To deal with such other matters as may be put before it.
iv. The current Asian Mycological Congress (AMC) host should transfer 1% registration fee to the next host of the AMC, with the witness of all committee members attending the general meeting.
The Secretary shall send to all members at least 30 days before the meeting an agenda of the meeting. Copies of minutes and reports will be made available at the biannual meeting for the perusal of members.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Association shall be convened:-
a) Whenever the Committee deems it desirable;
b) At the joint request in writing of not less than twice the number of committee members, stating the objects and reasons for such meeting.
c) An extraordinary general meeting requisitioned by members shall be convened for a date within thirty days of the receipt of such requisition.
d) Notice and agenda for an extraordinary general meeting shall be forwarded by the Secretary to all members at least fifteen days before the date fixed for the meeting.
Paragraphs 6(1) and 6(2) of this rules regarding the quorum and the postponement of an annual general meeting shall apply also to an extraordinary general meeting, but with the provision that if no quorum is present after half an hour from the time appointed for a postponed extraordinary general meeting requisitioned by the members, the meeting shall be cancelled, and no extraordinary general meeting shall be requisitioned for the same purpose until after the lapse of at least six months from the date thereof.
The Secretary shall forward to all members a copy of the draft minutes of each biannual and extraordinary general meeting as soon as possible after its conclusion.
Webpage: AMA webpage will be maintained to keep Asian mycologists aware of mycological matters in the region.
Article VII Committee
a) A committee consisting of the following, who shall be termed the office-bearers of the Association, shall be elected at the biannual general meeting:-
A President
Two Vice-Presidents
A Secretary
An Assistant Secretary
Country Reps…. Ordinary Committee Members
b) Names for the above officers in paragraph (1) shall be proposed and seconded and election will be by a simple majority vote of the members at the general meeting. Terms will be four years. All the office-bearers shall be eligible for re-election for another four years.
c) The function of the Committee is to organize and supervise the day-to-day activities of the Association and to make decisions on matters affecting its running within the general policy laid down by the general meeting. The Committee shall not act contrary to the expressed wishes of the general meeting without prior reference to it and shall always remain subordinate to the general meeting. It shall furnish a report to each annual general meeting on its activities during the previous year.
d) The Committee shall meet at least once every two years, a 30 days notice of each meeting shall be given to the members. The President acting alone, or not less than three of its members acting together may call for a meeting of the Committee to be held at any time. At least one half of the Committee members must be present for its proceedings to be valid and to constitute a quorum.
e) In the event of the death or resignation of a member of the Committee, the Committee shall have the power to co-opt any other member of the association to fill the vacancy until the next election of office-bearers.
f) The Committee shall give instructions to the Secretary and other officers for the conduct of the affairs of the Association. It may appoint such officers and such staff as it deems necessary. It may suspend or dismiss any officers or member of the staff for neglect of duty, dishonesty, incompetence, refusal to carry out the decisions of the Committee, or for any other reason which it deems good and sufficient in the interest of the Association.
g) The Committee may appoint any sub-committee for any purpose arising out of or connected with any of the duties, functions and aims laid down under the rules. Any members can become members of these sub-committee.
h) A country representative is a person who was nominated by the member mycological society. If there is no mycological society in a particular country, society with largest population of mycologist could nominate a country representative”.
Article VIII Duties of Office-Bearers
a) The President shall preside at all general meetings during his term of office, all meetings of the committee and shall be responsible for the proper conduct of all such meetings. He shall have the casting vote and shall sign the minutes of each meeting at the time they are approved.
He shall, in conjunction with the Secretary and Treasurer sign all cheques on behalf of the Association.
b) The Vice-presidents shall deputize for the President during the latter’s absence.
c) The Secretary shall conduct the business of the Association in accordance with the rules, and shall carry out the instructions of the general meeting and of the Committee. He shall be responsible for conducting all correspondence and keeping all books, documents and paper except the accounts and financial records. He shall attend all meetings, and record all proceedings. He shall in conjunction with the President.
d) The Assistant Secretary shall assist the Secretary in carrying out his duties and shall act for him in his absence.
e) The Ordinary Committee Members shall carry out such duty as directed by the President or the Committee.
Article IX Interpretation
a) Between biannual general meetings the committee shall interpret the rules of the Association and when necessary, determine any point on which the rules are silent.
b) Except where they are contrary to or inconsistent with the policy previously laid down by the general meeting, the decisions of the Committee shall be binding on all members of the Association unless and until countermanded by a resolution of a general meeting.
Article X Advisor / Patron
The Committee shall if it deems fit and necessary appoint qualified persons to be the Advisor or Patron of the Association. The person appointed must give his consent in writing.
Article XI Amendments of Rules.
These Rules shall not be amended except by resolution of a general meeting. Such amendments shall take effect from the date of their approval by the Registrar of Societies.
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The IMA (International Mycological Association) Committee for Asia was founded on September 2, 1977 during the second International Mycological Congress (IMC2) held in Tampa, Florida, USA, as the Committee for the Development of Mycology in Asian Countries.The Committee’s aim is to promote the development of mycology through various activities associated with mycological education, training, research, and service in countries and regions within Asia.
The meeting of the Committee held during IMC2 elected as its Chairman Dr. K.S. Thind of India. Subsequently, K. Tubaki was elected Chairman of the Committee at the meeting convened during IMC3 held in Tokyo in August, 1983. The Committee next met in March, 1986 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was chaired by K. Tubaki and attended by representatives of eight countries and regions in Asia. The meeting consisted of two sessions, the followed by a presentation from each representative describing the history and present status of mycology in their country or region. The second session consisted of original contributions reporting on the distribution of fungi, cultivation of mushrooms, and fungal culture collections.
The next meeting of the Committee was held in 1988 in Osaka, Japan. Special lectures were delivered by Committee Chairman, K. Tubaki (Japan) and by Dr.S.C. Jong (USA). Papers were also presented by Dr. Rifai (Indonesia), Dr. Tschen (Taiwan) and by other national representatives. Dr. Zheng was elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee in succession to Dr. F.R.Uyenco (Philippines). The 5th meeting of the Committee was held at Regensburg, Germany in August, 1990 during IMC4. Newly elected Officers of the Committee for the period 1990-1994 were as follows: Chairperson, Dr. H.S. Chung (Korea); Vice-Chairperson, Dr. S. Pichyangkura (Thailand); Secretaries, Dr. T. Yokoyama (Japan) and Dr. T.K. Tan (Singapore). The first meeting of the new Committee was scheduled for Bangkok, Thailand in October, 1991 together with a symposium on “Application of Fungi in Biotechnology”. A further meeting was tentatively arranged for 1992 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The First Symposium of Mycology in Asia (MIA1) was held on 29-30 October, 1991 at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The symposium on “Application of Fungi in Biotechnology” consisted of five separate sessions, namely; I. Keynote Lecture and Special Lectures; II. Fungal Biotechnology and Taxonomy; III. Fungi as Plant Pathogens; IV. Mushroom Biotechnology; V. Fungal Biotechnology.
The IMA Regional Asian Mycological Symposium was held from 1-4 October, 1992 at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. More than 100 participants representing most Asian countries as well as North America and Europe attended. Presentations focused on fungi in bioscience, mushroom culture, plant pathology, biocontrol, and molecular and morpho-systematics. The Proceedings of this meeting were published by the Korean Society of Mycology.The meeting of the IMA Committee for Asia held on October 1 and 3, 1992 in Seoul decided to compile a list of Asian mycologists prior to IMC5 for better communications in all areas of mycology.
At IMC5 held in Vancouver, Canada in August 1994, a new committee headed by Professor Z.C. Chen (Taiwan) was elected. This Committee held its first meeting in March 1995 in Taipei in conjunction with the symposium on “The Fungal Biodiversity in Asia.” In July 1996 in Chiba, Japan the meeting of the Committee was held in conjunction with the Asian International Mycological Congress 1996.
At AMC2011 held in Inchon, Korea in August 2011, a new conmmittee headed by Professor Xingzhong Liu(China) was eledted.
The first committee meeting was held in Inchon in August 2011.
The second committee meeting was held in August 2013 in Beijing, China during the 2013 Asina Mycoogical Confenrence.