Aquatic entomologists of Japan and Korea agreed to organize the Aquatic Entomological Societies in East Asia (AESEA) at the Japanese Society of Aquatic Entomology in Matsumoto, Japan.
1999. 7
Members of the Chinese Society of Aquatic Entomology joined AESEA.
2000. 5
The 1st AESEA Symposium in Chiaksan, Korea. (Organizer: Prof. Yeon Jae BAE (Seoul Women’s University, Korea) / 61 delegates from 9 countries)
2002. 11
The 2nd AESEA Symposium in Asahi near Nagoya, Japan. (Organizer: Prof. Shigekazu UCHIDA (Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan) / 57 delegates from 8 countries)
2005. 6
The 3rd AESEA Symposium in Tianjin, China. (Organizer: Prof. Xinhua WANG (Nankai University, China) / 59 delegates from 8 countries)
2009. 1
The 4th AESEA Symposium in Khon Kaen, Thailand. (Organizer: Prof. Namuron SANGPRADUB (Khon Kaen University, Thailand) / 86 delegates from 12 countries)
The AESEA expanded and reformed to the Benthological Society of Asia (BSA) covering a wider scope in benthological sciences in Asia.
Prof. Kazumi TANIDA (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan): the 1st President of the BSA (January 1, 2009 - June 14, 2012) Prof. Yeon Jae BAE (Korea University, Korea): Secretary General (January 1, 2009 - June 14, 2012)
2012. 6
The 1st BSA Symposium in Matsumoto, Japan. (Organizer: Prof. Koji TOJO (Shinshu University, Japan) / 90 delegates from 8 countries)
Prof. Tae-Soo Chon (Pusan National University, Korea): the 2nd President of the BSA (June 15, 2012 - December 31, 2014) Prof. Yeon Jae BAE (Korea University, Korea): Secretary General (June 15, 2012 - December 31, 2014)
2014. 6
The 2nd BSA Symposium in Busan, Korea (Organizer: Prof. Tae-Soo CHON (Pusan National University, Korea) / 105 participants from 12 countries)
Prof. Viktor Bogatov (Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok, Russia): the 3rd President of the BSA (January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016)
Prof. Yeon Jae BAE (Korea University, Korea): Secretary General (January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016)
2016. 8
The 3rd BSA Symposium in Vladivostok, Russia
(Organizers:Prof. Nadezdha Khristoforova (Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia)
281 primary authors from 17 countries
Prof. Xinhua Wang (Nanjing Agricultural University, P.R. China): the 4thPresident of the BSA (January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018)
Prof. Yeon Jae BAE (Korea University, Korea): Secretary General (January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018)
2018. 8
The 4th BSA Symposium in Nanjing, China Organizers (Meeting Chair: Dr. Yanfeng Ding (Nanjing Agricultural University, P.R. China) Meeting Secretary: Dr. Kai Chen (Nanjing Agricultural University, P.R. China) 124 Attendees from 13 countries)
Prof. Pradya Somboon (Chiang Mai University, Thailand): the 5th President of the BSA
(January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022) Prof. Yeon Jae BAE (Korea University, Korea): Secretary General
(January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022)
2022. 12
The 5th BSA Symposium held in Chiangmai, Thailand
2023. 2
The Benthological Society of Asia reformed as the Asian Society for Hydrobiology (ASH)
Prof. YeonJae BAE (Korea University, Korea): the 6th President of the ASH (January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2024)
Dr. JiHyoun KANG (Korea University, Korea): General Secretary (January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2024)
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