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Novermber 20-24, 2025
Shantou, Guangdong, China
About Pacific Science Association (PSA)
Founded in 1920 and based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Pacific Science Association (PSA) is a regional, non-governmental, scholarly organization that seeks to advance science and technology in support of sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific.
About PSC-24
We are pleased to announce the 24th Pacific Science Congress (PSC-24) will be held at Shantou University in Shantou, China from November 20 - 24, 2025. The PSC-24 is hosted by the Pacific Science Association and jointly organized by Shantou University and Xiamen University. Pacific Science Congresses provide an inter-disciplinary platform for scientists from across the Asia-Pacific region to meet to discuss and review new and emerging research and priorities in the region. We encourage participation of both young and senior scientists from both the natural and social sciences. The Congress is also intended to directly facilitate cross-disciplinary interaction and to help forge new collaborative partnerships.
Important Dates
July 25, 2025 - Abstract submission open
July 25, 2025 - Registration open
November 10, 2025 - Abstract submission deadline
November 10, 2025 - Online Registration close
November 20-25, 2025 - Onsite registration & PSC-24
Plenary Talk
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The Advantages of Global Scientific Cooperation |
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Genomic surveys of natural populations as a cornerstone of biodiversity monitoring and sustainability |
| Michael T. Clegg
--Professor, University of California at Irvine |
Scott V. Edwards
--Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences |
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The Roadmaps for Global and Local Sustainable Development |
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Toxicological Evaluation of Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the Environment: The anatomy of An Environmental Issue |
| Bojie Fu
--Fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
John Giesy
--Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada |
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Advances in the Study of Mammals and their Conservation in the Pacific |
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Social ecological coupling and sustainable development in China |
| Kristofer M. Helgen
--President & CEO,Hawaii’s Bishop Museum |
Yonglong Lu
--President of the Pacific Science Association (PSA) |
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Stability, Sensitivity and Sustainability in the Eastern Hemisphere during the Era of Global Change |
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Water Security and Smart Management in a Changing World :Case study in Yangtze River Economic Belt |
| Shahid Naeem
--Professor, Director of the Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability at Columbia University |
Jun Xia
--Professor, Wuhan University |
Program Glance
| November 20,2025 (Thursday) Shantou White Swan Hotel |
November 21,2025 (Friday) Shantou International Convention & Exhibition Center,2nd floor(1MF) |
November 22,2025 (Saturday) Shantou International Convention & Exhibition Center,1st floor(1F) |
November 23,2025 (Sunday) Shantou International Convention & Exhibition Center,1st floor(1F) |
November 24,2025 (Monday) |
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| 12:00-20:00 | On-site Registration | 09:00-09:35 | Opening Ceremony | 09:00-10:30 | Parallel Sessions | 09:00-10:30 | Parallel Sessions | Field Trip |
| 09:35-10:30 | Plenary speech |
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| 10:30-10:50 | Coffee break | 10:30-10:50 | Coffee break & Poster Session | 10:30-10:50 | Coffee break | |||
| November 21,2025 (Friday) Shantou International Convention & Exhibition Center |
10:50-12:00 | Plenary Speech |
10:50-12:00 | Parallel Sessions | 10:50-12:00 | Parallel Sessions | ||
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch |
12:00-14:00 | Lunch | 12:00-14:00 | Lunch | |||
| 14:00-15:30 | Plenary Speech |
14:00-15:30 | Parallel Sessions | 14:00-15:30 | Parallel Sessions | |||
| 09:30-20:00 | On-site Registration | 15:30-15:50 | Coffee break | 15:30-15:50 | Coffee break & Poster Session | 15:30-15:50 | Closing Ceremony | |
| 15:50-18:00 | Plenary Speech |
15:50-18:00 | Parallel Sessions | |||||
| 18:00 | Banquet(Shantou White Swan 3rd floor) | 18:00 | Dinner | 18:00 | Dinner | |||
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