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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.

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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

The Advantages of Global Scientific Cooperation

Genomic surveys of natural populations as a cornerstone of biodiversity monitoring and sustainability

Michael T. Clegg

--Professor, University of California at Irvine
--Former Vice President, International Council for Science
--Former Foreign Secretary, US National Academy of Sciences

Scott V. Edwards

--Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
--Professor, Harvard University Curator, Museum of Comparative Zoology

The Roadmaps for Global and Local Sustainable Development

Toxicological Evaluation of Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the Environment: The anatomy of An Environmental Issue

Bojie Fu

--Fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences
--Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
--Professor at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

John Giesy

--Fellow of the Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada
--Canada Research Chair at the University of Saskatchewan

Advances in the Study of Mammals and their Conservation in the Pacific

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)
--Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
--Member of Academia Europaea
--Chair Professor of Xiamen University

Stability, Sensitivity and Sustainability in the Eastern Hemisphere during the Era of Global Change

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
--Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
--Deputy Editor, Science Advances

Jun Xia

--Professor, Wuhan University
--Fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences
--Director, Research Institute for Water Security (RIWS), Wuhan University
--Foreign member of The Norwegian Academy of Science & Letters
--ISC Fellow, IUGG Fellow & President for IUGG CNC

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)
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
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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