Annual report of EASE 2007 (Feb)-2008 (Dec) Date content Place and participants Feb 26-28 EASEF (East Asian Science Education Forum) 2007 Where: SNU, Korea 2007 -Strategic Planning Meeting for Developing Research Participants: E. Liu & X. Luo Network in the Region (China), C-Y. Chou & S-C. She -decisions over its name(EASE), Preparatory (Taiwan), B. Yung & A. Wong Committee, Headquarter, (Hong Kong), M. Ogawa -Chairperson of EASE committee members (Ogawa), (Japan), B. Choi, J. Song, D. draft of Constitution etc. Jeon, K. Lee, Y. Park (Korea) June 13th EASE Regional Preparatory Committee Meeting Where: SNU, Korea 2007 -discussion about EASE logo, website, flyers to other Participants: M. Ogawa , J. science education association about the foundation of Song, Y-S. Park, K. Lee EASE -membership payment established for EASE -definition of honorable members, regular members, and students members with membership fee (20 USD and 10 USD each) -10 executive members (two from China, two from Hong Kong, one from Japan, two from Taiwan, and three from Korea) at EASE. -The terms of Executive members will be every 4 years (flexible) July 20th, EASE Regional Preparatory Committee Meeting Where: Taiwan 2007 -The first Biennial Conference Participants: H-S. Lin, C-Y. -Funding for EASE Chou, M.Ogawa, H-C. She. - Benefit for EASE member - publish E-News Letter - special Issues in Taiwan IJSME and Korean SSCI journal Oct 31st- Founding Assembly of EASE and 1st Executive Where: SNU, Korea Nov 1st committee Meeting Participants: Executive 2007 -11 preparatory committee members from 5 different members and two secretary of regions for EASE foundation since Feb 22 2007. Headquarter: X. LUO, E. LIU, L. -2 secretary at Headquarters of SNU Gao, M. OGAWA, A. WONG, B. -13 executive members finalized for EASE YUNG, C-Y. CHOU, H-C. SHE, -EASE logo finalized B-S. CHOI, J. SONG, D.JEON, -Declaration of office establishment of EASE Y-S. Park, G. Lee -Announcement of Biennial EASE Conference Dec 2007 EASE website established Webmaster: Young-shin Park http://theease.org Feb 22 2nd Executive Committee Meeting Where: National Kaohsiung 2008 -1st Conference of EASE (Completed): biennial Normal University, Kaohsiung , http://esciedu.nctu.edu.tw/ease Taiwan. -Summer school for graduate students: biennial Participants: M. Ogawa, A. 1) Dr. Yung will manage this summer school for the WONG, B. YUNG, C-Y. CHOU, number of graduate students H-C. SHE, H-S. LIN, J. SONG, 2) Content: phD dissertation writing (depending on Y-S. PARK budget), graduate students with mentor, graduate students can come to professor's ideas to share and get the ideas for them to explore, seminars, some events for MS students or phD candidates (at the very end of phD candidates) 3) Duration: one week (5 days from Mon-Fri, and culture experience for the weekend) 4) When: 2010, July. 5) Place: Beijing is the most preferred. -Budget for EASE 1) Find the associations to support the EASE in each region --Teaching/developing material company to eager to extend the market for EASE to donate. - Each region "attack" the supporting system from government 2) Get the donation by advertisement through the website of EASE -logo linked in the website to get to donate. -1000 USD with logo (with link without link) in the website of EASE for year for announcement March 15th 1st E-news letter published Editor: Hisashi Otsuji 2008 -Linkage of other teaching/developing materials company to extend the market for EASE to donate UCHIDA (Japan), NARIKA (Japan)-USD 1000.00 each on website -UDOM (Japan) on E news letter (USD 300.00) for the first three versions. -UCHIDA (Japan) on E news letter (USD 300.00) for the first three versions. April 2008 Regional EASE Committee Meeting Where: Baltimore, MD (During -EASE journals established and published possibility NARST at USA) -some benefits of Springer Press e-journals for EASE Participants: H-C. She, Y-S. members Park, B. Yung, G. Lee and H. van Paradijs (Springer Press) May 28th EASE Regional Executive Meeting at Taiwan Where: NKNU, Taiwan 2008 Ogawa met executive members of Taiwan to discuss Participants: Executive details about the 1st EASE conference in 2009. members of Taiwan region with Prof Ogawa of EASE chairperson. June 14 Regional EASE Committee Meeting Where: Hong Kong 2008 -Springer have the privilege to publish our EASE Participants: H-C. She, B. journal is good for us because Springer would provide Yung, A. Wong IJSME for free and give another two e. journal which would attract more people to join our EASE. - Yung agreed to serve as presider for Hong Kong region specific session and meet his Hong Kong Colleagues and encourage them to come to attend EASE conference. June 15th 2nd E-news letter published Editor: Hisashi Otsuji 2008 June 30th, Regional EASE Committee Meeting Where: NKNU, Taiwan 31st 2008 Discussion on EASE first conference issues. Participants: Executive members of Taiwan region with Prof Ogawa of EASE chairperson. Sept 15th, 3rd E-news letter published Editor: Hisashi Otsuji 2008 Oct 1st-15th Develop networks among International Young-Shin Park 2008 Associations of science education -Linkage of EASE website to other science education association: ESERA, NARST, ASERA Oct 30th EASE symposium and executive members meeting Where: SNU, Korea 2008 during ICSENS at SNU Participants: B. Yung, E. Liu, X. Topics discussed Luo. M. Ogawa. Y-S. Park, G. -Membership Renewal Lee, H. Otsuji, J. Nam, C-J. Lien -Annual Report -Change of a Korean Executive Member -Prepare for Election in 2009 : Secretaries and executive members in each region need to confirm who is going to be replaced in the next conference 2009. -details of 1st EASE conference by Prof Lien Dec 10th Website updated with more current information 2008 Dec 31st 4th E-news letter published Editor: Hisashi Otsuji 2008