Mission Statement
- The Asian NIR Consortium (ANC) is a private, non-profit international organization committed to promote education, research and applications related to near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) among Asian countries. Special emphasis is to be placed on the exchange of NIRS applications related to food, art and daily life, which are unique in Asian culture.
- At present, the Consortium consists of five member countries: China, India, Japan, Korea and Thailand. In the future, we plan to encourage membership from other Asian countries as well.
- Although NIRS research and application in Asia are more concentrated in the present member countries, the ANC looks forward to the expansion of NIRS throughout Asia in the near future.
Related Events
The Second Asian NIR Symposium: October 15-18, 2010
This meeting is co-organized by China Council of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (CCNIRS) and Lab for Advanced Materials, East China University and Technology under the affiliation of the Asian NIR Consortium, and will be held at East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. Deadline for early registration: September 15, 2010.
The 3rd Chinese National Conference on NIRS will be held at the same location during 13-15 October 2010.
The 26th Japanese NIR Forum: December 1-3, 2010
The meeting is organized by the Japan Council of NIRS (JCNIRS), and will be held in Tsukuba city, Japan
Extended date for poster applications: Septemer 12, 2010
Manuscript submission deadline: October 18, 2010
Early registration: November 15, 2010
For more information or contact the secretariat office at jcnirs@naro.affrc.go.jp
The 7th Trends in Industrial Measurements and Automation Conference(TIMA-2011):
January 6-8, 2011
TIMA-2011 is co-organised by Central Electronics Engineering Research Institue, Madrea Institute of Technology of Anna University and International Society of Automation. The meeting will be will be held at CSIR Madras Complext, Raramani, Chennai, India.
Deadline for abstracts: September 15, 2010
For more information or contact the secretariat office at tima2011.ceeri@gmail.com
The 3rd Asian NIR Symposium (ANS2012): May 14-18, 2012
The ANS-2012 will be organised by Kasetsart University. The venue will be Bangkok, Thailand.
Conference Chair: Dr. Thongchai Suwonsichon
Secretary: Dr. Sumaporn Kasemsumran
Latest news
Dr. Ian Murray is the winner for Karl Norris Award 2010
Dr. Ian Murray (Former Scottish Agriculture College, UK) has been selected as the winner of Karl Norris Award 2010 by the international committee of 12 persons. The award ceremony will be held on 2 December 2010 during the 26th NIR Forum held in Tsukuba City, Japan. Congratulations Ian!
The 14th International Conference of NIRS: 
NIR2009-Breaking the dawn: November 7-16, 2009
The NIR2009 could attract the higest participants ever at 502 persons from 36 countries. Click here for participant list and photos (password: Mui)
New Chairperson and Executive Board Members of the ANC
Due to the reason on private schedule, Dr. Mutsuo Iwamoto stepped down from being the Chairperson and Japan representative of the ANC. The new Chairperson is Dr. Yukihiro Ozaki from Japan, the new Japan representative is Dr. Satoru Tsuchikawa. Dr. Donghai Han has also started to serve as the Chinese correspondent.
India has become a member of ANC
With the visit of Mr. Venkateswaran Venka-taraman from Chennai, India, to the ANS2008, the Executive Board of ANC has made a decision to invite India to become the country member of the ANC.
The First Asian NIR Symposium (ANS2008) and the 24th Japanese NIR Forum: Nov 10-15, 2008
The ANS2008 was organized at Epochal, Tsukuba city, Japan. The meeting could draw a total of 238 participants from 14 countries (18 nationalities).