History of ICFPAM

1991

The 1st ICFPAM was held in New Delhi, India, January 20-25, 1991.

1993

The 2nd Edition, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10-15, 1993, was inaugurated by President Soeharto in the Presidential Palace and had 244 participants from 24 countries.

1995

The 3rd Edition was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 16-20, 1995.

1997

The 4th Edition was held in Cairo, Egypt, January 4-9, 1997 with the Minister of Scientific Research of the Government of Egypt as the Honorary Chair. It was attended by 350 participants from 30 countries covering all continents.

1999

The 5th Edition was held in Poznan, Poland, June 21-25, 1999, with the Minister-Chairman of State Committee for Scientific Research, the Minister of Education, and the Minister of Economy as Honorary Chairpersons.

2001

The 6th Edition was held in Recife (Pernambuco, Brazil), May 4-9, 2001 with the Minister of Science and Technology of Brazil and Rector of the Federal University of Pernambuco as Honorary Chairpersons. The conference had an attendance of about 250 participants from 25 countries.

2003

The 7th edition was held in Bucharest, Romania, June 10 – 15, 2003. The President of Romania, the Minister of Education and Research, and the Minister of Industry and Resources were Honorary Chairpersons. The conference had an attendance of about 300 participants from more than 30 countries.

2005   

The 8th edition was organized by the University of Mexico in Cancun (Mexico, Quintana Roo).

2007

The 9th conference was organized by the University of Technology, Krakow, jointly with the Institute of Natural Fibers, Poznan, in Krakow, July 8-12, 2007.

2009

The 10th ICFPAM was held in Santiago (Chile) and was organized by the University of Chile. It benefited from the participation of scientists from America, particularly Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.

2011

The 11th ICFPAM conference edition, the next one, was held in Pretoria, South Africa, and was organized by the University of Pretoria. The South African research minister was present at the opening ceremony. The conference attracted the participation of researchers not only from the host country but also from other African countries.

2013

The 12th ICFPAM was organized by the University of Auckland, in Auckland and attracted record-high participation of more than 500 scientists, coming from 40 countries around the world.

2015 

For the 13th ICFPAM, the conference was back in Africa. It was held in Marrakesh, Morocco, and was organized by the Moroccan Society of Advanced Materials Physics and their Applications.

2016

The 14th ICFPAM was held in Daejeon, South Korea, from October 31-November 4, 2016. This edition of ICFPAM was hosted by Hannam University, celebrating 60 years of its founding. The organizer was Prof. Kwang-Sup Lee at Hannam University, and the attendance was more than 400 scientists from 32 countries around the world.

2019

The 15th ICFPAM was held in Penang, Malaysia on June 17-21, 2019.