About ASAP

Big things have small beginnings.

Attendees of the original “Astrobiology in Asia” meeting at AbSciCon 2019 showed enthusiasm about (1) promoting astrobiology in their home countries or in the Asia-Pacific countries where their current affiliations are located; (2) the idea of having a regional meeting equivalent to AbSciCon; and (3) the idea of having an organization to facilitate the above activities. They reconvened to discuss steps going forward. Here is a short summary.

Missions

Astrobiology Society of Asia-Pacific (ASAP) is formed to

• promote astrobiology in the Asia-Pacific region
• serve as a network to connect scientists in the Asia-Pacific region who are interested in astrobiology
• facilitate the organization of astrobiological science meetings in the Asia-Pacific region