Background on establishment of APAPARI
In 1995, Prof. Chen, Prof. Vichyanond and Prof. Lee discussed the necessities of gathering for Asian Pediatric Allergists and decided to form an association at the 2nd APCACI in Taiwan.
In 1997, they got together to prepare the establishment of the association on April 12 at KAPARD in Seoul, Korea. After two additional meetings in Seoul, it was agreed to name the association “Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology”, APAPARI in short.
In 1998, the meeting for the foundation of APAPARI was held on May 13 at Allergy Asthma Meeting 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. In this meeting, the name of association and steering committee were established and Prof. Pakit Vichyanond was elected as the 1st president of APAPARI. Initial membership included physicians and scientists from 10 countries in Asia-Pacific region.
In 2017, during the 2017 APAPARI meeting in Beijing, the word “Association” was replaced by “Academy” under the presidency of Prof. Gary Wong. This change was aimed to increase the level of the academic activities (i.e. academy) among members and also provide opportunities to cultivate future academic leaders in the field.
Past presidents
| 1998-2001 | Pakit Vichyanond (Thailand) Photo |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Yoji Iikura (Japan) Photo |
| 2003-2006 | Sang-li Lee (Korea) Photo |
| 2007-2009 | Bee Wah Lee (Singapore) Photo |
| 2009-2013 | Akihiro Morikawa (Japan) Photo |
| 2014-2018 | Gray Wong (Hong Kong) Photo |
| 2019-2021 | Hugo van Bever (Singapore) Photo |
| 2021- | Motohiro Ebisawa (Japan) |
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Past meetings
| City | Country | Conference name | Co-organized society | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997.4.12 | Seoul | Korea | 10th KAPARD | KAPARD |
| 2 | 1997.6.14 | Seoul | Korea | 5th West Pacific Allergy Symposium | – |
| 3 | 1998.5.13 | Bangkok | Thailand | Allergy Asthma Meeting 1998 | – |
| 4 | 1998.12.8-11 | Manila | Philippines | 3rd APCAC | APCACI |
| 5 | 1999.7.26 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 2nd MTS | MTS |
| 6 | 2000.10.18 | Sydney | Austrailia | the meeting of the APAPARI Executive Committee | – |
| 7 | 2001.6.17 | Bangkok | Thailand | the Extraordinary Meeting of the APAPARI Board | – |
| 8 | 2002.9.22 | Tokyo | Japan | APAPARI Committee Meeting | – |
| 9 | 2003.11.28 | Singapore | Singapore | APAPARI workshop of Council Members | – |
| 10 | 2005.4.7-9 | Seoul | Korea | APAPARI-KAPARD Congress2005 | KAPARD |
| 11 | 2006.4.21-23 | Jakarta | Indonesia | APAPARI-JACIN Joint Meeting 2006 | JACIN |
| 12 | 2007.3.18-21 | Manila | Philippines | 15th PAPP Annual Convention | PAPP |
| 13 | 2008.10.3-5 | Singapore | Singapore | Joint Singapore Paediatric Congress & APAPARI Meeting 2008 | SPS |
| 14 | 2009.4.17-19 | Suzhou | China | – | CMA, CSA |
| 15 | 2010.11.6-9 | Singapore | Singapore | APAAACI 2010 | APAAACI |
| 16 | 2011.10.28-30 | Fukuoka | Japan | 48th JSPACI | JSPACI |
| 17 | 2012.10.19-21 | Taipei | Taiwan | Joint Congress of APAPARI 2012 & 16th TAPAAI & 34th TCSI | TAPAAI, TCSI |
| 18 | 2013.10.2-4 | Bangkok | Thailand | APAPARI 2013 | AAIAT |
| 19 | 2014.10.8-10 | Yogyakarta | Indonesia | 2nd IPACI | IPACI |
| 20 | 2015.10.14-17 | Seoul | Korea | WAC 2015 | WAO, KAAACI |
| 21 | 2016.10.17-20 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | APAPARI-APAAACI Congress 2016 | APAAACI |
| 22 | 2017.11.3-5 | Beijing | China | APAPARI 2017 | CMEA |
| 23 | 2018.10.11-14 | Bangkok | Thailand | APAAACI-APAPARI Congress 2018 | APAAACI |
| 24 | 2019.10.9-12 | Bali | Indonesia | APAPARI 2019 Bali | IPS |
| 25 | 2020.9.17-10.20 | Kyoto (Virtual) | Japan | JSA/WAO Joint Congress 2020 | JSA, WAO |
| 26 | 2021.5.20-22 | Seoul (Virtual) | Korea | 2021 KAPARD-APAPARI Joint Congress | KAPARD |
| 27 | 2022.11.12-13 | Okinawa (Onsite & Online Hybrid) | Japan | 2022 JSPACI-APAPARI Joint Congress | JSPACI |
| 28 | 2023.12.1-3 | Bangkok | Thailand | WAC 2023 | WAO, AAIAT |
| 29 | 2024.11.12-13 | Shenzhen | China | APAPARI 2024 | CMEA |
- AAIAT
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Association of Thailand
- APAAACI
Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
- APCACI
Asian Pacific Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
- CMA
Chinese Medical Association
- CMEA
China Medicine Education Association
- CSA
Chinese Society of Allergology
- IPACI
Indonesian Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- IPS
Indonesian Pediatrics Society
- JACIN
Jakarta Allergy and Clinical Immunology Network
- JSPACI
Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- JSA
Japanese Society of Allergology
- KAAACI
Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- KAPARD
Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
- MTS
Malaysian Thoracic Society
- PAPP
Philippine Academy of Pediatric Pulmonologists
- SPS
Singapore Pediatric Society
- TAPAAI
Taiwan Academy of Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- TCSI
The Chinese Society of Immunology
- WAO
World Allergy Organization