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AsiaFlux History
AsiaFlux was established in 1999 as a regional network for flux observation and ecosystem research in Asia. Since then, AsiaFlux has organized workshops, conferences, training courses, and community activities to advance collaborative research on carbon, water, energy, and greenhouse gas exchanges in Asian ecosystems.
This page summarizes major AsiaFlux events and milestones. Recent conference information has been updated based on the latest available conference materials.
Date Event / milestone Location Notes
June 2026 AsiaFlux Bylaw updated to Version 3.3 — Article 4.2 updated.
20–25 October 2025 AsiaFlux Conference 2025 Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia Nature-Based Solutions for Asia: From Advanced Science and Technology to Practices. 
27 October–2 November 2024 AsiaFlux Conference 2024 Wuhan, China Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions and Carbon Dynamics in Asian Ecosystems. 
27 November–1 December 2023 AsiaFlux Conference 2023 Jeju Island, Korea The Role of AsiaFlux in the Era of Carbon Neutral and Beyond. 
20–22 September 2022 AsiaFlux Conference 2022 Kuching, Malaysia The Nexus of Land Use Change, Ecosystem & Climate: A path toward SDGs.
20–21 December 2021 AsiaFlux Online Conference 2021 Online Online conference during the COVID-19 period.
2–5 October 2019 16th AsiaFlux Workshop / AsiaFlux 20th Anniversary Workshop Takayama, Japan 20th anniversary workshop.
23–26 August 2018 15th AsiaFlux Workshop / OzFlux-AsiaFlux Joint Conference Darwin, Australia Joint conference with OzFlux.
17–19 August 2017 14th AsiaFlux Workshop Beijing, China Joint Conference of AsiaFlux Workshop 2017 and the 15th Anniversary Celebration of ChinaFLUX.
2–3 March 2016 AsiaFlux Mini-Workshop on Remote Sensing and Ecological / Environmental Monitoring Taipei, Taiwan Mini-workshop.
22–29 November 2015 13th AsiaFlux Workshop Pune, India Challenges and Significance of Ecosystem Research in Asia to Better Understand Climate Change.
1–5 December 2014 AsiaFlux Training and Seminar on Tropical Ecosystem Monitoring Cat Tien, Viet Nam Training and seminar.
18–23 August 2014 12th AsiaFlux Workshop Los Baños, Philippines Bridging Atmospheric Flux Monitoring to National and International Climate Change Initiatives.
23–27 February 2014 AsiaFlux Training and Seminar on Methane Flux and Carbon Cycle Mymensingh, Bangladesh Training and seminar.
20–24 August 2013 11th AsiaFlux Workshop Seoul, Korea Communicating Science to Society: Coping with Climate Extremes for Resilient Ecological-Social Systems.
19–21 December 2012 AsiaFlux Short Training Seminar Kuching, Malaysia Short training seminar.
9–11 November 2011 10th AsiaFlux Workshop Johor Baru, Malaysia Bridging Ecosystem Science to Service and Stewardship.
11–15 July 2011 AsiaFlux Short Course on Flux Monitoring Seoul, Korea Short course.
1–3 December 2010 9th AsiaFlux Workshop Guangzhou, China New Challenges of Fluxnet Community to Resilient Carbon / Water Management.
27–29 October 2009 8th AsiaFlux Workshop Sapporo, Japan Integrating Cross-scale Ecosystem Knowledge: Bridge and Barriers.
17–19 November 2008 7th AsiaFlux Workshop Seoul, Korea Re-thinking Global Change Science: From Knowledge to Policy.
19–22 October 2007 6th AsiaFlux Workshop Taoyuan, Taiwan International Workshop on Advanced Flux Network and Flux Evaluation.
17–26 July 2007 AsiaFlux Training Course 2007 Seoul, Korea Training course.
29 November–1 December 2006 5th AsiaFlux Workshop Chiang Mai, Thailand International Workshop on Flux Estimation over Diverse Terrestrial Ecosystems in Asia.
21–30 August 2006 AsiaFlux Training Course 2006 Tsukuba, Japan Training course.
24–26 August 2005 4th AsiaFlux Workshop Fujiyoshida, Japan Workshop.
1–3 December 2003 3rd AsiaFlux Workshop Beijing, China International Workshop on Flux Observation Research in Asia.
March 2002 First issue of the AsiaFlux Newsletter — Newsletter publication started.
9–11 January 2002 2nd AsiaFlux Workshop Jeju Island, Korea Workshop.
October 2001 2nd International Workshop on Advanced Flux Network and Flux Evaluation — Early AsiaFlux-related workshop.
27–29 September 2000 1st AsiaFlux Workshop / International Workshop on Advanced Flux Network and Flux Evaluation Sapporo, Japan First AsiaFlux workshop.
September 1999 Establishment of AsiaFlux — AsiaFlux was established as a regional flux research network in Asia.
Note: This timeline is a working summary prepared for the AsiaFlux website. Event titles and locations may be further refined as archival materials are updated.