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The inaugural symposium on Brain & Mind Research in the Asia/Pacific (BMAP) was held 13 - 16 August, 2006 at the Brain & Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney. Click here for a copy of the programme.
During this inaugural symposium, the first Steering Committee meeting was convened. It was at this meeting that the Brain & Mind Research in the Asia/Pacific (BMAP) organisation was formally established. The goal of BMAP is to establish joint research funding for the promotion of brain and mind research in the Asia Pacific Region. It was further agreed that a meeting will be organised every two years and hosted by a steering committee organisation.
We are pleased to announce that the future of this organisation has been secured through the commitment of participating APRU universities to host future symposia. The schedule is as follows:
| Year | Location | Host University | Symposium Convenor |
| 2008 | Singapore | National University of Singapore | Prof Barry Halliwell |
| 2010 | Korea | Seoul National University | Prof Kyungjin Kim |
| 2012 | Japan | Keio University | Prof Hideyuki Okano |
| 2014 | China | Peking University | Prof Shihui Han |
| 2016 | New Zealand | University of Auckland | A/Prof Gary Housley |
| 2018 | United States | University of Oregon | Prof Helen Neville |
BMAP Steering Committee
| Name | University | |
| Steering Committee Chair: | Prof Maxwell Bennet | BMRI, University of Sydney |
| Symposium Committee Chair: | Prof Barry Halliwell | National University of Singapore |
| Members: | Prof Kyungjin Kim | Seoul National University |
| Prof Hideyuki Okano | Keio University | |
| Prof Shihui Han | Peking University | |
| A/Prof Gary Housley | University of Auckland | |
| Prof Helen Neville | University of Oregon | |
Those members of APRU who wish to become part of the committee should contact the BMAP secretariat
