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The Asian Seismological Commission (ASC) completed 25 years in August 2021 after fulfilling its primary aim of bringing together, Earth scientists from Asia and Oceania regions. Since its first formal meeting in Tangshan, China during August 1–3, 1996 under the umbrella of IASPEI Regional Assembly, ASC independently organized 11 General Assemblies across the Asian Continent from Armenia and Iran in western Asia to Australia in Oceania, once every two years, without a break. The Training Courses in Seismology preceding these Assemblies greatly helped in developing a strong work force that came very handy after the extreme event of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and underlined the importance of scientific cooperation within Asian and Pacific Ocean countries. The Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP) in its closing report to the IDNDR/STC (1992–98) acknowledged the significant contributions of the first two ASC technical meetings held in Beijing (10/93, 10/94) and Hyderabad, India (3/96) in the outcome of their program in Eastern Asia (GHSAP Region 8). This paper describes the ASC events that occurred during its journey from birth to reaching the pinnacle of its glory at the end of the Silver Jubilee Year in 2021. This paper will also serve as a recorded history for posterity to build upon the efforts already made, by the coming generations in this field.
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I thank Prof. Harsh Gupta, the founder President who was primarily responsible for my election as Secretary General of the Asian Seismological Commission in Yerevan, Armenia in 2004. I served for three consecutive terms from 2004 to 2017 getting re-elected in Tsukuba, Japan and Ulanbaatar, Mongolia. I express my sincere thanks to all the office bearers of ASC, IASPEI and IUGG who were very helpful while organizing ASC Assemblies, Training Courses and Business Meetings in their Regional and General Assemblies during my tenure. The manuscript is prepared using information from my personal notes, IASPEI and other host countrys’ websites and is duly acknowledged. I thank Dr. Prakash Kumar of CSIR-NGRI for helping me to prepare Figure 2 of this manuscript.
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Chadha, R.K. Asian Seismological Commission — A Bright History and Challenges Ahead. J Geol Soc India 97, 1489–1493 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-021-1902-0
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