International Conference on Quality of Life

Organizers

News and 2021 Conference Update

Below are some updates concerning last year’s conference, and plans for the next International Conference for Quality of Life 

2020 Board Meeting

At the end of last year, the Board of Academic Society for Quality of Life held a board meeting (via Zoom) concerning ICQOL. Due to the coronavirus, the 2020 Conference was postponed, and this and other subjects were discussed. Meeting outcomes included:

  1. Professor Hishashi Matsuda will continue to serve as the president for another year in consideration of this year’s events.
  2. Likewise, the annual meeting has also been postponed until 2021 (pending progress in vaccination and other pandemic measures). It was agreed to plan to host next year’s International QoL Conference in Niigata or Osaka, Japan. Holding the event in Tokyo as perviously considered was deemed impractical due to the Olympics.
  3. Journal publication is now on an on-demand basis. This allows us to publish in a more timely manner, within 30-40 days including peer review. Member are encouraged to submit findings to our journal, JAS4QoL, at any time.
  4. Given the success of the 2018 Cruise Meeting, consideration was given to holding a similar cruise in 2021 or later, depending on the number of participants and pandemic status. See the annoucements on our home page for updates on future meetings.

Our Journal: JASQOL

In addition to hosting ICQOL, the Academic Society for Quality of Life also publishes an on-demand journal, JASQoL. Recent articles include a review of Covid-19 research,  A case-study on functional food intake in a diabetic patient, and a report on the development of a free-electron laser in the terahertz region. Previous issues have featured work by ICQOL alums and other colleagues and researchers. Check it out to see what others attendees are doing, and to help plan your own presentation for the next ICQOL Conference.

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News and 2021 Conference Update

Below are some updates concerning last year’s conference, and plans for the next International Conference for Quality of Life 

2020 Board Meeting

At the end of last year, the Board of Academic Society for Quality of Life held a board meeting (via Zoom) concerning ICQOL. Due to the coronavirus, the 2020 Conference was postponed, and this and other subjects were discussed. Meeting outcomes included:

  1. Professor Hishashi Matsuda will continue to serve as the president for another year in consideration of this year’s events.
  2. Likewise, the annual meeting has also been postponed until 2021 (pending progress in vaccination and other pandemic measures). It was agreed to plan to host next year’s International QoL Conference in Niigata or Osaka, Japan. Holding the event in Tokyo as perviously considered was deemed impractical due to the Olympics.
  3. Journal publication is now on an on-demand basis. This allows us to publish in a more timely manner, within 30-40 days including peer review. Member are encouraged to submit findings to our journal, JAS4QoL, at any time.
  4. Given the success of the 2018 Cruise Meeting, consideration was given to holding a similar cruise in 2021 or later, depending on the number of participants and pandemic status. See the annoucements on our home page for updates on future meetings.

Our Journal: JASQOL

In addition to hosting ICQOL, the Academic Society for Quality of Life also publishes an on-demand journal, JASQoL. Recent articles include a review of Covid-19 research,  A case-study on functional food intake in a diabetic patient, and a report on the development of a free-electron laser in the terahertz region. Previous issues have featured work by ICQOL alums and other colleagues and researchers. Check it out to see what others attendees are doing, and to help plan your own presentation for the next ICQOL Conference.

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2019 Conference Organizers

Japan Organizing Committee

LOC Member Affiliation
Anthony FW FOONG (Chairman) Director of Imex japan Co. Ltd.
Prof. Hisashi MATSUDA (Planning)
Prof. Chizu IMAI (Logistics)
Professor of Kyoto Pharmaceutical Univ.
Ass. Prof., Kyoto Pharmaceutical Univ.
Ms. Noriko SATO (Treasurer) President of Imex japan Co. Ltd.
Mr. David CRESPO (Technical support) Secretary of AS4QoL

International Organizing Committee (IOC)

IOC Member Affiliation
Prof. Gury ZILKHA (Ph.D.) Zilkha Consultancy, Israel
Dr. SOGA Tomoko (Ph.D.) Brain Research Center, Monash Univ.
Prof. Monty P. SADIADARMA (DCH) Indonesian Psychotherapy Association
Prof. Jung-Fa TSAI (Ph.D.) Nat’l Taipei Univ of Technology, Taiwan
Prof. Robert CHAN (Ph.D.) Auckland University, New Zealand
Prof. OHYA Susumu (Ph.D.) Nagoya City University

Thanks

The Organizing Committee would like to express its grateful thanks to Imex Japan Co. Ltd. for providing communications, facilities, and other logistical support. In addition, said committee is thankful to Kyoto Pharmaceutical University for kindly allowing the meeting to be convened in its premises for an economically viable fee.

2018 Conference Organizers

Japan Organizing Committee

IOC Members Affiliation
Prof./Dr. Hisashi MATSUDA Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Prof./Dr. Mohamed Azmi Ahmad HASSALI Universiti Sains Malaysia
Prof./Dr. Anthony FW FOONG
Dr. Hisao NAKAI
Ms. Noriko SATO
Mr. David CRESPO

International Organizing Committee (IOC)

IOC Members Affiliation
Prof. Gury ZILKHA (Ph.D.) Zilkha Consultancy, Israel
Dr. SOGA Tomoko (Ph.D.) Brain Research Center, Monash Univ
Prof. Monty P. Sadiadarma (DCH) Indonesian Psychotherapy Association
Prof. Jung-Fa Tsai (Ph.D.) Nat’l Taipei Univ of Technology, Taiwan
Prof. Robert Chan (Ph.D.) Auckland University, New Zealand
Prof. MATSUDA Hisashi Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Prof. OHYA Susumu Nagoya City University

Sponsors

The ICQoL Organizing Committee offer many thanks to Imex Japan for the use of their premises and facilities during the planning and staging of this event.

2017 Conference Organizers

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

All members from Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia, unless otherwise noted.

  • Local Organizing Committee Chair

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Azmi Ahmad Hassali, Professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,  Universiti Sains Malaysia

  • Local Organizing Committee Vice-Chair

Mr. HO Rhu Yann

  • Local Organizing Committee Members

Dr. Asrul Akmal Shafie, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Rabia Hussain, Omar Thanoon Dawood, Dr. Lim Ching Jou, Mr. HO Rhu Yan, Emad Kirra, Dr. Fahad Saleem*

* University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

International Organizing Committee (IOC)

IOC Members Affiliation
Prof. Gury ZILKHA (Ph.D.) Zilkha Consultancy, Israel
Dr. SOGA Tomoko (Ph.D.) Brain Research Center, Monash Univ
Prof. Monty P. Sadiadarma (DCH) Indonesian Psychotherapy Association
Prof. Jung-Fa Tsai (Ph.D.) Nat’l Taipei Univ of Technology, Taiwan
Prof. Robert Chan (Ph.D.) Auckland University, New Zealand
Prof. MATSUDA Hisashi Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Prof. OHYA Susumu Nagoya City University

Sponsors

The ICQoL Organizing Committee offer many thanks to Imex Japan for the use of their premises and facilities during the planning and staging of this event.

2016 Conference Organizers

ICQoL-2016 Conference Chairperson:

Prof. H. Matsuda (Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, JAPAN).

ICQoL-2016 Conference Vice-Chairperson:

Prof. IMAI Chizuru (Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, JAPAN).

Organizing Committee Members (OCM) for ICQoL-2016:

Prof. OHYA Susumu, Prof. UWANO Yoshio, Prof. FUKADA Mamoru, Prof. HAMASAKI Hiroshi, Dr. NAKAI Hisao, Prof. Anthony FW FOONG.

International Organizing Committee (IOC):

IOC Members Affiliation
1) Prof. Mohd Azmi Ahmad Hassali (Ph.D.) Universiti Sain University, Malaysia
2) Prof. Gury ZILKHA (Ph.D.) Zilkha Consultancy, Israel
3) Dr. SOGA Tomoko (Ph.D.) Brain Research Center, Monash Univ
4) Prof. Monty P. Sadiadarma (DCH) Indonesian Psychotherapy Association
5) Prof. Jung-Fa Tsai (Ph.D.) Natl Taipei Univ of Technology, Taiwan
6) Prof. Robert Chan (Ph.D.) Auckland University, New Zealand

Sponsors:

The ICQoL Organizing Committee offer many thanks to Imex Japan for the use of their premises and facilities during the planning and staging of this event.

The ICQoL Organizing Committee offers its grateful appreciation to Kyoto Pharmaceutical University for the kind permission to use its premises and facilities during the conference.