BEIJING – In November 2012, AUSF celebrated its 20th anniversary in Cha Am, Thailand. This was a special historical occasion because the first General Assembly of the Federation was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 28th March 1992 when AUSF was officially founded.
Overview of AUSF Events in 2012
In 2012, six AUSF championships took place in different parts of Asia, with the attendance of 473 students and 173 officials, representing 22 Asian countries and regions.
Championships:
Women’s Volleyball in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – April
Men’s Futsal in Tehran, Iran – June
Water Polo in Singapore – June
Taekwondo in Sabah, Malaysia – October
Men’s Basketball in Chinese Taipei – October
Beach Volleyball in Cha Am, Thailand – November
Conference and Meetings:
Scientific Conference for Asian Universities in Tehran, Iran – June
Executive Committee meeting inTehran, Iran – June
Executive Committee meeting in Cha Am, Thailand – November
General Assembly in Cha Am, Thailand – November
The mega events held in Tehran And ChaAm proved to be successful. In organizing these mega events, the hosts realized that hosting two to three events in the same city over the same period of time would be more cost effective. The new attempt helped to attract attention and public awareness in the country/region while facilitating participation of other AUSF members. It would also be easier for the hosts to find sponsorship and to develop better working relationship between the NUSFs concerned with their universities, Governmental authorities and the sports community
Establishment of Sub-Committees
As the scope and scale of work of the Federation gets bigger and more challenging, six Sub-Committees were established to help to deliver speicific tasks; these sub-committees are: :
Education Committee
Control Committee
Technical Committee
Finance Committee
Communication & Marketing Committee
Sponsorship Committee
New Logo
The new logo was designed to symbolize the dynamic spirit of AUSF as an International university sports federation and the prosperous development of AUSF. The blue ‘U’ means university, the yellow ‘U’ means Asia and the torch – a symbol of passionate spirit of sportsmen. The tip of the torch also featured an image of Phoenix, the bird of Sun, meaning the sun revives in the morning.
Award Ceremony
The General Assembly was held in Cha Am, Thailand in conjunction with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of AUSF. As one of the highlights, some awards were distributed to honor NUSFs and members for their servcies and contribution in the last twenty years; the awards and the recipients were:,
Outstanding Leadership Award – Dr. XinSheng ZHANG
Best Involvement Award – NUSFs of China, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Hong Kong-China, Thailand, Mongolia
Most Dedicated Service Award – Dr. Tong Gu CHUNG, Mr. Preecha PRAYOONPAT, Mr. Kenny CHOW,
Most Contribution Award – Dr. Hosung CHANG
Best Practice Award – NUSFs of China, Chinese Taipei, Singapore
The General Assembly endorsed the recommendation of the Executive Committee to confer the Hon. President’s Title to Dr. Tong Gu CHUNG, one of the founding members of AUSF who served as the President from 2000 to 2004.
AUSF Events in 2013
Championships:
Chess in Dubai, UAE – April
Dragon Boat in Singapore – May
Taekwondo in Chenan City, Korea – May
Golf in Shandong, China – August
Conference:
EC Meetings in Singapore – May
EC Meetings in Malaysia – December
In 2013, AUSF will focus on the outreaching program to South Asia. This is an attempt to reach the unreached and to help a balanced development of university sport in different parts of Asia. There was not a single AUSF event ever held in the southern part of Asia nor the particiaption from the Southern Asian countries enthusiastic.
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