WAAMA Document No. 1 /2025
Notice on Convening the Second Meeting of the Sixth Council of the WAAMA & the Ninth Seminar for Academic Exchanges on Abacus and Mental Arithmetic
Members units and Council members of WAAMA:
In order to strengthen the cooperation among the member units, promote the development of education on abacus and abacus-based mental arithmetic, enlightening education function of abacus and abacus-based mental arithmetic in exploiting intelligence, the Second Meeting of the Sixth Council of the WAAMA & the Ninth Seminar for Academic Exchanges on Abacus and Mental Arithmetic are planned to be held on April 10, 2025 combining online and on-site methods. The related matters are hereby notified as follows:
I. Meeting Time
Meeting time: April 10, 2025, Beijing time (GMT+8) 9:00-12:00am.
II.Meeting Venue
Online venue: The meeting will be held via Zoom. Meeting number: 858 5086 2682, Password:2025. You can use Zoom to participate in the conference on the computer or mobile phone (it is suggested to use a computer to participate in the conference and ensure the network is smooth).
On-site venue: Beijing Yulong Yubai International Hotel, Beijing, China
III. Meeting Contents
i. Convene the Second Meeting of the Sixth Council of the WAAMA
1. Summary report on the work of the WAAMA in 2024;
2. Deliberate new membership applications;
3. Election for Standing Council members of the WAAMA.
ii. Convene the Ninth Seminar for Academic Exchanges on Abacus and Mental Arithmetic of the WAAMA
It is planned to invite following experts for academic exchange: Alexander Kartono Taslim, Vice-President of WAAMA, CEO of SEMPOA SIP Indonesia; Dr. Basheer Ahamed. N, Chairman & Managing Director of INDIAN ABACUS PRIVATE LIMITED; and Dr. Yan Xiaoming, the director of the Research Center for Abacus and Mental Arithmetic, Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences.
iii. Convene the Third Meeting of the Sixth Standing Council of the WAAMA
1. Study the 2025 work plan of the WAAMA;
2. Research on the agenda for the Fourth Meeting of the Sixth Standing Council of the WAAMA to be held in Melbourne, Australia in September 2025.
IV. Requirements for Attendees
Each member unit sends 1-3 representatives to participate online.
All member units participating in the conference are requested to carefully fill out the "Acknowledgment Receipt for Attending to the Second Meeting of the Sixth Council of the WAAMA & the Ninth Seminar for Academic Exchanges on Abacus and Mental Arithmetic " (see Attachments for details). Please send the electronic version of the attachment to the Secretariat of WAAMA via email before March 18th.
If it is indeed impossible to attend the meeting, please send a letter of authorization to the Secretariat of the WAAMA and sign your signature (or stamp the seal) for confirmation, specifying which unit (or representative) you will entrust to attend the meeting and exercise voting rights on your behalf. Thank you for your support.
V. Contact Information
Contact person: Gao Jiaqi
Phone number: 86-10-88191398, 86-18428303516
Email: waamagame2014@sina.com
Address: No. jia 28, Xinzhi Building, Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Zip code: 100142
Attachment:
Acknowledgment Receipt for Attending to the Second Meeting of the Sixth Council of the WAAMA & the Ninth Seminar for Academic Exchanges on Abacus and Mental Arithmetic
World Association of Abacus and Mental Arithmetic
March 4, 2025