Notice on Recommending Member Candidates of Working Committee of World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) in 2025
Dear member societies of WFAS,
Dear associations and relative units of acupuncture-moxibustion of TCM,
In order to promote the high quality development of acupuncture-moxibustion of TCM in the world, according to the Management Rules of Working Committee of WFAS and establishment process and after the approval by executive committee of WFAS, WFAS will establish five new working committees, including International Volunteer Service Working Committee, University Cooperation Working Committee, Acupuncture Techniques Promotion Working Committee, Moxibustion Development Working Committee and Encephalopathy Research Working Committee, and the re-election of Healthcare and Preservation Working Committee, Free Clinic Service Working Committee and Acupuncture Abdominal Inheritance Committee. The recommendation work of the above newly established or re-election of Working Committee is hereby notified as follows.
1.Conditions for Member Candidates
(1)The applicant shall be the member of member society of WFAS or practitioner of relative units of acupuncture-moxibustion of TCM in the country or region where it locates.
(2)The applicant shall love the cause of acupuncture-moxibustion of TCM, and shall be enthusiastic about the work of WFAS, have good professional ethnics, have the ability to organize and unit the practitioners of the field and strictly follow the Constitution and Management Rules of Working Committee of WFAS.
(3)The applicant shall be engaged in medical teaching or research of acupuncture-moxibustion of TCM and has rich practical experience in clinic, education or research, have a high academic level and influence in the field, with a professional title of associate senior or above, and youth member shall have mid-level technical job title or above, or have a broad international vision and cross-cultural communication ability, accurately grasp the development trend and needs of acupuncture-moxibustion of TCM in the world, and has a certain international organizational ability and influence.
(4)The applicant shall be physically healthy and be able to work normally. The age of the committee members should not exceed 60 years old in principle.
2.Application method and recommended quota
In the way of “voluntary application by members, review and recommendation by units”, workers in the field of education, acupuncture techniques and moxibustion, encephalopathy research, healthcare and preservation, science popularization and free clinics and others from institutions, universities, hospitals, associations and etc., voluntarily apply. After the application is approved by the member society or unit or organization the applicant belongs to, the submission can be sent to the Secretariat of WFAS.
(1)Each member society of WFAS can recommend three to four people.
(2)In principle, the number of members recommended by the same legal entity shall not exceed two and the number of members recommended by the affiliated units shall not exceed three.
3.Related requirements
(1)Member candidates shall truthfully fill in the Application Form for Member Candidates of Working Committee of WFAS (Attachment One), sign it in person and shall be carefully reviewed, approved and stamped by the member societies, units or recommended units, ensuring that the information is true and meets the conditions.
(2)If the current member continues to be re-elected, it is also be required to fill in the Application Form for Member Candidates of Working Committee of WFAS (Attachment One).
(3)According to the related regulations, candidate member shall be from members of member society of WFAS. When submitting the application form, please attach the membership certificate of WFAS or submit the certificate signed by principal of member society (and stamped by members society) of WFAS.
(4)In principle, each applicant can only apply to join one working committee as a member. When submitting the application form, please clearly state the name of the working committee you are applying to join, and mark the email with “Your Name+Application for Member of the XX Working Committee of WFAS”
All relevant units are requested to complete the recommendation of members of the working committee of WFAS before 1st March, 2025. It will not be accepted after the expiry of the prescribed time limit. The Application Form for Member Candidates of WFAS Working Committee shall be in duplicate, signed them in person, stamped by the member society or the unit, and send the electronic version to the Secretariat of WFAS email. If the candidate is recommended by member society of WFAS, please send to the mail: office@wfas.org.cn. If the candidate is recommended by other units in China, please send to the mail:academic@wfas.org.cn
4.Contact
Qiao Huijun,
+86 10 87194957,
office@wfas.org.cn
Lei Li,
010-87194954,
academic@wfas.org.cn
Attachments:
World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies