About AFSUMB 2026

CONGRESS OVERVIEW

Congress Title:

The 17th Congress of the Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

in conjunction with VSUM 2026 (AFSUMB 2026)

Theme:
New sound for life, new sight for mind

Date:
Mar 12 (Thu) – Mar 14 (Sat), 2026

Venue:
Ariyana Convention Centre, Da Nang, Viet Nam

Host by:
Vietnamese Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (VSUM)

Co-hosted by:
Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (AFSUMB)

Official Language:
English

Organized by:
Local Organizing Committee of AFSUMB 2026

Important Dates:
- Abstract Submission: November 30 (Sun), 2025

- Abstract Acceptance Notice: March 12 (Fri), 2025

- Early-registration: before January 26 (Mon), 2026

- Pre-registration : before Fedbruary 26 (Thu), 2026

- On-site registration: from Fedbruary 26 (Thu), 2026

 

 

NO. 

CONGRESS        

VENUE            

HOST SOCIETY     

1st

AFSUMB 1987

Tokyo

JSUM

2nd

AFSUMB 1989

Bali

ISUM

3rd

AFSUMB 1992

Seoul

KSUM

4th

AFSUMB 1995

Beijing

SUM-CMA

5th

AFSUMB 1998

Taipei

CTSUM

6th

AFSUMB 2001

Kuala Lumpur

MSUM

7th

AFSUMB 2004

Utsunomiya

JSUM

8th

AFSUMB 2007

Bangkok

MUST

9th

AFSUMB 2010

New Delhi

IFUMB

10th

AFSUMB 2012

Bali

ISUM

11th

AFSUMB 2014

Kuala Lumpur

MSUM

12th

AFSUMB 2016

Kyoto

JSUM

13th

AFSUMB 2018

Seoul

KSUM

14th

AFSUMB 2021

Zhuhai

CSUM

15th

AFSUMB 2022

Hyderabad

IFUMB

16th

AFSUMB 2024

Seoul

KSUM

17th

AFSUMB 2026

Da Nang

VSUM

 

 

AFSUMB OFFICE

The Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (AFSUMB) was launched in 1987 with representatives from five countries including Japan, China, Korea, and Malaysia. The AFSUMB is currently the largest federation in WFUMB that combines six area federations throughout the world and consists of approximately 50,000 members from 50 countries, including approximately 22,000 members from 17 countries in Asia. In addition to the AFSUMB Congress, the AFSUMB has been providing its members with diverse educational opportunities such as the WFUMB COE in Asia to share the latest information in the field of ultrasound in medicine and biology.

 

 OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS OF THE AFSUMB

Immediate Past President

Iwaki Akiyama (JSUM)

President

Jeong Yeon Cho (KSUM)

President-elect

Ching-Chang Hsieh (CTSUM)

Vice-President 1

Manjula Virmani (IFUMB)

Vice-President 2

Shih-Cheh Chen (CTSUM)

Secretary

Masayuki Kitano (JSUM)

Treasurer

Jae Young Lee (KSUM)

Councilors

Ming-Ren Chen (CTSUM)

Jung-Eun Cheon (KSUM)

Sudheer Gokhale (IFUMB)

Akihiko Kikuchi (JSUM)

Jianchu Li (CMA/CSUM)

Quan Bao Nguyen-Phuoc (VSUM)

Co-opted Councilors

Kanu Bala (BSU)

TP Baskaran (MSUM)

Erdenebileg Bavuujav (MSDU)

Musarrat Hasan (USP)

Kwok Yin Leung (HKSUM)

H. Sidharta (ISUM)

Natthaporn Tanpowpong (MUST)

Representatives

Saqar Altai (OSUM)

Mukhtar Alam Ansari (USN)

Gervais Wansaicheong Khin-Lin (MUSS)

Millicent Ong (PSUCMI)

Observer

Raymond R, Keshwan

Journal Editor

Yi-Hong Chou (CTSUM)

Website/Newsletter Editor

Hideyuki Hasegawa (JSUM)

1. Education Committee (Chair)

Quan Bao Nguyen-Phuoc

2. Constitution Committee (Chair)

Sudheer Gokhale

3. History and Archive Committee (Chair)

Musarrat Hasan

4. Ultrasound Contrast Agent Committee (Chair)

Jae Young Lee

5. Ultrasound Safety Committee (Chair)

Akihiko Kikuchi

6. Nomination Committee (Chair)

Ching-Chang Hsieh