The Asian Science Camp is an annual forum for pre-collegiate

College

A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...

 and college students which aims at promoting discussion and cooperation among Asian

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 students for the betterment of science in the Asian region. The first ASC was held at Taipei

Taipei

Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

 in 2007, and was subsequently held at Bali

Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

 (2008), Tsukuba (Japan) (2009), Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 (2010), Daejeon (South Korea)

Daejeon

Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...

 (2011). This idea of an annual camp was co-proposed by Yuan Tseh Lee and Masatoshi Koshiba

Masatoshi Koshiba

is a Japanese physicist. He jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002.He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1951 and received a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Rochester, New York, in 1955...

 at the 2005 Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau

Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau

The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau is a scientific conference held yearly in Lindau, Germany, inviting Nobel prize winners to present to and interact with young researchers from all over the world.-History:...

. The ASC is modeled after the Lindau meetings.