Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2011
Published: December 20, 2010
Source : World Aquaculture Society
The Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition of the Asia Pacific Chapter of World Aquaculture Society (WAS-APC) will be held in Kochi during 17 - 20 January 2011. This Conference is shaping up well to become a landmark aquaculture event in India. International experts in all fields of aquaculture technology are lined up to be in Kochi In January 2011, and there are several special sessions addressing the emerging needs for promoting the sector in India.
Conference registration - abstract submission
With less than three months left for this landmark international symposium in India, it is time to confirm your registration before 1 November 2010, when the early bird registrations will close. The abstract submission deadline also closes on 1 November 2010. Check our website www.apa2011.org for registration and submission of abstracts. Delegates from India and South Asian countries can register at this site. For other international delegates, please check the WAS website www.was.org. There is growing interest among national and international researchers to attend APA 2011, the biggest aquaculture meeting ever organized in India. No doubt, this event will provide you the best opportunity to meet and network with your colleagues and friends coming from different parts of the world.
Conference programme
The APA 2011 Programme is getting well organized with presentations on a wide range of topics from general aquaculture, production systems, aquaculture genetics and biotechnology, nutrition and aquafeeds, aquatic animal health, harvest and post-harvest technologies, market promotion and trade, seafood certification standards and human health etc. The GIANT PRAWN 2011 is a special session on freshwater prawns that is the mos significant event on freshwater prawns after the 1980 Giant Prawn conference held in Bangkok.
Plenary Session
Plenary speakers on the inaugural session on 18 January 2011 include:
- Dr. S Ayyappan, Secretary DARE & Director General, ICAR, Govt. of India, who has masterminded the recent progress in India's fisheries and aquaculture sector
- Dr. P Krishnaiah IAS, Chief Executive Officer of National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) who will present the overall aquaculture scenario in India
- Ms. Leena Nair IAS, Chairman, MPEDA who will speak on the opportunities for marketing, processing and export of seafood from India
- Dr. Francisco Gomes, Global Aquaculture Manager, Novus International, USA, who will highlight the challenges to global aquaculture on an industrial perspective.
Technical Sessions
Together with the general APA 2011 technical sessions on aquaculture techniques and practices, processing, marketing, economics and trade etc, there will also be an exclusive conference on freshwater prawns, GIANT PRAWN 2011 (GP 2011), organized by Michael New, in concurrent sessions, which will be a landmark event in the history of freshwater prawns, after the 1980 conference held in Bangkok.
Other Special Sessions include: Economics for Sustainable Development - Special Session organized by the International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management (IAAEM); Seafood Inspection, Certification & Human Health organized by the International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI); Climate Change & Aquaculture; Reservoir-Based Aquaculture; Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems; Bioflocs; Aquaculture Policy & Regulations; Fisheries Education and Training; and Rural Aquaculture, Welfare & Poverty Alleviation.
Conference registration - abstract submission
With less than three months left for this landmark international symposium in India, it is time to confirm your registration before 1 November 2010, when the early bird registrations will close. The abstract submission deadline also closes on 1 November 2010. Check our website www.apa2011.org for registration and submission of abstracts. Delegates from India and South Asian countries can register at this site. For other international delegates, please check the WAS website www.was.org. There is growing interest among national and international researchers to attend APA 2011, the biggest aquaculture meeting ever organized in India. No doubt, this event will provide you the best opportunity to meet and network with your colleagues and friends coming from different parts of the world.
Conference programme
The APA 2011 Programme is getting well organized with presentations on a wide range of topics from general aquaculture, production systems, aquaculture genetics and biotechnology, nutrition and aquafeeds, aquatic animal health, harvest and post-harvest technologies, market promotion and trade, seafood certification standards and human health etc. The GIANT PRAWN 2011 is a special session on freshwater prawns that is the mos significant event on freshwater prawns after the 1980 Giant Prawn conference held in Bangkok.
Plenary Session
Plenary speakers on the inaugural session on 18 January 2011 include:
- Dr. S Ayyappan, Secretary DARE & Director General, ICAR, Govt. of India, who has masterminded the recent progress in India's fisheries and aquaculture sector
- Dr. P Krishnaiah IAS, Chief Executive Officer of National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) who will present the overall aquaculture scenario in India
- Ms. Leena Nair IAS, Chairman, MPEDA who will speak on the opportunities for marketing, processing and export of seafood from India
- Dr. Francisco Gomes, Global Aquaculture Manager, Novus International, USA, who will highlight the challenges to global aquaculture on an industrial perspective.
Technical Sessions
Together with the general APA 2011 technical sessions on aquaculture techniques and practices, processing, marketing, economics and trade etc, there will also be an exclusive conference on freshwater prawns, GIANT PRAWN 2011 (GP 2011), organized by Michael New, in concurrent sessions, which will be a landmark event in the history of freshwater prawns, after the 1980 conference held in Bangkok.
Other Special Sessions include: Economics for Sustainable Development - Special Session organized by the International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management (IAAEM); Seafood Inspection, Certification & Human Health organized by the International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI); Climate Change & Aquaculture; Reservoir-Based Aquaculture; Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems; Bioflocs; Aquaculture Policy & Regulations; Fisheries Education and Training; and Rural Aquaculture, Welfare & Poverty Alleviation.
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