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Programme & Speakers of the 2nd Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium

You are Invited to Join the Largest Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium in Asia!

Host Penang Butterfly Farm
Venue Auditorium, Penang Butterfly Farm & Conference Hall, Paradise Sandy Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia
Date 24th Nov - 28th Nov 2008 (5 Days, 4 Nights)
Theme Conservation of Lepidoptera through Education and Research
Day 1 24th November 2008 (Monday)
1400-1800 Registration and Welcome Reception
1600-1700 Key Speakers Meeting
1930-2100 Welcome & Official Opening Dinner for ALCS 2008
Day 2 25th November 2008 (Tuesday)
0700-0800 Hotel's Breakfast (For Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Occupance Only)
0800-0900 Registration
0900-1000 Opening Ceremony & Welcoming Address
1000-1030 Group Photo session
1030-1100 Tea Break
1100-1115 Keynote Address
 

Dr Sivananthan T. Elagupillay (Dept. of Wildlife & National Parks, Malaysia)

Title: Conservation Status of Fauna in Peninsular Malaysia

1115-1300 Paper Presentation Session
  << Session 1: Identifying the Asian Lepidoptera Status & Its Needs >>
 
BA Daniel

Dr Daniel B.A. (Zoo Outreach Organisation, India)

Title: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) Workshop process: a tool for rapid evaluation of species

 
Dr Laurence Kirton

Dr Laurence G. Kirton (Head of Biodiversity and Conservation of Fauna Branch, Tropical Forest Biodiversity Centre, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia)

Title: Challenges Facing the Conservation of Butterflies and Moths in the Southeast Asian Region

 
Dato' Henry Barlow

Dato' Henry S. Barlow (Lepidopterist, Founding Member & Editor of the Friends of the Natural History Musuem, Council Member of International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, UK & Malaysia)

Title: The Publication of "The Moth Of Borneo" by Dr. Jeremy Holloway, the first 16 volumes

1300-1400 Lunch & Change of Attire
1400-1900 Site Visit Session
1400-1630

Visit to Penang National Park

Planting of the Aristolochia tagala; an important butterfly caterpillar's host plant, to further sustain and enhance the population of Troides helena (An endangered butterfly species under CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)

1630-1830 Visit Penang Butterfly Farm's breeding facilities
1830-2120 BBQ dinner @ PBF
Day 3 26th November 2008 (Wednesday)
0730-0830 Breakfast (For Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Occupance Only)
0830-1030 Paper Presentation Session
  << Session 2: Lepidoptera Research and Info Sharing >>
 
Dr Jeremy Holloway

Dr Jeremy D. Holloway (The Natural History Musuem, London)

Title: The Moths of Borneo: Building on the past with the benefit of fresh field sampling to construct a taxonomic foundation for the future

 

Dr Rhett Harrison (FRIM, Malaysian Nature Society, University of Miami, USA)

Title: Using Lepidoptera to Understand Biodiversity

 
Dr. Roger Kendrick

Dr Roger C. Kendrick (Senior Officer, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong)

Title: Lepidoptera in Hong Kong: Raising Awareness of Lepidoptera Conservation Issues

 
Dr Chey Vun Khen

Dr Chey Vun Khen (Sabah Forest Research Centre, Malaysia)

Title: Lepidoptera of Economic Importance In Forestry

1030-1100 Tea Break
1100-1300 << Session 3: Education towards Lepidoptera Conservation >>
 
Dr Isaac Kehimkar

Mr Isaac Kehimkar (General Manager, Bombay Natural History Society, India)

Title: Butterfly Conservation through Education in India

 
Prof. Dr Michael Boppre

Dr Dick Vane-Wright

Professor Dr Michael Boppré (Director, Forstzoologisches Institut and Professor at Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany)

Title: The Butterfly Industry: Contributing More to Education, Research and Conservation

 
Mr Rowell Rodriguez

Mr Rowell Q. Rodriguez (Lepidopterist & Founder of Palawan Butterfly Garden, Philippines)

Title: Community Awareness for the Conservation of Lepidoptera

 
Ms Wu I Hsin

Ms Wu I Hsin (Taipei Zoo, Taiwan)

Title: The Education and Promotion Programs for Butterfly Conservation at Taipei Zoo

1300-1400 Lunch & Change of Attire
1400-1900 Site Visit Session
  Tour of Penang & Georgetown City (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
1900-2030 Dinner at Penang's food paradise
2030-2130 Back to hotel + Short Break / Refreshment
Day 4 27th November 2008 (Thursday)
0730-0830 Breakfast (For Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Occupance Only)
0830-1100 Paper Presentation Session
  << Session 4: Global/Asian Lepidopteran Trend >>
 
Dr Peggie Djunijanti

Dr Dick Vane-Wright

Dr. Peggie Djunijanti (Museum Zoologi, Bogor, Indonesia)

(Paper co-author: Dr. R.I Vane-Wright (Keeper of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London, and Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent, Canterbury, UK))

Title: Prospects for the Conservation of Asian Lepidoptera

 
Mr Clive Farrell

Mr Clive Farrell (Founder of Butterfly World, Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly House and London Butterfly House, UK)

Title: The Biggest Live Butterfly Exhibition in the World : Butterfly World Project Limited - The vision, the planning and progress on the ground to date

0930-1000 Tea Break
 
Dr Kodi Kandasamy

Dr Kodi Isparan Kandasamy (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia)

Title: Plant Tissue Culture And It's Application In Propogating Butterfly Attracting Plants

 
Mr Simon Chan

Gan

Mr Simon Chan & Mr Gan CW (Butterfly Interest Group of the Nature Society, Singapore)

Title: The Case for an Open Concept Butterfly Garden

1100-1130 Quick Refresh & Change of Attire
1130-1900 Site Visit Session (Session includes a late lunch)
 

Matang Forest Reserve - One of the World's Best Managed Mangrove Forest Reserve
Taiping Lake Garden
Taiping Zoo

1900-2100 Dinner
Day 5 28th November 2008 (Friday)
0800-0900 Breakfast (For Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Occupance Only)
Paper Presentation Session
0900-1000 << Session 5: Paper Presentation >>
 
Dr Leong Tzi Ming

Dr Leong Tzi Ming (Research Officer, Central Nature Reserve, National Parks Board, Singapore)

Title: A Preliminary Assessment of the Moth Diversity in Singapore

 

Dr Victor Wu (Kunming Butterfly Garden, EXPO, Kunming, China)

Title: The Best Conservation on Saturniidae is No Protection

 
Mr Rajesh Kumar

Dr Rajesh Kumar (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India)

Title: A preliminary report on the Butterflies of Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India – Current status

 

Mr Kushal Choudury (Wildlife Division Kokrajhar, Assam, India)

Title: Mortality of Butterfly Fauna due to Vehicular Traffic and their Conservation In Ripu-Chirang Reserve Forest of Western Assam, India

 
Dr Gaurav Sharma

Dr Gaurav Sharma (Scientist-C, Zoological Survey of India)

Title: Status of Butterflies and their Conservation in India

1000-1030 Tea Break
1030-1300 Open Discussion / Round Table Discussion / Workshop
1300-1330 Closing Ceremony
1330-1430 Lunch
1430 Checkout & Depart to Penang Airport
   

Note: The above itenary is subject to changes.

The following is our confirmed list of speakers at the symposium:

Key Speakers

  • Dr Jeremy D. Holloway (The Natural History Museum, London, UK)

  • Dr Peggie Djunijanti (Museum Zoologi, Bogor, Indonesia)

  • Dr Daniel, Bexell-Ayyachamy (Zoo Outreach Organisation, India)

  • Mr Isaac Kehimkar (General Manager, Bombay Natural History Society, India)

Speakers

  • Mr Clive Farrell (Founder of Butterfly World, UK)

  • Prof Dr Michael Boppré (Director, Forstzoologisches Institut, Germany)

  • Dr Sivananthan T. Elagupillay (Dept. of Wildlife & National Parks, Malaysia)

  • Dr Laurence G. Kirton (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)

  • Dr Kodi Isparan Kandasamy (Senior Scientist, Forest Research Institute Malaysia)

  • Dr Roger C. Kendrick (Senior Conservation Officer, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong)

  • Dr Chey Vun Khen (Senior Forest Entomologist, Forest Research Centre, Sabah, Malaysia)

  • Dato' Henry Barlow (Member of IUCN/SSC; Lepidopterist & Publisher, Southdene Sdn Bhd, Malaysia)

  • Mr Rowell Rodriguez (Lepidopterist & Founder of Palawan Butterfly Garden, Philippines)

  • Mr Simon Chan KM (Chairman of Butterfly Group, Nature Society Of Singapore)

  • Mr Gan CW (Vice Chairman of Butterfly Group, Nature Society Of Singapore)

  • Dr Leong Tzi Ming (Research Officer, Central Nature Reserve, National Parks Board, Singapore)

  • Dr Victor Wu (Kunming Butterfly Garden, EXPO, Kunming, China)

  • Ms Wu I Hsin (Curator, Animal Department, Taipei Zoo, Taiwan)

  • Dr Rhett Harrison (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Malaysian Nature Society, University of Miami, USA)

  • Dr Gaurav Sharma (Scientist-C, Zoological Survey of India)

  • Mr Kushal Choudury (Wildlife Division Kokrajhar, Assam, India)

  • Dr Rajesh Kumar (Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India)

 

Participants / Delegates

Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden, Hong Kong

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

Forest Research Institute Malaysia

National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

Bharathisadan University, India

 


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