Programme & Speakers of the 2nd Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium
You are Invited to Join the Largest Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium in Asia!
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Dr Sivananthan T. Elagupillay (Dept. of Wildlife & National Parks, Malaysia)
Title: Conservation Status of Fauna in Peninsular Malaysia |
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1115-1300 |
Paper Presentation Session |
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<< Session 1: Identifying the Asian Lepidoptera Status & Its Needs >> |
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Dr Daniel B.A. (Zoo Outreach Organisation, India)
Title: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) Workshop process: a tool for rapid evaluation of species |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Day 3 |
26th November 2008 (Wednesday) |
0730-0830 |
Breakfast (For Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Occupance Only) |
0830-1030 |
Paper Presentation Session |
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<< Session 2: Lepidoptera Research and Info Sharing >> |
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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 |
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Dr Rhett Harrison (FRIM, Malaysian Nature Society, University of Miami, USA)
(Paper co-authors: Anthony Gonzaga, Christine Fletcher, and Matthew Potts)
Title: Using Lepidoptera to Understand Biodiversity |
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Dr Roger C. Kendrick (Senior Officer, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong)
Title: Lepidoptera in Hong Kong: Raising Awareness of Lepidoptera Conservation Issues |
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Dr Chey Vun Khen (Sabah Forest Research Centre, Malaysia)
Title: Lepidoptera of Economic Importance In Forestry |
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1030-1100 |
Tea Break |
1100-1300 |
<< Session 3: Education towards Lepidoptera Conservation >> |
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Mr Isaac Kehimkar (General Manager, Bombay Natural History Society, India)
Title: Butterfly Conservation through Education in India |
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Professor Dr Michael Boppré (Director, Forstzoologisches Institut and Professor at Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany)
(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: The Butterfly Industry: Contributing More to Education, Research and Conservation |
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Mr Rowell Q. Rodriguez (Lepidopterist & Founder of Palawan Butterfly Garden, Philippines)
Title: Community Awareness for the Conservation of Lepidoptera |
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Ms Wu I Hsin (Taipei Zoo, Taiwan)
Title: The Education and Promotion Programs for Butterfly Conservation at Taipei Zoo |
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1300-1400 |
Lunch & Change of Attire |
1400-1900 |
Site Visit Session |
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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 |
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Day 4 |
27th November 2008 (Thursday) |
0730-0830 |
Breakfast (For Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Occupance Only) |
0830-1100 |
Paper Presentation Session |
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<< Session 4: Global/Asian Lepidopteran Trend >> |
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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 |
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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 |
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0930-1000 |
Tea Break |
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Dr Kodi Isparan Kandasamy (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia)
Title: Plant Tissue Culture And It's Application In Propogating Butterfly Attracting Plants |
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Mr Simon Chan & Mr Gan CW (Butterfly Interest Group of the Nature Society, Singapore)
Title: The Case for an Open Concept Butterfly Garden |
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1100-1130 |
Quick Refresh & Change of Attire |
1130-1900 |
Site Visit Session (Session includes a late lunch) |
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Matang Forest Reserve - One of the World's Best Managed Mangrove Forest Reserve
Taiping Lake Garden
Taiping Zoo |
1900-2100 |
Dinner |
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Day 5 |
28th November 2008 (Friday) |
0800-0900 |
Breakfast (For Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Occupance Only) |
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Paper Presentation Session |
0900-1000 |
<< Session 5: Paper Presentation >> |
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Dr Leong Tzi Ming (Research Officer, Central Nature Reserve,
National Parks Board, Singapore)
Title: A Preliminary Assessment of the Moth Diversity in Singapore |
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Dr Victor Wu (Kunming Butterfly Garden, EXPO, Kunming, China)
Title: The Best Conservation on Saturniidae is No Protection |
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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 |
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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 |
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Dr Gaurav Sharma (Scientist-C, Zoological Survey of India)
Title: Status of Butterflies and their Conservation in India |
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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 |
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Note: The above itenary is subject to changes.
The following is our confirmed list of speakers at the symposium:
Key Speakers
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Dr Jeremy D. Holloway (The Natural History Museum, London, UK)
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Dr Peggie Djunijanti (Museum Zoologi, Bogor, Indonesia)
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Dr Daniel, Bexell-Ayyachamy (Zoo Outreach Organisation, India)
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Mr Isaac Kehimkar (General Manager, Bombay Natural History Society, India)
Speakers
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Mr Clive Farrell (Founder of Butterfly World, UK)
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Prof Dr Michael Boppré (Director, Forstzoologisches Institut, Germany)
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Dr Sivananthan T. Elagupillay (Dept. of Wildlife & National Parks, Malaysia)
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Dr Laurence G. Kirton (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
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Dr Kodi Isparan Kandasamy (Senior Scientist, Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
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Dr Roger C. Kendrick (Senior Conservation Officer, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong)
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Dr Chey Vun Khen (Senior Forest Entomologist, Forest Research Centre, Sabah, Malaysia)
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Dato' Henry Barlow (Member of IUCN/SSC; Lepidopterist & Publisher, Southdene Sdn Bhd, Malaysia)
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Mr Rowell Rodriguez (Lepidopterist & Founder of Palawan Butterfly Garden, Philippines)
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Mr Simon Chan KM (Chairman of Butterfly Group, Nature Society Of Singapore)
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Mr Gan CW (Vice Chairman of Butterfly Group, Nature Society Of Singapore)
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Dr Leong Tzi Ming (Research Officer, Central Nature Reserve,
National Parks Board, Singapore)
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Dr Victor Wu (Kunming Butterfly Garden, EXPO, Kunming, China)
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Ms Wu I Hsin (Curator, Animal Department, Taipei Zoo, Taiwan)
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Dr Rhett Harrison (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Malaysian Nature Society, University of Miami, USA)
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Dr Gaurav Sharma (Scientist-C, Zoological Survey of India)
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Mr Kushal Choudury (Wildlife Division Kokrajhar, Assam, India)
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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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