List of Co-chairs

 

November 3 (Tuesday)             APEC-ATC Workshop at TLRI

                                               Chair: Dr. Bao-Ji Chen, Director General, Animal Industry

                                                        Department, COA, Chinese Taipei

 

                   10:30 - 12:00          Report on the progress of the resolution reached at

                                               last Workshop and follow-up discussion

                                           Co-chair: Dr. Te-Tzu. Chang, Academician, Academia Sinica,

                                                          Chinese Taipei

                                           Workshop on Farm Animal and Aquatic Genetic Resources

                                           Chair: Dr. Hsiu-Luan Chang, Associate Researcher and Head,

                                                     Animal Breeding Department, TLRI, Chinese Taipei

 

                   13:00 - 14:00          Keynote Lecture

                                               Value and Importance of Farm Animal and Aquatic Genetic

                                               Resources to Cultural, Social and Economic Development

                                               Co-chair: Dr. Jaweed Siddiqui,, Science Evaluation Advisor,

                                                              Canada

 

                   14:00 - 14:40          Special Lecture I

                                               In-situ Preservation Methodology for Farm Animal

                                               Co-chair: Dr. Yung-Yi Sung, Professor, Chinese Taipei

 

                   15:00 - 16:00          Special Lecture II

                                           Ex-situ Preservation Methodology for Farm Animal

                                               Co-chair: Mr. Lin Sheng Wong, Senior Primary Production

                                                              Officer, Singapore

                  

                   16:00 - 17:30          Status reports from member economies

                               Co-chair: Dr. Yeng-Pai Lee, Professor, Chinese Taipei

                  

November 4 (Wednesday)         Workshop on Farm Animal and Aquatic Genetic Resources

                                               (continued)

                   08:30 - 09:10          Special Lecture III

                                               Information System—Domestic Animal Diversity

                                               (DAD-IS)

                                               Co-chair: Mr. Sawat Thummabood, Scientist, Thailand

 

                                               Panel discussion

                   09:10 - 10:00          1.Farm Animal (Conference room 223)

(1)Current short-term results in exploitation of animal genetic resources and establishment of a long-term prospective in sustainable use.

(2)Highlighting problems and needs to maintain animal genetic diversity for future use in Asia and Pacific region.

                                                  Chair: Dr. Bao-Ji Chen, Director General, Animal Industry

                                                      Department, COA, Chinese Taipei

                                               2.Aquatic Organism (Conference room 224)

(1)Current short-term results in exploitation of aquatic genetic resources and establishment of a long-term prospective in sustainable use.

(2)Highlighting problems and needs to maintain aquatic genetic diversity for future use in Asia and Pacific region.

                                                  Chair: Dr. Chung-Zen Shyu, Researcher and Head, TFRI,

                                                      Chinese Taipei

 

                   10:20 - 12:00          Concluding discussions and recommendations

                                              Co-chair: Dr. John R. Dobrinsky, USDA-ARS, Maryland, USA

1.Establishing an APEC information and collaborative network on banking of animal germplasm to share culture, technology and information.

2.Other collaboration plans.