Can Tho City, Viet Nam
Hosted by Can Tho University
1^ST ANNOUNCEMENT

Objective:

The International Conference on Conservation Genetics in Mekong River Basin aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, policy makers, and government officers from the US and Mekong River Basin (MRB) countries to exchange and share their experiences and study of conservation genetics research in the MRB. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers, managers, and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, and practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the fields of biodiversity conservation and resource management in the MRB. 

The areas of expertise to be covered by the conference are:

1. Applied genetics in natural resource management and biodiversity conservation,
2. Climate change and adaptation,
3. Ecology and risks to resources and biodiversity, and
4. Fisheries management.

​Forms of participation:

1. Exhibits: Units for individuals and companies to introduce products, technologies and new achievements;
2. Poster presentations: for presenting research results;
3. Oral presentations: including invited overview of achievements, new directions and selected presentations of outstanding research;
4. Conference attendance: for the remaining delegates;
5. Round table meeting: US partner universities (ODU, TAMUCC), officials of relevant ministries (Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Science and Technology) in Vietnam, officials and leaders from local MD Provinces, Mekong River Commission, and partners from Lao, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar will be invited;
6. Fieldtrip: including visiting the research Institute, local markets.

Language: English (Vietnamese only for the authority with short summaries)

The participation fee:

• Conference fee:  All participants: 50 USD, student fee: 25 USD
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• Services provided include:

  • Documents: Bag + Proceedings prints

  • Meals: Coffee break + Dinner

  • Fieldtrip: visiting the research Institute, local markets

​Conference Time: 6-7 March, 2017

Organizers:

• Nha Trang University:
  • 02 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Nha Trang, Vietnam
  • Tel: +84.58.383.1149; Fax: +84.58.383.1147;
  • Email: dea@ntu.edu.vn
• Can Tho University:
  • Campus II, 3/2 street, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city, Viet Nam
  • Tel: (84-710) 3832663 - (84-710) 3832660; Fax:  (84-710) 3838474;
  • Email: Email: dhct@ctu.edu.vn
• Old Dominion University:
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0266 USA

Important Dates:

Time	Content
5/2016	1st Announcement
15/9/2016	Deadline for Registration ( registration form) email to: binhdt@ntu.edu.vn, gerberalovely.nt@gmail.com
15/10/2016	Submission deadline for abstract, email to: binhdt@ntu.edu.vn, gerberalovely.nt@gmail.com
15/12/2016	Abstract acceptance for oral presentations, poster presentations, and exhibits.
30/01/2017	Completed printing of proceedings Deploying exhibition, hanging posters, preparing meeting
03/2017	Conduct Conference

Organizing Committee:

TT	Surname	Name	Organization	Email address
1.	Trang Si	Trung	Nha Trang University	trungts@ntu.edu.vn
2.	Dang Thuy	Binh	Nha Trang University	binhdt@ntu.edu.vn
3.	Vu Ngoc	Ut	Can Tho University	vnut@ctu.edu.vn
4.	Tran Ngoc	Hai	Can Tho University	tnhai@ctu.edu.vn
5.	Khong Trung	Thang	Nha Trang University	thangkt@ntu.edu.vn
6.	Carpenter	Kent	Old Dominion University	kcarpent@odu.edu
7.	Bird	Chris	TAMUCC University	chris.bird@tamucc.edu
8.	Allendorf	Fred	University of Montana	fred.allendorf@gmail.com

Secretarial Board:

STT	Surname	Name	Organization	Email address
1.	Luong Dinh	Duy	Nha Trang University	duyld@ntu.edu.vn
	Vu Dang Ha	Quyen	Nha Trang University2.	quyenvdh@ntu.edu.vn
3.	Doan Vu	Thinh	Nha Trang University	thinhdv@ntu.edu.vn
4	Truong Thi	Oanh	Nha Trang University	gerberalovely.nt@gmail.com
5	Ho Thi Hoang	Oanh	Can Tho University	hthoanh@ctu.edu.vn

Main Sponsor(s)

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Call for Sponsors

1. Diamond sponsor: > 50 million VND

Diamond sponsor logos will be featured on all conference materials including banners, proceedings, documents, and conference communication.

2. Platinum sponsor: > 20 million VND

Platinum sponsors will be recognized in conference communication and in conference proceedings and documents.

3. Gold sponsor: > 10 million VND

Gold sponsors will be recognized in conference proceedings and documents.

All sponsors will be granted exhibition space.