MARCO Symposium 2012 Program
| Date | Time | Program | Room | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep.24 Mon. |
9:00～ 17:00 |
One day Excursion | The rice-FACE experiment site at Tsukuba-mirai city An experimental field of the College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, at Ami town Agro-environmental landscape in Tsukuba and surrounding area |
|
| Sep.25 Tue. |
10:00～ 17:00 |
Plenary Sessions 1 | Convention Hall 200 |
Opening Ceremony |
| Keynote Lecture | ||||
| Lectures | ||||
| 17:30～ 19:00 |
Reception | Restaurant “ESPOIR”, 1st floor inside the Tsukuba International Congress Center | ||
| Sep.26 Wed. |
9:00～ 17:30 |
Workshop 1 | Room 201 |
Agriculture and Climate Change in Monsoon Asia: Adaptation, Mitigation, and Forecast |
| 9:00～ 17:00 |
Workshop 2 | Convention Hall 200 |
Biosafety and Issues Facing the Development of Genetically Modified Crops in Monsoon Asia: Current Status and Future Prospects | |
| 9:30～ 17:00 |
Workshop 3 | Room 303 |
A New Phase for the Development and Utilization of a Soil Information System in East Asia | |
| Sep.27 Thu. |
9:00～ 12:00 |
Workshop 1 | Room 201 |
Agriculture and Climate Change in Monsoon Asia: Adaptation, Mitigation, and Forecast |
| 8:30～ 12:00 |
Workshop 2 | Convention Hall 200 |
Biosafety and Issues Facing the Development of Genetically Modified Crops in Monsoon Asia | |
| 9:30～ 12:00 |
Workshop 3 | Room 303 |
A New Phase for the Development and Utilization of a Soil Information System in East Asia | |
| 9:00～ 12:00 |
Workshop 4 | Room 302 |
Possible ways to strengthen collaboration to meet agro-environmental challenges in monsoon Asia | |
| 13:00～ 16:00 | Plenary Sessions 2 | Convention Hall 200 |
Reports from parallel and satellite workshops | |
| Wrap-up discussion on the direction of future research and ways to strengthen collaboration | ||||
| Closing remarks |
Satellite workshops
- World Crop FACE Workshop 2012
- http://www.niaes.affrc.go.jp/sinfo/sympo/h24/20120709e.htm
- Date: 9-12 July, 2012
- http://www.niaes.affrc.go.jp/sinfo/sympo/h24/20120709e.htm
- MARCO Workshop on heavy metal pollution in Asian countries
- Date: 29-31 October, 2012
- Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba), Tsukuba, Japan
- Sustainable agriculture in monsoon Asia: A joint Workshop between Japan and Indonesia
- Date: 26-27 November, 2012
- Venue: College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ami, Japan