ABS Support Office (NIG) will hold “Asia ABS Seminar” on 11 October!

ABS Support Office will hold “Asia ABS Seminar” at National Institute of Genetics on Fri 11 October.
Researchers from Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (Viet Nam), IPB University (Indonesia), and Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan) will gather to give their speech on ABS (Access and Benefit-sharing) and international joint research. We warmly welcome your participation.

1. Date & Place

Date and time: Friday 11 October, 2024, 1:30pm – 3:00pm (JST)
Venue: National Institute of Genetics (1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka) https://www.nig.ac.jp/nig/about-nig/access
*A precise room number will be sent by email to those who have registered, by the day before the seminar.

∗Free shuttle buses are available from the north exit of Mishima station to the venue. https://www.nig.ac.jp/nig/pdf/access/busJ-misima.pdf
∗You may bring lunch to the venue.
∗An information board will be put up at the front entrance of NIG to guide you to the venue.

2. Program

The following presentations will be followed by Q&A sessions and discussion.

Presentation 1 (tentative): General and specific information on ABS
Francesco Ballarin (Systematic Zoology Laboratory, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan)

Presentation 2 (tentative): ABS in Viet Nam; Experience and thoughts as a supervisor accepting foreign researchers
Nguyen Duc Anh (Head, Department of Soil Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Viet Nam)

Presentation 3 (tentative): Joint research with Japan involving ABS with Viet Nam and neighboring countries
Ha Ngoc Linh (Researcher, Department of Experimental Entomology, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Viet Nam)

Presentation 4 (tentative): Collaborative Research on Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) at IPB University: Lessons Learned from International Research
Iskandar Z. Siregar (Professor, Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry Environment, IPB University, Indonesia)

3. Language

English only

4. Maximum Enrollment

50 people

5. Registration

Please register from the following URL by Monday 7 October.
https://forms.gle/V19LK5mFjU9M8ESK8

This symposium is supported by “Strategic Programs” grant from ROIS (Research Organization of Information and Systems).