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VIFINET hosts Asian-Pacific Aquaculture meeting in Hanoi |
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VIFINET, the Vietnamese Fisheries and Aquaculture Institutes Network hosted the Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2007 meeting in Hanoi, August 2007
The Asian-Pacific Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society partnered with the Ministry of Fisheries, Vietnam to host the event. Dr Le Thanh Luu (RIA No 1) and Professor Patrick Sorgeloos (Ghent University, Belgium) were the Co-Chairs for the Conference Steering Committee and Dr Nguyen Van Hao (RIA No 2) and Dr Graham Mair (Flinders University, Australia) were the Program Committee Co-Chairs.
The conference and trade show were held at the Melia Hanoi Hotel and over 1100 delegates attended, approximately 30% from Vietnam and the rest from over 40 different countries throughout the world. Delegates included farmers, researchers, equipment and service suppliers to the industry, government officers and representatives of all other sectors of the aquaculture industry. The conference included a very comprehensive technical program covering all major aquaculture industries in Vietnam. There were 27 individual sessions with 290 oral presentations and 140 poster presentations. The trade show held 83 booths with representatives from major industry suppliers.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 10 September 2007 )
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