MARCO Symposium 2015 Program
| Date | Time | Program | Room | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug.26 Wed. |
9:00～ 17:45 |
Plenary Sessions | Convention Hall 200 |
Opening Ceremony |
| Keynote Lecture | ||||
| Lectures | ||||
| General Discussion and Introduction to the Parallel Workshops | ||||
| Closing | ||||
| Aug.27Thu. | 9:00～ 17:30 |
Workshop 1 | Conference Room
201 |
Integration of Adaptation Measures against Climate Change for Asian Rice-based Agriculture (co-organized with FFTC) |
| 10:00～ 17:00 |
Workshop 2 | Conference Room 202A |
Perspectives of Sustainable Agriculture in Monsoon Asia: Biodiversity-friendly Farming and Landscape Management | |
| 9:00～ 17:30 |
Workshop 3 | Conference Room 202B |
Challenges of Soil Conservation for Combating Soil Degradation in Monsoon Asia (co-organized with ASP) | |
| Aug.28Fri. | 9:00～ 17:00 |
One day field excursion | The rice-FACE experiment site at Tsukuba-mirai city A large scale operating farm in Ryugasaki city |
Satellite workshops
- Satellite workshop 1
- Remediation of heavy metals-contaminated soils: Novel practical approach based on state-of-the-art science
- Date: 14-16 July, 2015, in Fukuoka (in the 13th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements: ICOBTE）
- Sponsored by: NIAES, ICOBTE
- http://www.icobte2015.org/common/data/special_symposia_10_0917.pdf
- Satellite workshop 2
- International SWAT-Asia Conference IV, Adoption and adaptation of SWAT for Asian crop production systems and water resource issues
- Date: 20-23 October, 2015, in Tsukuba
- Sponsored by: NIAES, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences(JIRCAS)
- Satellite workshop 3
- MINCERnet: Multi-site monitoring network of canopy micrometeorology and heat stresses of rice under the climate change
- Date: 24-26 November, 2015, in Tsukuba
- Sponsored by: NIAES