Programme

November 12, 2003 (Wednesday)
Arrival of Participants
November 13, 2003 (Thursday)
Opening Session
08:40 - 09:30 Registration
Opening Ceremony
09:30 - 09:45

Welcome Address:
Dr. Katsuyuki Minami (Director General, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Japan)

09:45 - 10:00 Opening Address:
Dr. Torng-Chuang Wu (Director, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC)
10:00 - 10:20 Group Photo, Tea/Coffee Break
10:20 - 11:20 Keynote Speech:
Dr. David Andow (University of Minnesota, USA), Biological Invasions: Assessment and Management of Environmental Risk
Session 1 : Country Report and Database
Chaired by Dr. Banpot Napompeth and Dr. Jiro Harada
11:20 - 11:50 Dr. Ching-Wen Kao (Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan, R.O.C.), Management of Invasive Plant Pests in Taiwan
11:50 - 12:20 Ms. Josie Lynn A. Catindig (International Rice Research Institute, Philippines), The Rice Black Bug, Scotinophara coarctata (Fabricius) (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae) - Its Spread and Management in the Philippines
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:00 Dr. Beyong-Chul Moon (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, R.D.A., Korea), Current Status on Influx of Exotic Weeds in Korea
14:00 - 14:30 Dr. Masher Mansor (University of Sains, Malaysia), The Invasive Alien Species; a New Phenomenon that Affect an Ecological Balance of a Wetland Ecosystem
14:30 - 15:00 Dr. Karden Mulya (Indonesia Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Institute, Indonesia), An Overview on Alien Species in Indonesia
15:00 - 15:30 Tea/Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00 Dr. Jichao Fang (Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China), Biological and Environmental Impacts and Management of Exotic Invasive Species in China
16:00 - 16:30 Dr. Geoff. Norton (University of Queensland, Australia), Identification Software for Tackling Biological Invasions
16:30 - 17:00 Dr. Takehiko Yamanaka (NIAES, Japan), Development and Utilization of APASD (Asian-Pacific Alien Species Database)
17:30 - 19:30 Welcome Dinner hosted by Dr. Katsuyuki Minami (Director General, NIAES, Japan)
November 14, 2003 (Friday)
Session 2 : Environmental Impact/risk Assessment of Invasive Species in Agro-ecosystems
Session 2-1 Invasive Plants
chaired by Dr. Ching-Wen Kao and Dr. Yasuo Ogawa
09:30 - 10:05 Dr. Yau-Lun Kuo (National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan), Ecological Characteristics of Three Invasive Plants: Leucaena leucocephala, Mikania micranta, and Stachyphala jamaiensis Thriving in Southern Taiwan
10:05 - 10:40 Dr. Hiroyuki Shibaike (NIAES, Japan), Introduction, Hybridization, and Expansion of European Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in Japan: Agamospermous Triploids Meets Sexual Diploids
10:40 - 11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:35 Dr. Anis Rahman (Ruakura Agricultural Research Center, New Zealand), Invasive Plants in Agro-Ecosystems in New Zealand: Environmental Inpact and Risk Assessment
Session 2-2 Invasive Insects
chaired by Dr. Geoff. Norton and Dr. Masaharu Matsui
11:35 - 12:10 Dr. Banpot Napompeth (Kasetsart University, Thailand), Management of Invasive Insect Species in Thailand
12:10 - 13:10 Lunch
13:10 - 13:45 Dr. Kenji Itoh (National Agricultural Research Center, Japan), Expansion of the Golden Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata and the Feature of its Habitat
13:45 - 14:20 Dr. Hiroyuki Kuba (Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station, Japan), Eradication Projects of Exotic Sweet Potato Weevils Using SIT in Okinawa
Session 2-3 Invasive Microorganisms
chaired by Dr. Karden Mulya and Dr. Yohachiro Honda
14:20 - 14:55 Dr. Tetsuo Maoka (National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, Japan), Epidemiological and Molecular Analysis of Papaya Viruses in Asia Country
14:55 - 15:15 Tea/Coffee Break
15:15 - 15:50 Dr. Kenichi Tsuchiya (NIAES, Japan), Occurrence and Colonization of Ralstonia solanacearum Race 4 Strains in Japanese Agro-Environment
15:50 - 16:25 Dr. Surapol Yinasawapun (Department of Agriculture, Thailand), Invasive Microorganisms in Thailand
Session 3 General Discussion
chaired by Dr. Mitsunori Oka, Dr. David Andow and Dr. Geoff. Norton
16:25 - 16:40 Environmental impact and risk assessment and management of invasive species in agro-ecosystems
16:40 - 17:00 Agreement of future co-operation to develop and to share the information among participating countries
17:00 - 17:20 Conclusion and Closing Remarks:
Dr. Torng-Chuang Wu (Director, FFTC)
18:00 - 20:00 Farewell Dinner hosted by Dr. Torng-Chuang Wu (Director, FFTC)
November 15, 2003 (Saturday)
Study Tour
November 16, 2003 (Sunday)
Departure of Participants