Symposium Outline
-Recent Advances, Potentials, Challenges and Problems in Oyster Industry-
2nd ~4th November, 2009
Taipei, Taiwan
ORGANIZERS
- The World Oyster Society
- Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan
- National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
- Food & Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region, Taiwan
CO-SPONSORS
- National Science Council, Taiwan
- Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan
- Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan
- National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- National Chiayi University, Taiwan
- Changhua Fishery Association, Taiwan
- Chiayi Fishery Association, Taiwan
- Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Taiwan
Organizing Committee
Chairmen
| Dr. Katsuyoshi Mori | President,The World Oyster Society; Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University |
| Dr. Wei-Cheng Su | Director, Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan |
| Dr. Kuo-Tien Lee | President, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Jen-Chyuan Lee | Director, Food & Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region, Taiwan |
Members (in alphabetical order of family names)
| Dr. Ching-Fong Chang | Director, Department of Life Sciences, National Science Council, Taiwan |
| Mr. Chu-Tsan Chen | Chairman, Changhua Fishery Association, Taiwan |
| Dr. Jiann-Chu Chen | Professor, Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Mr. Shih-Chin Chen | Chief, Planning & Information Division, Fisheries Research Institute , Council of Agriculture, Taiwan |
| Dr. Wen-Yan Chiau | Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan |
| Dr. Tzong-Shean Chin | Professor, Department of Aquatic Biosicences, National Chiayi University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Deng-Fwu Hwang | Dean, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Koa-Jen Jong | Associate Professor, Department of Biology Resources National Chiayi University |
| Mr. King-Jung Lin | Chief, Aquaculture Division, Fisheries Research Institute , Council of Agriculture, Taiwan |
| Dr. Don-Chung Liu | Chief Secretary, Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture Taiwan |
| Dr. Hsuan-Shih Lee | Director, Office of Research and Development, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Kuo-Kau Lee | Dean, Office of Academic Affairs, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Chih-I Sha | Director General, Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture Taiwan |
| Dr. Shyn-Shin Sheen | Chairman, Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr.Chuan -Yuan Shiau | Chairman, Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Yen-Ling Song | Professor, Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Chi-Lu Sun | Professor, Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| Mr. Chung-Yu Wu | Chief, Office of Extension, Chiayi Fishery Association, Taiwan |
| Mr. Chwen-Herng Wu | Chief, Seafood Technology Division, Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan |
International Advisory Committee
Chairman
| Dr. Katsuyoshi Mori | President,The World Oyster Society; Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University, Japan |
Members (in alphabetical order of family names)
| Dr. Nejla Aloui-Bejaoui | Professor, National Institute of Agronomy, Tunisia |
| Dr. Pierre Boudry | Geneticist, Physiologie et Ecophysiologie des Mollusques Marins, IFREMER, France |
| Dr. Kwang-Sik Albert Choi | Professor, School of Applied Marine Science, Cheju National University, Korea |
| Dr. Fu-Lin E. Chu | Professor Emeritus, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, USA |
| Dr. Ximing Guo | Professor, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, USA |
| Dr. Jonathan W. King | Deputy Director, Centre for Applied Marine Sciences, Marine Science Laboratories, Bangor University, UK |
| Dr. Balasaheb G. Kulkarni | Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, The Institute of Science, India |
| Dr. René E. Lavoie | Scientist Emeritus, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada |
| Dr. Kuo-Tien Lee | Professor and President, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Qi Li | Professor, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, China |
| Dr. Greg Maguire | Academic Writing Consultant, Edith Cowan University, Australia |
| Dr. Wayne A. O’Connor | Senior Research Scientist, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries’ Port Stephens Fisheries Institute, Australia |
| Dr. David Raftos | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia |
| Dr. René Robert | Head, The Molluscs Experimental Hatchery of Argenton (Britanny), IFREMER, France |
| Dr. Wei-Cheng Su | Director , Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan |
| Dr. Ketut Sugama | Directorate General of Aquaculture, Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia,Indonesia |
| Dr. Keisuke Takahashi | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Japan |
| Dr. Aswani K. Volety | Professor, Marine and Environmental Science, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA |
| Dr. Mitsugu Watanabe | President, Watanabe Oyster Laboratory CO., LTD.Councilor, The Foundation of Oyster Research Institute, Japan |
| Dr. Noel P. Wilkins | Professor, Department of Zoology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland |
| Dr. Xinzhong Wu | Professor, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, China |
| Dr. Mamoru Yoshimizu | Professor, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan |
Theme of the Symposium
Recent Advances, Potentials, Challenges and Problems in Oyster Industry
Objectives
– Management of the oyster aquaculture
– Disease prevention of oyster production
– Environmental quality monitoring and improvements in the course of oyster production
– Genetic improvements of oyster seeds and stocks
– Natural collection & artificial production of oyster larvae
– Product processing in oyster industry
– Oyster’s contribution to human health
– Civilization of oyster industry
Keynote Speakers
| Keynote Speakers | Organization | Main Scope of Address |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Aswani K. Volety | Professor, Marine and Environmental ScienceChair, Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University | Environmental quality of monitoring |
| Dr. David Raftos | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University | Proteomics and disease resistance |
| Dr. Fu-Lin E. Chu | Professor, Marine Science, Emeritus, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary | Host-parasite interaction |
| Dr. Keisuke Takahashi | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University | Bio-defense |
| Dr. Kun-Hsiung Chang | President, Society of Streams, R.O.C | Oyster culture in Penghu |
| Dr. Qi Li | Professor, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China | Genetics |