8 JUNE 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG CHAPTER REPORTS The Asian Pacific Chapter (APC) of WAS supported the Giant Prawn 2017 Conference organized by the World Aquaculture Society on March 20-24 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Conference Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The Giant Prawn Conference is the major conference on the farming of freshwater prawns Macrobrachium spp. The conference provided a great opportunity for the global freshwater prawn farming industry to review the latest research and development and to brainstorm about what the priorities should be for its future expansion. With nearly 30 invited international speakers, including the APC President, Giant Prawn 2017 presented a global who’s-who of the research and industry communities that support freshwater prawn aquaculture. Following the huge success of APA 16 in Indonesia, Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2017 (APA 17) in Malaysia will be the next mega-exceptional platform to learn and discuss about the latest developments in aquaculture, the newest technologies, and to see the rapidly expanding international aquaculture industry in Asia. Transforming for Markets Needs will be the theme for APA 17. The conference will be co-hosted by Department of Fisheries (DOF), Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries, Malaysia. The conference and tradeshow will be organized by World Aquaculture Society – Asian Pacific Chapter, the Malaysian Fisheries Society and University Putra, Malaysia, and will be held on July 24-27 at the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. APA 2017 is an opportunity for global aquaculture stakeholders to see the expanding aquaculture industry, development of new technologies, innovations and investments in the Asian Pacific region. The conference will include a plenary session with keynote speakers, special producer sessions, latest research, workshops, abstract, oral and poster presentations. The Malaysian Fisheries Society will also organize a post-conference farm tour. The three-day conference program will have special sessions on marine shrimp, freshwater fish culture, production systems, tilapia, marine finfish, mollusc culture, risk management, aquafeeds and nutrition, development and planning, marketing and trade and many more. The plenary topics will include trends and prospects in Malaysian aquaculture, promoting trade in seafood and fair trade in seafood. Along with the conference program, there is also a large exhibition space featuring local and international companies presenting their latest products, services, instruments and equipment for aquaculture management and all aquaculture related information to encourage sustainable aquaculture practices within the industry. APA 2017 is a great opportunity to explore, share knowledge and meet potential business partners around the world, as well as enjoy the tourist attractions of Malaysia. For more information and registration, visit our websites (www.was.org and www.was-apc.org). An upcoming event that will be supported by the APC is the 7th International Conference of Aquaculture Indonesia (ICAI 2017). ICAI 2017 will be one of the most significant regional aquaculture events yet staged in Indonesia. The conference, with the theme “Feeding the World and Making Prosperity Through Sustainable Aquaculture,” will be held on October 27-28 in Solo, Central Java Province, Indonesia, and hosted by the Indonesian Aquaculture Society. This conference will be a meeting forum for sharing current information among scientists and business actors in aquaculture from all over the Asian Pacific region and other countries. There will be plenary sessions and topics-based parallel class sessions for two days of the conference. The class sessions consist of 1) diseases and aquaculture sustainability, 2) aquaculture management and technology, 3) feed management and nutrition, 4) genetics and breeding, 5) aquaculture business and marketing (shrimp, finfish, seaweed, eel), and 6) Farmer’s Day and Applied Technology Forum. Dr. Farshad Shishehchian, WAS-APC Past President and Dr. Guillaume Drillet, WAS-APC President-Elect will be the international speakers at the conference. The organizers also offered a free booth to the APC. In the past few months many new things have happened in the APC, including having new members on board. The election results have been announced to our APC membership. Dr. S. Felix is the President-Elect. He will serve one year, then become President for one year, and then become the Immediate Past President for a third year. Ms. Tracy Chin is the new Treasurer on the Board and will servie one term. Dr. Imad Saoud and Dr. Sagiv Kolkovski are new Directors on the Board. I would like to congratulate those that have been elected and commiserate with those that just missed out. The new Board officers and Directors will meet with the outgoing board at APA 17 in Kuala Lumpur and there will also be a membership meeting where everyone can network in Kuala Lumpur. We run monthly meeting regularly among the board members. This is the best way to communicate among the board members and share updates and opinions to improve our chapter. I have been president of the chapter since May 2016 and it has been a great honor for me to be part of this organization and I would like to thank all the board members for their hard work and help to run the chapter. We also welcome the new board officers and directors who won the election. — Endhay Kusnendar Kontara, President Asian Pacific Chapter Following the huge success of APA 16 in Indonesia, Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2017 in Malaysia will be the next mega-exceptional platform to learn and discuss about the latest developments in aquaculture, the newest technologies, and to see the rapidly expanding international aquaculture industry in Asia.
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