GMSARN International Conference 2007

The conference's objective is to initiate and stimulate international discussion on the various developmental challenges and opportunities in the GMS. Specifically, the conference would engage in the areas of energy, environment, natural resource management, and development planning. Aside from providing a great opportunity for the participants to establish future research links, the conference is also envisaged to generate shared solutions in the end. The findings and recommendations from the conference will be useful for the GMSARN in its research programs as well as for future GMS research projects.

Conference Topics:

ENERGY Global and regional energy demand and supply, Energy resource development policy, Renewable energy and emerging technologies, Biomass gasification and combustion, Biofuels? Prospects for cleaner technology, Methanol/Ethanol: potential and applications, Automotive applications of biofuels, International and regional energy security, Cogeneration, District heating and cooling, Distributed generation, Hybrid energy systems, Power system planning and operation, Power system stability, Pricing of electricity, Restructuring of electric supply industry, Independent power producers, Demand-side management, Integrated resource planning, Regulation, promotion, and technologies for energy efficient buildings and industries, Rational use of energy, Energy modeling and simulation, Clean development mechanisms, Emission trading, and Building energy standards

ENVIRONMENT

Sustainable environmental sanitation systems and planning approaches
Integrated approaches on health and environmental sanitation
Trans-boundary pollution controls and practices
Environmental contamination and remediation techniques
Global climate change and its mitigation measures
Appropriate technologies on waste reuse, recycling and recovery
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Regional experience with community-based natural resources management
Land use and land cover change in the GMS
Intensification or diversification : alternative pathways to sustainable agriculture
Gender and natural resources management in the GMS
Irrigation systems in transition
Integrated watershed management
Land evaluation and monitoring for sustainable development
Biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
Integrated coastal management in the GMS
Upland development in the GMS

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Regional economic integration: Opportunity and marginalization
Gender equality and sustainable development
Urban environmental managemen
Local governance, civil society and people's participation
Public-private partnership
National development policies and development aid
ICT for development
Globalization and human rights
As a conference presenter or participant, you can be a part of this international event, which bring together members from the GMSARN network as well as GMS practitioners on the field, education, industry, private sector and governments! Please take note of the important dates as follows:

July 16, 2007: Deadline for extended abstracts August 17, 2007: Notification of acceptance October 19, 2007: Deadline for early bird registration and full paper submission

Early registration fee is 10,800 Baht. Late or on-site registration fee is 12,600 Baht. For participants from GMSARN member institutions, the registration fee is 7,000 Baht. Student fee is 5,000 Baht. This fee covers lunch, refreshments, welcome dinner, and conference kit. (Local participants may pay the fee in the equivalent Thai Baht currency). The registration form, payment information and other conference details are available from the GMSARN website http://www.gmsarn.org

Special rate accommodation at Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel, Pattaya should be booked using the conference reservation form from the GMSARN Secretariat. Any queries related to the conference may please be directed to the GMSARN Secretariat by email: [email protected]