Thursday, June 14, 2007

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

Aquafeed.com will run a one day Symposium during Victam Asia 2008, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand.

“Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2008” will present the latest advances in aquaculture feed formulation and production technology and explore the trends and direction in which the industry is headed.

The workshop will be extensively publicized by Victam, Aquafeed.com, direct mail, associations and the trade press. Held every other year, Victam Asia is the premier event for the feed industries in Southeast Asia. You can view information on Victam Asia 2008 here: http://www.victam.com/asia.php

If you would like to participate as a presenter at this conference, please indicate your interest as soon as possible.

Submissions are sought in the following categories:

Feed Processing Technology:
Latest concepts in feed processing and new equipment for the production of aquatic feeds for hatchery and cage culture;

Feed Formulation and ingredients: New ingredients, formulation concepts and applied nutritional science for hatchery and growout of aquatic species appropriate to the region;

Markets and Trends: Status and overviews of world and Asian aquafeed markets, emerging species, farming technologies, market drivers.

PLEASE NOTE
Papers will be selected on their relative value to the commercial aquafeed industry and at the sole discretion of the organizers.

Technical presentations must be narrowly focused and impart a high level of technical expertise: broad, superficial papers will not be accepted.

Presentations must not be sales orientated - although your brochures etc. may be made available to delegates at the meeting.

Presentations must be tailored to the needs of the commercial aquafeed industry.

Presenters will be required to make available the full text of their presentations, abstracts, biographies and other written material in the format required and by the given deadlines.

Presenters who do not submit their presentations on time may be dropped from the program.
Presenters will be responsible for their own expenses.

Please submit an outline only. Outline Format: No longer than a single page in Word (12pt Times New Roman, single spaced). Your name, affiliation and email address must appear at the top of the page.

The Symposium will be organized to encourage as much interaction between participants as possible. With this in mind, the number of presentations will be strictly limited. Please therefore indicate your interest without delay.

Submit your abstract by mail to: editor@aquafeed.com.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday June 29, 2007