>> November 15, 2008
>
> Dear Friends in Bamboo -
>
> With great enthusiasm I wish to announce the VIII World Bamboo Congress to
> be held in Bangkok, Thailand : 16-18 September 2009. The theme : Bamboo,
> the Environment and Climate Change.
>
> Organized by the World Bamboo Organization with the honored support of the
> Thailand's Royal Forest Department (RFD), the National Parks, Wildlife and
> Plant Conservation Department (DNP), and Kasetsart University Faculty of
> Forestry (KUFF), and under the coordination of Equinox Marketing Co. Ltd,
> Bangkok -
>
> We will strive to make this the largest assembly of bamboo practitioners
> and decision makers in history. An estimated 600 delegates from about 40
> countries are expected to attend the WBC, and thousands will attend the
> Bamboo Expo. The program will focus attention on the role of bamboo in
> environmental, rural, economic, and industrial development. The congress
> will cover the following program fields of interest:
> >> Ecology and Environmental Concerns / Biological Aspects / Plantation
> Development and Management / Resources, Standards and Policy /
> Architecture, Engineering and Social Housing / Protection and Construction /
> Community and Economic development / Industrial Aspects / Products – Design
> and Technologies / Horticulture and Landscape Design / Regional Reports /
> and other topics of merit.
>
> The members of the International Organizing Committee will be working hard
> in the coming months to put together an impressive program of today's key
> issues in bamboo :
>
> International Organizing Committee (IOC)
> · Dr. Victor Brias, Oprins Plant NV, Belgium – Chairman
> · Mr. Thomas Lindley, Australian Bamboo Society – Co Chairman
> · Mr. Kamesh Salam, WBO/CBTC, India- Organizing Secretary
> · Ms. Susanne Lucas, WBO, USA
> · Mr. Junji Kagata , Take Hei Inc., Japan
> · Dr. Fu Jinhe, INBAR, China
> · Mr. Harsh Adhyapak, Equinox Marketing Ltd, Thailand
> Details and specifics will be forthcoming in January on our dedicated
> website, www.worldbamboocongress.org
>
> First Call for Papers and Registration begins 1 January.
>
> Any questions, please contact Kamesh Salam, President of the World Bamboo
> Organization and Organizaing Secretary:
> kamesh@caneandbamboo.org
>
> I look forward to see you all there.
>
> Sincerely,
> Susanne
>
> Susanne Lucas
> Chief Executive Officer
> World Bamboo Organization
> 9 Bloody Pond Rd.
> Plymouth, MA 02360 USA
>
> www.worldbamboo.net
>
>
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