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Final Announcement

PAWEES 2012 International Conference on

Challenges of Water & Environmental Management in

Monsoon Asia

27-29 November 2012, Thailand

International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering (PAWEES)

Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University (CU)Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaengsaen, Kasertsart University (KU)

Royal Irrigation Department (RID)

Aims and Scope

The objective is to provide a platform for researchers, scientists, practitioners, and policy makers

to share and present new advances, research findings, perspectives, and experiences in Paddy

and Water Environment and related disciplines. Special attentions will be given to developing

certain skills or competence, or general upgrading of performance ability for climate change

adaptation, participatory irrigation and environmental management, and sustainable

development in irrigation and drainage in the monsoon Asia.

The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers, scientists, and officials in the

domain of interest from around the world topics of the conference are:

Climate Change and Uncertainty Participatory Management for Irrigation Projects Emerging Technologies in Water Management Environmental Sustainability in Paddy Irrigation and DrainageLanguage

The official language of the conference will be English. All abstracts, papers and posters should be

submitted in English.

Program (Please see program details in the separate file.)

DAY 1: PAWEES 2012 International Conference

DAY 2: PAWEES 2012 International Conference (cont.)

11th PAWEES Award Ceremony and Cultural events (Individual)

DAY 3: Technical tour to irrigation project and industrial estate (optional)


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Registration free

Date: 27-28 November 2012,PAWEES 2012 International Conference

- Registration fee: US$200 for international participants

US$100 for Thai national participants and US $ 50 for Students

Date: 28 November 2012 at afternoon : PAWEES Annual Meeting

at evening : Cultural events : Loy Krathong- free for the delegations from PAWEES

Loy Krathong Day is one of the mostpopular festivals of Thailand celebratedannually on the Full-Moon Day of theTwelfth Lunar Month. It takes place at atime when the weather is fine as the rainyseason is over and there is a high waterlevel all over the country.

Date: 29 November 2012 Technical tour (Optional): Fee: US $ 50 per person

Visit flood protection schemes in anindustrial estate, Pak-Hai Irrigation Project,cultural visit at Bang Pa-in Summer Palacetravelling by car including lunch and dinner

VenueXujati Kambhu Convention Hall & NEWMASIP Training Center

Irrigation Development Institute, Royal Irrigation Department

TiwanontRoad,Pakkred, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Tel: +66-2-584-0378-9Coordinates: N13.894077, E100.507895

It is located approximately 15 km north of the central Bangkok.


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Transportation

Participants can go to hotel from Suvarnabhumi International Airport(http://www.suvarnabhumiairport.com) either by public taxi or by hotel limousines.

By hotel limousines: please contact hotel for transportation fare, schedule and reservationservices.

If participants will stay in the central Bangkok area, please take a taxi and it takes about 60 min.

to reach the venue via expressway.

VisasAn application for Thailand Entry Visas should be made at least 3-4 months in advance. All

participants or visitors are required to have both a passport with validity of at least six months

upon entry and a visa to enter Thailand.

1.List of countries NOT requiring visa: (Tourist VISA exemption)Passport holders from 41 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are

not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted

to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. If such foreignersenter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they wil

be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline

from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time.Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must possess adequate

finances for the duration of stay in Thailand (i.e., cash 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht

per family).

Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Brunei Canada

Czech Republic Denmark Darussalam Finland France Germany

Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Indonesia Ireland Israel

Richmond StylishConvention Hotel

(N13.860497,

E100.51288)

PAWEES 2012Conference Venue

(N13.894077,E100.507895)

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Italy Japan South Korea Kuwait Luxembourg Liechtenstein

Malaysia Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman

Peru Philippines Portugal Poland Qatar Singapore Slovak

Slovenia Spain South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey

United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Vietnam

2.List of countries which have concluded agreements on the exemption of with Thailand2.1 List of Countries which have concluded agreements on the exemption of visa requirementsfor holders of diplomatic or official or service/special passports with Thailand and permitted to

stay for a period of not exceeding 30 and 90 days

Period of stay 30 DAYS

Cambodia China Hong Kong Laos Macau Mongolia Myanmar

Oman Vietnam


Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Bhutan Croatia Costa Rica Chile

Czech Republic Estonia Federation France Germany Hungary Israel

Italy India Japan Korea Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Nepal

Poland Peru Panama Romania Russian Slovak Republic Singapore

Slovak Republic South Africa Spain Switzerland The Philippines Tunisia

Turkey The Netherlands Ukraine Uruguay

2.2 List of countries which have concluded agreements on the exemption of visa requirements

for holders of ordinary passports with Thailand and permitted to stay for a period of notexceeding 14, 30 and 90 days


Cambodia


Laos Vietnam Hong Kong Macau Russia Mongolia


Argentina Brazil Chile Republic of Korea Peru

Travelers entering Thailand will need obtain a visa from The embassy or The Royal Tha

Consulate- General is located in the country in which they reside or Thai Embassy and

Consulates who have been assigned to a foreign country where they reside. If you have

questions about the application. Please contact The embassy or The Royal Thai Consulate-General at all.

For information about the address and the contact of The Embassy and The Royal Thai Consulate-General. Can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. http://www.thaiembassy.org.

Letter of invitationAny participant requiring a letter of invitation for Thai visa application should contact

Dr. Sucharit Koontanakulvong to assist with this process.


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ContactPAWEES2012 Local Organizing Committee

Contact Person: Dr. Sucharit Koontanakulvong

Tel: +66-2-218-6426, +66-81-646-9750

Fax: +66-2-218-6425

Email: [email protected]

Organizing Committee

Advisory CommitteeChairperson

1. Mr. Lertviroj Kowattana, Director General of Royal Irrigation DepartmentCo-Chairperson

2. Dr. Pirom Kamol-ratanakul, President of Chulalongkorn University3. Mr. Vudtechai Kapilakanchana, President of Kasetsart University4. Dr. Tai-cheol Kim, President of PAWEES, Vice-President of ICID

Advisor

5. Dr. Yohei Sato, Honorary President of PAWEES6. Dr. Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director General of FAO7. Dr. Sho Shiozawa, President of JSIDRE, Japan8. Dr. Chan-Yong Sung, President of KSAE, Korea9. Mr. Wei-Fuu Yang, President of TAES, Taiwan

Scientific Committee

Chairperson

1. Dr. Bancha KwanyuenDean of Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaengsaen, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Co-Chairperson

2. Dr. Masaru Mizoguchi, Editor-in-chief, PWE (University of Tokyo, Japan)3. Dr. Yoshiyuki Shinogi, Chief Managing Editor, PWEES (Kyusyu University, Japan)

Member4. Dr. Nobumasa Hatcho, Kinki University, Japan5. Dr. Yutaka Matsuno, Secretary General of PAWEES (Kinki University, Japan)6. Dr. SeongJoon Kim, Konkuk University, Korea7. Dr. Sang Min Kim, Gyeongsang National University, Korea8. Dr. Fi-John Chang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan9. Dr. Ke-Sheng Cheng, National Taiwan University, Taiwan10.Dr. Sucharit Koontanakulvong, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand11.Mr. Chaiyuth Suksri, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand12.Dr. Aksara Putthividhya, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand13.Dr. Somchai Donjadee, Kasetsart University, Thailand14.Dr. Chirakarn Sirivitmitrie, Kasetsart University, Thailand15.Dr. Pongsathorn Sopaphun, Kasetsart University, Thailand16.Dr. Wisuwat Taesombat, Kasetsart University, Thailand17.Mr. Santi Thongphamnak, Kasetsart University, Thailand18.Dr. Varawoot Vudhivanich, Kasetsart University, Thailand19.Dr. Watchara Suidee, Royal Irrigation Department (RID), Thailand

Member and Secretary

20.Dr. Ekasit Kositsakulchai, Kasetsart University, ThailandLocal Organizing Committee

Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University (CU)

Faculty of Engineering at Kamphangsaen, Kasertsart University (KU)


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Royal Irrigation Department (RID)

Chairperson1. Dr. Bonsoom Lerhrunwong, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

Co-Chairperson

2. Dr. Sucharit Koontanakulvong, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand3. Dr. Bancha Kwanyuen, Kasetsart University, Thailand4. Mr. Va-Son Boonkird, Royal Irrigation Department (RID),Thailand

Member5. Dr. Thanet Aksorn, Royal Irrigation Department (RID), Thailand Member6. Dr. Ekasit Kositsakulchai, Kasetsart University, Thailand7. Dr. Yutaka Matsuno, Secretary General of PAWEES (Kinki University, Japan)

Secretary

8. Miss Mada Iaumsupanimit, Chulalongkorn University, ThailandPre-Registration

Participants or visitors must pre-register for the international conference on website:http://project-wre.eng.chula.ac.th/watercu_eng/because seating is limited and pre-registrationcloses on November 23, 2012

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