[searcabic] ANNOUNCEMENT: Int'l confab highlighting KM in agri-biotechnology, slated in October

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*Posted 29 August 2009*

*INT'L CONFAB HIGHLIGHTING KM IN AGRI-BIOTECHNOLOGY, SLATED IN
OCTOBER*<http://www.bic.searca.org/news/2009/jun/phi/03.html>
*
**by Rochella B. Lapitan
29-August-2009 SEARCA BIC Press Release
*<http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/agri-experts-want-anti-gmo-ordinance-revised>
An international conference with the aim to initiate an integrated regional
knowledge management (KM)-based sharing of research, experiences and lessons
on KM interventions in agricultural biotechnology will take off in Thailand
this October.

Dubbed *International Conference on Knowledge Management in Agricultural
Biotechnology: The Asian Experience (KM in Agri-biotech)*, the conference is
organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and
Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) <http://www.searca.org/> together
with the International
Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications
(ISAAA)<http://www.isaaa.org/>,
Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS)<http://www.ifpri.org/themes/pbs/pbs.htm>,
Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II (ABSP
II)<http://isaaa.org/programs/supportprojects/abspii/default.html>,
Center for Agricultural Biotechnology
(CAB)<http://www.cab.ku.ac.th/new_cab/eng/cab/index.htm>
and the Biotechnology and Biosafety Information
Center<http://www.safetybio.agri.kps.ku.ac.th/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=28>of
the Kasetsart University. It will convene policy makers, technology
and
R&D managers, scientists, knowledge managers and officers, and development
planners with initiatives on agricultural biotechnology at the Rama Gardens
Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
on 1 – 2 October 2009.

The KM in Agri-biotech conference hopes to provide an avenue for key actors
in biotechnology to: 1) share experiences and lessons on advocacy,
dissemination, capacity building, and networking on agricultural
biotechnology, as well as its application/adoption, thereby reflecting on
its relevant KM schemes and frameworks in Asia; 2) get updated on KM models
and practices applicable to the contemporary issues and challenges facing
agriculture R&D and agri-based industries; and 3) discuss KM arrangements
and identify priority and collaborative KM initiatives in agri-biotech for
Asia.

The conference will feature distinctive speakers with diverse perspectives
on thematic plenary sessions in KM and agricultural biotechnology, KM
platforms for agri-biotech regulatory policy, capacity building, and KM
networking. Small groups will discuss the relevant components of a regional
collaboration on KM in agricultural biotechnology and recommend policy
directions after the plenary sessions.

The KM in Agri-biotech conference will be held back-to-back with the
International
Conference on Socioeconomic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Biotech
Crops <http://www.searca.org/web/conferences/2009/biotech_crops/> also
organized by SEARCA with ISAAA, ABSPII, International Food Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI)<http://aa.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Kjq7GNvZdK9mUAGtzfSQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTExN2szY25nBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA3NwMQR2dGlkAwRsA1dTMQ--/SIG=11fcbtlbm/EXP=1251544845/**http%3A//www.ifpri.cgiar.org/>,
Monsanto Singapore, Pte. Ltd., and Thailand Development Research Institute,
which will kick-off at the same venue from 29 – 30 September 2009.

To learn more about the conference, please visit its website at
http://www.bic.searca.org/kminagbiotech/.

For inquiries, please contact:
*Dr. Maria Celeste H. Cadiz*
Manager, Knowledge Management Department
SEARCA, College, Laguna, PHILIPPINES
Telephone: (63-49) 536-2554, local 173/125
Fax: (63-49) 536-2283
E-mail: mchc at agri.searca.org

or

*Ms. Jenny A. Panopio*
Special Project Coordinator and BIC Network Administrator
SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center
Telephone: (63-49) 536-2290, local 406/169
Fax: (63-49) 536-4105
E-mail: jap at agri.searca.org

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