VIETNAM - JAPAN
WORKSHOP 2016
Estuaries, Coasts and Rivers
Thuyloi University, Ho Chi Minh City-Vietnam
September 20-21, 2016
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
SPONSORED BY
Society for the promotion of
Construction Engineering, Japan
&
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Website: www.vnjwecr2016.org
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT
Thuyloi University - Southern Campus
2 Truong Sa, Ward 17, Binh Thanh D.
Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Email: iwss@tlu.edu.vn or
vo.cong.hoang.t3@dc.tohoku.ac.jp
Tel.: +84 90 231 5769
VIETNAM – JAPAN WORKSHOP ON ESTUARIES, COASTS AND RIVERS
Ho Chi Minh City, September 20-21, 2016
Call for Papers
The workshop has been held yearly in several countries over the past twenty years such as Japan,
Indonesia, Thailand, India. In 2016, after almost a decade it again comes back to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam and Thuyloi University – Southern Campus is highly honored to be the host this time.
You are cordially invited to submit papers with the subjects related to estuary, coast and river. The full
papers, which follow provided template, need to be submitted to the secretary of the workshop by
August 5th, 2016. In addition, if possible, please kindly send us the abstract (title and list of co-authors)
ASAP before the full paper submission.
Workshop Program
Day 1: September 20, 2016
- Registration and opening ceremony
- Parallel technical sessions
- Closing Banquet
Day 2: September 21, 2016
Technical tour: Can Gio Biosphere Reserve and
Saigon River
Can Gio Biosphere Reserve
Organizations
The workshop will be held at Thuyloi University – Southern Campus
No. 02 Truong sa, Ward 17, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
Organized by
Thuyloi University - Southern Campus – Vietnam
&
Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University – Japan
Sponsored by
Society for the promotion of Construction Engineering, Japan
&
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Coordinators
Mr. Le Xuan BAO
Deputy director of Thuyloi University, Southern Campus
Acting Director of Institute for Water and Environment Research
No. 2, Truong Sa, Ward 17, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Email: lexuanbao@iwer.vn; Tel: +84 91 997 7589;
Prof. Dr. Hitoshi TANAKA
Vice President of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
Email: hitoshi.tanaka.b7@tohoku.ac.jp; Tel & Fax : +81-22-795-7451
VIETNAM – JAPAN WORKSHOP ON ESTUARIES, COASTS AND RIVERS
Ho Chi Minh City, September 20-21, 2016
Registration fee
Foreign Participant
Vietnamese Participant
- 300 USD per participant
- 1,000,000 VND per delegate
For those who wish to join the technical tour to Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, extra pay is required.
For title & authors, full paper submission and further inquiries, please email to secretary of the workshop
Email: iwss@tlu.edu.vn or vo.cong.hoang.t3@dc.tohoku.ac.jp
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named and still also referred as Saigon, is situated along the banks of the
Saigon River. The city covers more than 2000 km2, with about 8 million residents. Currently, Ho Chi
Minh City is the most important economic center in Vietnam. There are varieties of modern office
skyscrapers, famous beauty spots, cultural-historical places, local food stores, tropical fruit stores along
the street which creates a dynamic urban area in very special sense. Vietnamese cuisine is well-known
for its tasty diversity. There is a wide range of choice for tourists: from luxurious restaurants to popular
ones. People in HCMC are flexible, enthusiastic, helpful, especially very friendly and hospitable.
Can Gio Biosphere Reserve
Can Gio Biosphere Reserve is a wetland located 50 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. This reserve has
been listed the biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The site is an important wildlife sanctuary in Vietnam as
it is characterized by a wetland Biosystems dominated by mangrove and many rare species. During the
Vietnam War from 1945 to 1975, the forest was attacked many times by bombs and toxic that caused
many flora and fauna disappeared. The pristine mangrove forest in Can Gio was almost vanished after
1975. Since 1978, the campaign of mangrove forest rehabilitation in Can Gio has been launched with
the hope to bring the “green lung” back to Ho Chi Minh City. After 35 years non-stop efforts, the forest's
area nowadays increases to 75,740 ha, with over 150 botanical species and is a lively world of diverse
flora and fauna, which has inspired biologists and nature lovers alike.
Participating the eco-tour to Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, visitors will have opportunities not only to
indulge in a natural fresh environment but also to explore the mysteries of the tidal swampy ecosystem
and thrill to the legends of amphibious commandos in the last Vietnam War. Rung Sat Special Zone: was
the name given during the Vietnam War by the South Vietnam Government and American forces to a
large area of the Sat Forest, which is today known as part of the Can Gio Mangrove Forest. It was also
known as the "Forest of Assassins." The name was derived from a misinterpretation of the Vietnamese
word “Sat” to mean "assassin". The actual name “Rung Sac” is a Sino-Vietnamese word that roughly
translated to "salty forest," a reference to its proximity to the saltwater marshes of the delta.
Ben Thanh Market
Can Gio
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Saigon River