The biodiversity crisis in tropical Asia
Venue
12 to 15 March 2011
At the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand (www.siamhotels.com)
Deadlines
Registration open 20 Sep 2010
Symposia proposal deadline 30 Nov 2010
Abstract Deadline 31 Dec 2010
Early registration deadline 31 Dec 2010
Late registration deadline 15 Feb 2011
Fees
Registration at the meeting: 15,000 THB
Accompanying (includes opening and closing dinner, no lunch or coffee break): 2,000
THB
1 US$ about 30 THB
1 Euro about 39 THB
For developing country students, delivering oral presentation, funding for the registration
fee and accommodation can be provided by the meeting organizers. Please specify your
wish to apply for funding when register.
If you need further support for your travel costs please contact your country representative
for advice (information on the ATBC website AP chapter page)
Accommodation
As a major tourist destination Bangkok has a large variety of accommodation possibilities
ranging from extremely cheap to highly luxurious.
As the Siam City Hotel is located at a walking distance from the Sky Trian (Phayathai
station) we suggest you to book something along the Sky Train as it will reduce your time
in traffic
For those interested the Siam City Hotel is providing a special accommodation package to
those registered to the conference:
Period of stay: March 11-16, 2011 (5 nights)
Single room 3,400 THB nett (per room/per night with breakfast)
Twin/Double room 3,600 THB nett (per room/per night with breakfast). In case you are
interested please contact the hotel directly siamcity@siamhotels.com
Instructions for Presenters
Abstracts (350 words maximum) should include a title, author(s) and affiliations, text
(Introduction, goal of the presentation, methods, results and discussion, no references)
should be times new roman 12 not formatted
Talk will be of 15 min plus 5 min for questions
Posters should be of A0 size portrait
Organizing Committee
Dr Tommaso Savini (King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand)
Dr George A. Gale (King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand)
Dr Sara Bamrungsri (Prince of Songkla University, Thailand)
Airport transfer
The center of Bangkok can easily be reached with public transport or public taxis from the
airport.
The Siam City hotel offer also a this service: Hotel Limousine 1,600 THB nett (car, one
way, max. 3 Passengers), Hotel Van 2,000 THB nett (van, one way, max. 7 Passengers). In
case you are interested please contact the hotel directly siamcity@siamhotels.com
----------------------------------------------------------------Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation - Asia-Pacific Chapter
Chairperson
'Didi' Mochamad Indrawan, University of Indonesia
Treasurer
Steve Turton, James Cook University, Australia
Secretary
Rhett D. Harrison, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
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