Programme

 Tentative Calendar

12 December (afternoon)

  • Opening Ceremony

  • Keynote speaker 1

  • Keynote speaker 2

  • Slide-show: Chao Phraya

Film contest on
the Chao Phraya river

13 December

Presentation of scientific papers, discussions.



Official Reception

  • Presentation of scientific papers, discussions.

  • Panel synthesis et final conference conclusion

    Prize award
    (film and drawing contest)
    Closing ceremony

15 December - Field trips

  • Field trip to a village in the floating rice area of Ayutthaya; meeting with farmers 

  • Field trip to Damnoen Saduak : orchards in raised bed systems, or the wealth of the delta

Attention ! this last field trip will be advanced to Monday the 11th

  • Historical study tour on the Chao Phraya river (from Ayutthaya to Bangkok) 

 

This programme may be subject to slight changes

Tuesday, 12 of December

 12:30-13:30

 Registration

13:30-14:15

Opening Ceremony

* Dr Supot Faugfupong, Vice-President for Research and Academic Service
* Mr Gilles Garachon, Counsellor, French Embassy
* Prof. Dr Thira Sutabutra, President of Kasetsart University; welcome address
* Dr Ampol Senaranong, Privy Councillor, Chairman of Kasetsart University Council, opening remark

14:15-14:55

 Keynote speaker 1
Dr Mahabub Hossain, Head of Social Sciences Division, IRRI:
Transformations of Asian Agriculture within the wider economic context

14:55-15:30

 Keynote speaker 2
Dr Srisak Wallipodom : The Chao Phraya Society: development and transformations

15:30-15:50 Coffee break

15:50-16:30

 Slide show: Steve van Beek
Daily life and tradition along the Chao Phraya river

16:30-17:00

 Film contest on the Chao Phraya River (documentaries)

   Detailed Programme

P1: The delta way of life and transformation: tradition and change
 P2: Land use: constraints, competition and opportunities
 P3: Water resources management and environmental issues
 P4: The village community: transformations of the farm structure and economy
 P5: Rural-urban interactions: the Delta and Bangkok Metropolitan area
 P6: The Delta in the National and Regional Contexts

clik here for the full list of papers to presented 
(and to see their codes as appearing in the schedule below)
All paper presentations will have simultaneous translation to Thai and English

Wednesday, 13

Thursday, 14

Room 1

Room 2

Room 1

Room 2

8:30-8:55

P2  -  a

P6  -  a

P3  -  e

P4  -  a

8:55-9:20

P2  -  b

P6  -  b

P3  -  f

P4  -  b

9:20-9:45

P2  -  c

P6  -  c

P3  -  g

P4  -  c

9:45-10:10

P2  -  d

P6  -  d

P3  -  h

P4  -  d

10:10-10:30

coffe break

coffe break

10:30-10:55

P2  -  e

P6  -  e

P3  -  i

P4  -  e

10:55-11:20

P2  -  f

P6  -  f

P3  -  j

P4  -  f

11:20-11:45

P2  -  g

P6  -  g

P3  -  k

P4  -  g

11:45-12:10

P2  -  h

P6  -  h

P3  -  l

P4  -  h

12:10-13:45

lunch break

lunch break

13:45-14:10

P2  -  i

P5  -  a

P3  -  m

P1  -  a

14:10-14:35

P2  -  j

P5  -  b

P3  -  n

P1  -  b

14:35-15:00

P2  -  k

P5  -  c

P3  -  o

P1  -  c

15:00-15:25

P3  -  a

P5  -  d

P3  -  p

P1  -  d

15:25-16:50

coffe break

coffe break

15:50-16:15

P3  -  b

P5  -  e

P3  -  q

P1  -  e

16:15:16:40

P3  -  c

P5  -  f

P3  -  r

P1  -  f

16:40-17:05

P3  -  d

P5  -  g

Conclusions of the Conference

17:05-17:20

Film, drawing contests awards

17:20-17:30

Closing ceremony

18:30-20:30

Reception (boat on the river)

 

Friday, 15 of December

Field trips

Field trip 1:
Historical Journey on the Chao Phraya River, from Ayutthaya to Bangkok
With Dr Charnwit Kasetsiri
(one way by bus, return by boat. Participation: baht 400)

Attention ! this field trip will be advanced to Monday the 11th 

Field trip 2:
Traditional floating rice systems in Ayutthaya Province
With Dr François Molle and Chatchom Chompadist
Traditional rice systems, water and flood management, changes in rural life: discussion with farmers in Ban Nong Mon, a "floating village"

Field trip 3:
Orchards and raised bed systems in Damnoen Saduak area: the wealth of the delta
With  Dr. Roongnapa Korparditskul and Blandine Cheyroux
Transformation of rice fields in orchards, socio-economic and environmental issues. Conditions for the expansion of raised bed orchards (land, water, labour, capital); discussion with farmers

 

Film contest:

Students from faculties of journalism, associated with students in French or English languages, will present 3' short reportages on various issues, including

* Mae nam Chao Phraya river, tradition and modernism
* "Floating salemen": commerce along the river
* River tourism in the capital
* The garbage boat and the information campaign
* Life is a long quiet river
* Cleaning the river
* A river of life, from mural paintings
* Old man reflections along the river
* The Chao Phraya, a royal river

Other side-events:

A set of proceedings will be given free to participants who have registered beforehand. Register here !
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