The International Conference of Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation, 2002, Taiwan
Place:
Taiwan Salt Industrial Corporation in Taiwan Science-based Industrial Park
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Sponsors: Council
of Agriculture (Executive Yuan, central government)
Tainan County (local government)
Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Association (BFSA), Tainan (NGO)
10/12
(Sat.)
0900-0930 signs
in
0930-1000 Guests Speaking (President of BFSA, Tainan - Chao-Lai Chen)
Introducer: Dr. H. B. King (Forestry Research Institute, Taiwan)
1000-1140 1.Conservation and Measures of Success for Colonial-nesting Waterbirds in Galveston Bay Estuary –
Dr. R. D. Slack (Texas A&M University, USA)
1140-1200 2.Introduction of Wintering BFS in Taiwan –
Film, Mr. Yuan-Ming Liu (Filmmaker, Taiwan)
1200-1300 Lunch Time
1300-1410 3.Management of
Wildlife Reserves –
Dr. Kurtis Pei
(National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
1410-1510 4. GIS Analysis of Habitats
Used by BFS –
Mr. Liang-Li Liu (Ph.D. candidate, Texas
A&M Univ., USA)
1510-1530 Tea Time
1530-1700 5. Conservation
through Ecotourism – Including Examples from Protected Coastal Habitats in
South-East Queensland, Australia.-
Dr. Terry Brown
(School of Leisure Studies, Griffith
University, Queensland , Australia)
Translator: Kelly S.C. Kok (The Jane Goodall Institute, R.O.C.)
1700-1730 Discussion –
Dr. H. B. King (Forestry
Research Institute, Taiwan)
Translator: Kelly S.C. Kok (The Jane Goodall Institute, R.O.C.)
10/13 (Sun.)
Introducer: Dr. Kurtis Pei
(National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
0900-1030 6.Ecotourism for
Conservation –
Dr. Shleifenbaum
(Toronto University, Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, Canada) Translator: Dr. Mei-Hwei Ho (Tainan Teacher College, Taiwan)
1030-1100 7. Ecotourism
and BFS –
Dr. Chao-Chieh Chen (Aletheia University, Taiwan)
1100-1120 Tea Time
1120-1150 8.Coastal Environment Changes and the Protection of Black-faced Spoonbill
Winter Habitat–
Dr. Tsung-Yi Lin (Chinese Culture University, Taiwan)
1150-1210 Discussion –
Dr. Kurtis Pei
(National Pingtung University of Science and
Technology, Taiwan)
Translator: Kelly S.C. Kok (The Jane Goodall Institute, R.O.C.)
1210-1330 Lunch Time
1330-1400 9.Education and
Extention Programs about BFS for Elementary and High School Students –
Mr. Yuan-Chun Tsu
(Director of student life, Tainan
Teacher College, Taiwan)
1400-1430 10.BFS Activities in
Primary Roosting Site –
Mr. Cola Kou (Black-faced Spoonbill Conservation Association)
1430-1500 11.Training and
Qualifying for Volunteers at Eco-educational Area-
Mr. Collin Chen
(Vice President, Black-faced Spoonbill
Conservation Association)
1500-1630 Final Discussion –
President of BFSA - Chao-Lai Chen (President of BFSA)
Translator: Kelly S.C. Kok (The Jane Goodall Institute, R.O.C.)
All Speakers
Coordinator
of the Conference
Liang-li
Liu, Leo
Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Department
Texas A&M University, College Station,
Texas 77843-2258, USA