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The 7th International Planters Conference 2012 (IPC)

PAPERS (Kindly download the attachment to view the list of confirm speakers & panel members)

•Two Plenary lectures
•Four Sessions as follows:
000Session I : Agriculture and Food Security
000Session II : Economics and Market
000Session III: Enhancing Production Systems
000Session IV: Environment and Sustainability

•Four Lead Papers i.e. one Lead Paper for every Session as follows:
000•Sustainability Challenges for Future Food Production.
000•Wage Increases, Labour Laws, Yield Stagnation.
000•Enhancing Production Systems.
000•Environment and Sustainability.

•Nine Support Papers as follows:
000•Human Capital.
000•Role of Biotechnology.
000•Investment Opportunities in Indonesia and Africa.
000•Future Direction of the Plantation Business in Latin America.
000•Soil and Land Management of Plantation Crops (Oil palm and rubber) in South East Asia.
000•The Future Direction of the Rubber Industry.
000•Impact of Plantation Agriculture on the Environment.
000•Updates on RSPO

PANEL SESSION

A Panel Session will be held on Tuesday 26 June 2012 after the presentation of papers. Senior plantation executives will serve as panelists.

EXHIBITION (Download the attachment to register)

An Agricultural Exhibition including the latest innovation available for use in the plantation industry will be held at the Conference venue. The exhibits will be on display on 25 & 26 June 2012.

CONFERENCE DINNER
A dinner will be held at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel on Monday, 25 June 2012.

POST CONFERENCE TOUR
A Post Conference tour will be organized on 27 June 2012.

FEES
Conference (Download the attachment to register)

RM800 per participant for members (early bird) up to 30 April 2012.
RM1,000 per participant (from 1 May 2012).
RM1,200 per participant for non-members (early bird) up to 30 April 2012.
RM1,400 per participant for non-members ( from 1 May 2012) For bulk bookings of more than 20 participants, 10% discount.

DINNER
RM150 per person for registered participant/guest/spouse.
RM2,000 per Corporate Tables per table of 10.
RM5,000 per VIP Tables per table of 8.
RM10,000 per VVIP Tables per table of 8.

POST CONFERENCE TOURS

There is a choice of three (3) field tours on Wednesday, 27 June 2012. Participants will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis due to limited seats and for Conference participants only. The tour fee includes lunch and transport. Participants ARE NOT ALLOWED to use their own vehicles for the tours.

Tour	Location & Fee (RM)	Details of Tour
A	United Plantations Berhad Research Station and Jenderata Estate, Teluk Intan Perak Fee: RM250	United Plantation Berhad’s core business is in the cultivation and processing of oil palms and coconuts. The Group comprises 12 estates located in and around the Lower Perak District with a total area of 40,000 hectares. Unitec Plantation Berhad ‘s Research Department(UPRD) located in Jenderata Estate, is an integral componebt of the group with a fully equipped commercial analytical laboratory for soil, leaf, fertilisers, water and feedstuff; tissue culture laboratory for oil palm and bananas; molecular laboratory and seed production facilities for oil palm and coconuts. The Department’s activities are applied research, advisory services and production of planting materials of oil palm, coconut and bananas and production of organic fertilizers and tea tree oil.
B	Sime Darby R&D Centre Banting, Selangor Fee: RM250	The R&D Centre is an internationally multi-located network of R&D and Innovation Centres, with seven in Malaysia and four overseas. Together, these centres address all the upstream and downstream R&D needs of the Plantation Division, covering the entire value chain from producing oil palm seeds to the production of cooking oil. These R&D facilities cover a vast range of R&D activities, salient of which are: UPSTREAM • Breeding and Selection • Seed Production • Nursery Management • Agronomy • Plant Protection • Biotechnology • Quantum Leap Technology • Agribiotechnology • Chemistry • Molecular Biology • Technology Transfer and Advisory • Quality and Sustainability • Mechanisation
C	MYAGRI’s Bio-manufacturing Facility, Nilai Fee: RM100	Myagri was incorporated as a start-up company in 1996 to commercialize Arbuscular Myccorhizal Fungi discovered at a university in Malaysia. It has developed into a group of biotechnology companies promoting microbial based Green Biosciences Technologies and Solutions for Agricultural and Environmental Sector. The visit will showcase their Microbiology Production Facility and Plant Organ Culture that will provide crucial understanding of Microbiology based products in the Plantation Industry.

ADVERTISEMENT IN CONFERENCE SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
1. Size – 30cm X 21 cm (A4 size)
2. Black and white advertisement – supply artwork or film. Coloured advertisement, supply the positive.
2. If CD is given there will an extra charge of RM200.00.
3. All advertising material must be submitted by 20th May 2012

Berjaya Times Square Hotel booking form is attached.

For other hotels kindly refer to list of hotel

ATTACHMENTS TITLE
7th IPC Registration Form with Tour.pdf	[ ]	69 Kb	10/05/12 03:21
IPC Advertisement form.doc	[ ]	52 Kb	12/03/12 01:09
IPC booth layout.jpg	[ ]	289 Kb	11/06/12 23:52
IPC booth registration form.pdf	[ ]	235 Kb	02/11/11 07:41
IPC Tentative Programme.doc	[ ]	63 Kb	07/06/12 03:46
IPC- Speakers.pdf	[ ]	177 Kb	27/01/12 05:11
Reservation Form - Club Floor Room.doc	[ ]	142 Kb	16/04/12 07:50
Reservation Form - Normal Rooms.doc	[ ]	141 Kb	16/04/12 07:51

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 June 2012 02:04