Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology Conference
Dhaka , Bangladesh
11 - 13 April, 2008
FIRST CIRCULAR
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Theme :
Opportunities and Challenges of Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries
Organized by:
Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (BAPTC&B)
The Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (BAPTC&B) has so far organized five international conferences since its inception in 1989 to promote Plant Biotechnology regionally and globally and to popularize this science to commercial entrepreneurs as well as policy makers. Eight workshops with hands-on training in Plant Tissue Culture, Transformation and DNA markers for crop improvement were also organized by BAPTC&B. Due to these activities, BAPTC&B has been acting as a cohesive force to keep scientists aware of current trends in Plant Biotechnology, enabling them to put it to use for crop improvement programs for the benefit of the country. Several commercial Tissue Culture Companies have been established due to the interest generated; some among them are now in a position to market tissue culture derived products. The proceedings of two of our conferences have been published by Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi .
BAPTC&B members including those who participated in our last conference; i.e., the Fifth International Conference will be pleased to know that the submitted abstracts will be published at the Association's website online ( http://www.baptcb.org) before the conference. We have already received commitments of participation from a good many number of countries. We hope that the enthusiastic response from the global community of plant tissue culture- and biotech disciplines, will prompt others to decide to attend this conference, not only to present their findings but also to exchange their views about various pressing problems such as those on GM crops , biosafety and intellectual property rights.
Looking forward to seeing you in Dhaka aroundpast April 11, 2008 .
Language : English will be the working language of the Conference.
Venue : Department of Botany, University of Dhaka , Bangladesh
Conference Secretariat :
Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (BAPTC&B)
Department of Botany, University of Dhaka , Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Phone: + 88-02-9673387, PABX: 9661920-59/7545/7529
Fax : + 88-02-967 3387 / 8615583
E.mail : baptcb@yahoo.com / mimdadul07@yahoo.com
Web site : http://www.baptcb.org
Contact persons :
Professor Syed Hadiuzzaman
Chairman, Organizing Committee
Phone : 88-02-967 3387 (Off.)
88-02-812 0521 (Res.)
Professor A.S. Islam
Chief Editor
Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology ( PTC &B)
Phone : 88-02-967 3387 (Off.)
88-01731914274 (Cell)
Professor M. Imdadul Hoque
Secretary, Organizing Committee
Phone : 88-02-967 3387 (Off.)
88-01711 224350 (Cell)
Professor R.H. Sarker
Executive Editor
Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology ( PTC &B)
Phone : 88-02-967 3387 (Off.)
88-02-861 2754 (Res.)
01711 547429 (Cell)
Prof. Sk. Shamimul Alam
Joint Secretary, BAPTC&B
Phone: 88-02-967 3387 (Off.)
88-02-814 4772 (Res.)
Registration fee :
| Local |
Member |
Tk 500.00 |
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Student |
Tk 300.00 |
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Observer |
Tk 1000.00 |
| SAARC Countries |
US $ 75.00 |
| Accompanying person each |
US $ 50.00 |
| Other Foreign Countries |
US $ 150.00 |
| Accompanying person each |
US $ 80.00 |
Deadline for sending registration fee : March 15, 2008
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Housing information and hotel reservation :
Comparative tariff of some of the Hotels are given below in US$ (only accommodation). 10% service charges should be added.
Single Double
| 1 |
Sheraton Executive |
US$ 170.00 |
185.00 |
| 2 |
Purbani Economy |
US$ 75.00 |
100.00 |
| 3 |
Sunderban Economy |
US$ 25.00 |
30.00 |
| 4 |
Isha Khan Economy |
US$ 50.00 |
75.00 |
| 5 |
White House Economy |
US$ 30.00 |
45.00 |
| 6 |
Midway Economy |
US$ 25.00 |
30.00 |
Participants are requested to fill in the enclosed hotel reservation and Registration form and return these to Conference Secretariat with a deposit of at least one night in advance on or before 15th March, 2008 through Bank Draft or International Money Order in favour of General Secretary, Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture .
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Preparation of abstracts:
Each abstract must not exceed 200 words and the expression such as "has been studied", "in progress", "will be undertaken" should be avoided. References should not be cited in the abstract. For the convenience of the participants the title, the name of author(s) and affiliations as purported to be followed are given :
Plant Regeneration from Cotyledon Protoplasts of Brassica carinata
S.K. Jaiswal, N. Hammatt, S. S. Bhojwani, E.C. Cocking and M.R. Davey
Department of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham , NG7 2RD , U.K.
Participants should note that in case the number of papers for presentation exceeds the time allocated for various sessions, it may be necessary for the organizers to request the author(s) to present their paper(s) in the form of poster(s).
Preparation of full papers:
Manuscripts should be typewritten in double space with 2.54 cm margins on all sides. The total number of pages should not exceed 15 including tables and figures. Each paper should contain : Title, Name(s), Address(es) of the author(s), Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Acknowledgement (if any) and References. It may be mentioned that the papers presented in the last three conferences have been published by Oxford IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi and Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Instructions for posters :
he poster boards measure 120 cm high by 90 cm wide and will accept thumb tacks. Poster material must be prepared in advance and should be large enough to be viewed from a distance of 90 cm. Each poster must have a top label indicating the title, the name(s) of the author(s) and their affiliation(s). Drawings and charts should be simple with bold lines. Materials for mounting posters will be made available by the organizers.
City description :
Dhaka city is situated at around 90 0 23" E and 23 0 41" N. In April the climate is relatively warm, temperature ranging from 25 to 32 0 C and normally without rain. Zia International Airport is about 19 km away from the University campus and Taxi fare is about US $ 8.00. An official travel agent will take care of the return journey, if needed. GMT is + 6 hr.
Scientific sessions* :
1. Current advances in plant tissue culture techniques
2. Current advances in plant molecular biology
3. Production of medicinal, horticultural, ornamental, timber and other cash crops through in vitro techniques
4. Functional genomics
5. Plant transformation : Status and prospect of transgenic crops in developing countries
6. Molecular control of biotic and abiotic stress
7. Improving nutritional quality of crops
8. Apomixis in crop improvement
9. Tissue culture of rare endangered species for biodiversity conservation
10. Plants as bioreactor/molecular pharming
11. Tools for crop improvement: In vitro techniques, DNA markers and sequence information
12. Progress and prospect of commercialization of in vitro derived plants and value-added products
13. Protoplasts and somatic hybridization
14. Uses of haploids and embryo culture in crop improvement
15. Intellectual property in biotechnology
16. Biosafety and public acceptance of genetically modified plants
17. Biotechnology-related bioinformatics
18. Poster sessions
*Members are welcome to suggest any additional session to match any new development in this emerging science.
Submission of abstract(s) and full paper(s) :
Deadline for submission of Abstracts and Registration form: February 28, 2008
Deadline for submission of full paper(s) : March 15, 2008
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