FRIDAY, 17 NOVEMBER
KEYNOTE LECTURES on general topics concerning "Hybrid Rice" were given by the forllowing speakers:
Dr. Kunio Tsubota (Prof., Kyushu Univ, Asia Center)
Dr. Tran Duc Vien (Vice President, Hanoi Agricultural Univ.)
Dr. Nguyen Van Hoan (Assoc. Prof., Hanoi Agricultural Univ.)
Dr. Atsushi Yoshimura (Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Dr. Wiwat Suasa-Ard (Assoc. Prof., Kasetsart Univ.)
Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh (Assoc. Prof., Hanoi Agricultural Univ.)
Dr. Shoichi Ito (Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
SATURDAY, 18 NOVEMBER
SPECIAL TOPICS focussing on 1) Rice breeding and physiology, 2) Environmental issues, and 3) Socio-economic impacts,
were discussed based on the presentations given by the following speakers:
Session 1: Rice breeding and physiology
Dr. Hideshi Yasui (Assoc. Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Dr. Masaya Matsumura (Kyushu and Okinawa National Agricultural Research Center)
Dr. Dinh Van Thanh (Deputy head of host plant resistance division, National Institute of Plant Protection, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Dr. Naruto Furuya (Assoc. Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Session 2: Environmental issues
Dr. Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Assoc. Prof., Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Dr. Do Nguyen Hai (Lecturer, Hanoi Agricultural Univ.)
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong (DC Student, Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Dr. Toshihiro Mochizuki (Assoc. Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
& Dr. Takuya Araki (Assist. Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Dr. Pham Van Cuong (Lecturer, Hanoi Agricultural Univ.)
Dr. Masami Takagi (Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Session 3: Socio-economic impacts
Dr. Izumi Iwamoto (Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Kagoshima Univ.)
Dr. Kazunari Tsuji (Assoc. Prof., Fac. Agriculture, Saga Univ.)
Dr. Tran Huu Cuong (Lecturer, Hanoi Agricultural Univ.)
Dr. Nguyen Mau Dung (Lecturer, Hanoi Agricultural Univ.)
Mr. Huynh Viet Khai (DC Student, Fac. Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
Scenary in the POSTER PRESENTATION room.
There was a lot of DISCUSSION about current situations and future perspectives.
Chairman: Dr. Kazuo Ogata (Prof., Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.)
CLOSING CEREMONIES was held at gFACULTY CLUBh, Kyusyu University.