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2011/SOM1/ATCWG/026 Agenda Item: 6

Monitoring Report - ATC 08/2010A ATCWG Biofuels Network Annual Symposium and Biotrade /

Technical Training Workshop

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Thailand

15th Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group Meeting

Washington, D.C., United States2-4 March 2011

Progress Report

SECTION A: Project profile

Project number & title : ATC 08/2010A - APEC-ATCWG Biofuels Network Annual Symposium and

Biotrade/Technical Training Workshop Time period covered in

report:

03/12/2010 – 10/02/2011 Date submitted: 10/02/2011

Committee / WG / Fora: ATCWG

Project Overseer Name:

Organization / Economy

Noppol Leksawasdi, Charin Techapun

Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

1. Current status of project:

On schedule: YES

On budget: YES

On target to meet project objectives: YES

2. Implementation:

The proposal acceptance letter has been signed by POs and a signed copy of the letter has been returned to Program Executive on 3rd December 2010. The contractor has signed the contract with APEC Secretariat and submitted the document to APEC on 27th December 2010. The symposium venue and accommodation at Kantary Hill Hotel, Chiang Mai for active participants and keynote speakers have been reserved. The established biofuels network has been contacted; up to 10 former participants have accepted invitation to participate in next year event during 30th May – 4th June 2011. The new keynote speaker and active participants from China during the visits of PO to Qingdao (QIBEBT) during 22nd – 23rd December 2010 have also expressed their interests to participate and contribute in workshop activities. There is no deviation from the work plan. As of 10 February 2011, all six keynote speakers have been invited (U.S.A., Australia, China, Italy, Japan, and Korea). POs are also able to invite all representatives from 11 travel-funded APEC economies. The updated list of participants (LOP) table is given in the attached file.

3. Challenges: Although, there will be no problem in inviting the keynote speakers. The invitation of active participants from certain economies such as Peru, PNG, Russia, and Chile may pose challenges as there was no representative from these economies participating in the previous biofuels symposium despite several attempts of invitation with helps from ATCWG fora and Secretariat. However, the absence of negative contributing factors in the upcoming biofuels symposium network to be held next year may encourage higher level of active participation from these economies. As of 10 February 2011, the invitation of active participants from the four economies mentioned previously has been successful (see the attached LOP Table).

4. Engagement: The brochure and launching of symposium website have been prepared and advertised to stakeholders and beneficiaries at http://www.agro.cmu.ac.th/apec2011/. The experts have also been consulted on the format of training workshop to be organized.

5. Objectives and outputs: The progress of the project (see below) is going according to plan - Meeting of organizing committee and symposium planning December, 2010 - First announcement January, 2011 - Contact expert/keynote speakers/participants January – March, 2011 All keynote speakers have been contacted and some keynote speakers have already submitted the relevant documents (CV, presentation topic, PowerPoint, and full paper) for presentation. The outputs are being delivered on time with sufficient quality. Participants Information:

Number of Participants Nature of Participation Sex disaggregation 18 active participants

2 Indonesia 2 Malaysia 2 Mexico 1 Philippines 2 Thailand 2 Viet Nam 1 Peru 2 Chile 2 Russia 1 China 1 Papua New Guinea

Official APEC-delegates 13 male and 5 female participants

General participants are being invited (expect up to 90 participants)

Non-APEC funded delegates More than 40% females

Number of Participants Nature of Participation Sex disaggregation

6 keynote speakers (1 U.S.A., 1 Korea, 1 Italy (non-member), 1 China, 1 Japan, 1 Australia)

APEC-funded 5 males and 1 female

20 project staff/secretariat -- 7 males and 13 females

ATCWG (Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group)Faculty of Agro-Industry , Chiang Mai University, Thailand

APEC-ATCWG Biofuels Network Annual Symposium and Biotrade/Technical

Training Workshop

Proposing APEC Economy Thailand

Co-sponsoring APEC Economies U.S.A. & Chile

http://www.agro.cmu.ac.th/apec2011/

Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

It is one of seven projects from Thailand proposed in the APEC Food Security Action Plan, Niigata Declaration, The 1st Ministerial Meeting on Food Security (16 - 17 October 2010 in Niigata, Japan)

Three Days Symposium + Three Days Workshop


Workshop Training Titles:- Key Economics in Bioethanol Production- Determination of Carbon Credits/Footprints- Technical Training

This project is the continuation of a successfulAPEC funded project (ATC 16/2009A) organizedduring 24th – 27th May 2010 the APEC biofuelsnetwork is a key process of capacity building.

Key Objectives

Strengthen and expand the establishedAPEC biofuels network.


Update the progress on technical, economics, andenvironmental information and experiences.

Establish training workshop on biotrade /technical aspects ofbiofuels.

The current symposium/training workshop will cover;

- Bioconversion of agricultural and agro-industrial wastes

- Commercialization of second generation biofuels

- Economic & Envi. Issues for future generation biofuels

- Policies and programs in APEC member economies to

encourage development of 2nd & 3rd generation biofuels

- Multi-economies international research proposal/training

course development

- Case studies of prototyping zero waste production line using

raw materials from agricultural and agro-industrial wastes


Invitation Progress


Meeting of organizing committee &

symposium planning December, 2010

First announcement January, 2011

Contact expert/keynote speakers/

participants January – March, 2011

Second announcement March–April, 2011

Hold the symposium &

workshop training May–June, 2011

Report preparation June, 2011

Publication of final report September, 2011

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