Christoph Zockler,
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Coordinator
A Two days meeting of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force will be held in Mawlamyine, Myanmar on 18-19 January 2017.
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Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force Meeting January 2017 Agenda (tentative)
Date: 18-19-January 2017
Venue: Rehmonnya Hotel, Mawlamyine, Myanmar
Preliminary Agenda
Day 1: 18 January
| Time | Presentations /Discussions | Presenter/Faciliator |
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration | All participants |
| 9:00-9:10 | Opening Remark by Mon State Government | U Min Min Oo, Chief Minister (or) Minister of MONREC MON |
| 9:10-9:20 | Welcome note by Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment Conservation (MONREC) | NWCD/FD |
| 9:20-9:30 | Welcome note by Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force | Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskyi, Chairman (SBS TF) |
| 9:30-9:45 | Photo session and Tea Break | All participants |
| 9:45-10:00 | Community Led Management Gulf of Mottama Project (CLCMGOMP) | Dr. Jake Brunner, Head (Indo-Burma Group-IUCN) |
| 10:00-10:15 | Introduction to SBS Conservation in Myanmar including brief report on survey results | Pyae Phyo Aung, Program Manager (BANCA) |
| 10:15-10:30 | Nanthar Island Conservation (Rakhine) | Ren Naung Soe (BECAR) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Ayeyarwaddy and Tanintharyi Coastal Conservation | NN (FFI) |
| 10:45-11:00 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in Bangladesh | Sayam U Chowdhury, Assistant Coordinator (SBS TF) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in Thailand | Thattaya Bidayabha, Conservation, Manager (BCST) |
| 11:15-11:30 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in Thailand | Wicha Narangsri, Chairman (TWF) |
| 11:30-11:45 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in Japan | Minoru KASHIWAGI, Ramsar Network Japan |
| 11:45-12:00 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in Korea | Ju Yun Ki, Birds Korea |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | All Participants |
| 13:00-13:15 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in China | Jing Li, SBS China |
| 13:15-13:30 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in China | Tong Menxiu, China Wild Tour |
| 13:30-13:45 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation in Vietnam | Paul Insua Cao, BirdLife International (RSPB) |
| 13:45-14:00 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation on Russian Breeding grounds | Dr. Elena Lappo, Birds Russia |
| 14:00-14:15 | Bird Hunting in Arctic and Asian Russia – Community based approaches | Prof Konstantin Klokov, BirdsRussia |
| 14:15-14:30 | Spoon-billed Sandpiper Conservation on Kamchatka Peninsula | Dr. Yuri Gerassimov, Birds Russia |
| 14:30-14:45 | Conservation Breeding | Dr. Richard Hearn, WWT, Slimbridge |
| 14:45-15:30 | Brief Introduction on East-Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) | Tomoko Ichikawa, Communication Officer (EAAFP) |
| Coffee Break | All Participants | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Discussion about site protection in Myanmar | All Participants, Facilitate by BANCA |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Hunting mitigation in Myanmar, Bangladesh China and Russia | All Participants, Facilitate by SBS TF |
| 16:30-16:45 | Wrap-up section | BANCA/SBS TF |
| 16:45-17:00 | Closing Remark of Day 1 by SBS TF | Dr. Evgeny Syroechkovskiy, Chairman |
| 18:00 | Reception and dinner | all |
Day 2: 19 January
| Time | Presentations /Discussions | Presenter/Faciliator |
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration | All participants |
| 9:00-10:00 | Conservation challenges in the Yellow Sea –progress and next steps. | Convener Jing Li, SBS in China |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Brief Introduction and discussion about Satellite Tagging and future plans | Convener Dr. Nigel Clark, BTO |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Database management and data publicizing | Convener Sayam Chowdhury |
| 11:15-11:30 | Global population estimate – state of knowledge, knowledge gaps, common language | Convenor Dr. Christoph Zockler |
| 11:30-12:30 | Head-starting and colour-marking– The future conservation plans | Convenor BirdsRussia |
| 12:30-12:45 | Wrap-up section | SBS TF Chairman |
| 12:45-13:00 | Closing Remark | Director, Forest Department (Mon State) |
| 13:00-13:30 | Very short Lunch | All Participants |
| 13:30 | Visit to Environmental Education and Sustainable Center (Bilin Township) |
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