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2nd Session of the Internet Conference on Integrated Bio-Systems (ICIBS)
05 Oct - 27 Nov 1998.

information and paper are available via
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs

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Programme for electronic discussion of papers

05-30 Oct.: Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Technology
1) David Riggle (USA) Anaerobic digestion for MSW and industrial
        wastewater.
2) Francisco A Moog (Philippines) Promotion and utilization of
        polyethylene biodigester in small farming systems in the
        Philippines

05-30 Oct.: Integrated bio-systems in agriculture
4) Asifo O Ajuyah (Western Samoa) The Potential of Integrated
        Bio-systems in Small Pacific Island Countries
5) Kangmin Li (P.R. China) Chinese rice-fish farming system
6) Lylian Rodriguez, Thomas R Preston and Nguyen Van Lai (Vietnam).
       Integrated farming systems for efficient use of local resources

2-27 Nov.: Integrated Bio-systems in agriculture
7) Bui Xuan Men*, Brian Ogle & Thomas Preston (Vietnam) Studies on
        Duck Production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
8) Martin Medina (Mexico) Role of Scavengers in Integrated Bio-Systems:
        Some Past and Present Experiences
9) Rongjun Chen (P.R. China) Livestock-biogas-fruit systems in South China

2-27 Nov.: Biofuels
11) M.Bekers & U.Viesturs (Latvia) Integrated bio-system for biofuel
         production from agricultural raw materials in Latvia
12) Tommy Mansson* & Eng-Leong Foo (Sweden) Swedish efforts in
         integrating bio-fuels as alternative fuels for transportation in
         buses, lorries and cars
13) Galina Telysheva et al (Latvia) Integrated management of forest
         resources with special attention to energy from renewables

ORGANIZERS
The ICIBS is jointly organized by the Inst. of Advanced Studies of the
United Nations University, Tokyo (http:/www.ias.unu.edu) and the UNESCO
Microbial Resources Centre, Stockholm
(http://home2.swipnet.se/~w-25860/jacky)

REGISTRATION: no registration fee

MAILING LISTS:
ET-W1 - for paper discussions on "Integrated BioSystems in Agriculture"
ET-W10 - for paper discussions "Anaerobic Digestion" and "Biofuels"

HOW TO JOIN:
Paper discussions will take place via mailing lists. To join a
mailing list, e-mail [log in to unmask] and use the subscription
command:
SUB mailinglist yourfirstname yourlastname (organization)
e.g. send the message
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SUB ET-W1 Tori Yoshida (Tokyo Univ., Japan)

Contact Person:
Jacky Foo <[log in to unmask]>
ICBS Secretariat