3rd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management

Honorary Chairman

Prof. Charles Krebs

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems

GPO 284

Canberra, ACT 2601

AUSTRALIA

charles.krebs@csiro.au

Co-Chairman

Prof. Zhibin Zhang

Institute of Zoology

Chinese Academy of Sciences

25 Beisihuanxilu Rd.

Beijing 100080

P.R. CHINA

zhangzb@ioz.ac.cn

Prof. Nguyen Van Tuat

National Institute of Plant Protection

Chem Tu Liem

Hanoi

VIETNAM

tuat@hn.vnn.vn

Members

Dr. Grant Singleton

International Rice Research Institute

DAPO Box 7777,

Metro Manila,

PHILIPPINES

g.singleton@cgiar.org

Dr. Lyn Hinds

CSIRO Entomology

GPO 1700

Canberra, ACT 2601

AUSTRALIA

lyn.hinds@csiro.au

Dr. Nguyen Hong Son

National Institute of Plant Protection (NIPP)

Chem - Tuliem- Hanoi, Vietnam

hanhson@hn.vnn.vn

Dr. Peter Brown

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems

GPO 284

Canberra, ACT 2601

AUSTRALIA

peter.brown@csiro.au

Dr. Ken Aplin

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems

GPO 284

Canberra, ACT 2601

AUSTRALIA

Ken.Aplin@csiro.au

Prof. Herwig Leirs

University of Antwerp

Evolutionary Biology Group

Groenenborgerlaan 171

Antwerpen B-2020

BELGIUM

herwig.leirs@ua.ac.be

Prof. Vu Quang Con

Institute of Bio- ecology, Vietnam

18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street

vucon@iebr.ncst.ac.vn

Dr. Dale Nolte

US Department of Agriculture

USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC

9730-B Lathrop Industrial Drive

Olympia, Washington 98512

USA

Dale.L.Nolte@aphis.usda.gov

Dr. Steven R. Belmain

Natural Resources Institute

Central Avenue

Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB

S.R.Belmain@greenwich.ac.uk

Dr. Rhodes Makundi

Sokoine University of Agriculture

Pest Management Center

P.O. Box 3110

Morogoro 255

TANZANIA

rmakundi@suanet.ac.tz

Dr. Vera Voznessenskaya

A.N.Severtzov Instit Ecology & Evolution

33, Leninski prospect

Moscow 117071

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

vera@voznes.msk.ru

Dr. Mohd Idris

All India Network Project on Rodent Control

Central Arid Zone Research Institute

Jodhpur 342003

INDIA

idrism@cazri.raj.nic.in

Prof. Hannu Ylönen

University of Jyväskylä

Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science

P.O. Box 35

Jyväskylä FIN 40351

FINLAND

hylonen@bytl.jyu.fi

Dr. Sudarmaji

Indonesian Institute for Rice Research

Balai Penelitian Tanaman Padi

J1 Raya No. 9

Sukamandi-Subang, West Java 41256

INDONESIA

sudarmaji@telkom.net

Prof. Nils Chr. Stenseth

University of Oslo

Division of Zoology, Department of Biology

Post Box 1050 Blindern

Oslo N-0316 NORWAY

n.c.stenseth@bio.uio.no

Dr. Mauricio Lima

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Depto de Ecologia

Casilla 114-D

Santiago, CP 6513677

CHILE

mlima@bio.puc.cl

Dr. Jens Jacob

Inst. for Nematology and Vertebrate Research

Federal Biol. Research Centre for Agric. & For. Toppheideweg 88

Münster D-48161

GERMANY

j.jacob@bba.de

Dr. Wendy Ruscoe

Landcare Research

P.O. Box 69

Lincoln 8152

NEW ZEALAND

RuscoeW@LandcareResearch.co.nz

Dra Mary Busch

Laboratorio de Ecologia de roedores Departamento de Ecologia, Genica y Evolucia

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires

Ciudad Universitaria. Pabell II. Cuarto piso. Ciudad de Buenos Aires. CP C1428EHA ARGENTINA

mbusch@bg.fcen.uba.ar

Dr Takashi Saitoh

Field Science Center, Hokkaido University North 11, West 10, Sapporo 060-0811, Japan

tsaitoh@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp

Dr Ara Monadjem

University of Swaziland

ara@science.uniswa.sz

Dr. N.L. Avenant

Head: Department of Mammalogy

National Museum, PO Box 266 Bloemfontein, 9300

South Africa

navenant@nasmus.co.za

Venue and Dates

The 3rd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management (ICRBM) will be held at Thang Loi Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam, from Monday 28 August to Friday 1, September 2006.

About Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi, a city of around 3,5 million people, lies along the west bank of the Red River. Hanoi is one of the oldest capitals in Southeast Asia. The city center can be roughly divided into two parts. The administrative, business, and tourist heart of Hanoi is in the neighborhood stretching from northwest to south in a roughly one-mile radius around Hoan Kiem Lake. Most of the city's major hotels, best restaurants, and good shopping are found here, along with the seat of government and most foreign embassies. With the history of more than 1000 years, Hanoi has a lot of interesting things to see. Besides the hundreds of pagodas and temples in the city, there are more than 35 ancient streets blooming with the same lotus flowers that have existed here for centuries. In the soul of any Vietnamese citizen, Hanoi has always been a symbol of culture and a source of pride throughout the history.

The temperature in Hanoi in late August is 35^oC maximum during the day and 24°C minimum at night. On average there are 27 days of rainfall in August.

Noi Bai International Airport lies north of Hanoi, about 30 minutes by car from town.

General Information for Participants

Registration at the Conferences

The registration desk will be staffed in Thang Loi Hotel from the afternoon of Sunday 27 August 2006

Message

Please check the message board adjacent to the registration desk daily for messages or for changes of the program.

Banking and Currency Exchange

Currency (USD) can be exchanged at the registration desk. Other currencies can be exchanged at the Hanoi Airport and at local banks in Hanoi. Vietnamese banks can also exchange Chinese Dollars.

Currency

The currency is the Vietnamese Dong. Vietnamese Dong and US dollars will be accepted for payments made at the Conference Registration Desk and may be paid by credit card or in Vietnamese cash.

All rates quoted in this information brochure are indicated in US dollars. Please download the registration reply form and fax to the Conference secretariat as soon as possible. The prices are all correct at the time of printing.

The Thang Loi Hotel will accept all major credit cards Bankcard, Visa, Mastercard, and Vietnamese cash, Vietnamese cheques or travellers’ cheques for final accounts for accommodation.

Drivers’ Licenses

An international Driver's License is not recognized in Vietnam.

Electricity

The electrical current in Vietnam is 220V.

Immigration and Visa Requirements

Visas are required to enter Vietnam. Your passport must be current for six months after your entry date. Contact your local consulate for full details. Letters of invitation will be sent to all registered conference participants to assist their application for a visa if required.

Personal Insurance

We strongly recommend that you take out comprehensive medical and travel insurance. A condition of registration is that the 3rd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management, its servants and its agents accept no responsibility of any nature whatsoever for personal injury, death, loss or damage to property of participants, however caused or arising.

Shopping and Business Hours

Government offices are generally open on weekdays from 0800 to 1630 hrs.. Shops are open from about 0730 each day, closing at about 2000 hrs.

Banks are generally open from 0800 to 1630 hrs (Working day only)

Tipping

Tipping and a Goods and Services Tax (GST) are not normal practice in Vietnam. Taxi fares are metered.

Facilities for Conference Participants

Accommodation

Advance bookings can be facilitated for you at Thang Loi Hotel. Reservations can be made via the registration reply forms at the end of this document.

Other accommodation is available in Hanoi. This can be accessed through the

World-Wide Web. （see table 3）

For hotel reservation, sight seeing tours and airport pick up, visa etc. Please make contact directly with our official tourist company that serves our conference.

DINH ANH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. Tel: 844 7714792 Fax: 844 7714790.

Email: dinhanh@vietnam-mice.com; Attn.: Mr. Hoang Dinh Anh – Director; www.thangloitourhtl.com.vn

Medical services can be arranged but are not available at any of the accommodation venues

Meals

Morning and afternoon teas, and lunch, will be provided for all full, concession and display registrants at the Conference venue. Accompanying persons wishing to have morning and afternoon teas and lunch at the venue must register as a full participant.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Air travel to Hanoi: Many International airlines service Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Domestic services have flights from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi, which is more than 2 hours. Please ask your travel agent to book your flights.

Taxis and buses operate from Noibai airport to the city. This trip will takes about 30 minutes and will cost approximately 12 USD.

Departure tax

Occasionally included in the cost of airfares, if not, then you will pay 14 US$ on your departure at the airport.

Scientific Program

The program for the Conference is well advanced and comprises plenary sessions, symposia, posters and workshops. The symposium and workshop organizers are responsible for finalizing participants, selecting oral presentations, editing abstracts of their own symposia/workshop and running their symposia/workshop during the conference. Please contact the symposium organizers if you wish to present a paper. For those who do not have a paper in a symposia or workshop, please contact Jianxu Zhang who is organizing a general paper session.

Plenary papers:

1. Jerry Wolff (USA, jwolff@nsf.gov) – Social biology of rodents - based on his new book

2. Nils Stenseth (Norway, n.c.stenseth@bio.uio.no - Ecological economics of rodent control

3. Mauricio Lima (Chile. mlima@bio.puc.cl) - Biology of eruption of rodent populations in South America.

4. Jens Jacob (Germany, J.Jacob@bba.de) – Animal behaviour in small mammal management

5. Lyn Hinds (Australia, Lyn.Hinds@csiro.au) - Fertility control of rodent pests - the future outlook

6. Stephen Belmain (UK, s.r.belmain@gre.ac.uk) - Socio-economic aspects of rodent management in villages (Bangladesh and Southern Africa)

7. Nguyen Phu Tuan (Vietnam, tuat@hn.vnn.vn ) – Ecologically based management

8. Herwig Leirs (Belgium, herwig.leirs@ua.ac.be)- Rodents and plague: new attention for an old foe

9. Charles Krebs(Canada. charles.krebs@csiro.au) – Overview of conference and future directions (closing ceremony).

Symposia

Biology and Management topics

1 Management of Invasive and Endemic Rodents in An Ecosystem - Getting the Balance Right
Jillian Key (Ecudaor, gkey@fcdarwin.org.ec) and Dale Nolte (USA, Dale.L.Nolte@aphis.usda.gov)

2 Rodents as Indicators of Habitat Integrity/The Role of Rodents in Conservation Management
Nico Avenant (South Africa. navenant@nasmus.co.za)

3 Building Bridges between Population Dynamics, Life Histories, Behavior and Management
Hannu Ylönen (Finland, hylonen@bytl.jyu.fi) and Jerry Wolff (USA, jwolff@nsf.gov)

4 Conservation, breeding, translocation and reintroduction of rodents
Mike Jordan (UK, m.jordan@chesterzoo.org)

5 Impact of Agricultural Advances on Ecology and Management of Rodent Pest Species
Rhodes Makundi (Tanzania,rmakundi@suanet.ac.tz.)

Host-Disease interactions

6 Host-Disease Interactions: Impacts on Rodent and Human Populations
Grant Singleton (Australia, g.singleton@cgiar.org); and Jing-Hui Li (P.R. China, lijinghui@icdc.cn) )

7 Rodent-Parasite Relationships（merging into symposium 6 ）
Boris Krasnov (Israel, krasnov@bgu.ac.il )

8 Hantaviruses, arenaviruses and emerging rodent borne viruses

Jean-Pierre Hugot (Thailand, hugot@cimrs1.mnhn.fr) and Heikki Henttonen (Finland, heikki.henttonen@metla.fi)

Population dynamics

9 The Effects of Climate Change on Rodent Population Dynamics and Impacts
Wendy Ruscoe (New Zealand. RuscoeW@LandcareResearch.co.nz)

10 Population Dynamics and Regulation
Nil Stenseth (Norway, n.c.stenseth@bio.uio.no) and Zhibin Zhang (P.R. China, zhangzb@ioz.ac.cn)

11 Predator-Prey Interactions
Jens Jacob (Germany, j.jacob@bba.de) Erkki Korpimäki (Finland, erkki.korpimaki@utu.fi )

12 Rodenticide resistance - mechanisms, evolution and practical implications.
Hans-Joachim Pelz (Germany, E-mail:j.pelz@bba.de)

Taxonomy

13 Evolutionary Biology and Systematics
Ken Aplin (Australia, Ken.Aplin@csiro.au )

14 Molecular Analyses of Adaptation and Speciation in Rodents
Michael H Kohn, (USA, hmkohn@rice.edu)

Contributed Paper Sessions:

15 General session
Dehua Wang (P.R. China, wangdh@ioz.ac.cn)

Jianxu Zhang (P.R. China, zhangjx@ioz.ac.cn)

Technical workshop

Developments in Small Mammal Survey Techniques.
Dawn Scott, (UK. dawn.scott@bton.ac.uk).

Table 1. Draft Program Outline

Time	Monday	Time	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
0800	Registration	0800	Registration	Free	Registration	Registration
0900 – 0945 h	Opening Ceremony	0830 – 0930h	Plenary		Plenary	Plenary
0945 -1045h	Plenary A	0930 - 1030h	Plenary		Plenary	Plenary
1045-1130h	Morning tea	1030 – 1100h	Morning tea		Morning tea	Morning tea
1130-1230h	Plenary	1100-1230h	Symposia		Symposia	Symposia
1230-1400h	Lunch	1230-1400h	Lunch		Lunch	Lunch
1400-1530	Parallel symposia	1400-1530h	Symposia		Symposia continued	Symposia continued
1530-1600h	Afternoon Tea	1530-1600h	Afternoon Tea		Afternoon Tea	Afternoon Tea
1600-1730h	Symp continued	1600-1730h	Symposia		Symposia continued	Symp and Conferencewrap-up
			Technical workshops
1800h	Welcome Reception		Free evening or informal gathering		Free evening	Conference Dinner - until late!!

Note: that the number of symposia will depend on submission of sufficient papers。

Poster Session

The length of display of a poster will depend on the number of submissions., They will be displayed for at least one day.. Each poster will be allocated to one of the plenary topics and presenters should be present at their posters during breaks to the conferences program on the day(s) allocated

Workshops

There will be opportunities for specialist groups to meet if desired. Please let the Conference Secretariat know of your requirements.

Prizes

A special committee will select the best student and developing country presentations for poster and oral contributions. Please indicate at the time of submission of your abstract whether you wish to be considered for either category of prizes. Student papers may be from people who graduated since 2004 but must be of research conducted when they were officially students.

Social Program

Welcome Reception

There will be a Welcome Reception at 1800 hr on Monday 28 August 2006 at Thangloi Hotel. During this time the displays at Thangloi Hotel will be available for our exclusive enjoyment. There will be a small charge for this event (US$ 20). The cost covers the meal, and a limited quantity of beverages.

The Conference Dinner, which will be held on the evening of Friday 1 September 2006 will be a semi-formal occasion at a Venue to be confirmed. The cost is included in the Registration fee for all Full and Concession Participants and paid Accompanying Persons.

If you have special dietary requirements please note this on the registration form.

Wednesday Tours (30 August 2006)

Package 1: Visit Vanmieu literature Temple and Vietnam Museum of Ethnology located in the center of Hanoi (By bus).

Package 2: Traveling to suburb of Hanoi to visit Bat Tang Pottery Village. It is about 30 minutes from the hotel (by bus).

Another choice: Wednesday, 30 August 2006: Hanoi Day tour;

Morning: Meeting at your hotel. Visiting:

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum – the final resting place of Uncle Ho, a great man considered as the father of the Nation who founded the Vietnam Communist Party and Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1945.

One Pillar pagoda with its special 11^th century architecture; dedicated Goddess of Mercy.

Tran Quoc pagoda, one of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam: first built in 6^th century, rebuilt in 15^th century with a number of monks’ funeral monuments in the garden.

Quan Thanh temple, built in 11^th century with a big bronze status of Tran Vo, God of the North, whose symbols of power are the snake and tortoise.

Army museum, which displays scale models of various epic battles from Vietnam’s long millitary history.

Afternoon:

Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam built in 1070 in honour of teaching Confucius doctrine as well as a place where there are remains of 82 old stone steles recording the history of each Royal Examination.

Ngoc Son temple, founded in 18^th century, is on an island of Hoan Kiem lake, Where as legend says the it is the place where Kinh Le Thai returned the magical sword to God via a tortoise.

Hanoi Old Quarter forming since 15^th century, with narrow streets bearing names that reflect the business once conducted there: Silk street, Rice street and so forth. Return to hotel.

Evening (2000 hrs): Enjoy Water puppet show, a fantastic traditional art.

Accompanying persons program

Dinh Anh Travel Company will supply various tours around the city and outside. Please contact them for bookings.

Trade Exhibition

The Organizing committee is pleased to inform delegates that a small trade display will be held concurrently with the Conference. Those wishing to mount a trade display are invited to apply for the limited number of remaining spaces by contacting Mr. Nguyen Phu Tuan (Contact details listed on the Organizing Committee page)

Critical Dates

1. 1 June 2006: Deadline for submission of abstracts for oral or poster presentation.

2. 22 June 2006: Deadline for early bird registration; late fee of 50 USD applies after this date.

3. 1 May 2006: Deadline for submission of applications for developing country travel support:

4. 1 May 2006: Deadline for submission of application for student travel support:

5. 28 July 2006: Payment of one night accommodation deposits

6. 28 July 2006: Deadline for full refund of conference registration (less an administrative fee of $65) – request for cancellation must be in writing.

Call for Abstracts

Deadline: 1 June 2006

We are now calling for the submission of abstracts for oral or poster presentations. These will be read and refereed by the symposium organizers. . Abstracts may be returned to authors for clarification of content. All one-page abstracts will be collated and provided to delegates at the Conference. The Book for the abstracts is going to be published by the organizers. All conference delegates will receive a copy of this book.

These should be submitted electronically to the organizers of symposia which you intend for and Lyn Hinds (lyn.hinds@csiro.au) .

Guidelines for Abstracts General

Authors MUST submit their one-page abstract by 1 June 2006. All abstracts will be read and copy-edited to ensure consistency of style. The process will be streamlined if the instructions below are followed.

The abstracts should be single-space typed on A4 layout. Where possible, papers should be submitted electronically to the symposia organizers listed above and Lyn Hinds (lyn.hinds@csiro.au) .

The abstract should be sent electronically as a Microsoft WORD file or an rtf file. Please keep the formatting of the abstract to a minimum. Remember that they are word-processing documents, not camera-ready copy.

OVERVIEW OF GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF YOUR PAPER

1. All abstracts must be in English.

2. The preferred font is Arial, 11 pt, and the text should be single-spaced. Each abstract may occupy 1 A4 pages (210 mm wide, 296 mm high), with all borders of 25 mm

3. The title in capitals (Arial, 12 pt, bold and centered) then a line space to authors' name (underline the presenting author), and a further line space to the address (es) in italics.

4. Each abstract should be structured with paragraphs that cover an Introduction, Materials and methods, Results and Discussion. References are optional, but no more than three. Vague statements such as “will be discussed” should not be used.

5. All abbreviations and acronyms must be given in full at first use.

6. SI units of measurement are used

7. Any abstracts not of high quality will not be accepted.

Ten Commandments of Poster Making

1. Start with a title and a clear question or problem, and end with a clear conclusion.

2. Keep the story simple. Use diagrams and simple sketches to explain your ideas.

3. Use headings and colour to highlight key points, and arrows to tell the reader where to start and where to end.

4. Put a photo of yourself on the poster to help other people recognize who you are. Do not use a large photo as the background of your poster, since it makes it hard to read the text.

5. Use large fonts on all parts of the poster. You should be able to read it from 50 cm away or more.

6. If you have more than 200 words on your poster, you have too much to read. Simplify and synthesize. Have a colleague who does not know the details of your research look at your poster to advise you what is not clearly presented.

7. Never use ordinary printed pages like this one on a poster. Enlarge text and graphics and photos. Check the axes labels on all graphs for size.

8. Make a one page summary of your poster with your name and address and e mail contact so that people in a hurry can take one away and still get your message. Bring lots of copies so you do not run out.

9. Compose your poster in Powerpoint, CorelDraw, Illustrator, or Pagemaker so that it can be printed full size (90 cm maximum width = 36 inches).

10. Print a proof of the poster before you go to the final expensive full size print.

Registration Information

Payment for participation will only be accepted in Vietnamese dollars and US dollar. Please complete Registration Form, which is provided at the end of this document and is also available on the web site (http://ICRBM2006.ioz.ac.cn). Please ensure that you complete the correct form and fax it or return it with your payment to the address shown on the form.

Late Fees

For registrations/payments received after 22 June 2006, an additional 50$ will be applied to full and concession registrations.

Accommodation payment

Accommodation/breakfast must be reserved and paid for separately – please make your reservation and pay one night’s deposit via the registration reply form.

Full Registration (Developed country delegates)

Full registration (by 28 July 2006) 350$ entitles you to: Conference materials, name badge, morning/afternoon teas and lunch (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri), Wednesday tour (inclusive of a meal) and the Conference Dinner on Friday night.

Concession Registration (Developing country and Student delegates)

Concession registration (by 28 July 2006) 250$ entitles you to the same inclusions as full registrants.

Students must nominate their course and supervisor and provide supervisor’s email address.

Day registrant

100$; day registrants receive name badge, conference satchel, program, book of abstracts and Conference Book; morning and afternoon teas and lunch.

Accompanying persons

Accompanying Persons registration 100$ entitle you to: Name badge, Welcome Reception, Wednesday tour (inclusive of meal) and Conference Dinner.

Note: If accompanying persons wish to have morning and afternoon teas and lunches at the venue, they must register as a full delegate. Attendance at the Welcome Reception meal on Monday and the Conference dinner on Friday can be booked and paid for separately via the registration reply form.

Accommodation/breakfast must be reserved and paid for separately. Please indicate on the enclosed form if you are sharing a room.

Trade Displays:

There are trade displays, for information on display stand prices and arrangements, contact Mr. Nguyen Phu Tuan (details on Organizing Committee list).

Registration Confirmation

Following receipt of your registration, a confirmation letter and tax invoice will be forwarded to you. This letter states your registration identification number. It is helpful to the Secretariat if your registration number could be quoted on all correspondence once you receive it.

Application for Developing Country and Student Travel Support: should go to Mrs. Pham Thi Hong Hanh, Fax: 84-4 8363 563 or e-mail: nipp-khkh@hn.vnn.vn before early May 2006.

Accommodation Information

Hotel accommodation in Hanoi has been reserved for participants at advantageous rates. Reservations should be made via the registration reply forms. The Conference Secretariat would be pleased to initiate your accommodation booking. Please pay one night’s accommodation deposit to guarantee your booking. This payment will then be passed on to the hotel. Participants must settle the balance of their account directly with the hotel concerned. There are a limited number of room types. If the secretariat is unable to reserve you a room of your desire, they will contact you.

Thang Loi hotel****

Yen Phu – Tay Ho – Hanoi

Tel: (84-4) 829.4211

Fax: (84-4) 929.2927

www.thangloitourhtl.com.vn

Location: Thang Loi hotel is located on the beach the West Lake, the biggest and most romantic lake in Hanoi. Just 30 metres from the International Airport. 10 minutes from the downtown and the Sheraton hotel. Thang Loi hotel is an ideal place for business and leisure.

Accommodation:

178 guest rooms and Suite with balcony overlook the West Lake.

- IDD telephone

- Shaver & dryer

- Beside control panel

- Laundry

- Satellite

- Bathetub & Jacuzzis

- Safety box

Restaurant & bar:

Thang Loi restaurant serves superb European and Chinese cuisine as well as traditional Vietnamese specialities.

Lakeside Lotus Bar is a lovely place for friends and business partners to enjoy light snacks, refreshing cocktail and natural sightseeing.

Other facilities:

And Swimming pool, Night club, Souvernir shop, Beauty salon, foreign exchange.

Bank information to receive your deposit:

Please send your registration fee or hotel deposit to the following bank address. We encourage you to send hotel or travel deposit to the our partners directly (see information about Hotel and Travel)

Bank name: NGAN HANG NGOAI THUONG VIETNAM (VIETCOMBANK)

Bank address: 198 Tran Quang Khai, Hanoi, Vietnam

SWIFT code: BFTVVNVX

Account number: 001.0.37.000288.0

Account holder name: VIEN BAO VE THUC VAT (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION); Account holder address: DONG NGAC - TU LIEM- HANOI- VIETNAM; Tel: (84-4) 8389724; Fax: (84-4) 8363563

Table 2: Accommodation room rate in 2005

Room type	Room rate (USD)
Room type	Single occupancy	Double occupancy	Extra bed
Suite - President	190(170)	210(180)	(20)
Suite - Deluxe	145(110)	159(120)	(20)
Premium lake view	79(60)	89(70)	(20)
Premium garden view	75(50)	80(60)	(20)
Superior	62	68
C/ in – C/out: 11 a.m & 12 a.m

- Room rates are exclusive of 10% VAT and 5% service charge.

- The above rates are inclusive of buffet breakfast.

- Exchange rate: base on the current rate of State Bank of Vietnam.

- Cash, traveller’s cheques, Master card, Visa card are accepted.

If you make reservation through us, we will reserve for you at advantageous rates.(the price in parenthesis )

Table 3:Here are the lists of near by other hotels for another choices:

No	Hotel name	Price (Standard room)
No	Hotel name	Single	Double/ Twin
1	Sofitel Plaza Hanoi ***** (~ 3 km from venue) Add;1 Thanh nien Rd, Hanoi Tel: 84-4- 823.8888 www.accorhotels-asia.com/3553	107	107
2	Sheraton Hanoi **** (~ 3 km from venue) Add: K5 Nghi Tam, Tay Ho, Hanoi Tel: 84-4-7199000 www.sheraton.com	115	126
3	Sunway Hanoi hotel ****( ~6 km from venue) Add: 19 Pham Dinh Ho St, Hai Ba Trung Dist, Hanoi Tel: 84-4-9713888.	86	86
4	Fortuna Hotel ****( ~ 10 km from venue) Add: 6B Lang Ha St, Dong Da Dist, Hanoi. Tel: 84-4-8313333	85	85
5	Sunny ***(~ 3 km from venue) Add:120 Quan Thanh, Ba Dinh, Hanoi Tel: 84-4-7150494	55	60
6	Majestic Salute ***( ~6 km from venue) Add: 54–56 Hang Duong, Hanoi Tel: 84-4-9230036.	59	64
7	Tay Ho *** (~ 3 km from venue) Add: 58 Tay Ho St, Hanoi. Tel: 84-4-8232380	64	70
8	Galaxy Hotel *** ( ~6 km from venue) Add: 1 Phan Dinh Phung St, Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi. Tel: 84-4-9270071	70	70

If you make reservation through us, we will reserve for you at advantageous rates.

Please note that room reservations cannot be guaranteed unless one night’s deposit is received by 20 July 2006.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Information and Registration Brochure and

Call For Abstracts

Honorary Chairman

Co-Chairman

Members

About Hanoi, Vietnam