Tomorrow, Friday, June 18 at 13:00, the National Park Association of Thailand [new organization] will host a forum concerning the Thanarat Road parkway entrance to Khao Yai NP. The program will be held at Kasetsart University’s Faculty of Forestry, Sa-ngasappasri Conference Room on the 3rd floor. The tentative schedule is as follows [keep in mind that the listed DGs may likely send their designated stand-in’s]. Of course, it will be in Thai. Registration prior to going into the conference room is from 12:00 to 13:00. Of course, the program will be in Thai, not English. The program is open to the public, and that includes you. On a personal note, please join NPAT (300 B for the year). It is officially an NGO, and it is comprised of former and current Department of National Park employees plus academics, students and folks who care about Thailand’s national parks. I’m in the folks category.
If you speak/understand Thai, please do come. Let’s see what happens.
Program Of Conference Dream of the road and Conservative The world heritage Of Dung Phayayen- Khoa Yai Forest complex
Friday, 18 June 2010 12.00-16.30 PM.
Sa-ngasappasri conference room 3 Floor 60 Year Building
Faculty of forestry, Kasetsart University Bangkok.
12:00 –13:00 PM. Registration
13:00 –13:15 PM. Open ceremony
Chairman of the conference Assis.Prof. Surachat Chatthamat
(NPAT President),
Welcoming remarks by Assis.Prof.Dr. Wanchai Arunpraparat
Dean, Faculty of Forestry
Introductory remarks by Mr.Anurak Teeralertwanai
Secretary of NPAT
13:15 –13:50 PM. Panel Discussion : “Road construction and design concept in protected areas”
By Director General of Highways Department
Director General of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant
Conservation Department
Director General of Royal forest Department
Moderator Mr.Phanlop Kritayanwat (my note: VP of Thai Housing Bank)
Advisory committee of NPAT
13:50 –14:20 PM. Panel Discussion: “Past, present and future of Dong Phayayen- Khao Yai Forest complex World Heritage Site”
By Mr.Boonreang Saisorn
Former Khao-Yai National Park Superintendent and Chairman
Of the NPAT advisory committee (my note: Khun Boonreang was the first Superintendent of Khao Yai NP)
Associate Prof.Dr. Uthis Kud-In
Committee of the nature world heritage of Thailand and
Advisory committee of NPAT
Moderator Mr.Manop Champoojan
Advisor of The National Parks Association Of Thailand
14:20.-15:00 PM Panel Discussion “The dreamed Highways for National Parks – in national park and highway departments’ perspective”
By Assis.Prof.Dr. Eakarin Anukulyudthon Kasetsart University
Mr. Picha PittayaKajornwut
Advisor of The National Parks Association Of Thailand
Representative from National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department
Representative from Highways Department
Moderator Assis.Prof.Dr. Patchanuch Wongwatthana Foster
Lecturer in Parks, recreation and tourism program, KUFF and Committee of The NPAT
Exchange ideas and experiences among participants from the floor
16:15 –16:30 PM Conclusion and closing of the conference
By Assis.Prof. Surachat Chatthamat (NPAT President)