| Sunday, 18 February 2001 |
| Participants arrive in Singapore |
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| Monday, 19 February 2001 - Defining the Issues & Challenges |
| 0830-0850 |
Registration of Participants at Pine Room, Level 3, Allson Hotel |
| 0900-1015 |
Joint Opening Ceremony at Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 0850-0905 |
Walk from hotel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Level 6, Raffles City Tower, 250 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179101 |
| 0905-0915 |
Arrival of Guests and Participants |
| 0915 - 0920 |
Introduction |
| 0920- 0925 |
Welcome address by Mr. Anthony Chng, Director, Technical Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, or his representative |
| 0925-0935 |
Video presentation on Singapore Cooperation Programme |
| 0935-1015 |
Photo-taking session and Reception |
| 1015-1030 |
Return to Allson Hotel |
| 1030-1100 |
Session 1. Seminar Overview, Objectives and Approach |
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Assoc. Prof. Robert Beckman, APCEL, Seminar Director |
| 1100-1230 |
Session 2: Reports by Participants on Major Challenges facing Marine Protected Areas |
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Presentations by Participants: 10 minutes per country,
Questions & Answers |
| 1230-0200 |
Lunch |
| 0200-0400 |
Session 3: Reports by Participants on Major Challenges facing Marine Protected Areas |
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Presentations by Participants: 10 minutes per country, |
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Questions & Answers |
| 0400-0430 |
Coffee Break |
| 0430-0530 |
Session 4: General Discussion: Identification of Common Challenges facing Marine Protected Areas |
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Assoc Prof Robert Beckman and Prof Chou Loke Ming |
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During this session, participants will be divided into six teams for the purposes of examining the issues of most relevance to them. The teams will work together during the week and prepare reports for presentation on Friday. |
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| Tuesday, 20 February 2001 - Context, Principles and Issues |
| 0900-0945 |
Session 5: MPAs and the Planning Process |
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Assoc Prof Russell Smith, Nanyang Business School, NTU |
| 0945-1030 |
Session 6: The Science of Conservation in the Coastal Zone |
| 1030-1100 |
Coffee Break |
| 1100-1145 |
Session 7. MPAs in the Context of ICM and international instruments |
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Assoc Prof Robert Beckman, APCEL, Faculty of Law, NUS |
| 1145-1230 |
Session 8: Discussion of issues raised in Sessions 5-7 |
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Profs Beckman and Chou |
| 1230-0200 |
Lunch |
| 0200-0245 |
Session 9: Institutional, legal and management issues |
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Prof Beckman |
| 0245-0330 |
Session 10. Research, monitoring and review of MPAs |
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Prof Chou |
| 0330-0400 |
Coffee Break |
| 0400-0445 |
Session 11: MPAs and Sustainable Tourism |
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Prof Russell Smith |
| 0445-0530 |
Session 12. Discussion of issues raised in
Sessions 9-11 |
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Profs. Beckman, Chou and Smith |
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| Wednesday, 21 February 2001 - The Singapore Experience |
| 0800-0845 |
Travel by bus to Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve |
| 0845-0915 |
Briefing by official from National Parks Board on Singapore's green and blue plans and on the planning and management of coastal and marine protected areas in Singapore |
| 0915-1115 |
Guided Tour of SBNP, including coffee break |
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[Refreshments will be around 1030 hours] |
| 1115-1130 |
Summing-up Session |
| 1130-1215 |
Return to hotel |
| 1215-1230 |
Rest and change |
| 1230-0500 |
Lunch, followed by city tour, including a boat ride. |
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| Thursday, 22 February 2001
- Case Studies from SE Asia |
| 0900-1030 |
Session 13: Case Study from Indonesia |
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Dr. Ian Dutton, Chief of Party & Project Leader, Indonesian Coastal Resources Management Project, Indonesia |
| 1030-1100 |
Coffee Break |
| 1100-1230 |
Session 14: Case Study from Philippines |
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Dr. Alan White, Deputy Chief of Party, Coastal Resources Management Project, Cebu, Philippines |
| 1230-0130 |
Lunch |
| 0130-0300 |
Session 15: The Use of Satellite Technology in Planning, Managing and Monitoring Marine & Coastal Protected Areas |
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Dr Liew Soo Chin, Head of Research, Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP), National University of Singapore |
| 0300-0330 |
Coffee Break |
| 0330-0500 |
Session 16: Break-Out Sessions |
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Participants will break up into their assigned teams for discussions with resource persons. Each team will nominate one participant to present the report on behalf of their team. Resource Persons will assist the teams in preparing the presentations they will be making on Friday. |
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| Friday, 23 February 2001 - Meeting the Challenges Reports |
| 0900-0945 |
Session 17: Report and Action Plan by Team 1 |
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Report by participant assigned to report (20 minutes) |
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Comments of Resource Persons |
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Questions and Discussion |
| 0945-1030 |
Session 18. Report and Action Plan by Team 2 |
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Report by participant assigned to report (20 minutes) |
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Comments of Resource Persons |
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Questions and Discussion |
| 1030-1100 |
Coffee Break |
| 1100-1145 |
Session 19: Report and Action Plan by Team 3 |
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Report by participant assigned to report (20 minutes) |
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Comments of Resource Persons |
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Questions and Discussion |
| 1145-1230 |
Session 20: Report and Action Plan by Team 4 |
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Report by participant assigned to report (20 minutes) |
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Comments of Resource Persons |
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Questions and Discussion |
| 1230-0200 |
Lunch |
| 0200-0245 |
Session 21: Reports and Action Plans by Team 5 |
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Brief Report by participants assigned to report |
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Comments of Resource Persons, Questions and Discussion |
| 0245-0330 |
Session 22: Reports and Action Plans by Team 6 |
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Brief Report by participants assigned to report |
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Comments of Resource Persons, Questions and Discussion |
| 0330-0400 |
Coffee Break |
| 0400-0530 |
Session 23: Concluding Discussion |
| 0630-0830 |
Farewell Dinner and Award of Certificates (details to be announced) |
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| Saturday, 22 January 2000 |
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* Participants depart Singapore |
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