About the Conference
Today, microalgae and its
related products have gained a remarkable
position in the market, the biomass of algae
is closely related to our daily life and
living environment. The biodiversity of
microalgae is enormous and it has been
estimated that about 200,000-800,000 algal
species exist of which about 35,000 species
are described. In recent years, numerous
studies suggested that these diversified
organisms having very high potential to serve
as rich and untapped resources for a wide
range of commercial; environmental;
pharmaceutical; food and fuel applications.
With this
background, the School of Science &
Technology of the Open University of
Hong Kong (OUHK) has organized two conferences, one for dissemination of
contemporary development and advances in the
field of Algal Biomass whereas the other
on prevention and management of
harmful algal blooms in the South
China Sea. This year, the 6th
International Conference on Prevention and
Management of Harmful Algal Blooms in the
South China Sea cum the
2nd International Conference on Beneficial
Uses of Algal Biomass, 2015 (HABSCS-ICBUAB 2015)
will be held in The Open University of Hong
Kong during November 20-23, 2015.
The
conference HABSCS-ICBUAB 2015 aims at
exploring new ideas and encouraging
collaboration among experts and scientists
from government, institutions, universities
and industry in Hong Kong, Mainland China and
overseas so that emerging and useful
technologies in algal biology, biomass
production, cultivation, harvesting,
extraction, applications and the prevention
& management of HABs can be identified and
exchanged. The conference will provide an
invaluable opportunity for regional and local
experts involved in related disciplines to
exchange views on new research findings,
knowledge and technologies. Local and regional
participants will also exchange experiences
and obtain new ideas from leading experts from
overseas at the roundtable discussion, forum
and keynote speech sessions. Through in-depth
reviews of the previous and current situations
and discussions on future research, conference
participants will be able to gain better
understanding of the current status of algal
biomass studies and research directions in the
near future.
Conference themes
Major themes of the conference
include the following:
1. |
Algal Biology &
Chemistry; |
2. |
Algal Biofuel; |
3. |
Algal
Biomass Production; |
4. |
Algal
cell harvesting |
5. |
Identification
of Algal species/ Algal Taxonomy |
6. |
Industrialization
and algal product design |
7. |
Algal
Genomics |
8. |
Algal
Proteomics |
9. |
Algal
toxicology |
10. |
Environmental
Applications |
We welcome
papers on all topics related the above themes. Papers on
related topics will also be considered.
Conference
language
The Conference will be conducted in
English.
Papers submitted for presentation must
be in English.
Conference
publication
Accepted papers will be included in
the conference proceedings. Authors of
selected papers will also be invited to submit
an extended version of their papers for
journal publication or an edited book.
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