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the 7th International Abalone Symposium (IAS 2009)

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 7^th International Abalone Symposium to be held in Pattaya, Thailand on 19-24 July 2009.  The IAS was first held by the International Abalone Society in  La Paz, Mexico in 1989. The second IAS  was  held five years later in 1994 in Tasmania. The IAS, which has been held every three years since then, has brought  together the world leading scientists as well as growers, suppliers, buyers, distributors, managers, regulators and policy/decision makers who are interested in abalone fisheries and aquaculture. This symposium is co-hosted by the Marine Science Association of Thailand in association with  Faculty of Science and Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University.  Similar to the previous symposia, the program of the IAS 2009 will include keynote, panel, oral and poster presentations, as well as an exhibition. The IAS 2009 will be held in the city of Pattaya, one of the most popular beach resorts in Thailand. All sessions will be presented in English.