Workshop Program

 Workshop Plan/Training: NTGP

 
Thursday,Oct13                               
NTGP Team meeting at CMDN/Molecular Biology training and Lab visit.
Fri, Oct 14 - Sat Oct 15         
Molecular Biology Training: Dr. Lisette Waits, University of Idaho, USA. CMDN, Kathmandu.
Sun, Oct 16-Tues, Oct 18            
Field Survey
Wednesday, Oct 19           
 Project launch/ Field Biology Training, Chitwan.
Friday, Oct 21
Stakeholders Workshop, Kathmandu
Oct 24 – Oct 27
Marcella training at CMDN (informal)
 
 
 
October 14-15: Conservation Genetics Training, Dr. Lisette Waits
 
 
October 14 -15 
Conservation Genetics Training: Dr. Lisette Waits. University of Idhao 
 
 Oct 14
09:00 AM-06:00 PM
 
 
 
 
Oct 15
09:00 AM – 06:00 PM
 
 
Genetic Method Overview
Genetic Diversity
Gene Flow
Non- Invasive Genetic Sampling
Genetic Diversity Dataset
Landscape Genetics
Phylogenetics/Phylogeography
Conservation Units
Hybridization
Class Evaluation
 
 
Wednesday, 19 October, 2011: Project Launching/ Field Biology Training
 
 08:00 – 09:00 AM 
REGISTRATION/COFFEE
09:00 – 10:00 AM  
 Session I, Official Launch of NTGP, Chitwan.
 09:00 – 09:25 AM  
 NTGP Overview: Mr. Dibesh Karmacharya, PI/NTGP.
09:25 – 10:00 AM
Launching Ceremony: Mr. John Stamm, GDO Director, USAID/Nepal
 
 
10:00 – 10:30 AM   
COFFEE BREAK/MEDIA INTERACTION
 
 
10:30- 12:00 AM
Session II Presentation
 
10:30 – 11:00 AM    
Training Overview: Mr. Kanchan Thapa, CO-PI, NTGP/Virginia Tech Univ, USA.
11:00 AM            
 Presentation on Field Biology: Dr. Marcella Kelly, Virginia Tech, USA.
 
 
12:00 - 01:00 PM     
LUNCH
 
 
01:00 – 05:00 PM
Session III Training
 
01:00 – 05:00 PM   
 
Field Biology Training: Dr. Marcella Kelly, Virginia Tech, USA.

 

 

Friday, 21 October, 2011: Workshop for Stakeholders

 
8:30- 9:30 AM
Registration/ Coffee
 
9:30-10:00 AM
 Welcome by Mr. John Stamm (Director GDO, USAID/Nepal)
 
 
 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
SESSION I: OVERVIEW
10:00-10:30 AM
NTGP Project Overview-Mr. Dibesh Karmacharya-NTGP PI
10:30-11:00 AM
Presentation from Dr. KC Paudel MoFSC
11:00-11:30 AM
 
Presentation from Mr. Shiv Raj Bhatta, TAL Coordinator WWF/Nepal
11:30-12:00 PM
Presentation from Mr. Juddha Gurung, Member and Secretary of the Governing Board of Trustees, NTNC
12:00-1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00-4:00 PM
SESSION II: RESEARCH-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
1:00-1:30 PM
 Presentation from Dr. Maheshwar Dhakal, Ecologist, DNPWC.
1:30-2:00 PM
Panther tigris genome: Implication in wildlife forensics with special reference to tiger populations in the Terai Arc Landscape, India. Dr. S.P Goyal, Wildlife Institute of India.
2:00-2:30 PM
Presentation from Dr. Udayan Borthakur, Aaranyak, India.
2:30-3:00 PM
COFFEE BREAK
3:00-3:30 PM
Presentation by Dr. Marcella Kelly, Virginia Tech
3:30-4:00 PM
 Presentation by Dr. Lisette Waits, University of Idaho
4:00-4:20 PM
 CLOSING REMARKS
 4:00-4:20 PM
 Closing Remarks by Mr. Kanchan Thapa (Co-PI NTGP)