ISAD2015

ASIAN DINOSAURSin Thailand 2015

Organizers

Final Circular

19-29 November 2015 Bangkok, Thailand

Tentative Program

Talks of Keynote Speakers

Post Symposium Excursion

Exhibition

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Co-organizers

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Organizing Committee

Secretary: Dr. Wickanet Songtham Dr. Apsorn Sardsud Dr. Suravech Suteethorn

Chairman: Director General of Department of Mineral Resources

Vice Chairman: Deputy Director General of Department of Mineral Resources Director of Northeastern Research Institute of Petri�ed Wood and Mineral Resources Director of Palaeontological Research and Education Centre

Dates & Venue

Technical sessions, both poster and oral presentations, will be held atMonet/Pissarro/Cezanne/Renoir, 4 Floor Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square Bangkok, Thailand

Event Date

Technical sessions(Poster and oral presentations)

Nov 19 - 20, 2015

Post-symposium excursion*(Mesozoic red beds, the Khorat Group, NE Thailand)

Nov 21 - 24, 2015

Nov 20 - 29, 2015Special exhibition “The Amazing of Asian Dinosaur@Siam”

Siam Paragon, M FloorBangkok, Thailand

Special exhibition entitled “The Amazing of Asian Dinosaurs@Siam” will take place at

*Please �nd the details in post symposium excursion program.

Accommodation Suggestion

A number of hotels are around the symposium venue. The most convenient access to symposium is to stay at hotel that located close to the BTS. We searched for hotel around the symposium venue and categorized into three areas; Siam Square, National Stadium, and Ratchathewi. For more information please visit:http://www.isad2015.com/isad2015/accommodation-suggestion.html

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Talks of Keynote Speakers

Suwat LiptapanlopNakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Thailand“Thai dinosaurs: The new destination for ASEAN tourism”

Supot JermsawatdipongDepartment of Mineral Resources, Thailand“The next decade of fossil research, protection and management in Thailand”

Richen BarsboldInstitute of Paleontology and Geology, MAS, Mongolia“Behavior features on the Gobian inimitable dinosaurian fossils”

Xing XuInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China“A review of recent dinosaur discoveries from the Mid-Late Jurassic of northern China”

Junchang LüInstitute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China“The king of Mesozoic sky-recent advances in the study of Chinese pterosaurs”

Yuri BolotskyInstitute of Geology and Nature Management FEB RAS, Russia“The dinosaurs from the South-Eastern Russia”

Yoichi AzumaInstitute of Dinosaur Research, Fukui Prefectural University, Japan“Japanese dinosaurs”

Varavudh SuteethornMahasarakham University, Thailand“History of Thai dinosaurs”

Eric Bu�etautCentre National de la Recherche Scienti�que, France“The ornithischian dinosaurs of South-East Asia”

Haiyan TongMahasarakham University, Thailand“Mesozoic turtles of Thailand: new data”

Gilles CunyUniversity Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France“Freshwater hybodont sharks from the Late Jurassic – Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Thailand: stratigraphical and palaeobiogeographical implications”

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Tentative Program

Thursday, 19 November 201508:30-09:00 Registration09:00-10:10 Opening Ceremony10:30-12:00 Technical sessions12:00-13:00 Lunch13:00-16:40 Technical sessions18:00-20:30 Welcome reception, Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square

Friday, 20 November 2015 08:30-12:00 Technical sessions12:00-13:00 Lunch13:00-14:00 Poster session 14:00-14:30 Closing remarks14:30-15:00 Move to Siam Paragon15.00-17.00 Visit the special exhibition “The Amazing of Asian Dinosaurs@Siam”19:00-21:00 Farewell party (Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise)"An updated program will be avialable at www.isad2015.com.

Post Symposium Excursion Program

DAY 1 Saturday, 21 November 2015 8.00 Depart from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima Province11.30 Visit Ban Saphan Hin-Nong Rungga locality12.30 Lunch at the Khorat fossil museum13.30 Visit Northeastern Research Institute of Petri�ed Wood and Mineral (Khorat fossil museum)16.00 Leaving for the Koranaree Countyard Boutique hotel, Nakhon Ratchasima Province18.00 Welcome party at "Le Gardenia" room, Koranaree Countyard boutique hotel

DAY 2 Sunday, 22 November 2015 8.00 Check out and depart for Khon Kaen Province12.00 Lunch at the Phu Wiang dinosaur museum13.00 Visti Phu Wiang Fossil Research Center and Dinosaur Museum, Khon Kaen Province14.00 Phu Wiang, type locality of Phuwiangosaurus and Siamotyrannus, Phu Wiang National Park16.30 Depart for Khon Kaen Province18.00 Arrive at Rajavadee hotel, Khon Kaen Province19.00 Dinner at "Kinaree" main dining hall, Rajavadee hotel

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Post Symposium Excursion Program (Cont.)

DAY 3 Monday, 23 November 2015 8.00 Check out and leaving for Kalasin Province11.30 Visit Phu Noi, Kalasin Province12.30 Lunch at Phu Noi excavation camp13.30 Leaving for the Sirindhorn Museum, Kalasin Province14.30 Visit Sirindhorn Museum, Kalasin Province15.30 Visit Phu Kum Khao dinosaur site museum, Kalasin Province16.30 Depart for Maha Sarakham Province17.30 Arrive at Siam Thara Hotel18.00 Leaving for the MSU museum, Farewell party

DAY 4 Tuesday, 24 November 2015 8.00 Check out and depart for the Mahasarakham University (MSU) 8.30 Vitsit Palaeontological Research and Education Centre, (MSU) 9.30 Depart for Nakhon Ratchasima Province12.30 Lunch at Tuepai Pedyang restaurant, Nakhon Ratchasima Province13.00 Visit Phimai historical park, Nakhon Ratchasima Province14.00 Leaving for the Si Khio Stone Quarry site16.00 Visit Si Khio Stone Quarry site, Nakhon Ratchasima Province16.15 Depart for Bangkok19.00 Arrive at the Suvarnabhumi Airport

Si Khio Stone Quarry site

Phu Wiang Dinosaur Museum, Khon Kaen Province

Sirindhorn Museum, Kalasin Province

Northeastern Research Institute of Petrified Wood and Mineral Resources (NRIPM)

The Early Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation ofPhu Kum Khao dinosaur site museum

The Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Phu Kradung Formation of Phu Noi locality

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Post Symposium Excursion

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Exhibition

The Amazing Asian Dinosaurs@Siam will highlight of both Thai and Asian dinosaurs. The event is held during 20-29 November 2015 at Siam Paragon (the luxury department store in the heart of Bangkok) and exhibit 4 highlight zones; the Treasures of Siam, the Ancient Swamp, the Amazing Jurassic, and the Revival of the Ancient World (see exhibition zones).

Exhibition zones

Zone 1: The Treasures of SiamThe Treasures of Siam is the special area marking the auspicious occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60 birthday and her work towards interesting and supporting the Thai dinosaur research. The real specimen of the important dinosaur fossils which considered as the treasures of Siam will be found in this zone.

Zone 2: The Ancient SwampsThe ancient creatures living in the swamp environment calling Siamosaurus suteethorni, crocodiles, and fishes are paraded to swamp in the center of Siam.

Zone 3: The Amazing JurassicThe exhibition exposures the variety of dinosaurs and phytosaur, in the meantime the visitors can enjoy the amazing 3D art around the exhibition area.

Zone 4: The Revival of the Ancient WorldThe Asian dinosaurs that were discovered in Laos, China, Japan, and Thailand are revived, enjoying the movement dinosaur, Thai dinosaur discovery exhibition, dinosaur activities, and grasp back the favorite products at the souvenir shop.

Zone 1: The Treasures of SiamZone 2: The Ancient SwampsZone 3: The Amazing JurassicZone 4: The Revival of the Ancient World

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