ASIAN DINOSAURS in Thailand 2015 ISAD2015

19-29 November 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Final Circular

Tentative Program Talks of Keynote Speakers Post Symposium Excursion

Exhibition

Organizers Co-organizers

Contact us E-mail: [email protected] www.isad2015.com Organizing Committee

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

Dates & Venue

Technical sessions, both poster and oral presentations, will be held at Monet/Pissarro/Cezanne/Renoir, 4 th Floor Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square Bangkok, Thailand Special exhibition entitled “The Amazing of Asian Dinosaurs@Siam” will take place at Siam Paragon, M Floor Bangkok, Thailand

Event Date Technical sessions Nov 19 - 20, 2015 (Poster and oral presentations) Post-symposium excursion* Nov 21 - 24, 2015 (Mesozoic red beds, the Khorat Group, NE Thailand) Special exhibition “The Amazing of Asian Dinosaur@Siam” Nov 20 - 29, 2015

*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

www.isad2015.com 1 Talks of Keynote Speakers

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

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

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

Xing Xu Institute 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 Lü Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China “The king of Mesozoic sky-recent advances in the study of Chinese pterosaurs”

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

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

Varavudh Suteethorn Mahasarakham University, Thailand “History of Thai dinosaurs”

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

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

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

www.isad2015.com 2 Tentative Program

Thursday, 19 November 2015 08:30-09:00 Registration 09:00-10:10 Opening Ceremony 10:30-12:00 Technical sessions 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-16:40 Technical sessions 18:00-20:30 Welcome reception, Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square www.painaidii.com Friday, 20 November 2015 08:30-12:00 Technical sessions 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-14:00 Poster session

14:00-14:30 Closing remarks www.directholidaytour.com 14:30-15:00 Move to Siam Paragon 15.00-17.00 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 Province 11.30 Visit Ban Saphan Hin-Nong Rungga locality 12.30 Lunch at the Khorat fossil museum 13.30 Visit Northeastern Research Institute of Petri ed Wood and Mineral (Khorat fossil museum) 16.00 Leaving for the Koranaree Countyard Boutique hotel, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 18.00 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 Province 12.00 Lunch at the Phu Wiang dinosaur museum 13.00 Visti Phu Wiang Fossil Research Center and Dinosaur Museum, Khon Kaen Province 14.00 Phu Wiang, type locality of Phuwiangosaurus and Siamotyrannus, Phu Wiang National Park 16.30 Depart for Khon Kaen Province 18.00 Arrive at Rajavadee hotel, Khon Kaen Province 19.00 Dinner at "Kinaree" main dining hall, Rajavadee hotel

www.isad2015.com 3 Post Symposium Excursion Program (Cont.)

DAY 3 Monday, 23 November 2015 8.00 Check out and leaving for Kalasin Province 11.30 Visit Phu Noi, Kalasin Province 12.30 Lunch at Phu Noi excavation camp 13.30 Leaving for the Sirindhorn Museum, Kalasin Province 14.30 Visit Sirindhorn Museum, Kalasin Province 15.30 Visit Phu Kum Khao dinosaur site museum, Kalasin Province 16.30 Depart for Maha Sarakham Province 17.30 Arrive at Siam Thara Hotel 18.00 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 Province 12.30 Lunch at Tuepai Pedyang restaurant, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 13.00 Visit Phimai historical park, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 14.00 Leaving for the Si Khio Stone Quarry site 16.00 Visit Si Khio Stone Quarry site, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 16.15 Depart for Bangkok 19.00 Arrive at the Suvarnabhumi Airport

Northeastern Research Institute of Petrifed Wood The Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Phu Kradung and Mineral Resources (NRIPM) Phu Wiang Dinosaur Museum, Khon Kaen Province Formation of Phu Noi locality

The Early Cretaceous Sao Khua Formation of Sirindhorn Museum, Kalasin Province Phu Kum Khao dinosaur site museum Si Khio Stone Quarry site

www.isad2015.com 4 Post Symposium Excursion

www.isad2015.com 5 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 Siam Zone 2: The Ancient Swamps Zone 3: The Amazing Jurassic Zone 4: The Revival of the Ancient World

Zone 1: The Treasures of Siam The Treasures of Siam is the special area marking the auspicious occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60 th 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 Swamps The ancient creatures living in the swamp environment calling Siamosaurus suteethorni, crocodiles, and fshes are paraded to swamp in the center of Siam.

Zone 3: The Amazing Jurassic The 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 World The 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. www.isad2015.com 6