th The 16 World Lake Conference Lake Ecosystem Health and Its Resilience: Diversity and Risks of Extinction November 7-11th, 2016 Bali, Indonesia Final Announcement Organized by Webpage : www.wlc16bali.org Contact : [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PREFACE....................................................................................................................... 3 II. CONFERENCE THEME AND PARTICIPANTS ............................................................ 3 III. CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS & DATE ....................................................................... 3 IV. CONFERENCE VENUE ................................................................................................. 4 V. AGENDA ........................................................................................................................ 5 VI. ATTENDANCE REGISTRATION .................................................................................. 8 VII. TOPICS .......................................................................................................................... 8 VIII. POLICY DIALOGUES ....................................................................................................... 8 IX. FIELD TRIP .................................................................................................................. 10 X. OPEN TOUR ................................................................................................................ 14 XI. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION ................................................................................ 15 XII. HOTELS ....................................................................................................................... 16 XIII. HOW TO REACH THE VENUE ................................................................................... 16 XIV. SELECTED ABSTRACTS ............................................................................................ 16 XV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS ........ 16 XVI. EXHIBITION INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 17 XVII. PROGRAM COMMITTEE ............................................................................................ 18 WLC 16 BALI-FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Page 2 I. PREFACE Lakes are essential parts of Indonesian society that cannot be separated from their daily lives. Not only do the lakes serve livelihood requirements, they also play a key role in fostering Indonesian culture. Despite their highly recognized importance, most lakes have undergone serious degradation nationwide. The awareness for the need to revitalize the degraded lake ecosystem has arisen at every level in the nation. The most noted one has been the mutually agreed commitment about lake sustainable management, signed by nine ministers. This agreement then served to create a momentum for all stakeholders to synergize all their collective actions to restore lake ecosystem balance for their sustainable use and conservation. To achieve this goal, a grand design about lake revitalization was formulated in 2011. Presently there are 15 national lakes being designated as the national priority lakes. In the meantime, the importance of lake ecosystem sustainability has become widely acknowledged as an extremely important global challenge by many people and organizations. In particular, the World Lake Conference (WLC) has served as a unique platform for a wide range of stakeholders, including citizens, industrialists, government officials and scientists from across the world, to gather and deliberate on the common concerns and issues. The WLC has been organized 15 times since 1984 in different parts of the World, including Argentina, China, Denmark, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, and the United States of America. The implementation of WLCs has been facilitated and co- hosted by the International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC) since 1986 when it was established in the same year in Shiga, Japan. This year, Indonesia proudly announces to host the WLC16, as the first of its series to be held in Southeast Asia. II. CONFERENCE THEME AND PARTICIPANTS The theme of the conference is “Lake Ecosystem Health and Its Resilience: Diversity and Risks of Extinction”. The participants, including researchers, academicians, government officials, non-governmental organizations (NGO) personnel as well as local community representatives and other local stakeholders, are expected to attend the conference from many parts of the world. The submitted abstracts should be duly screened by the Conference Scientific Committee for presentations at various conference sessions. It is expected that the total number of attendees would be around 800. III. CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS & DATE The conference is to be hosted by the Republic of Indonesia; Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, and Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) being the key organizers in charge of program development and implementation. The International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC) works closely with the Indonesian organizers as the main external organizer both to facilitate the Indonesian Secretariat through ILEC Secretariat on program development and implementation, and to contribute to matters pertaining to the emerging global and international agenda through ILEC‟s Scientific Committee. WLC 16 BALI-FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Page 3 IV. CONFERENCE VENUE The conference will take place during November 8-10th, 2016. The venue is Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Bali, Indonesia. Bali, one of the global jewel tourism areas, is remarked as a place to achieve balance in life. The reputation is obtained as the island is surrounded by bounty beaches, astonishing mountain views and more importantly breathtaking cultural heritages. The island has exhibited various international conferences; therefore, the facilities to make the participants feel comfortable are granted. Not only do the participants enjoy the beautiful scenery in this island, but there are also plenty of art exhibitions and cultural performances which may dazzle everyone. Some cultural performances that should not be missed by the visitors are the famous Legong, Kecak fire and trance dance, Wayang Kulit (shadow puppet), Ramayana and Barong. The Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel located at a private beachfront location in Kuta, north of the Ngurah Rai International Airport. With 318 modern rooms, suites and villas, guests can rest in comfort and experience Balinese hospitality with international service standards. The hotel caters to leisure and business travellers alike with its 7 restaurants and bars, 9 function spaces, a spa, a fitness center, a spacious sculptured pool, and a helipad. The hotel is adjacent to the Discovery Shopping Mall and a 10-minute walk to Central Kuta. WLC 16 BALI-FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Page 4 V. AGENDA Several additional events planned in this conference are: field trip (tree-planting which will be integrated in field trip), Kid’s Lake Session, Gala Dinner and exhibitions The detailed agenda of opening and closing ceremony is as follows : Tuesday, 8 November 2016 OPENING CEREMONY Tuesday, 8th November 2016, Kharisma Ballroom, Discovery Hotel, 08.00-13.15 Time Detail 08.00 – 08.50 Registration 08.50 – 09.00 Welcome dance (Sekar Jagat Dance) 09.00 – 09.05 Opening by MC 09.05 – 09.10 National Anthem 09.10 – 09.15 Prayer 09.15 – 09.25 Documentary film of Indonesian Lake 09.25 – 09.35 Messages from Indonesian and Japanese Kids for Lake Conservation 09.35 – 09.45 Welcoming Speech by the Committee Chair, Director General of Watershed and Protected Forest Management, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Dr. Hilman Nugroho 09.45 – 09.55 Welcoming Speech by Governor of Bali Province, Mr. Made Mangku Pastika 09.55 – 10.05 Welcoming Speech by Director General of International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC), Prof. Hironori Hamanaka 10.05 – 10.15 Choir: Janger and Pohon Cintaku 10.15 – 10.25 Opening Speech by Chairman of Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Prof. Iskandar Zulkarnain 10.25 – 10.35 Opening Speech by Minister of Public Works and Housing, Dr. Basuki Hadimuljono 10.35 – 10.40 Delivering of seed tree by Minister of Environment and Forestry, Dr. Siti Nurbaya, to the representative of local community and representative of overseas participant. 10.40 – 11.00 Opening Speech by the Minister of Environment and Forestry, simultaneously followed by Opening by Kulkul together (Minister of Environment and Forestry, Minister of Public Works and Housing, Chairman of Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Governor of Bai Province and Director General of ILEC), followed by some participants’ Kulkul, and Dance Performance (Cenderawasih Dance) 11.00 – 11.05 Break 11.05 – 11.20 Keynote speech 1 (Dr. Fauzan Ali, LIPI, Indonesia) 11.20 – 11.35 Keynote speech 2 (Prof. Walter Rast, Scientific Committee Chair, ILEC) 11.35 – 11.50 Keynote speech 3 (Director of APCE, Indonesia) [not confirmed] 11.50 – 12.05 Keynote speech 4 (Mr. Taizo Mikazuki, Governor of Shiga Prefecture, Japan) 12.05 – 13.10 Lunch For VIP after the Opening: Time Detail 11.00 – 11.30 Visit the WLC16 Exhibition 11.30 – 12.00 Press Conference 12.00 – 13.10 Lunch FOUR THEMATIC PARALLEL SESSIONS/ROOMS (Room A, B, C and D, 13.30 – 18.00) WLC 16 BALI-FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT Page 6 Wednesday, 9 November 2016 KEYNOTE SPEECH (Kharisma Ballroom, 08.00 – 08.40 ) 08.00 – 08.20 Prof. Soontak Lee Sustainable Water Management with AP-HELP