Briefer

Name of the conference:

Joint International Conference of the

Sixth International Conference for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (ICFAS 6)

& Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network Forum One (AFSSRN F1)

Website:

https://tbtiphpssfns.upv.edu.ph/

Organizers:

•University of the Philippines Visayas – College of Arts and Sciences
•Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, a section of Asian Fisheries Society

Theme:

The Science and Art of Fisheries and Aquaculture: Life Above and Below Waters

Platform

Zoom

•Opening ceremony will be broadcasted live and streaming in the UPV Facebook and in YouTube
•All other sessions are for registered participants only

Date:

24 to 26 November 2021

November 24 (Wed afternoon), 25 (Thursday, whole day), 26 (Friday, whole day)

Expected Participants:

Scientists, researchers, artists, practitioners, managers, policy makers, students advocates

General Program:

November 24		November 25		November 26
.		8:30	Plenary Session 1	8:30	Plenary Session 2
		10:00	Break	10:00	Break
		10:15	Parallel Session 2	10:15	Parallel Session 5
		12:00	Break	12:00	Break
13:30	Opening Ceremony	13:30	Parallel Session 3	13:30	Plenary Session 3
14:45	Break	14:30	Break	14:30	Break
15:00	•Parallel Session 1 •Social Scientists Assembly •AFSSRN Election	14:45	Parallel Session 4	14:45	Closing Ceremony
16:45	End of Sessions	16:45	End of Sessions	16:45	End of Conference

Design:

•Plenary
•Parallel scientific and art sessions
•Poster session
•Special sessions
•Competitions

Special Sessions:

•Social Scientists Assembly
•AFSSRN General Assembly and Election
•Others (on proposal stage)

Registration:

Registration Fee
Category	Filipino (In pesos)	Non-Filipino (in USD)
Category	Filipino (In pesos)	AFSSRN member	Non-AFSSRN member
Student	500	15	20
Non-Student	1000	25	35

Entitlements: attendance to the conference, chance to present work, chance to network, e-Certificate of Recognition for presentation, e-Certificate for Participation, e-copy of Book of Abstract plus, e-copy of the Conference Souvenir Program, e-copy of the Conference Proceedings

Themes:

•Aquatic resources, environments, and fisheries
•Aquaculture
•Post harvest and biotechnology
•Economics, governance, gender, and fisheries management
•Socio-cultural aspects of fisheries

Major session categories:

•Scientific sessions: Oral and poster presentations of research works
•Arts Sessions: film, photo, and literary works

Competition:

Group Level

•Fishing for Solution: to present a solution on a given fisheries/aquaculture issues related to the conference theme

Individual Level

•Digital art : on a given topic related to the conference theme
•Student oral speed presentation : for accepted abstract of student research work
•Student poster competition : for accepted abstract of student research work

Publication opportunities:

Quality full papers will have the chance to be included in the special issue of Asian Fisheries Science or in the Journal of Natural Sciences; separate announcement and guidelines will be issued.

Key Dates:

Dates	Details
August 1	• Call for abstracts (Scientific and Arts sessions; student oral speed and poster competitions ) • Call for entries in the competitions (Digital Art, Fishing for Solution) • Call for partners and sponsors
August 15	Registration opens
August 30 *Extended to September 15*	Deadline for abstract submission (Scientific and Arts sessions; student oral speed and poster competitions; Fishing for Solution competition)
September 15 *Extended to September 15*	Results of abstract submission (Scientific and Arts sessions; student oral speed and poster competitions; Fishing for Solution competition)
October 15	Deadline for competition submission for digital art competition.
October 30 *	Registration ends for presenters and those entering the competitions
November 20 *	Registration ends for non-presenters
November 24-26	Conference proper
*23:59, The Philippines Time (GMT+8)

The UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS, is a constituent unit of the University of the Philippines, the national university of the Philippines, established and existing by virtue of Executive Order No. 628 s. 1980 and Republic Act. No. 9500, with principal office at Miagao, Iloilo. UPV has the national mandate as the center of fisheries and aquatic sciences education in the country and is guided by the following goals to achieve: 1) To provide quality education to its students; 2) To advance knowledge through research; and 3) To provide opportunities for its faculty and staff to work for the improvement of the larger community.

UPV COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES is one of five degree-granting units of UP Visayas. The college offers a general education program that is the foundation of all academic programs in the University. It also offers interdisciplinary degree programs, with single and/or double major options supportive of, or complementary to, those offered by the other colleges. It has five academic divisions: the Biological Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, and Professional Education. Additionally, it has the Departments of Chemistry and of Physical Education, and a laboratory high school designed to train socio-economically disadvantaged but academically qualified youth, to provide them access to quality tertiary education. The college has three research and public service support offices: Language Program, Center for West Visayan Studies, and the Community Outreach Program.

The ASIAN FISHERIES SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH NETWORK (AFSSRN), a section of the Asian Fisheries Society, was established in 1996. Prior to this, it was a research network launched as a project of ICLARM (now WorldFish) in 1983 to address the need to enhance social science research capabilities of relevance to capture fisheries, coastal resource management and aquaculture in Asia. ICLARM actively coordinated the Network from 1983-1996. In its 2019 By-Laws, the specific objectives of AFSSRN are 1) to promote effective interaction and cooperation among persons involved in fisheries and aquaculture social sciences research; 2) to encourage and promote investigation and advances in knowledge of fisheries and aquaculture social sciences; 3) to focus attention on fisheries and aquaculture social sciences problems by disseminating technical and other information on all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture social sciences and management; and 4) to promote the proper use of fisheries and aquaculture social sciences research practices and results in the Asia-Pacific region.