21-24 October 2012

East-West Center, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Description

The International Sandalwood Symposium 2012 was a four-day, stand-alone meeting to be held at the East-West Center’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center located at the University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus in Honolulu, Hawaii from 21-24 October 2012. With over 100 participants from 8 countries, it brought together a diverse international group of participants interested in the scientific research, conservation, ethnobotany, commercialization, and other aspects of sandalwoods- from the world’s leading experts to students, landowners, land managers, business people, and the general public.

Conference Proceedings & Video

A published and PDF version of the Conference Proceedings will be available for purchase in 2013, as well as a full-length video of the conference.  Please check back at www.sandalwoodfoundation.org or email danica@sandalwoodfoundation.org for more information.

Agenda

CLICK HERE for a complete list of presentations.

Steering Committee

Dr. Danica Harbaugh-Reynaud (Chair), Executive Director, International Sandalwood Foundation • Dr. Susan Leopold (Co-Chair), Executive Director, United Plant Savers • Mr. Leigh-Wai Doo , Chair, Foundation for the Islands of Harmony • Mr. Tim Coakley, Executive Chairman, Wescorp • Ms. Bronwyn Clarke, Australian Tree Seed Centre, CSIRO Plant Industry • Dr. John Doran, Forestry Consultant, Australia • Dr. J.B. Friday, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa • Mr. Jim Haley, Director, Iliahi Foundation • Dr. Chin Yuan Hu, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Hawai’i • Dr. Mark Merlin, Department of Botany, University of Hawai’i, Manoa • Dr. Madhugiri Nageswara-Rao, Dept. of Plant Sci., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dept. of Biological Sci., Polk State College • Dr. Lex Thomson, Facilitating Agriculture Commodity and Trade Team Leader, Secretariat of the Pacific Community • Dr. Warren Wagner, Dep. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution • Dr. Sylvia Yuen, Interim Dean and Director, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa.