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HAAA Annual Conference 2010

Event Details

Time: August 16, 2010 all day
Location: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo, Hawaii
City/Town: Hilo, Hawaii, USA
Website or Map: http://uhhconferencecenter.co…
Phone: (808) 974-7555
Event Type: conference
Organized By: HAA members: Kevin Hopkins - UH Hilo and Benny Ron - UH Aquaculture Program
Latest Activity: Aug 13

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Event Description

Week of Action: August 16-20, 2010
Early Registration Deadline EXTENDED - July 15th, 2010
Click here to register now!


This year one of our keynote speakers is Professor Gideon Hulata.


The Title of Prof. Gideon Hulataʻs Talk is:
Current status of biology, genetics and selective breeding of tilapia


Gideon Hulata is a senior research scientist at the Department of Poultry and Aquaculture Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Israel, and an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He currently serves as the head if the Institute of Animal Science, ARO.
Gideon Hulata earned his Bachelor's degree in Biology (majors: genetics and microbiology) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) in 1971. He completed his PhD in Applied Genetics in 1978 at the same university. He holds the A+ (top) rank in the Israeli Scientific Civil Service since 1993.

Dr. Hulata's recent research focuses on genetic improvement of tilapias, control of sex ratios in these fishes, as well as evaluation of new species for aquaculture in Israel. Through collaboration with U.S. scientists he is also involved in the mapping of the tilapia genome and in genomic studies of the sex determination pathway in tilapias. He is a member of various scientific societies, and has published more than 130 articles in reviewed scientific literature.

Additional keynote speakers:

Dr. James Rakocy - Virgin Island:
"Guidelines for Aquaponic Systems"

Dr. Wilson Lennard - Australia:
"Commercial Aquaponic Comparitive Trials: A project to directly compare aquaponics with hydroponics in New Zealand"

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Discount Conference Rates! Limited Room Block!
Standard Garden View: $89.00 + taxes
Deluxe Ocean View: $110.00 + taxes
Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
71 Banyan Drive
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 808-935-9361/808-961-9642 **
**If calling in your reservation, please be sure to mention HAAA conference in order to receive the discounted group rate!**
*Transportation from Hilo airport to the Hotel will be provided by us according to a schedule that will be posted here.
Hotel-Hawaii-Aquaculture-Conference-Advance-Reservaion-Form (1).pdf


This activity is supported by the Aquaculture Program, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

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Final Program: HAAA-2010_Program1.pdf

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Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on August 10, 2010 at 8:07am
Here is the Program for the Week of August 16-20, 2010:

8.10.2010_HAAA-IWAT-AET_Program-Matrix.pdf
Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on July 13, 2010 at 2:06pm
Please check out the latest updates of the HAAA 2010 & INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON AQUAPONICS AND TILAPIA AUGUST 16-20, 2010
Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on July 13, 2010 at 12:55pm
Up-to-date program of the HAAA2010

Katherine Roseguo Comment by Katherine Roseguo on July 5, 2010 at 12:35pm
what if you canʻt come during the day? How much are dues?
Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on July 3, 2010 at 4:07pm
Early Registration Deadline EXTENDED - July 15th, 2010 - click here to register now! http://ning.it/9gtb99
~HAAA Annual Conference:
August 16, 2010
~International Workshop on Aquaponics & Tilapia:
August 17 - 19, 2010
~Aquaponics Exploration Tour:
August 20, 2010
Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on July 2, 2010 at 3:34pm
"HAAA 2010 conference attendees will have the option to receive a $15 credit towards their membership dues (students $5 credit). If dues have already been paid, a refund will be issued."
Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on June 26, 2010 at 3:59pm
Dr. Wilson Lennard from Australia will talk about:
"Commercial Aquaponic Comparitive Trials: A project to directly compare aquaponics with hydroponics in New Zealand"
Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on June 25, 2010 at 6:08am
Gideon Hulata is a senior research scientist at the Department of Poultry and Aquaculture Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Israel, and an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He currently serves as the head if the Institute of Animal Science, ARO.
Gideon Hulata earned his Bachelor's degree in Biology (majors: genetics and microbiology) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) in 1971. He completed his PhD in Applied Genetics in 1978 at the same university. He holds the A+ (top) rank in the Israeli Scientific Civil Service since 1993.
Dr. Hulata's recent research focuses on genetic improvement of tilapias, control of sex ratios in these fishes, as well as evaluation of new species for aquaculture in Israel. Through collaboration with U.S. scientists he is also involved in the mapping of the tilapia genome and in genomic studies of the sex determination pathway in tilapias. He is a member of various scientific societies, and has published more than 130 articles in reviewed scientific literature.
Suzi Dominy Comment by Suzi Dominy on June 18, 2010 at 9:13pm
Do you have a program yet? At least a start/finish time?
Benny Ron Comment by Benny Ron on May 19, 2010 at 2:57pm
Just returned from the HAAA BOD meeting and it seems that our conference program is going to be completed within a one to two weeks. We'll keep you all updated.

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