The King of Thailand Vetiver Awards
On the occasion of the Fifth
International Conference on Vetiver (ICV-5), which will be held in Lucknow,
India, between 29-31 October 2011, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn, the Chairperson of His Majesty the King of Thailand's Chaipattana
Foundation, has graciously granted US$ 10,000 from the Chaipattana Foundation
for "The King of Thailand Vetiver Awards" for the most outstanding works on
vetiver. The awards will be split into the following categories:
1. Outstanding
Vetiver Research (US$ 5,000)
1.1 Agricultural
Application (US$
2,500)
1.2 Non -
agricultural Application
(US$ 2,500)
2. Outstanding
Dissemination in the Vetiver System (US$ 5,000)
2.1
Government Agency
(US$ 2,500)
2.2
Non - government Agency (US$
2,500)
The
winners will receive the awards from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn, the Patron of The Vetiver Network, on His Majesty the King of
Thailand's behalf, during the Opening Ceremony of the Fifth International
Conference on Vetiver (ICV-5) in Lucknow, India. With the support from the
Chaipattana Foundation, the recipients of the awards will have the honor to
present their papers in the Conference and be covered with the cost of
participation at ICV-5 as well as the international travel between their home
country and the conference venue and accommodation during the conference
period.
Scientists as well as
vetiver practitioners from around the world are invited to apply for the awards
by submitting the application form along with the abstract and full paper, both
of which should conform to the format of the papers, including a 150 word
"Statement of Merit" describing the contribution of the nominee's paper to the
following address.
The Selection Committee
for the "King of Thailand Vetiver
Awards"
Foreign Affairs Group
Office of the Royal
Development Projects Board
78 Rajdamnern Nok
Avenue,
Dusit, Bangkok 10300
THAILAND
E-mail: [email protected]
The deadline of the
application with the abstract as well as the submission of the full paper is 30
April 2011 and 31 May 2011 respectively.
The announcement of the winners will be made by 31 August 2011.
Specifications
for abstract and full paper
The abstract should be between 400-500 words (1
page). The complete work should not be longer than 6,000 words (including
figures and pictures, not more than 15 pages). Before submitting, all abstracts
and full papers must be edited according to the following norms:
Format: The papers must be written in the Microsoft
Word program for Windows, in Times New Roman (TNR) font, according to the
following specifications:
Author(s): TNR, 12 points normal. Initial of the first (and second) name(s), last name, institution(s) to which they belong, postal address and e-mail, centered
Contents: The text of the paper must include introduction, materials and
methods, results and discussion, conclusions and references. Tables and figures
must be inserted within the text at proper places. References must be included
and listed in alphabetical order by last name of the first author according to
the following norms: author, (if more than one author, use commas to separate
them), year of publication, title, journal (abbrev.), volume, number, pagination
(10, and 14 points of line space). For example:
Chomchalow, N,
and Henle, H.V. (eds.). 1998. Proceedings of the First International
Conference on Vetiver. The Office of the Royal Development Projects Board,
Bangkok, Thailand.
Roongthanakiat,
N, and Chairoj, P. 2001. Uptake potential of some heavy metals by vetiver
grass. Kasetsart J. (Nat.Sci.) 35: 433-440.
Truong, PNV.
1999. Vetiver grass technology for mines tailings rehabilitation. In:
Proceedings of the First Asia-Pacific Conference on Ground and Water
Bioengineering for Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization. Manila, The
Philippines. pp. 315-325.
Author(s)
data: Please include a brief
curricular content (no more than 100 words) of the main author or the one that
is going to present it orally, or is going to be present at the poster display.
Note: Please include a paragraph where it describes the contribution of the
presentation to the central subject of the Conference "Vetiver and Climate
Change".
Awards Criteria for
Consideration
1.
Outstanding Vetiver Research
The
contesting papers should comply to one or more of the following criteria:
1) Being the study of a researcher or a
group of researchers
2) Being the basic or applied research
3) Creating new knowledge in such fields as
science, agriculture, environment, or other fields relating to the development
of knowledge on vetiver grass
4) Benefiting the community as a
whole. If being a basic research, the researcher (s) must be able to provide
the guideline on how to put it into practice.
2.
Outstanding Dissemination of the Vetiver System
The
contesting papers should comply to one or more following criteria:
1) Manifesting the
effective promotion on the use and the real application
of vetiver grass
2) Following the principle of
sustainable development
3) Can be widely applied with no
restriction to any particular group
4) Using appropriate technology that is
environmental
friendly
5) Supported by scientific reasons and
is widely accepted
6) Bringing about the extra income such
as the development of products
The announcement of the
winners will be made by 31 August 2011.
Application
Form
The King of
Thailand Vetiver Awards
First
Name Middle
Name (if any)
Last
Name Sex
Age
Affiliation:
Department/Office/Company
Address
Position
Responsibility
Contact Address
Country Tel
Fax Email
Title
of paper
Type
of work:
� Research: ( )
Agricultural Application (
) Non-Agricultural
Application
Category:
( ) Research, experiment, and activities of vetiver involving
with
direct
and indirect impact on climate changes
( ) Recovering and nourishing the green environment
( ) Reduction of greenhouse effect, carbon footprint, and carbon
mitigation
( ) Green economy, alternative energy and vetiver in agriculture
practices
( ) Specific research in relation with efficiency of the vetiver
in
various aspects
( ) Dissemination: ( )
Government Agency ( )
Non-Government Agency
Category:
(
) Recovering and nourishing
the green environment
( ) Utilization of vetiver for erosion, flood control, and slope
stabilization
( ) Wastewater purification, element uptake, and pollutant
decomposition
( ) Vetiver network and other aspects
Author(s)
Source of funding of the work
Deadline of Submission
Application
with abstract 30
April 2011
Full paper with �Statement of Merit� 31 May 2011