Venue Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center Bali, Indonesia

1. ANNOUNCEMENT International Colloquium on • CORRESPONDENCE • All correspondence and enquiries should be addressed to:  • The Secretariat • The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders (ISOPB) • c/o MPOB, 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi • 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia • Technical • Dr N. Rajanaidu • E-mail: rnaidu@mpob.gov.my or rajanaidu45@gmail.com • Telephone: +6012-2056876 • Fax: +603-89261337 • Registration • MsAzlehaDollah • E-mail: azleha@mpob.gov.my • Telephone:+603-87694760 • Fax: +603-89261995 To: The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders (ISOPB) c/o Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) No. 6, PersiaranInstitusi, Bandar BaruBangi 43000 Kajang, Selangor MALAYSIA (Attn: Ms Azleha Dollah) • Harnessing the • Oil Palm Genome • for Breeding 16 June 2014 (Monday) Venue Bali NusaDua Convention Center Bali, Indonesia • ORGANIZING COMMITTEE • DrA. Kushairi Din (MPOB, Malaysia) • DrN Rajanaidu (MPOB, Malaysia) • DrRazakPurba (IOPRI, Indonesia) • DrZulkifliYaakub (MPOB, Malaysia) • MrMustafa Kamal (Sime Darby, Malaysia) • MrMusa Bilal (Sime Darby, Malaysia) • MrNoh Ahmad (MPOB, Malaysia) • MrWong ChooKien (AAR, Malaysia) • MrMohd Isa ZainolAbidin (Kulim, Malaysia) • MsAzlehaDollah (MPOB, Malaysia) • MsYurnaYenni (IOPRI, Indonesia) • MrMohamadArif (IOPRI, Indonesia) • MrNanangSupena (IOPRI, Indonesia) • Advisor: • Chairperson: • Co-Chairperson: • Secretary: • Treasurer: • Members: • Secretariat: IOPRI ISOPB Jointly Organized by

2. International Colloquium on Harnessing the Oil Palm Genome for Breeding 16 June 2014 Bali, Indonesia Salutation: (Prof / Dr / Mr / Ms / Others………..….…..…) (Please circle appropriate salutation. For ‘others’, please indicate) Name:_______________________________________ Designation:__________________________________ Organization:_________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Tel:____________________ Fax:_________________ Email:_______________________________________ I am interested to participate in the seminar. Enclosed is a cheque / bank draft number________________________ payable to ‘The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders’ for the amount of: (please mark X at the appropriate box) Registration form with full payment is to be received by ISOPB before 1 June 2014. Confirmation of registration will be issued upon receipt of full payment. Please submit to: The Secretariat The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders (ISOPB) c/o MPOB, No. 6, PersiaranInstitusi, Bandar BaruBangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. (Attn: MsAzlehaDollah) • REGISTRATION FEE • INTRODUCTION • Seminar registration fee per participant: • ISOPB member: US$ 100 RM 330 • Non-member: US$ 150 RM 500 • The fee covers Colloquium materials, lunch and refreshments. • Payment by cheque / bank draft should be made payable to “The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders”. • Payment via telegraphic transfer can be made to: • Name: The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders • Account number: 1219-0006950-05-3 • Swift code: CIBBMYKL • Address: CIMB Bank, 9 & 10, JalanTun Abdul Aziz, • 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. • All bank charges are to be borne by the participant. • Kindly fax or email a copy of the telegraphic transfer slip to: Ms Azleha Dollah at fax: +603-89261995 • email: azleha@mpob.gov.my • Cancellation and Refund Policy: A refund of 50% will be made for written cancellation received before 1 May 2014. Refund will not be applicable thereafter. A substitute participant is allowable at no additional cost. • Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre • Kawasan Nusa DuaBlok NW/1 (BTDC) Bali 80363 - Indonesia • Tel: +62361773000 • Fax: +62361778880 • Email: rika.maylani@baliconventioncenter.com REGISTRATION FORM • The International Society for Oil Palm Breeders (ISOPB) and the Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute (IOPRI) are organizing a half-day international Colloquium on “Harnessing the Oil Palm Genome for Breeding” on 16 June 2014. This Colloquium is in conjunction with the 5th Quadrennial International Oil Palm Conference (IOPC) on 17-19 June 2014. • The ISOPB-IOPRI Colloquium will review oil palm genome efforts and its application to oil palm breeding for genetic improvement. • o To review efforts in oil palm genome programme; • o To update application of oil palm genome in • breeding programmes; and • o To discuss the potential of markers assisted • selection (MAS) to accelerate breeding cycles and • improve selection efficiency • The Colloquium is suitable for breeders, tissue culturists, biotechnologists, agronomists, plant protectionists, seed producers, policy makers, planters, managers, researchers, academia, consultants, students and those interested in plant breeding and genetics. • 7.00 am : Registration • 8.30 am : Welcome remarks (President of ISOPB) • 8.45 am : Opening remarks (Director of IOPRI) • 9.00 am : Oil Palm Genome Sequence and Discovery of the • Shell Gene: Application in Oil Palm Breeding (Dr • Rajinder Singh, MPOB) • 10.00 am : Tea break • 10.30 am : Future Direction of OMICS Technology in • Improving Oil Palm (Dr N. Billotte, CIRAD) – to be • confirmed • 11.30 am : Role of Oil Palm Breeder in the Development of • Genome Programme(DrRazakPurba, IOPRI) • 12.30 pm : Panel discussion • 1.15 pm : Closing remarks • 1.30 pm : Lunch IOPRI MODE OF PAYMENT • OBJECTIVES • WHO SHOULD ATTEND • VENUE • PROGRAMME ISOPB Note: The organizer reserves the right to make changes without any notice.