Key-note speech: Dr Stephen J. Hall, DG, WorldFish Center, Penang

Session 1 – The CBFM-2 Project

• CBFM-2 Overview: Dr Malcolm Dickson, Project Leader, CBFM-2 Project
• Institutional issues in the CBFM-2 project: Md. Muzaffar Ahmed, Project Co-ordinator, CBFM-2 Project
• Impact of CBFM-2 on the sustainable use of inland fisheries in Bangladesh: Dr Md. Golam Mustafa, Fisheries Specialist, CBFM-2 Project
• Livelihoods and CBFM-2: Converting Social capital into Natural capital: Dr Nurul Islam, CBFM-2 Project

Session 2 – The Bangladesh Context

• Legal support for CBOs in the CBFM project: Iqbal Kabir & S. Rizwana Hassan, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association
• Cluster based management systems for wetlands: Anisur Rahman & Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, Center for Natural Resource Studies
• Women and Fisheries: Angela Gomes, Banchte Shekha
• Experiences in wetland management – the MACH Project: Dr Paul Thompson & S.N. Chowdhury, MACH Project
• The Sunamganj Community Based Resource Management Project (SCBRMP): Sk. Md. Mohsin, Director, SCBRMP & A.K.M. Firoz Khan, WorldFish Center
• Folk Group Demonstration: CBO Folk group & FemCom (4.30-5.00)

Conference Dinner (Invited guests & speakers, Radisson Hotel)

• CBFM – A global analysis: Dr Francis Murray, Research Fellow, Institute of Aquaculture University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
• Institutions in the Mekong Delta of Cambodia and Vietnam- Findings from a situational analysis: Ms. Christine Werthmann, WorldFish Center, Mekong Regional Office, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Community Managed Fisheries in Vietnam: Dr. Truong Thi Nga, College of Agriculture & Applied Biology, Department of  Env.& Natural Resources, Can Tho City, Vietnam
• Approaches to fisheries co-management in developing countries: lessons from MRAG's work over the past 5 years: Dr Charlotte Howard, MRAG Ltd. , London, UK
• Inland Fisheries Co-management in East Africa: Dr James Scullion, Project Manager, Implementation of a Fisheries Management Plan project (IFMP), Uganda  
• Community based management in Lake Victoria, Tanzania: Dr Paul Onyango, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences and Technology, Department of Fisheries, Uni-versity of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Micro-enterprise Development in Selected Fishing Communities in the Province of Iloilo, Philippines: Dr Carlos C. Baylon, Professor, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines in the Visayas Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines
• Experiences with Co-management in Zambia: Dr. Isaac Malasha, WorldFish Center, Lusaka, Zambia
• The Prospect of Co-Management Approach in Managing Open Water Resources With special reference to Indonesia: Dr. Indah Susilowati, Professor, Faculty of Economics-Diponegoro University (UNDIP) Jalan Erlangga Tengah 17 Semarang, 50421-Indonesia
• Paralegal Work: A Community Based Approach to Fisheries Law Enforcement in the Philippines: Dr Joseph Anthony G. Loot, Asstt. Professor, Political Science, Marine Management, Division of Social Sciences,  Uni-versity of the Philippines  in the Visayas, Miag-ao, 5023 Iloilo, Philippines
• Experiences of local government units in the Philippines on fisheries co-management: Ms. Liberty N. Espectato, University Research Associate, Institute of Fisheries Policy and Development Studies, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines in the Visayas Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines
• Utilisation of wetland ecosystem through fish-crop diversification for enhanced productivity and economic stability for fish-farm community of Indian sub-continent: Dr. A. M. Puste, Professor of Agronomy (Water Management), BCKV (Agricultural University), Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India
• Open water fisheries management: Mr. Zhou Xiaowei, Programme & Operation Manager, NACA, Bangkok, Thailand

Closing session – Future strategies for CBFM

• Community management as part of the Bangladesh Inland Capture Fisheries Strategy: Dr Arne Andreaason, Senior Adviser, Danida, Bangladesh
• Global prospects for CBFM: Dr Madan Dey, Regional Director (East and Southeast Asia) and Senior Scientist, WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia

8th March – Field visit for visitors (probably Gharoni and CNRS Kalihati sites)