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Governing Organization

Asia Pacific Biochar Conference Committee (APBCC)

  • Conference Chairman
Stephen Joseph
Vice Chairman of IBI
Visiting Professor, New South Wales University, Australia

  • Vice Chairman
    Makoto Ogawa
    President of JBA
    Visiting Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan

Executive Committee
  • Chairman

Makoto Ogawa
President of JBA
Visiting Professor, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan

  • Vice Chairman

Akira Shibata
Chair Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Japan


Managing Sub-committee
  • Akira Shibata (Chairman)

Chair Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

  • Stephen Joseph

Vice Chairman of IBI

Visiting Professor, New South Wales University, Australia

  • Hidehiko Kanegae

Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

  • Debbie Reed

Executive Director, IBI


Scientific Sub-committee
  • Yoshiyuki Shinogi (Chairman)

Professor, Kyushu University, Japan

Marta Camps

Associate Professor, Massey University, New Zealand

  • Wen-Chi Chen
    Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan
  • Hidehiko Kanegae

Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

  • Johannes Lehmann

Associate Professor, Cornell University, USA

  • Guiton Li

Associate Professor, China Agricultural University, China

  • Mitsuru Osaki
    Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Orasa Suksawang
    Vice Dean, Kasetsart University, Thailand
  • Bernaldo Tadeo

President, Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineering, Philippines

  • Shuji Yoshizawa
    Professor, Meisei University, Japan
  • Lukas van Zwieten

Principal Research Scientist, Department of Primary Industries and Energy, New South Wales Government, Australia

  • Stephen Joseph
    Vice Chairman of IBI
    Visiting Professor, New South Wales University, Australia

  • Evelyn Krull
     Dr, CSIRO, Australia
Sub Managing Directors
  • Yusuke Tanabiki

    Research Assistant, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

  • Terukazu Kumazawa

Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

  • Steven McGreevy

Doctoral Student, Kyoto University

  • Ryo Sekiya

Master's degree Student, Ritsumeikan University

Supporter
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Kyoto Prefecture
  • Kyoto Center For Climate Actions

Any questions or concerns should be directed to: Office of 2nd Asia Pacific Biochar Conference
E-mail:info@apbc2011.com