Opening Ceremony and Nobel Laureate Forum (Part I)

Opening Ceremony

Time: 09:00-09:30, April 25, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Qujiang Auditorium, 3rd Floor , QICC

Nobel Laureate Forum (Part I)
Time: 09:30-11:40, April 25, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Qujiang Auditorium, 3rd Floor , QICC
Moderator	Dr. Richard J. Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, USA
09:30-09:35	Chair’s Introduction
09:35-10:00	Title: Visions of Stem Cells Dr. Martin J. Evans, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2007; Director, Cardiff University, UK
10:00-10:25	Title: Structural Insights into DNA Replication by the Replisome and Transcription by T7 RNA Polymerase Dr. Thomas Steitz, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2009; Professor, Yale University, USA
10:25-10:50	Title: COMBREX - Genomes, Computers and Experimentation in Biology Dr. Richard J. Roberts, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 1993; Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, USA
10:50-11:15	Title: Discovering Helicobacter Dr. J. Robin Warren, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2005; Pathologist, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
11:15-11:40	Title: The Personalized Medicine Revolution: Are We Going to Cure All Diseases and at What Price? Dr. Aaron Ciechanover, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2004; Distinguished Research Professor, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Keynote Forum

Keynote Forum
Time: 13:30-16:10, April 25, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room No. 311, 3rd Floor , QICC
Moderator	Dr. Joseph M. Suflita, Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA
13:30-13:40	Moderator’s Introduction
13:40-14:10	Title: Lessons from Twenty-five Years and Two Hundred Applications of MEOR: Concept to Success Dr. Alan J Sheehy, Principal Scientist, Titan Oil Recovery Inc., USA
14:10-14:40	Title: Stimulation of Indigenous Bacterial Community by Exogenous Bacteria Dr. Xiaolei Wu, Associate Dean, Peking University, China
14:40-15:10	Title: Improvement of CO2 Sweep Efficiency Using Microbial Permeability Profile Modification Dr. Darrel W. Schmitz, Professor and Head, Department of Geosciences Mississippi State University, USA
15:10-15:40	Title: Removing Organic Sulfur from Transportation Fuels: The Prospects for Biotechnology Mr. David J. Boron, Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy, USA
15:40-16:10	Title: Anaerobic Biotechnology for the Conversion of Fossil Energy to Methane: Application to Oil, Shale and Coal Reserves Dr. Joseph M. Suflita, Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA

Forum I: Reservoir to Soil Metagenomics and Ecosystems Biology
Time: 08:30-12:10, April 26, 2012 (Thursday) ; Place: Room No. 207, 2nd Floor, QICC
Chair	Dr. Hans Kristian Kotlar, Senior Specialist of Biotechnology, Statoil Research Centre, Norway
Co-Chair	Dr. Hongyue Dang, Professor, China University of Petroleum(East China), China
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-08:55	Title: Oil Reservoir Metagenome: New Insight to the Oil Reservoir Processes Dr. Hans Kristian Kotlar, Senior Specialist of Biotechnology, Statoil Research Centre, Norway
08:55-09:15	Title: The Potential of Adapted Strain of Clostridium Tyrobutyricum for Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Purpose Dr. Erik Gydesen Sogaard, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark
09:15-09:35	Title: Molecular Identification of Key Microorganisms Potentially Causing Accelerated Low Water Corrosion in Marine Environments Dr. Hongyue Dang, Professor, China University of Petroleum (East China), China
09:35-09:55	Title: Comparison of the Microbiological Influence on the Electro-chemical Potential of Stainless Steel between Macro and Micro Areas of Specimens Dr. Oliver Moos, Managing Director, Gautschi Engineering GmbH, Switzerland
09:55-10:15	Title: Geol-Metagenome and Microbial Biogeoreferencing: A Strategy for the Environmental Challenges of Petro-Industry Activities in Brazil Dr. Carlos Alfredo Galindo Blaha, Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
10:15-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-10:50	Title: Biocorrosion: A Silent Threat to Pipeline Integrity; A Theoretical and Practical Overview Mr. Jorge Torrado, Microbiologist, Oleoducto Central S.A., Colombia
10:50-11:10	Title: Metagenomics Tools and SEM Applied to Identify Corrosive Microorganisms from Naphtha Transporting Pipelines of Venezuelan Oil Industries Dr. Leopoldo Naranjo-Briceño, President, Institute for Advanced Studies (IDEA), Venezuela
11:10-11:30	Title: Electrokinetic Distribution of Bacteria in Soil Dr. Yousefi Kebria Dariosh, Assistant Professor, Babol University of Technology, Iran
11:30-11:50	Title: Morphological and Physiological Changes during Adaptation to Higher Salinities of Clostridium Tyrobutyricum for Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery Purposes Mr. Ismaila Adetunji Jimoh, Ph.D. Student, Aalborg University, Denmark
11:50-12:10	Panel Discussion

Forum II: Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery and Environmental Management
Time: 13:30-17:10, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room No. 207, 2nd Floor,QICC
Chair	Dr. Frederick J. Passman, President, Biodeterioration Control Associates, Inc., USA
Co-Chair	Dr. Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Professor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan
13:30-13:35	Chair’s Introduction
13:35-13:55	Title: A Bological-based Approach for Removing Organic Sulfur from Transportation Fuels Mr. David J. Boron, Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy, USA
13:55-14:15	Title: Biodeterioration in Downstream Fuel Systems Dr. Frederick J. Passman, President, Biodeterioration Control Associates, Inc., USA
14:15-14:35	Title: Biocatalytic Conversion of Heavy Oil - A New Low Energy IOR Method? Dr. Hans Kristian Kotlar, Senior Specialist of Biotechnology, Statoil Research Centre, Norway
14:35-14:55	Title: Modeling of Adsorption Kinetics of Certain Organic and Inorganic Compounds on Activated Carbon Dr. Luis Armando Bernal-Jácome, Professor, San Luis Potosi University, Mexico
14:55-15:15	Title: Breitling Oil and Gas Case Study: Can Unconventional Resources Be Explored and Produced in an Environmentally-Friendly Manner? Dr. Chris Faulkner, CEO, Brietling Oil and Gas, USA
15:15-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-15:50	Title: Bioremediation of Heavy Oil on the Shore with Bacterial Agents Dr. Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Professor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan
15:50-16:10	Title: Detection of Diesel and Heavy Oil-degrading Bacteria in Soil by an Oligonucleotide Array Dr. Tsung Chain Chang, Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
16:10-16:30	Title: Electricity Generation from Carbon Monoxide and Synthesis Gas in a Microbial Fuel Cell Mr. Abid Hussain, Graduate Research Assistant, McGill University, Canada
16:30-16:50	Title: Bioremediation of Oil Contaminated Sediments under Extreme Environmental Conditions in the Sultanate of Oman: Can We Apply What is Done Elsewhere? Dr. Raeid M.M. Abed, Assistant Professor, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
16:50-17:10	Panel Discussion

Forum III: Novel Techniques & Methods of Bioremediation
Time: 08:30-10:30, April 27, 2012 (Friday) ; Place: Room No. 212, 2nd Floor,QICC
Chair	Dr. Abdulwahab Rajab Binsadiq, Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Co-Chair	Dr. Dejun Song, Vice Director, Kiso-Jiban Consultants Co. Ltd., Japan
08:30-08:35	Chair’s Introduction
08:35-08:55	Title: Fungal Bioremediation of Petroleum Contamination Dr. Abdulwahab Rajab Binsadiq, Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
08:55-09:15	Title: Assessing Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon-contaminated Soil Based on In Situ Biodegradation Capacity of the Site Dr. Dejun Song, Vice Director, Kiso-Jiban Consultants Co. Ltd., Japan
09:15-09:35	Title: Enhanced Biodegradation of Naphthalene and Anthracene by Modified Vermiculite Mixed with Soil Dr. Sandro Froehner, Professor, Federal University of Parana, Brazil
09:35-09:55	Title: Bioremediation of the Metalloids Dr. Swaranjit Singh Cameotra, Senior Principal Scientist, Institute of Microbial Technology, India
09:55-10:15	Title: State of the Art of the Marine Oil Spill Bioremediation Research in Indonesia Dr. Agung Dhamar Syakti, Lecturer and Researcher, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia
10:15-10:30	Panel Discussion