17th CAS General Meeting, Antigua and Barbuda 2010

The 3rd Announcement for the CAS General Meeting for November 2010 is now available.

The meeting was held at the Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort aka The Royal Antiguan Beach and Tennis Resort

P.O. Box 976

Deep Bay

St. John's

Antigua

Phone: (268) 462-3733

Fax: (268) 462-3732

http://www.grandroyalantiguan.com

Foreword and Welcome from Professor Tara Dasgupta

Abstract of the Plenary Papers

DAY 1 - NOVEMBER 13, 2010

PLENARY SESSION 1: VENUE - THE BALLROOM

Chairman: Professor Ramsey Saunders

8.30 - 8.35 a.m. Chairman Remarks

8.35 - 8.50 a.m. Address by Philmore A. James

Deputy Chief Fisheries Officer Antigua and Barbuda

8.52 - 9.17 a.m. What We Should Know About Climate Change But Don't

Professor Maureen L. Cropper

University of Maryland and National Academy of Sciences, USA

9.20 - 10.00 a.m. Vulnerability of Caribbean Capital Cities to Natural Hazards

Professor Winston Suite

University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

10.00 - 10.15 a.m. Questions

10.15 - 10.30 a.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK

PLENARY SESSION 2: VENUE- THE BALLROOM

Chairmen: Professors G. Oliver and R. Lancashire

10.30 - 10.55 a.m. Climate Policy and Political Ecology in Guyana: Torn Between Multiple Lovers and Rising Above the Gathered Storm of Competing Natural Resource Interests

Dr. John Caesar

University of Guyana, Guyana

10.55 - 11.20 a.m. Socio-Economic Considerations in a Proactive Approach to Climate Change Adaption in Caribbean SIDS: Case Studies from Infrastructure and Agriculture

Dr. Marlene Attzs

The University of the West Indies

11.20 -11.45 a.m. Women in Sciences: Facing Climate Changes

Dr. Lilliam Alvarez Diaz

Cuba

11.45 a.m.- 12.10 p.m. Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change

Dr. J. Firth

United Kingdom

12.15 - 1.10 p.m. LUNCH

1.10 - 1.25 p.m. PHOTO SESSION

SESSION 1A - HEALTH 1.30 - 3.30 p.m. VENUE: THE BALLROOM

Chairman: Professor Jorge A. Moreno

1.30 - 1.50 p.m. Preliminary Results From a Study of Climate Variability and its Impact on Dengue Fever and Respiratory Illnesses in the Caribbean

Roxann Brown Stennett; Dharmaratne Amarakoon; Anthony Chen

The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1.50 - 2.10 p.m. Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance at Tertiary Institutions in Trinidad

P.I. Sealy; D. Ignacio; M. Manjunath; W. Swanston

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

2.10 - 2.30 p.m. Towards the Characterization of Novel Teretoxins

A. Grigoryan; P. Anand; M. Holford

City University of New York, USA

2.30 - 2.50 p.m. Diabetes: Its Effect on Liver and Kidney Histology and Cytochrome c Oxidase Activity

D. Friday; T. Alleyne; S. Rao

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

2.50 - 3.10 p.m. The Terebridae and Teretoxins: Combining Phylogeny and Anatomy for Concerted Discovery of Bioactive Compounds

M Holford; N. Pulliandre

City University of New York, USA

3.10 - 3.30 p.m. The in vitro Efficacy of Antifungal Impregnated Biodegradable Bone Delivery Systems

P.I. Sealy; S. Chapman; J.D. Cleary

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

SESSION 1B - INDUSTRY 1.30 - 3.30 p.m. VENUE: THE BARINGTON

Chairman: Eng. Hollis Charles

1.30 - 1.50 p.m. A Simulation Model for e-Commerce Neuromarketing by EEG

A. Nikov; S. Leon; D. Andreeva

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

1.50 - 2.10 p.m. Recent Investment by National and International Companies Around the Caribbean Sea

Sally Radford

Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom

2.10 - 2.30 p.m. Modeling of an Integrated Plasma Gasification Combined Cycle (IPGCC) Waste to Energy (WTE) Power Plant Using APEN_PLUS Thermochemical Code

K. Singh; S. Kelly

The University of Trinidad & Tobago

2.30 - 2.50 p.m. Resuscitation of Biogas Technology in Guyana

R.C. Jagessar; K. Ghansiam; C. Erskine

The University of Guyana

2.50 - 3.10 p.m. A Preliminary Inventory Assessment Study of Specific E-Waste Components in Trinidad and Tobago

N. Thomas; S. Kelly

The University of Trinidad and Tobago

3.10 - 3.30 p.m. Technical and Economical Feasibility Study of Using Landfill Gas as a Potential Energy Source in Trinidad and Tobago

L. Huggins; K. Singh

The University of Trinidad and Tobago

SESSION 1C

2.30 - 3.30 p.m. Group Meetings of Climate Change Experts

3.30 - 3.45 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK

SESSION 2A - CLIMATE CHANGE and GEOGRAPHY 3.45 - 5.25 p.m. VENUE: THE BALLROOM

Chairman: Professor Ronald Young

3.45 - 4.05 p.m. An Analysis of the Evolution of the Time Series of Rainfall and Temperature of Guadeloupe

M. Bilioniere; A. Maurin

University of Antilles-Guyane, Guadeloupe

4.05 - 4.25 p.m. Spatio-Temporal Study of Global Sunshine in Guadeloupe

Maina Andre; Ted Soubdhan

University of Antilles-Guyane, Guadeloupe

4.25 - 4.45 p.m. Statistical Evaluation of the IPCC's Evidence for Climate Change in the Caribbean Region

Reynold J. Stone

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

4.45 -5.05 p.m. Characteristics of Nocturnal Stable Layers in Windward Islands in the Southern

C. d'Alexis

University of Antilles-Guyane, Guadeloupe

SESSION 2B - ECOLOGY 3.45 - 5.05 p.m. VENUE: THE BARINGTON

Chairman: Dr. Mark Wuddivira

3.45 - 4.05 p.m. Nitrate Anions and their Concentrations in Waste Water from Selected Areas of Coastal Guyana

R.C. Jagessar; Odessa Alleyne

The University of Guyana

4.05 - 4.25 p.m. Long Term Human Ecodynamics on the Island of Burbuda, West Indies

Sophia Perdikaris; A. Bain; R. Murphy; T. McGovern; C, Look; N. Manigault; G. Hambrecht; A. Santangelo

Brooklyn College, USA

4.25 - 4.45 p.m. Removal of Phenolic Contaminants from Aqueous Solution through Absorption on Meal Hexacyanoferrate (II) Complexes and its Relevance to Environmental and Agricultural Issues

T. Grant; B.B. Tewari

The University of Guyana

4.45 - 5.05 p.m. Water Management in Trinidad and Tobago - Problems, Perspectives, Challenges Role of Academy

Vincent Cooper; Winston Mellowes

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

SESSION 2C 3.45 - 5.05 p.m. CLIMATE CHANGE VENUE: THE BARINGTON

Group Meetings of Climate Change Experts

DAY 2 - NOVEMBER 14, 2010

PLENARY SESSION 3 - VENUE - THE BALLROOM

Chairmen: Dr. T. Alleyne and Professor J. Moreno

8.30 - 8.55 a.m. Caribbean Water Management - Does Climate Change Matter

Dr. Adrian Cashman

The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados

8.55 - 9.20 a.m. Net Zero Energy Building a Solution to Energy Inefficiency in the Caribbean

Professor Tara Dasgupta; Anthony Clayton

The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

9.20 - 9.55 a.m. Pattern of Biodiversity in Trinidad Spiders

TWAS 2010 Young Scientist Award Winner : Ms Jo-Anne Sewlal

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

9.55 - 10.15 a.m. The Need for Public Education in Combating Climate Change

Ms. Joanne Chin Sang

NIHERST, Trinidad and Tobago

10.15 - 10.30 a.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK

SESSION 3A - AGRICULTURE 10.30 - 11.50 a.m. VENUE: THE BALLROOM

Chairman: Dr. Peter Cogan

10.30 - 10.50 a.m. Optimal Control for Population Dynamics with Incomplete Date: The No-Regret Control

A. Omrane

The University of Antilles and Guyana

10.50 - 11.10 a.m. Texture, Organic Matter and Wetting Controls on Shear Strength and Erodibility of Humid Tropical Soils

Mark N. Wuddivira

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

11.10 - 11.30 a.m. The First Hydroxymanool, a Diterpene and its Corresponding Monoacetate from Xylopia benthamii

R.C. Jagessar; A.R. Maxwell

The University of Guyana

11.30 - 11.50 a.m. Effect of a Touted Local Aphrodisiac Herbal Remedy on Lipid Profile of the Domestic Fowl Gallus Gallus Domesticus

K. Craig; J.C. Caesar

The University of Guyana

11.50 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. LUNCH

1.00 - 1.30 p.m. POSTERS

SESSION 3B - CLIMATE CHANGE and ECOLOGY 10.30 a.m. - 12.10p.m. VENUE: THE BARINGTON

Chairman: Dr. Reynold Stone

10.30 - 10.50 a.m. Barbudan Ecosystems: Connectivity, Conservation and Climate Change

E. Todd; W.J. Mc Farlane; M. Montello

Manhattanville College, U.S.A.

10.50 - 11.10 a.m. Ecosystem Protection within the Frame of Climate Change

Charley G. Granvorka; Pascal Saffache

University of Antilles & Guyane, Guadaloupe

11.10 - 11.30 a.m. An Assessment Methodology Linking Health Equity and Climate Adaptation Issues in Coastal Areas at a Community Level

M. Forde; C. Stephen

St. George's University, Grenada

11.30 - 11.50 a.m. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Water Quality Parameters in Relation to Mangrove Zonation along the Godineau River, Trinidad

M. Atwell; M. Wuddivira; J. Gobin; D. Robinson

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

11.50 a.m. - 12.10 p.m. Climate Change and the Alcoholic Bottling Plant

N. Blair-Jacobus

University of Guyana

12.10 - 1.00 p.m. LUNCH

1.00 - 1.30 p.m. POSTERS

SESSION 3C

10.30 a.m. - 12.10 p.m. Group Meetings of Climate Change Experts

10.30 a.m. - 12.10 p.m.. Women's Group Meetings

SESSION 4A - EDUCATION 1.30 - 3.10 p.m. VENUE: THE BALLROOM

Chairman: Dr. Brijesh Tewari

1.30 - 1.50 p.m. Graduate Studies: Can We Leave Well Alone?

Ronald E. Young

The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1.50 - 2.10 p.m. Transforming Mathematics Worksheets

B. Coppin

University of Guyana

2.10 - 2.30 p.m. Using Social Software to Support Computer Science - A Case of Using Facebook Groups

L. Singh; K. Gaffar

The University of Guyana

2.30 - 2.50 p.m. 2011 - The International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011). Some Early "Jamaican" Chemists

R. J. Lancashire

The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

2.50 - 3.05 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK

SESSION 4B - CLIMATE CHANGE & AGRICULTURE 1.30 -2.50 p.m. VENUE: THE BARINGTON

Chairman: Dr. R.C. Jagessar

1.30 - 1.50 p.m. Repositioning the Georgetown Declaration 2001 of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences in the Climate Change Era

J.C. Caesar

University of Guyana

1.50 - 2.10 p.m. Assessment of Climate Change on Tomato Production in Trinidad and Tobago

G. Seepersad; A. Patterson

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

2.10 - 2.30 p.m. Photochemical Properties of the Water Hyacinth

A. Ratan; V.N. Verma

University of Guyana

2.30 - 2.50 p.m. Can Micro-Algae Help Mitigate Climate Change - Preliminary Growth-Rate Studies?

D.A. Janes

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

2.50 - 3.05 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK

PLENARY 4 - VENUE: THE BARINGTON

Chairmen: Professors W. Mellowes and T. Dasgupta

3.10- 3.50 p.m. Report of Climate Change Experts (20 x 2 min)

3.50 - 4.10 p.m. Report of Women's Group

4.10 - 4.20 p.m. Award of Prize for Best Presentation and Closing of Conference

5.00 pm Trip to Shirley Heights