Programme Outline - 1st Borneo Bird Festival 2009
(10 - 15 October 2009)

Fees:
Talks : RM 20.00 per day
Workshops : RM 10 per day
Guided Walks : RM 5.00

TIME / DATE PROGRAMME
9 October 2009 (Friday)
1030hrs Students Programme – Check In
 
10 October 2009 (Saturday)
1000 - 1600hrs Activities and Booth Exhibitions
1430hrs Launching of the Borneo Bird Festival 2009
(by Y.B Datuk Masidi Manjun
Hon. Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah)
Launching of Books:
- A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo (Ms Susan Myers)
- Phillipp’s Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo (Mr Quentin Phillipps)
1600 - 2000hrs Bird Race Flag Off - Session 1
1600 - 1800hrs Guided Bird Tour and Photography
1900 - 2030hrs Guided Walk - Rainforest By Night
 
11 October 2009 (Sunday)
0630 – 0800hrs Guided Bird Tour and Photography
0500 – 0900hrs Bird Race - Session 2
1000-1045hrs • Birdwatching Equipment – Digiscoping
Speaker: Hitoshi Kitajima – Deputy General Manager, Nikon Vision, Japan

Nikon Sport Optics Digiscoping Demo sessions at Nikon Booth:

Sunday (11th): 12pm – 1pm
Monday (12th): 11am – 12pm
Tuesday (13th): 11am – 12pm

1100 – 1145hrs

• Bird Photography and Digital Workflow
Speaker: Mr Choo Tse Chien

1000 – 1800hrs Activities and Booth Exhibitions
1500 – 1700hrs Showcase: Environmental Message from Our Children (Student’s Showcase)
1700hrs Bird Race Prize Presentations
 
12 October 2009 (Monday)
0630 – 0800hrs Guided Bird Tour and Photography
  Presentation & Workshops (Rainforest Hall, RDC):

1000 – 1045hrs

1100 – 1145hrs

The Egrets of Borneo: Habits, habitat, and how to tell them apart and
Frigate birds of Borneo: Habits, habitat and how to tell them apart
(Speaker: Mr Quentin Phillipps)
1200 – 1245hrs Bird Calls: Best Practices and Techniques
(Speaker:Andrew Siani - Bird Guide)
1245 – 1400hrs Break for Lunch
1400 – 1445hrs Birdwatching in Sabah
(Speaker: Mr Cede Prudente)
1500 – 1545hrs Attracting UK Bird watchers to Borneo:  Improving the “Borneo Experience” for wildlife enthusiasts.
(Speaker: Mr Quentin Phillips)
1600 – 1645hrs Bird Ethics
(Speaker: Mr Andrew Sebastian, Head of Communication, Malaysian Nature Society)
0900 – 1700hrs Activities and Booth Exhibitions.
1600 – 1800hrs Guided Bird Tour and Photography
1900 – 2030hrs Guided Walk - Rainforest By Night 
 
13 October 2009 (Tuesday)
0630 – 0800hrs           Guided Bird Tour and Photography
  International Conference on Birding Tourism
(Lecture Hall):
1000 -1045hrs Keynote: Birding Tourism: A Celebration of Birds, A Thrust for Conservation
(Speaker: Mr Richard Grimmett, Head of Conservation, BirdLife International)
1050 -1135 hrs Important Birds Areas (IBAs) - Working Globally, Acting Locally
(Speaker: Mr Yeap Chin Aik, Head of Conservation, Malaysian Nature Society)
1140 -1225 hrs Exclusivity of Birds of Borneo 
(Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Davison
National Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, Singapore Botanic Gardens.)
1230 - 1400hrs Break for Lunch
1400 - 1445hrs Birdwatching Tourism in Australia and Linkages to Nature-based Tourism in Sabah
(Speaker: Dr. Laurie Knight,
Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
1445 – 1530hrs Promoting Birdwatching Enthusiasts from Japan
(Speaker: Mr Akira Hibi, General Manager, Shinwa Tours Japan)
1600 – 1800hrs Guided Bird Tour and Photography
1900 – 2030hrs Guided Walk - Rainforest By Night
 
14 October 2009 (Wednesday)
0630 – 0800hrs Guided Birdwalk and Photography
1000 – 1700hrs Activities and Booth Exhibitions
1030 – 1600hrs Workshop I : Nature Art & Sketching by Mr Teh Yew Kiang
1600 – 1800hrs Guided Birdwalk and Photography
 
15 October 2009 (Thursday)
0630 – 0800hrs Guided Birdwalk and Photography
1000 – 1700hrs Activities and Booth Exhibitions
1030 – 1600hrs Workshop II : Nature Art & Sketching by Mr Teh Yew Kiang
1600 – 1800hrs Guided Birdwalk and Photography
1630hrs Event Ends: Organizing Committee & Sponsors Splash!

Programme as per 5th October 2009

Programme