Conference Committees
| Chief Patron | Prof. Dr. Ishwari Prasad Dhakal | Vice Chancellor | Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal |
| Patron | Prof. Dr. Mana Raj Kolakshyapati | Registrar | Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal |
| Chief Advisor | Dr. Beth Miller | President | International Goat Association, USA |
| Advisors | ||
| Dr. Lucia Sepe | Vice-President | International Goat Association |
| Dr. Banshi Sharma | Director General | Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal |
| Dr. Tek B. Gurung | Act. Executive Director | Nepal Agricultural Research Council |
| Dr. M.S. Chauhan | President and Director | Indian Society for Sheep and Goat Production and Utilization, Central Institute for Research on Goats, India |
| Prof. Dr. Nanda Prasad Joshi | Associate Professor | Michigan State University, MI, USA |
| Dr. Shubha N. Mahato | Country Director | Heifer International Nepal |
| Organizing Chair | ||
| Prof. Dr. Sharada Thapaliya | Dean | Faculty of Animal Science Veterinary Science and Fisheries Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal |
| Scientific & Regional Conferences (S & R C) Committee | ||
| Chair | Dr. Lucia Sepe | International Goat Association |
| Members | ||
| Co-chair | Prof. Carina Visser | |
| Member | Prof. Juan Capote | |
| Member | Prof. Noemí Castro Navarro | |
| Member | Dr. Hervé Hoste | |
| Member | Prof. Nazan Koluman | |
| Member | Dr. Paula Menzies | |
| Member | Prof. Tilahun Sahlu | |
| Member | Prof. Felipe Torres Acosta | |
| ARCG 2019 Local Committee | |
| Technical | |
| Prof. Dr. Bhuminanda Devkota | Coordinator |
| Prof. Dr. Puskar Pal | Member |
| Dr. Ishwari P Kadariya | Member |
| Dr. Nirajan Bhattarai | Member |
| Dr. Gokarna Gautam | Member |
| Dr. Himal Luitel | Member |
| Logistic Management | |
| Prof. ICP Tiwari | Coordinator |
| Dr. Rebanta K Bhattarai | Member |
| Dr. Himal Luitel | Member |
| Dawa T. Tamang | Member |
| Ram K Pyakurel | Member |
| Meghraj Sapkota | Member |
| Financial Management | |
| Prof. Dr. Sharada Thapaliya | Coordinator |
| Prof. Dr. Hom B Basnet | Member |
| Prof. Matrika P Jamarkatel | Member |
| Dawa T. Tamang | Member |
| Dr. Rajesh Bhatta | Member |
| Local Transportation Management |
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| Dr. Jeevan Adhikari | Coordinator |
| Dr. Himal Luitel | Member |
| Dawa T. Tamang | Member |
| Mass Media Communication | |
| Dr. Ishwari P Kadariya | Coordinator |
| Dr. Nirajan Bhattarai | Member |
| Subas Pandit | Member |
| Web-page Management | |
| Dr. Nirajan Bhattarai | Coordinator |
| Susanta Poudel | Member |
| Reception and Hospitality Management |
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| Prof. Ramasis Shah | Coordinator |
| Dr. Ananta Dahal | Member |
| Dr. Himal Luitel | Member |
| Ms. Pragya Thapa | Member |
| Coordinators from Co-organizers |
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| Rudra Prasad Poudel | Department of Livestock Services, Livestock Genetic Resources Management and Promotion Office, Hariharbhavan, Lalitpur, Nepal |
| Dr. Shivahari Ghimire | Scientist, Goat Research Station, NARC, Bandipur, Tanahun, Nepal |
| Ms. Sumnima Shrestha | Communication and Resource Mobilization Manager, Heifer International Nepal |
| Co-Secretaries | |||
| Raju Kadel | Chief | Goat Research Station | Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Nepal |
| Dr. Himal Luitel | Assistant Professor | Center for Biotechnology | Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal |
Organizing Secretary:
Dr. Nirajan Bhattarai
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Animal Breeding and Biotechnology
Faculty of Animal Science Veterinary Science and Fisheries
Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
Email: [email protected]
Cellphone: +977 9855060704
| The S & R C Committee of IGA assists in overall planning, implementing and organizing the regional meetings. Additionally, this Committee is responsible for working with the ICG and RCG host country Scientific Committee to recruit invited speakers, finalize the scientific program schedule, review and select oral abstract presentations, and review and select poster award nominations. Click and visit the IGA website www.iga-goatworld.com |