Events
23 May 2023
Pint of Science 2023 (Day 2)
ເທດສະການວິທະຍາສາດ Pint of Science Laos ໄດ້ກັບມາອີກຄັ້ງເເລ້ວ!
ມາຮ່ວມງານນີ້ກັບພວກເຮົາໃນວັນຈັນທີ13 ແລະ ວັນອັງຄານທີ14 ພຶດສະພານີ້ ທີ່ຮ້ານ Corebeer-ຄໍເບຍ ກັບສອງຄ່ຳຄືນທີ່ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍເລື່ອງລາວວິທະຍາສາດທີ່ນ່າສົນໃຈ
Pint of Science Laos is back!
Join us on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd of May at Corebeer, for two nights of exciting science talks.
Corebeer, Rue Thadeua, Vientiane, Laos
23 May 2023
ງານເລີ່ມເວລາ 18:00 (ເລີ່ມເຂົ້າງານໄດ້ເວລາ 17:30)
Starting 6pm (doors open 5.30pm)
ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຟຼີ
Free entry
The special thing about spatial: applying maps to public health in Laos
Rica Zamora Duchateau
Clinton Health Access Initiative
Why should we care about the decimal digits in the coordinates of a place? Rica explains how knowing exactly where everything is opens up a wonderful world of maps and spatial analyses that support not only Laos' public health programs, but can be used in daily life too.
The mysterious saola: ecology and conservation of the Lao unicorn
Chanthasone Phommachone
Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation
The saola is one of the most endangered animals in the world and has only been seen in the Annamites on the border of Laos and Vietnam. Hear how the Saola Foundation are using new tools to detect the saola in the wild in the hopes to protect them.
Seeds: the genetic exchanges enabling Lao agriculture
Erik Delaquis
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Agriculture in Lao PDR is changing quickly. The big new export crops supporting the Lao economy depend on genetic resources that often come from distant or unexpected places. In this talk we will look at the origins of important crops in Lao agriculture, and how accessing seed pulls Lao farmers into regional and global exchange networks and debates.
