The ICOSA 2010 calls for the submission of high quality papers for oral and poster presentations. Abstracts and full papers must be in English. A one-page abstract should be formatted in Word 2003/2007 (Trebuchet MS; 1 space; includes Introduction, objective, Methods, Results and Discussion, References; 3 keywords; email and address of corresponding author). Potential applicants interested in participating at presentations should send a completed registration form and a one-page abstract by e-mail (aquacultureindonesia(at)gmail(dot)com). Deadline to receive abstracts is August 16^st, 2010. Specific guidelines for abstract now is available in website www.aquaculture-mai.org

Dear colleagues and friends,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the International Conference On Shrimp Aquaculture (ICOSA) 2010, October 27-30 in Surabaya, Indonesia. This conference is hosted by the Indonesian Aquaculture Society (IAS) or called as MAI (Masyarakat Akuakultur Indonesia), affiliate of the World Aquaculture Society. This event is a replacement of International Conference & Exhibition on Shrimp Aquaculture (ICE-SA) 2010 that to be planned to conduct on May 5-7, 2010 in Jakarta. This will be the first and biggest international shrimp aquaculture conference for Indonesia. Participants attending the 2 effective day-conference will see first hand the rapidly expanding shrimp aquaculture industry in Indonesia and other countries. ICOSA 2010 will be an update forum for the stakeholders of shrimp aquaculture industry as it grows so fast as well as faced with the challenging issues  e.g. global warming, production efficiency, disease, genetic improvement, food safety, environment and market share.