The 19th General Meeting of The Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) is the second to be held in the beautiful island of Tobago which forms one half of the twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago. The Biennial Conference, which is being held in collaboration with The Tobago House of Assembly, will commence on the evening of 21st November 2014 with an impressive opening ceremony. The venue and offi
cial accommodation for the Conference is the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort, Tobago. The theme of the Conference is “Harnessing Science and Technology to Create Knowledge-Based Economies and Preserve Caribbean Ecosystems.”
One of the main objectives of the Conference is to assemble regional and international natural scientists, social scientists and engineers to deliberate and focus their thoughts on the two areas identified in the theme. Using the best available models, one fraction of the scientists will be encouraged to develop road-maps suggesting ways towards the establishment of knowledge-based economies in the Caribbean region. Another fraction of the scientists will be required to propose steps that might reverse some aspects of climate change and strategies that could minimize the adverse effects of climate change on the fragile ecosystems of the Caribbean. A second major objective of the Conference is to provide an opportunity, via parallel scientific sessions, for experts from the region’s Universities, Research Centres and Industry to come together to present their research, industrial and developmental findings for critical analysis. The scientific programme will consist of plenary lectures by invited experts and short papers of 20 minutes total duration by participants. Short papers may be in any area of natural science and social science, including Agriculture, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Energy, Food Science, Physics, Engineering, Education, Economics and Health Economics.
