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Best Wishes for the 4th Convention of OBCA

Dear OBCA delegates and the Convention organizers,

It's a pleasant news to learn that the 4th supreme convention of Bhutanese Organizations in the USA is scheduled to begin in a few hours from now. I wish to convey warm greetings to all in attendance and wish for a success of the convention. 

After passing through difficult transition, fortunately,  in the atmosphere of freedom and justice, you have miles to go and mountains to turn. I wish best of all lucks until the last. As the pinnacle of the people and the Bhutanese community in exile, OBCA leaders and members have important roles to play today and tomorrow. You have to put yourself into the shoes of a king or a government to foresee the need of the exiled brethren. I wish this convention discourses on the present needs and the acknowledge a long-term plan. May the convention develop strategies to transform the present challenges into opportunities  for the advancement of  the fellow countrymen in the rapidly changing contexts.  You also need to continue the process to mutual assistance and fidelity to the society. There is an urgent need to reach different section of the community in exile. I am confident that the OBCA has all the necessary potential to bring, appreciate and retain all sections as the inherent part of the society. May you take one bolder step to walk one step forward and make the organization a truly communal society. 

Once again, I wish you a fruitful convention in Denver.

 

Govinda Rizal

Sorghum Field Visit

Discourse with the trainees of the Rice Production Course

Course Description:

Participants will be able to get their feet wet in the rice paddies of Asia and to know how rice is connected to the international community.

The 3-week course aims to create a new generation of plant scientists that are well networked into the international community and understand the importance of innovative plant science in addressing global problems.  The course will enable the participants to:

·        understand the basics of rice production with field visits to the main rice production region in the Philippines;
 

·        be familiar with the germplasm collection at IRRI and current issues related to germplasm exchange and property rights;

·        appreciate the research issues of IRRI and its development partners;

·        acquire hands-on skills relating to rice breeding, molecular genetic, and genomics;

·        understand how to structure effective international collaborations, and

·        plan and personal contacts to work effectively as part of the international research community in the future.

Editor Bill Hardy retires from IRRI for remote editing

VIDEO

Bill Hardy the senior  editor of IRRI  was given a farewell dinner Friday night.  

 Bill Hardy with his wife and daughter

 IRRI Staff listening to Bill hardy farewell speech.

 Bill Hardy thanks his staff of CPS

 Bill Hardy colleagues at CPS

 Bill Hardy colleagues at CPS 

  Bill Hardy colleagues at CPS

 Bill Hardy family in Ifugao dress

 Token of appreciation

  Token of appreciation

  Token of appreciation

  Token of appreciation

 Moments of cheers

Bill hardy will continue to edit from his new home in Columbia. 

Bill shares his golden moments with Director General of IRRI