The  resort sanctuary of Santika Hotel-Bali was center-stage for  the Inception Workshop of the ASEAN-ADB  Project on Strengthening Regional Coordination   in the Control and Eradication of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza  (HPAI) in ASEAN, which was held   from 3  to 5 March  2010.

The  Workshop was participated in by  around  40 delegates from various ASEAN Member States (AMSs) and dialogue  partners.  The two-man CISCAI-PCU team, headed by Dr. Jose Edgardo Aban, CISCAI Project Coordinator and Mr. Bambang Wijayanto, CISCAI Systems Administrator, participated in the  3-day meeting. This was the first time that the CISCAI-PCU had  formally touched base with the prominent group members of the ASEAN HPAI Taskforce.  A 15-minute presentation  on CISCAI was made by Dr. Aban on the second day  of the Workshop. Also, a CISCAI exhibit corner   was put on display for  the whole duration  of the  Workshop.