The editors of this Proceedings would like to express their gratitude to the Evaluation Study of Paddy Irrigation Under Monsoon Regime (ESPIM) Project funded by the Government of Japan for kindly co-sponsoring this workshop, and to the Vietnam Institute for Water Resources Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam for their great support and cooperation in executing the workshop. We owe our most sincere thanks to the various invited speakers and participants for their active participation and invaluable contributions. The painstaking contributions of language and technical editing of Iljas Baker are very much appreciated.
