Seminar
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TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
DAY 1: 5 September 2006 (Tuesday)
7.45 – 8.40 a.m. Registration of Participants
8.50 a.m. Arrival of Guest of Honour
YB Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah cum
Minister of Rural Development
9.00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks by YB Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Hj. Mulia
Chairman of IDS (Sabah)
9.10 a.m. Keynote Address by YB Datuk Seri Panglima
Joseph Pairin Kitingan
9.40 a.m. Souvenir presentation to Guest of Honour
9.50 a.m. TEA BREAK
SESSION ONE: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN OPTIMIZING BIO-RESOURCES
Session
Chairperson : Dr. Martin Abraham
National Coordinator
United Nation Development Programme
10.20 a.m. Introductory remarks by the chairperson
10.30 a.m. Paper 1
Community Awareness Through Conservation & Sustainable Use
of Biodiversity and Income Generation
Che Aniha Dato Che Isahak, Wanita Innovatif Jaya Diri
11.00 a.m. Question and Answer
11.20 a.m. Paper 2
Community Participation in Eco-Tourism:
The Red Ape Encounters Experience
En. Sahdin Lias, Red Ape Encounters & Adventures Sdn. Bhd.
11.50 a.m. Question and Answer
12.10 p.m. Paper 3
Community Initiative in Managing Bio-Resource Utilisation
Mr. Adrian Lasimbang, PACOS Trust
12.40 p.m. Question and Answer
1.00 p.m. LUNCH
SESSION TWO: POVERTY: STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES
Session
Chairperson : YBhg. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Yaakub Hj. Johari, J.P.
Executive Director,
Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)
2.00 p.m. Introductory remarks by the chairperson
2.10 p.m. Paper 4
Efforts to Empower Community Through The Essential Oil
Production in Sabah
En. Mohd. Murray Hunter, KUKUM
2.40 p.m. Question and Answer
3.00 p.m. Paper 5
Community Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation: Strategies,
Challenges and Efforts
School of Social Science, UMS
(Speaker to be determined)
3.30 p.m. Question and Answer
3.50 p.m. Paper 6
Poverty Alleviation Programs in Sabah
Ministry of Rural Development Sabah
(Speaker to be determined)
4.20 p.m. Question and Answer
4.40 p.m. Summary and Concluding Remarks
5.10 p.m. REFRESHMENT
END OF DAY ONE
DAY 2: 9th August 2006 (Wednesday)
SESSION THREE: EFFORTS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY UTILISATION
9.15 a.m. MORNING TEA BREAK
Session
Chairperson : Dr. Jualang @ Azlan Gansau
Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
9.50 a.m. Introductory remarks by the chairperson
10.00 a.m. Paper 7
Tissue Culture of Herbal Plants
Dr. Kodiswaan Kandasamy, FRIM
10.30 a.m. Question and Answer
10.50 a.m. Paper 8
Micropropagation of Pegaga: UMS Experience
Dr. Zaleha Abdul Aziz
School of Science and Technology, UMS
11.20 a.m. Question and Answer
11.40 a.m. Paper 9
Propagation of Acacia Hybrid
(mangium x auriculiformis)
Mr. Alfred Bernard, SAFODA
12.10 p.m. Question and Answer
12.30 p.m. Summary and Concluding Remarks
1.00 p.m. LUNCH
END OF SEMINAR
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