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A monthly newsletter by the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre

Released on 12 February 2010

In this issue:

- Message from the Director
- News at home
- News around the world
- Protecting the Valuable Gift
- Events calendar

Message from the Director

Dear Valued Members

Greetings from MABIC!

It is MABIC’s 10th year anniversary and we are working very hard to make a memorable celebration. The National Science Centre has agreed to host the anniversary celebration which will feature debates, quizzes, writing, drawing and colouring competitions. There will exhibitions on biotechnology by research institutes, universities and the industries, and seminars and talks on biotechnology. We promise a week of carnival with lots of fun and educative sessions. The highlight of the carnival is a fashion show and fashion designing competition with biotech motifs. We hope this is in line with the “Malaysia Inovatif 2010” recently launched by our Prime Minister.

We promise a week of carnival with lots of fun and educative sessions. The highlight of the carnival is a fashion show and fashion designing competition with biotech motifs. We hope this is in line with the “Malaysia Inovatif 2010” recently launched by our Prime Minister. MABIC as the “Gateway to Public Understanding of Biotechnology” is recreating the methods to increase the public awareness on biotechnology through innovative strategies. Please block your diary – 18-26 Sept.

Materials, brochures and other information on this carnival are on their way. We will post it on the website soon. We advise you to check our event calendar from time to time. More updates in coming issues of BiCalert.

MABIC wishes all Chinese members “A Roaring CHINESE NEW YEAR”! Let us usher the TIGER and recharge ourselves with some of its energy!

Sincerely
Mahaletchumy Arujanan
Executive Director

Contact Information

The Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC)
2-5-40, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan,
Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia

Tel: +603-5514 6178
Email: BICalerts@bic.org.my or info@bic.org.my

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Announcement

IUFRO Kuala Lumpur 2010 Sustainable Utilisation and Conservation of Forests in the Genomics Era

7th - 12th March 2010
Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

IUFRO Kuala Lumpur 2010 is the joint conference of IUFRO Working Parties 2.04.01 (Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics) and 2.04.10 (Genomics) which will be held on March 7-12, 2010 at Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) are the hosts for the conference.

The conference includes invited and contributed presentations and posters, discussion sessions, workshops, satellite and business meetings and an in-conference tour.

For more information, please view the conference website, here

The Malaysian Bioindustry Organisation (MBIO):
Invitation for New Members

Here is your opportunity to participate in the decision-making process! MBIO offers our members an Exclusive Forum to channel your ideas, feedback and proposals effectively to the relevant government bodies that will review, adopt and implement them in accordance to the approved national policies.