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3rd ASEAN MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2018

24 – 26 April 2018Pullman Kuching, SarawakMalaysia

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

“Bioeconomy from the unseen”

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REGISTRATIONPlease register online at our conference website, http://ambc.mardi.gov.my before 10 April 2018.

REGISTRATION FEE (Inclusive of 6% GST) • International Participant : USD400• International student* : USD300• Local participant : RM1500• Local student* : RM800

* Must be accompanied by proof of studentship / signed letter from Head of Department. The registration fee includes conference bag, conference kits, refreshments and lunch. The registration fee should be paid before 10 April 2018.

Payment of registration fee is to be made payable to:

Account Name : DANA PERSIDANGAN MARDIBank Name : CIMB BANKBank Address : Ground Floor, Blok B, Bangunan Pusat Pelajar, Universiti Putra Malaysia Branch, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaBank Tel. No. : (+603) 89489040 / 89483220 / 89486876Account No. : 8002159290Swift Code : CIBBMYKL

ENQUIRIES AND CORRESPONDENCE

For enquiries relating to technical papers, posters and programme, please contact:

Technical CommitteeTel No: (+603) 8953 6303Fax No: (+603) 8953 6324Mobile: (+6012) 752 3810 (Dr. Jeffrey Lim) (+6018) 389 7872 (Dr. Musaalbakri) (+6012) 477 7954 (Dr. Razean Haireen)E-mail: technical.ambc2018@mardi.gov.my

For enquiries relating to advertisement, sponsorship and exhibition, please contact:

Sponsorship CommitteeTel No: (+603)89536113Fax No: (+603)89536100Mobile: (+6019) 276 9588 (Anisah) (+6016) 369 0285 (Dang Lelamurni) (+6012) 223 6048 (Dr. Koh Soo Peng)E-mail: sponsor.ambc2018@mardi.gov.my

For general enquiries and registration, please contact:

SecretariatTel No: (+603) 8953 6803 / 6913 Fax No: (+603) 8953 6789 E-mail: secretariat.ambc2018@mardi.gov.my

POSTER SIZE

We recommend designing the poster in 18 inch x 28 inch (potrait) format with the reference number of the abstract labelled on the upper corner. The poster must contain the title and authors’ name and address, objectives, materials and methods, summary, results and conclusion in the form of figures, graphs, tables, etc.

LANGUAGE

English

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

AcademiciansBiotechnologistCompaniesEnthusiastsGraduate studentIndustriesMicrobiologistPolicy makers Researchers

ADVERTISEMENT, SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION

Companies/institutions are invited to advertise in the symposium souvenir programme, to sponsor or to participate in exhibition during the conference.

Please visit the conference website for more information and for online registration of advertisement, sponsorship and exhibition.

VENUE

Pullman KuchingNo. 1A, Jalan Mathies, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak, MalaysiaTel: (+6082) 222888Fax: (+6082) 222999Website: www.pullmankuching.com

BACKGROUND

Microbes are the most basic form of life which play important roles in biochemical cycles in nature. Microbial cells and their products e.g. enzymes, metabolites, and bioactive compounds are widely used in key industrial sectors such as food, animal feed, chemical, energy, and pharmaceutical industries. Evolution has leads to highly diversified microorganisms with specialised capabilities for existing in a wide range of environmental conditions. Their divergent adaptation and metabolic versatility make them invaluable bioresource for the emerging biobased economy.

New microbes explored for their potential was further modified by advanced genetic tools for various applications. This leads to increased utilization of microbes and microbial processes for production of specialty products with improved economic feasibility for more sustainable industries.

OBJECTIVE

1. To provide a platform for strong collaborative network in microbial biotechnology research among local and ASEAN countries with their international partners. 2. To share research experiences and update technologies on development and utilization of microbes for biotechnological applications and impacts on economy.

CALL FOR ORAL AND POSTER PAPERS

We invite you to submit your research in abstract form to AMBC 2018 in the sessions of:Oral presentationPoster presentation

Submission to AMBC 2018 may cover any aspects of microbial biotechnology. AMBC 2018 conference topics (in alphabetical order) are as follows:

Agricultural biotechnologyBiodiversity Bioenergy / biochemicalBiofertilizer and plant growth promoterBioinformaticsBiomedical and emerging diseaseBiosafety and biosecurityEnergy / biorefineryEnvironmental biotechnologyIntellectual property (IP)

Deadline for abstract submission : 15 December 2017Deadline for full paper submission : 31 January 2018

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