{"id":4909,"date":"2023-07-20T16:29:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T08:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2023-07-21T17:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:05:39","slug":"international-day-of-the-tropics-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/international-day-of-the-tropics-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"International Day of the Tropics Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In conjunction with International Day of the Tropics, the Mahathir Science Award Foundation (MSAF) organised a webinar that highlighted the latest issues on the Tropics, focusing on Tropical Agriculture, Tropical Architecture &amp; Engineering, Tropical Medicine, and Tropical Natural Resources.<\/p>\n<p>The webinar was moderated by ASM Vice-President Professor Dato\u2019 Ir Dr A Bakar Jaafar FASc, and featured five invited speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr Alexander Tilley, Senior Scientist (WorldFish)<\/li>\n<li>Professor ir Dr Fatimah Ibrahim FASc, Head of Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (Universiti Malaya)<\/li>\n<li>Dr Georges Snounou, Research Director (Centre national de la recherche scientifique)<\/li>\n<li>Dr Ar Serina Hijjas, Principal Director (Hijjas Kasturi Association Sdn Bhd)<\/li>\n<li>Professor Susan Page, Professor of Physical Geography (University of Leicester)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The webinar celebrated the extraordinary diversity of the Tropics while highlighting the unique challenges and opportunities faced by nations of the Tropics.<\/p>\n<p>Experts in academia and industry has touched on the four main tracks: Tropical Agriculture, Tropical Architecture &amp; 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