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ASIAN SHORT COURSE ON
AGRIBIOTECHNOLOGY,
BIOSAFETY REGULATIONAND COMMUNICATION
August 13-17, 2018 | Sunway City
The potential of agribiotechnology to contribute tosustainable agriculture depends on the R&D as wellas on the integration of many other factors such as
effective communication, science-based national
regulatory frameworks and adequate understanding ofinternational legal instruments. Strong collaboration
among scientists, regulators, and lawyers is importantso that science and regulations can co-evolve andsociety can benefit from modern biotechnology whilerisks are minimised.
This Asian regional short course is designed to enable
participants to better understand• the entire value chain related to research,development, commercialisation and trade ofLMOs;• national and international legal instruments related
to LMOs; and• effective communication of agribiotechnology andbiosafety regulation.
This short course will serve as a capacity building
platform for Asian scientists, regulators, enforcement
officers and policymakers in these areas to enable
them to make informed decisions on LMOs andproducts derived from LMOs.

In collaboration with:

ProgramMonday, 13 August 2018
• Introduction to conventional breeding and modernagribiotechnology• Lab session: Genetic modification of crops• Field visit to University of Malaya’s Plant Biotech Facility
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
• Communicating agribiotech and biotech regulations• The Convention on Biodiversity (CBD),• The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB)
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
• The Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (NPABS)• The Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol onLiability and Redress (NKL-SP-LR)• New Breeding Technologies• Topics and agenda of the upcoming COP14 MOP9
Thursday, 16 August 2018
• Socioeconomic considerations• Travel to Sime Darby oil palm plantation and research
centre in Pulau Carey
Friday, 17 August 2018
• Visit to Department of Biosafety, Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment• Visit to Cargill and Westport• Intercontinental commodity transport

Who Should Attend?
Academics, researchers, regulators, policymakers, legal professionals and postgraduate students

Fees
Local Malaysian Participants: RM 1000
Inclusive: Meeting package, local transport,& official dinner
Not inclusive: Travel and accommodation
International Participants: USD 1000
Inclusive: Accommodation, meeting package, local transport, & official dinner
Not inclusive: Airfare

Accommodation
Sunway Clio Hotel,Jalan PJS 11/15, Bandar Sunway,
47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Method of Payment(Telegraphic Transfer or Direct Deposit)
Payee Name:
Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre Bhd
Name of Bank:
Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank)
No. 30 & 32, Jalan PJS 11/28A, Bandar Sunway,
46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: +603-5637 0872.
Fax: +603-5637 0869.
Account No:
5123 1651 4226
Swift Code:
MBBEMYKL

Registration
Register now at https://goo.gl/forms/QVzYKPOBi5dLNJcj1 and email yourpayment slip to shamira@bic.org.my and farah@bic.org.myContact Details
Shamira Shamsuddin
Project Manager of MABIC
shamira@bic.org.myTel: +6017-312 6223

Farah Nadzri
Project Officer of MABIC
farah@bic.org.myTel: +6013-458 7057

This course is a joint effort of Global Asia in the 21st Century (GA21) platform,
Monash University Malaysia and the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre(MABIC) with other international partners.