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The 6th ICSR will be returning to Malaysia and hosted by MARA University of Technology. The conference is intended to be interdisciplinary and welcomes contributions from anyone who has a perspective on this important issue.

The latest issue of Humanities Diliman, Volume 3, Number 1 is now available. The papers include An Analysis of Mother-Child Interaction, Traditional Tattoos and Identities, Visual Arts of the Sulu Archipelago, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle and more

Registration is now open for the 2nd International Conference On The Teaching & Learning Of English In Asia (Tleia 2 ; 2007) to be held on 14 – 16 June 2007 at Holiday Villa, Langkawi, Malaysia.

The winter 2007 issue of AEP is now available at MIT Press Journals. AEP comprises selected articles and summaries of discussions from the meetings of the Asian Economic Panel.

This competition aims at orienting Research and Development activities in Arab universities to tackle real needs and problems, and foster business-oriented results.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak will be honouring the best of their research with the UNIMAS Research Award Night to be held on 26 Feb 2007.

The deadline for the submission of entries to the 1st Asia-Pacific Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Media Awards, which honor outstanding reporting/writing on the MDGs in print, radio and TV has been extended to 15 April 2007.

TWAS – the academy of sciences for the developing world – has entered into new agreements with two organizations in Pakistan and one in India to expand its South-South fellowships programme – the largest of its kind on the world.

'Stories from the Asia Water Wire' is a compilation water and development articles written by journalists in 2005 and 2006 and featured in the Asia Water Wire (www.asiawaterwire.net).

IDRC Visiting Executive, Howard Alper, has been named cochair of the InterAcademy Panel (IAP) on International Issues. The network of science academies from 90 countries offers advice to governments on international science-based issues.

Fifteen MacmillanScience titles are now available as e-books to browse and buy from February 2007 at www.macmillansciencebookstore.com.

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international research center with staff from 45 countries. We have an opening for Head of Program Facilitation Unit, CGIAR Program for Central Asia and the Caucasus; and Regional Coordinator of ICARDA-CAC Program, based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a non-profit international research center with staff from 45 countries. We have an opening for a Barley Breeder, to be based at the headquarters in Aleppo, Syria

The latest issue of Science Diliman, Volume 18, Number 1 (January-June 2006), is now available.

On the occasion of the recent launching of the book Fabián de la Rosa and His Times, the Fabián de la Rosa (1869-1938) Retrospective Exhibition is extended until 28 January 2007. Opened last 7 September 2006, the exhibition is a tribute to de la Rosa's great contribution to Philippine art.

The December issue of Keio Journal of Medicine is now available online.

TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is seeking nominations for its two prizes schemes, the TWAS Prizes and the Trieste Science Prize, both of which are aimed at honouring scientists living and working in the developing countries. The closing date for nominations for both awards is 31 March.

Nadia El-Awady, president of ASJA, explained that among the objectives of the new association will be the popularization of science among the general Arab public and the creation of a new generation of Arab youth that understands the role of science in the region’s development.

'Asia Media Report: A Crisis Within', a report on media trends in Asia produced and coordinated by IPS Asia-Pacific, is now off the press.

Caucasus Media Investigations Center has announced the winners of the competition on the subject “Child Abuse and Protection of Child Rights” within the project of “Development of Media Investigations in Caucasus” which is held by the support of Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation.

Join journalists and science communicators from around the world when we meet in Melbourne, Australia from 16 to 20 April 2007 to discuss the big issues facing science journalism.

Michigan State University's School of Journalism is looking for a full/associate/assistant professor with an expertise in research about the media in Muslim countries of South-east Asia and/or South Asia, with a preference for South-east Asia.

The Environmental Education and Reporting Program is a two-month course that provides fundamental education on environmental concepts, laws, and issues as well as reporting training, both print and broadcast.

IPCRI - The Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information is searching for 2 people (1 Israeli and 1 Palestinian) to work half-time on the development of a new project on Israeli-Palestinian business cooperation.

The 2007 Award will be for a female print journalist living in India and writing in English. This year's award topic area is on human rights and women/girls. All nominations must be received by 7 January 2007.

Prof Abdul Latif Ahmad from Universiti Sains Malaysia recently won the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for his research into alternative resources of water.

The Tokyo University of Science signed an Academic Cooperation Agreement with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences to proceed research collaboration in various fields.

Tokyo University of Science concluded an Academic Cooperation Agreement with the University of California, Davis in the USA. A Study Abroad Program will be implemented under the Agreement.

The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA invites potential M.Sc and Ph.D. candidates to joint our research team in the field of Wastewater Engineering and Environmental Management. Work on these projects are expected to start in Feb 2007