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The research must be located in a disadvantaged region in one of the following four RPE priority regions: the Sahel Belt of West Africa; the Nile Basin; South Asia; the Mekong Delta; or the Philippines. The deadline is Friday June 29, 2007

Studies can be on managerial, epidemiological or behavioral issues with respect to communicable diseases, including HIV/AIDS, but excluding clinical interventions. The deadline for submission of Expression of Interest is 28 June 2007

Asia Pacific Conference on Plant Tissue Culture and Agribiotechnology (APaCPA) 2007 - "Biotechnology for Better Food, Health and Quality Living" 17 - 21 June 2007, PWTC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Innovating Towards Sustainability - The best innovative ideas will be awarded grants in collaboration with Malaysian researchers. The abstracts should be submitted by 15 June 2007.

The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) has two Fellowship schemes aimed at supporting the deserving young scientists in developing countries.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), an international institution of higher learning, is looking for a News and Media Specialist who will be responsible for writing, editing and disseminating news stories about AIT through web and print media. The deadline for applications is 15 May 2007.

The Research and Media Network is an online social network intended to be of value to journalists, scientists, press officers and others who communicate about research - whether on health, environment, water, energy, agriculture, sustainable development or communications.

Lightning is a natural hazard that causes serious economical losses and personal injuries and deaths in many parts of the world. The International Roundtable on Lightning Protection is designed with the view of meeting and addressing various issues related to lightning protection.

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In line with its resolute efforts to promote south-south cooperation, the NAM S&T Centre has instituted two Fellowship schemes aimed at supporting deserving young scientists in developing countries.

The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) is pleased to announce that the registration phase for the Competition Made in the Arab World (MIA) is extended to April 15th 2007

This is a one-stop resource website for development workers and organizations operating within Myanmar. The website is conceptualized, developed, and maintained by former and current NGO workers from Myanmar.

Apart from an updated web logo, new sections have also been added to encourage a lively interaction among existing and potential members. We aim to provide a venue for journalists to expand their network and strengthen existing ties with their colleagues worldwide through a dynamic exchange of opinion.

These awards reflect the fact that the boundaries between international development policy and domestic policy increasingly parallel similar problems in developing countries so that both Canada and the less developed countries benefit from research on these issues.

IDRC's research activities focus on four program areas: Social and Economic Policy, Environment and Natural Resource Management, Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs) for Development and Innovation, Policy and Science

This pioneering Web 2.0 toolkit will help scientists everywhere to meet like-minded researchers, hold online discussions, showcase their work via personal homepages, share information with groups (open or private) and tag content. Participation is free to all.

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