Second Issue: 2019 IOES Bulletin Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya ©Kishneth Palaniveloo Contents Director’s corner: Welcome message Events from May – August 2019 Awards Media coverage GRA Vacancy Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES) C308, Institute of Advanced Studies Building University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel : 603-7967 4640/6995 Fax : 603-7967 6994 E-mail :
[email protected] Website : https://ioes.um.edu.my Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/IoesUM Bachok Marine Research Station (BMRS) Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES) University of Malaya 16310 Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia Tel : 609-7785001/5002/5004/5005 Fax : 609-7785006 https://ioes.um.edu.my Issue 2 Directors’ corner: Welcome on board the second issue of IOES bulletin Assalamualaikum w.b.t and warm greetings. Welcome to the 2nd Issue of IOES Bulletin. In this edition, we would like to share our latest research activities and achievements by IOES from the month of May to August 2019. This issue will cover both activities conducted at IOES Main Office in Universiti Malaya Kuala Lumpur and our Bachok Marine Research Station located in Kelantan; East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Several workshops and conferences were successfully carried out which includes ‘Grand Challenge Technology Transfer Workshop’ to promote seaweed cultivation, ‘Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network East Asia Regional Workshop on Regional Data Analysis of Coral Reef Monitoring in East Asia Region’ which witnessed the gathering of researchers from 16 countries, and our ‘3rd South China Sea Conference’ that serves as an international platform to provide opportunities for scientists and policy-makers to be involved with research activities within South China Sea while establishing strategic research networks collaboration in the region.