Wednesday, 05 January 2011 on 2:35am

Southeast Asia Conference on Bridging Culture through Education, Research, Science and Technology (SAC-ERST), Thailand

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the Southeast Asia Conference on Bridging Culture through Education, Research, Science and Technology (SAC-ERST), Thailand, scheduled to take place in February 14, 2011 at Rajamongala University of Technology Tawan-ok (RMUTTO), Chantaburi Campus, Chantaburi, Thailand.


Welcome

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the Southeast Asia Conference on Bridging Culture through Education, Research, Science and Technology (SAC-ERST), Thailand, scheduled to take place in February 13-14, 2011 at Rajamongala University of Technology Tawan-ok (RMUTTO), Chantaburi Campus, Chantaburi, Thailand.

You may expect an excellent program as country report from Southeast Asian countries with an enjoyable holiday to the Local Yellow Orchid Festival and the National Conservation of Kating Waterfall in Chantaburi province which locates in the Eastern part of Thailand.

The program will be summarized soon. I am very pleased to note that all those invited by us to deliver lectures gave their consent to participate in the Conference.

I am looking forward to welcoming you to this exciting Conference.

                                 
 
Cordially,
 
Dr. Kasem Soytong
Chairman of Organizing Committee
 
Dr. Cynthia Divina & Anti Rismayanti
Co-Chair of Organizing Committe Member


Background

The Southeast Asian countries may have different cultures, but these differences can bridged with one cause – quality education. Each nation in Southeast Asia has its own way of pursuing and maintaining quality education involving research, science and technology, which can be shared with its neighboring countries. These learning experiences can be role models for every stakeholder in the education to adapt and  modify to suit cultural environments.

SEAMOLEC, as one of SEAMEO centers, serves all Southeast Asian countries in developing education sector, particularly in open and distance learning and through collaboration among educators and educational institutions in the region. SEAMOLEC has been developing an education network for Southeast Asian countries, called SEA EduNet. This network is very potential to support school partnership among Southeast Asian countries.

The Southeast Asian Conference is a meeting of educators from countries like Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. This event is envisioned to be an avenue for sharing experiences and forming alliances in education, research, science and technology among dedicated and committed Asian educators and researchers.

Objectives

The objectives of the Conference are:

    * To build collaboration between schools in Southeast Asian countries;
    * To improve quality of learning through collaborative study and efforts in education;
    * To provide pathways for teachers to do collaborative research;
   * To share knowledge, culture and values of best practices in the educational partnerships among educational institutions inside or outside Southeast Asia.

Activities

To meet the objectives above, some proposed activities in the conference include:

    * Workshop to learn on-line tools in doing research towards empowerment of educational institutions;
    * Sharing of  country experiences in education;
    * Disseminating of  research outputs in education, science and technology;
    * Appreciation of  cross-cultural values and concerns in the partnerships among Southeast Asian Institutions;

Venue, Schedule & Scheme of Program


Venue: Rajamangala University Tawan-Ok, Chantaburi Campus Chantaburi, Thailand

Schedule & Scheme of Program:

   * Half- day Workshop on Use of On-Line Resources for Gathering Data for Research (c/o SEAMOLEC) on 13 February 2011
   * Conference on Bridging Culture Through Education, Research, Science and Technology on 14 February 2011
   * Observation of Thai Schools on 15 February 2011

Main Speakers

Plenary Session:

       Education Themes


   * Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto (SEAMOLEC, Indonesia)
   * Dr. Tinsiri Siribodhi (SEAMEO Secretariat, Thailand)

Parallel Session:

   * Dr. Kasem Soytong (Thailand)
   * Joselito Dg. Dar, Ph.D (Philippines)
   * Phoutthasone Sibounnavong, Ph.D. (Lao)
   * Dr. Sophea Kean (Cambodia)
   * Phonesavard  Sibounnavong, M.Sc. (Lao)
   * Huyly Tann, M.Sc. (Cambodia)

More speakers will be added as soon as we receive their papers.

Expected Outcome

Through this workshop and conference, it is expected that SEA countries will:

    * Develop new skills in using on-line resources in gathering data for research;
    * Publish conference proceedings
    * Form linkages with educational units and institutions from different SEA countries;
    * Conduct collaborative researches which are interdisciplinary with partner SEA countries;
    * Open avenues for future collaboration with SEAMOLEC
    * Come up with joint training for teachers, school principals, and other education personnel.

Expected Participants

The expected participants are following from the different SEA Countries

   * Teachers
   * Graduate and undergraduate students
   * School supervisors and officials
   * Academic Researchers
   * And other interested academic stakeholders

Tentative Schedule


Registration,  Payment, Financial Assistance

Participants                        Registration Fee               Early Bird Registration

                                                                                           (Before January 2010)

Local Participants                  40 USD                                   35 USD

International Participants       100 USD                                  80 USD

Students                              15 USD                                  20 USD

Registration fee entitles the participants to attendance to the conference, kits, proceedings,   snacks, lunch and dinner.

Payment

On site registrants may pay in cash at the day of registration on 13-14 February 2011 from 8.00-9.00 am at the conference desk of the conference hall.

General Information
 
Official language: The official language of the Conference will be in English.

Dates to Remember:


    * Deadline for all abstract submission: 10 January 2011

Contact Information
 
SEA-ERST Secretariat: seacerst__secretariat@gmail.com
 
Dr. Kasem Soytong
Faculty of Agricultural Technology
King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology
Ladkrabang (KMITL)
Bangkok 10520, Thailand
e-mail:ajkasem@gmail.com
 
Joselito DG. Dar
International College
King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology
Ladkrabang (KMITL)
Bangkok 10520, Thailand
e-mail: j_dg_dar@yahoo.com
 
Anti Rismayanti
SEAMOLEC Jakarta Indonesia
e-mail: anti@seamolec.org
 
Phoutthasone Sibounnavong
International College
King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology
Ladkrabang (KMITL)
Bangkok 10520, Thailand
e-mail: sone_lp@hotmail.com

Abstracts or short papers and Presentations

Abstract or short paper submission for both oral and poster presentations should be submitted in electronic form.  The abstract will be covered on 1 page A4 or short paper will be covered on 4 pages A4. Instructions to authors are attached.

Presentation


Guideline for oral presentation:
All presentation must be in English. For oral presentations, all necessary technical equipment will be made available. When submitting your abstracts, please let us know your choice of technical equipment. Audio-visual equipment available includes slide projector, overhead projector and LCD projector for MS Power-point presentation. Power-point presentations are recommended. Those delegates who are using Power-point presentation should provide a computer disc, easy disc (USB) , handy drive or CD with the presentation material created in windows95, windows 98, windows XP, office 97 or office 2000/2003/2007 version, to be handled the technicians before the beginning of your presentation.

Guideline for poster presentation:
Posters will be presented at the conference. Each poster will be displayed on 14 February 2011 between 7:00- 16:00.

All papers will also be published in a Book of Abstracts.
 
Please send your abstract to our contact persons.


For registration please download the file:
 
Download Registration Form
 
Or you can fill online by click here
 

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