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NATIONAL SEMINAR
ON
THE NATURAL HERITAGE OF NORTHERN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
5-6 OKTOBER 2009
OPENING CEREMONY PROGRAMME
EQUATORIAL HOTEL, PENANG
(MERBAH ROOM)

5TH October 2009

8.00 – 8.50 a.m. 
Registration of Participants & Welcome Coffee

8.30 – 9.00 a.m. 
Arrival of Guests

9.00 – 9.15 a.m. 
Arrival of Y.Bhg. Dato’ Prof. Dr Abu Talib Ahmad,
Dean, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Introductory Remarks
Prof. Dr. Chan Ngai Weng
Chairperson of the Organising Committee

9.15 – 9.30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Dato’ Dato’ Prof. Dr Abu Talib Ahmad
Dean
School of Humanities
Universiti Sains Malaysia

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1
9.30 – 10.15 a.m.(Chairperson; Prof Dr Chan Ngai Weng)
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Prof. Emeritus Dr Abdul Latiff Mohamad
“POTENTIALS, THREATS AND CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE BIOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF LANGKAWI”

10.15 – 10.30 a.m.
Coffee Break

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2
10.30 a.m– 11.00 a.m. (Chairperson : Prof Dr Chan Ngai Weng)
Prof. Dr. Zulfigar Yassin
“POTENTIALS, THREATS AND CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE NATURAL HERITAGE OF LANGKAWI”

PLENARY SESSION
11.00 a. m– 1.00 p.m. (Chairperson : Dr Anisah Lee Abdullah)
Prof. Dr. Chan Lai Keng
PTERIDOPHYTE DIVERSITY IN THE PENANG NATIONAL PARK: OUR NATURAL HERITAGE

Dr. Yeap Chin Aik
BELUM-TEMENGOR FOREST COMPLEX: CONSERVING ONE OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA’S LAST GREAT WILD NORTHERN FRONTIERS

Surin Suksuwan
ULU MUDA: ITS NATURAL HERITAGE VALUES, CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE AND THREATS

1.00 p.m. – 2.20 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK COFFEE GARDEN RESTAURANT
SESSION 1
2.20 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. (GEOLOGICAL, GEOMORPHOLOGICAL & LANDFORM HERITAGE) (Chairperson : Associate Professor Dr. Suriati Ghazali)

6. Dr Wan Mohd Muhiyuddin – POTENTIALS, THREATS AND CHALLENGES OF CONSERVATION OF GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE IN LANGKAWI GEOPARK
7. Hymeir Kamaruddin – POTENTIALS, THREATS AND CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE CAVE MANAGEMENT IN NORTHERN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
8. Chan Ngai Weng – POTENTIALS, THREATS AND CHALLENGES OF CONSERVATION OF GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE IN LANGKAWI GEOPARK
9. Ang SC & Prof Chan Ngai Weng – WELCOME TOURISTS, BYE-BYE NATURAL HERITAGE: CHALLENGES OF CAVE TOURISM
10.DR FATIMAH HASSAN – THE INVISIBLE VALUE OF SUNGAI MERBOK

Coffee Break 5.00 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

OFFICIAL DINNER 8.00 pm COFFEE GARDEN RESTAURANT
Day 2 (6th October 2009)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3
8.30 a.m– 9.00 a.m. (Chairperson : Prof Dr Chan Ngai Weng)
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Lim Chong Keat “ENDANGERED FLORA OF NORTHERN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA”
SESSION 2
9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. (BIODIVERSITY, FLORA, FAUNA AS NATURAL HERITAGE) (Chairperson : Prof. Dr. Chan Lai Keng)

11. Kanda Kumar – POTENTIALS, THREATS AND CHALLENGES TO BIRDS AND BIRDWATCHING IN THE PENANG NATIONAL PARK
12. Prof Dr Ibrahim Jafaar, Shahrul Anuar Md Sah & Shahriza Shahrudin – AMPHIBIANS ARE OUR NATURAL HERITAGE TOO : DIVERSITY OF FROGS AND TOADS IN NORTHERN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
13. Sheema Abdul Aziz – TIGER CONSERVATION IN ROYAL BELUM
14. Assoc Prof Dr Suriati Ghazali – NO FISH, NO MONEY’: THE LIVELIHOODS OF THE MALAY FISHING COMMUNITY IN TELUK BAHANG, PENANG, MALAYSIA.
15. Siti Sarah Sulaiman, Rasyikah Md. Khalid & Noraziah Abu Bakar – “BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN NATIONAL AND STATE PARK OF NORTHERN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA: A LEGAL ANALYSIS”
16. Mejor (Rtd) Ismail Feisol – POTENTIALS, THREATS AND CHALLENGES OF ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES CONSERVATION IN NORTHERN PENINSULAR MALYSIA

Coffee Break 11.00 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.
SESSION 3
11.15 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. (NATIONAL PARKS AND ECOTOURISM) (Chairperson : Assoc. Prof. Dr Narimah Samat)

17. Prof Dr Chan Ngai Weng – THREATS AND CHALLENGES IN PENANG NATIONAL PARK
18. Hong Chern Wern & Prof Dr Chan Ngai Weng – CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF STRENGTH-WEAKNESSES-OPPORTUNITIES-THREATS (SWOT) OF PENANG NATIONAL PARK FOR ECOTOURISM
19. Noraziah Abu Bakar, Rasyikah Md Khalid and Siti Sarah Sulaiman – “CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LEMBAH BUJANG: IT’S IMPLEMENTATION UNDER THE NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT 2005”
20. Rasyikah Md Khalid, Noraziah Abu Bakar, Siti Sarah Sulaiman – “ECOTOURISM AND HERITAGE: THE CHALLENGES AHEAD”
21. Siti Sarah Sulaiman & Rasyikah Md. Khalid – “BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN TAMAN NEGARA – LEGAL AND PLANNING ISSUES”

1.00 p.m. – 2.20 p.m. LUNCH BREAK COFFEE GARDEN RESTAURANT
SESSION 4

2.20 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. (CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES OF NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS) (Chairperson : Dr. Yeap Chin Aik)

22. Anisah Lee Abdullah, Zulfigar Yasin2, Norhanis M. Razalli, Teh Chiew Peng & Woo Sau Pinn – “REMOTE SENSING OF BOTTOM MARINE HABITATS OF PULAU PAYAR USING HYDROACOUSTIC SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUE”
23. Asyirah Abdul Rahim – “SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING OF NATURAL AREAS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS”
24. Narimat Samat & Sharifah Khaizuren Farhi Syed Dawilah – MANAGING NATURAL HERITAGE SITES USING GIS: A CASE STUDY OF BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH
25. Zullyadini a. Rahaman, Chander Segar Pillay, Wan Ruslan Ismail & Ruslan Rainis – GIS-BASED ASSESSMENT OF SOIL EROSION AT THE TIMAH TASOH RESERVOIR CATCHMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
26. MJB MORAL, KAMARUL ISMAIL, ABDUL MANAF BOHARI & RUSLAN RAINIS – HERITAGES OF PULAU PINANG AND MAPPING

Coffee Break 4.00 p.m. – 4.15 p.m.
SESSION 5
4.15 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. (HUMAN VALUES/ASPECTS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL HERITAGE/AREAS/ENVIRONMENT) (Chairperson : Mr. Hymeir Kamaruddin)

27. Jamilah Hj Ikhsan – “PONDOK UPEH: ECOLOGY KINSENTRIC, SOCIETY AND CULTURE
28. Noor Shakirah Mat Akhir & Muhammad Azizan Sabjan – “CONSERVING NATURAL HERITAGE VIA SPIRITUAL REALIZATION: A STUDY ON MOUNTAIN IN AL-QURAN”
29. Radiah Yusoff – “COMPOUNDING IN MY HOMETOWN’S MALAY PLACE NAME”
30. Dr Ratna Roshida Ab Razak – “MELESTARIKAN HUBUNGAN FLORA DAN MANUSIA MELALUI PEMAKANAN ULAM: KAJIAN TERHADAP MASYARAKAT UTARA SEMENANJUNG”
31. Suzana Muhammad & Siti Hajar Che Man – “LITERATURE AND NATURE: ECOFEMINIST APPROACHES IN READING AZIZI HJ. ABDULLAH SANGEETHA”
32. Dr Alias Abd Ghani & Assoc. Prof. Dr Salasiah Che Lah – “THE LEXICAL ITEMS OF KENSIU LANGUAGE OF LUBOK LEGGONG AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT”

CLOSING CEREMONY 5.45 p.m.
Departing Remarks Dato’ Dato’ Prof. Dr Abu Talib Ahmad Dean School of Humanities Universiti Sains Malaysia