K-STARTCH 2001:
Final Announcement
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brochure and registration form
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHT
15 October 2001 (Monday)
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1930 - 2030 |
Registration/Briefing for Paper Presenters, Foyer, Grand Ballroom, STAR |
16 October 2001 (Tuesday)
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0730 - 0830 |
Registration |
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0830 - 1000 |
Opening Ceremony, Grand Ballroom, STAR |
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1000 - 1030 |
Refreshment | |
1030 - 1115 |
Keynote Address by
YBhg. Datuk Dr. Richard Gunting
Group Managing Director, Bentaniaga Sdn. Bhd.
Prospects for Tapioca Cultivation and Starch Industry in Sabah: Issues and Challenges
Chairman:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. wan Mohamad Wan Othman
Project Leader, Root Corps
Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
SESSION I:
BREEDING, PRODUCTION AND NUTRITION OF STARCH CROPS
Chariman: Prof. Dr. Mahmud Abdul Wahab
Plant Nutritionist
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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1115 - 1150 |
Paper by Invited Guest Speaker
Dr. Tan Swee Lian
(MARDI, Malaysia)
Breeding and production of cassava for starch and food in Malaysia |
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1150 - 1450 |
Contributed Paper |
SESSION II:
MECHANIZATION, POST-HARVEST HANDLING AND PROCESSING
Cairman: Mr. Fung Yin Leung
Group Director (Operations)
Bentaniaga Sdn. Bhd.
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1450 - 11525 |
Paper by Invited Guest Speaker
Mr Jens Mikkelsen
(KMC Starch, Denmark)
Processing and extraction of starch - potatoes and tapioca |
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1525 - 1640 |
Contributed Paper |
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1930 - |
Seminar dinner at Kampung Nelayan Restaurant, Tun Fuad's Park, Bukit Padang. |
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17 October 2001 (Wednesday)
SESSION III:
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION
Chairman: Dr. Zainal Abidin Mohd. Yusof
General Manager, Chemical & Ind. Biotech. Centre
SIRIM Berhad.
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0830 - 0905 |
Paper by invited guest speaker
Dr Saipin Maneepun
(Kasetsart University, Thailand)
Product development and utilization of food derived from starch |
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0905 -1020 |
Contributed Papers |
SESSION IV:
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Chairman: Lt. Kol. Prof. Datuk Dr. Kamaruzaman Hj. Ampon
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (R & D)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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1050 - 1125 |
Paper by invited guest speaker
Dr. Zainal Abidin Mohd Yusof
(SIRIM Bhd, Malaysia)
Bio-processing and industrial applications of starch |
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1125 - 1240 |
Contributed Paper |
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1400 - 1435 |
Paper by invited guest speaker
Dr. Dominique Dufour
(CIRAD-AMIS/PAA, Agrifood System Programme,France)
Biochemistry of non-conventional starch extracted from various food crops
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1455 - 1500 |
Contributed Paper |
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1500 - 1600 |
Panel Discussion: Future Direction for the Starch Industry
Chairman: Prof. Willem F. Stevens
Coordinator, Bio-process Technology
Asian Institute of Technology
Thailand
Panel Members:
1. Dr. Dominique Dufour
2. Mr. Jens Mikkelsen
3. Dr. Saipin Maneepun
4. Dr. Tan Swee Lian
5. Dr. Zainal Abidin |
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1600 - 1645 |
Closing Ceremony (Grand Ballroom, STAR) |
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1645 - 1700 |
Refreshments |
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1700 - 1830 |
Tour of Universiti Malaysia Sabah Campus |
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18 October 2001 (Thursday)
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0630 - 1800 |
Visit to Special Project on Cocoyam Cultivation, Department of Agriculture in Sook, Keningau (Sponsored by Bentaniaga Sdn Bhd).
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