Announcement From
: UMS Library
Subject
: Virtua Server down for maintenance
 
Good day,

Please be informed that Library System Webvirtua.ums.edu.my will be down for 2 days starting from 6th April 2017 until 7th April 2017 due to the maintenance works.
Sorry for the inconvenience occur.

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM:  LIBRARY, UMS
SUBJECT: MAIN LIBRARY OPENING HOURS DURING SEMESTER II BREAK
 
MAIN LIBRARY OPENING HOURS DURING SEMESTER II BREAK, 2016/2017 SESSION FROM 01 – 09 APRIL 2017  AS FOLLOW:
                       
DAYTIME
MONDAY – THURSDAY: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
FRIDAY: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
 : 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM ( CLOSED )
 : 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
SATURDAY: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

 

SUNDAY & PUBLIC HOLIDAY  : CLOSED

Announcement From
: Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI)
Subject
: International Conference on Marine Science and Aquaculture (ICOMSA) 2017
 
 
The annual International Conference on Marine Science and Aquaculture (ICOMSA 2017) organized by , Universiti Malaysia Sabah will be held on 14 & 15 March 2017, at The Magellan Sutera Resort, Kota Kinabalu.
 
The theme for ICOMSA 2017 is ‘New Frontier in Sustainable Marine Bioresources’, with twelve specific sub-themes covering a wide range of topics including aquaculture farming and production, ocean colour and remote sensing, oceanography and coastal processes, policies & legislation, feed & nutrition, marine natural products, and marine ecotourism. These topics are of global relevance and particularly important for a country such as Malaysia, where the marine ecosystem services play a significant role in socio-economic development, as well as an aquaculture industry that is growing at a fast rate and with high seafood consumption.
 
The keynote address will be delivered by the Director of Sabah Parks, Dr Jamili Nais followed by four distinguished plenary speakers:
 
Plenary 1: Prof. Dr. M. Zamri Saad
Professor, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
 
Plenary 2: Dr. Rodelio F. Subade
Professor 12 and U.P. Scientist 3, Division of Social Sciences,
University of the Philippines Visayas, Philippines
 
Plenary 3:  Prof.  Katuyuki Hamasaki
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
 
Plenary 4: Prof. Dr. Ridzwan Abdul Rahman
Professor, Institute of Sustainable Agrotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia
 
More than 100 participants from various universities and institutions within Malaysia as well as from overseas have confirmed their attendance, and will be sharing the latest research findings in their respective field. For further details, please visit our website http://www.ums.edu.my/ipmbv2/icomsa, or contact the Conference Secretariat (Dr. Mohd Tamrin Mohd Lal) at 088-320000 ext. 2602.