Introduction
On June 24th – 26th, 2013, the School of Education and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Sabah will host the 1st UMS International Sports Science Conference (UISSCo2013) with the theme of “Toward the Future of Sport Science” at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. This conference is intended for scholars from different settings such as academic, research, and clinical to explore and exchange knowledge on the global future of sport science.

Event Dates:
June 24th -26th , 2013

Conference Venue:
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Tel: +6088-32000 ext 2480
Fax: +688-320268
http://www.ums.edu.my/v5/

Hosted by:
School of Education & Social Development
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Tel: +6088-32000 ext 4280
Fax: +688-320268
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Official Website: http://www.ums.edu.my/conferences/UISSC

Conference Objective:
To promote the cooperation among regional and international sport scientists, health promotion practitioners, sports and health educators, and major educational stakeholders in sports science and health science settings for extending and exploring new empirical knowledge in the area of sports science and health science.

Background

This Symposium on Sabah Native Customary Rights (Symposium Hak Adat Anak Negeri Sabah) will be held from 2nd to 3rd September 2013 in conjunction with the 50^th anniversary of the Independence of Sabah (formerly North Borneo) on 31 August 1963, and the 50^th Anniversary of the Formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.

It will be jointly organised by the Kadazandusun Chair and the School of Social Sciences at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, together with Pusat Sumber Adat dan Mediasi Kaum Anak Negeri Sabah (PUSAKA).


Objectives

The Objectives of the Symposium are as follows:

• To understand Native customary rights in Sabah
• To evaluate the Native Court system in Sabah
• To highlight major issues affecting Native rights in Sabah
• To draw up guidelines and propose strategies to deal with these issues

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Objectives

1. To discuss current challenges in rural medicine and how we should face them through sharing from best practices or spearhead champions in the works towards these.
2. To enable smart partnership between the healthcare or education providers and the rural community through empowerment with the prospect of producing leaders.
3. To enhance cooperation between institutions of higher learning and bodies in developing or establishing rural health education in line with the needs of global challenges.
4. To provide a platform for members of the rural medicine and allied health community in fostering linkages and collaboration effort in research and healthcare services.