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SEACSN Conference was opened
on Monday, 12 January 2004 at
9am with a short speech by the
Regional Co-ordinator, Dr Kamarulzaman
Askandar. Dr Zam outlined some
of the achievements of the network
since the idea was first conceived
at a conference in Penang some
five years earlier. |
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Datuk
Professor Syed Ahmad Hussein,
Deputy Vice Chancellor at Universiti
Sains Malaysia, followed Dr Zam,
welcoming participants from all
over the world to the beautiful
island of Penang. USM is one
of the conference sponsors and
is delighted to be involved with
the SEACSN. |
| Welcoming
remarks were then given by Associate
Professor Dr. Ramses Amer representing
SAREC, the research body of the
Swedish International Development
and Co-operation Agency (Sida),
the main sponsor for the network.
Dr Ramses expressed what a wonderful
opportunity the conference was
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The twenty
nine panels, each containing
three or four papers, provide
the opportunity for fellow
academics to meet and discuss
their specialist areas. |
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It provides the opportunity
for academics to broaden
their minds through being
able to attend sessions
given by fellow researchers
on other topics within
the broader field of peace
and conflict resolution. |
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The
Conference was honoured to have
His Excellency Abdurrahman Wahid,
Former President, Republic of
Indonesia give the keynote address
and officially open the proceedings.
His Excellency spoke of the vital
need within the world to learn
how to carry out the peace resolution
process. He spoke of how weapons
are too often used to solve quarrels
instead of words. He also spoke
of the need for disputing parties
to always remember that wherever
we are in history, we are always
a part of a bigger context, a
larger picture which sets the
true framework from which |
any
situation should be examined.
His Excellency then permitted
a short question and answer session
for the delegates.
Invitation to the 2004
SEACSN Conference
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