Cradle Investment Programme Community Workshop, Sabah

Successful entrepreneurship begins with an idea - an idea that is the union of desires, assets and available opportunities. Sometimes they just need a little help turning their idea into reality. Apply for the Cradle Investment Programme RM 50,000 Grant and Utilize Available Resources ; Learn how to apply for the Cradle Investment Programme and look for tips and suggestions in submitting a winning application by attending the Cradle Community Partner Workshop.

The team will be there to answer all your questions and help guide you through the processes involved.

Details of the workshop:
Date: 22nd of July 2006 (Saturday)
Time: 3.00 pm - 6.30 pm (Registration at 2.30 pm)
Venue: Function Hall 2,3,4, The Pacific Sutera, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Attire: Smart Casual

Fee: FREE (Subsidized by Cradle Investment Programme)

Seats are limited, kindly R.S.V.P by 19th of July 2006 (Wednesday) by email to "events at cradle.com.my"

Kindly, state your name, e-mail address and contact number.

Book early to reserve yourself a seat!!!

TeAM’s Bioinformatics Forum

Date : 31st July 2006 (Monday)
Time : 9.00 am – 2.00 pm
Venue : Main Hall, Level 6,
Menara Bank Pembangunan
Jalan Sultan Ismail
Kuala Lumpur

Please note however, that the venue is still tentative.

TeAM is targeting around 100 – 150 participants for this forum.
Currently they have about 70 participants (from universities).
There will be no charge for this event.
For more info, do contact Eliza at 016–362 three four three four.

British Council Cafe Scientifique Series

Eminent British scientists share their findings in simple, easy to understand ways and take questions from members of the public in the British Council’s Café Scientifique series. Catch these interesting one-hour talks in September:



4 September
Prof Alan Harvey, Director of the Strathclyde Institute for Drug Research, University of Strathclyde, talks about how medical researchers are “Turning toxins into medicine”.

12 September
Dr David Gibson, Head of the Parasitic Worms division of the British Natural Museum and the world's foremost authority on the worms in fish guts, talks about the creepy crawlies in “Parasitic worms: foes or friends?”

18 September
Sir Ghillean Prance, former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and now Scientific Director of the Eden Project, explains why mankind is at risk in his talk “Biology shows that climate change is real”.

Entrance is free but seats are limited. For times, venues and registration details, visit www.britishcouncil.org.my