BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kuching BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20170427T120000 RDATE:20380119T111407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:Asia/Kuching +08 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6235a59080e2c5f7f4b19e83f629b755 CATEGORIES:Event CREATED:20180409T131558 SUMMARY:Borneon Frog Race 2018 DESCRIPTION:
The 7th International Bo rnean Frog Race 2018 is a public event that is held annually by th e Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (UNIMAS) and in partnership with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation. The event is focused on promoting awareness, interest and education about amphibians and amphibian conservation around the world and engages participants in many fun and wort hwhile activities, presentations and group workshops.
Held on 28th April 2018 at
Following the Junior Programme, the Frog Race kicks off with is a series of notable pres entations including various workshops on photography and frog call acoustic s. Art workshops will also showcase some of UNIMAS’ best artists as t hey teach participants different methods and techniques to create unique an d worthwhile artwork.
The climax of the Frog Race is the photo competition, which allows participants to venture in to designated forest trails to photograph wild amphibians. All participants are eligible to submit their photos for various prizes and awards includin g categories such as the most number of species and the best photo for each of type of photographic device (i .e. DSLR, compact camera or mobile phone). Winners walk away with cash priz es and specially-designed certificates.
The highlights of this year’s event are the two international speaker s; one of whom is Dr. Arvin Diesmos of the National Museum of the Philippin es, who is one of the foremost amphibian conservationists and researcher in the Asia region. The other speaker is Mr. Kueh Boon Hee, a herpetologist a nd biologist with Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Further details of the event c an be found at ht tp://internationalborneanfrograce.weebly.com
Thanks to the sponsors who support this year&rsqu o;s Frog Race. They are:
1) Mini stry of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Youth and Sports, Sarawak
2) Sarawak Tourism Board
3) Sarawak Convention Bureau< /p>
4) Sarawak Timber Association
5) Sarawak ShellÂ
6) Samling Sdn. Bhd.< /p>
7) Shin Yang
8) KTS Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
9) Win Digital, and
10) Natural History Publications
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