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KECEMERLANGAN SAINSSCIENCE EXCELLENCEMesyuarat Nobel Laureate bersama Saintis Muda diLindau merupakan satu majlis perhimpunan tahunanbertempat di Tasik Constance, Jerman sejak 1951.Mesyuarat ini telah berubah wajah menjadi pertemuandi peringkat antarabangsa antara para PemenangHadiah Nobel dengan saintis muda dan penuntutdari lebih 40 buah negara dari serata dunia denganminda terbuka. Setiap tahun lebih 11 500 belia pintardan saintis muda dari serata dunia bertanding untukmenghadirinya tetapi hanya 500 calon yang berjayadipilih. <strong>Malaysia</strong> telah menghadiri mesyuarat ini sejaktahun 2004. Berikutan satu Memorandum Persefahamanyang termeterai dalam tahun 2005, ASM dianggapsebagai rakan Majlis Lindau yang bertanggungjawabdalam pencalonan saintis muda ke mesyuarat ini.Mesyuarat Lindau yang merupakan satu pengalamanpembelajaran yang luar biasa, menyediakan satuforum saintifi k unik untuk dialog yang merangsangkanmengenai penemuan baru, dan penyelidikan atauperbincangan harian terhadap kesan lebih meluasyang terhasil daripada usaha P&P Pemenang HadiahNobel. Prof Looi Lai Meng, FASc mengetuai Delegasi<strong>Malaysia</strong> ke Mesyuarat ini selain mewakili ASM dimesyuarat Rakan <strong>Akademi</strong>k pada 3 Julai, di manaMajlis Lindau telah menyatakan rasa puas hati akanmutu saintis muda <strong>Malaysia</strong> yang dicalon menghadirimesyuarat tersebut melalui proses pemilihan ASM yangtegas. Penglibatan Delegasi <strong>Malaysia</strong> di MesyuaratLindau menerima liputan media terutama RTM menerusiberita Perdana.Sebelum delegasi <strong>Malaysia</strong> berlepas ke Lindau, pada22 Jun mereka telah menghadiri satu sesi orientasi yangtelah dikelolakan oleh ASM. Majlis ini turut dihadiri olehTYT Herbert D. Jess, Duta Besar Jerman ke <strong>Malaysia</strong> yangtelah menyampaikan satu syarahan bertajuk, SejarahLatarbelakang Mesyuarat Pemenang Hadiah Nobeldi Lindau dan Prespektif terhadap Penyelidikan danPembangunan Jerman. Di samping ini terdapat duapenyampaian lagi yang disampaikan oleh AcademicianProf Looi Lai Meng, FASc mengenai Overview of ResearchFocus Areas in the Field of Physiology or Medicine in<strong>Malaysia</strong> and Globally dan satu pidato yang disampaikanoleh Prof Asma Ismail, FASc bertajuk, Overview of thePost Lindau Meeting Visit to Centres of Excellence in UK.Sesi orientasi ini yang telah mendapat liputan mediasecara meluas dan disertai oleh 12 perwakilan mediatempatan.The Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting with YoungScientists is an annual Gathering in Lindau on LakeConstance, Germany since 1951. The Lindau NobelLaureates Meeting has developed into an internationalopen-minded encounter between Laureates, youngscientists and students from over 40 countries worldwide.Annually over 11 500 young top talents and youngscientists worldwide compete to participate andonly around 500 are selected. This meeting has seen<strong>Malaysia</strong>n participation since 2004. ASM is the partnerorganization of the Lindau Council which is responsiblefor the <strong>Malaysia</strong>n nominations of young scientists for themeeting through a MoU signed in 2005.The Lindau Meetings provide a unique scientifi c forumfor stimulating dialogue on new fi ndings, and day-to-dayresearch or discussion on the wider consequences ofthe Laureate’s R&D work, which constitute a remarkablelearning experience. Prof Looi Lai Meng, FASc led the<strong>Malaysia</strong>n Delegation for the 2007 Lindau Meetingand represented ASM at the meeting of AcademicPartners on 3 July, where the Lindau Council expressedcommendation for the quality of <strong>Malaysia</strong>n youngscientists nominated for the Meetings through theAcademy’s stringent vetting process. The participationof the <strong>Malaysia</strong>n Delegation in the Lindau meetingreceived wide media coverage particularly by RTMon prime time news.An orientation session for the <strong>Malaysia</strong>n Delegationto the Lindau meeting was organized by ASM on22nd June prior to the trip to Lindau. The orientationsession was attended by HE Herbert D. Jess, GermanAmbassador to Kuala Lumpur who presented a talkon the ‘Historic background of the Nobel Prize WinnersMeetings in Lindau and Perspectives on GermanResearch and Development’. Besides that there weretwo other presentations by Academician Prof Looi LaiMeng, FASc. on ‘Overview of Research Focus Areasin the Field of Physiology or Medicine in <strong>Malaysia</strong> andGlobally’ and by Prof Asma Ismail, FASc on ‘Overviewof Post- Lindau Meeting Visits to Centres of Excellencein UK’. The orientation session was also well covered byaround 12 members of the local media.In Pursuit of Excellence in Science 61

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