We are happy to annouce that the Biennial Conference of Borneo Research Council will be held in Mulawarman University, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia on 19 – 21 September 2016 in conjuction with the Sixth Borneo Dance Festival (Festival Tari Borneo VI).
The Borneo Research Council (BRC) was established in 1968 as an incorporated non-profit organization for the advancement of knowledge in the social, biological and medical sciences with regard to Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan). The Council consists of an international group of scholars engaged in research in Borneo. It holds biennial international conferences at which the latest research in al academic fields connected with Borneo is presented and discussed.
Since 1990, the biennial international conferences have been held at various universities and institutions located on the island of Borneo. For this year, the thirteen BRC Biennial International Conference will be held at the Mulawarman University, East Borneo. The current theme for the conference is: “TROPICAL STUDIES: THE SCIENCE AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF BORNEO”.
The conference will be one of the important university events for 2016, which will attract a lot of international participants and presenters. The conference will be established in Gunung Kelua Campus of Mulawarman University. Respective Resource Persons are invited to attend this Biennial Conference.