Category: Seminar/Workshops

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3sFzUog

Academics, practitioners and students are all welcome to join. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from the SEA scholars about these contemporary issues.

The webinar is organised by Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA) and supported by Emerald Publishing, Sarawak Research Society and Research Synergy Foundation. For more information, please visit SEARA LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/com/southeastasiaresearchacademy and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/southeastasiaresearchacademy/

Date : 17 April 2021 (Saturday)

Time : 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (GMT +8)

Registration link: https://forms.gle/2CMz3cEVE4UdpKnc9

Platform: Zoom

Fee : (donation included)
(a) SRS members: RM50 per person; or USD12 per person (any transaction charges to be borne by the participant/remitter)
(b) Non-SRS members: RM60 per person; or USD15 per person (any transaction charges to be borne by the participant/remitter)

Medium : English

Targets : Students, novice researchers and those who are keen to learn the fundamentals of qualitative research

Materials : Materials in softcopy will be provided after the workshop via email.

Certificate : E-certificate will be given after the workshop via email

Grab the Opportunity!

RESPONSIBLE YOUTH LEADER SEMINAR
Theme: Empowering Youth Towards Responsible Citizenship and Tourism

This seminar is to provide an educational and practical guidance about responsible leadership to university and college students in Kuching (and Sarawak) who are interested in tourism and hospitality. There will be speeches about leadership and responsible citizenship and tourism from academics and practitioners, discussions to demonstrate different types of skills and knowledge as well as activities to put them into practice.

These knowledge and skills will prepare students to be responsible leaders and citizens particularly in tourism and the related ventures. There will be no fee! However, registration is required and seats are limited to 50 students (subject to evaluation and approval by the committee).

Register at: bit.ly/responsible-youth-2020

Venue : Sarawak Club Kuching
20 December 2020 (Sunday) at 8:00AM – 5:00 

Session 1: Weighted Partial Least Squares Assessment

Session 2: Consistent PLS (PLSc): Concepts and Analysis

Session 3: Assessment of Higher-Order Models

Session 4: Guidelines to Perform Measurement Invariance

*(Note: SmartPLS 2-month license will NOT be provided in this course. Participants can join with/without the software.)*

Date & Time (Malaysian time, GMT+8):

Session 1 – 7 August 2020 (2:00-3:20 PM)

Session 2 – 7 August 2020 (3:40-5:00 PM)

Session 3 – 14 August 2020 (2:00-3:20 PM)

Session 4 – 14 August 2020 (3:40-5:00 PM)

Registration link: https://forms.gle/7Er3T8YJ4ctDBB9m6

Platform: Zoom

Fee: RM15 per session (donation included); RM50 for registering all four sessions. Or amount equivalent to your currency (any transaction charges to be borne by the participant/remitter)

Medium: English

Targets: Students, academics, researchers and those who are keen to learn specific topics and procedures about running SmartPLS (as shown under Agenda)

Materials: Materials in softcopy will be provided after the course

Certificate: E-certificate will be given after the course

For general enquiries and more information about the online course and other online events, please write to the Secretariat at srs.onlinetraining@gmail.com.

We are pleased to invite you to join the International Tourism Seminar on Tourism Recovery and Development: Responsibility, Sustainability and Value Creation with the following details:

Date : 24 July 2020 (Friday)
Time : 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Malaysian time, GMT+8)
Target : Hospitality and Tourism students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners. It is also open to all who are interested in the topic.
Platform : Zoom and Youtube (livestream). Please note that Zoom can only cater for 500 participants.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/cekRtfBKtVCg9Vcv8

Fee : No Fee. Donation is welcome to support RCE Kuching. Donation can be done before or after registration. Donation can be done as a group if your colleagues and/or students register for the seminar.

Remarks: Invitation link to join the seminar will be emailed to the registered participants 2 days before the event.

The primary objectives are to perpetuate the discourse about tourism recovery in times of uncertainty from both academic and practical perspectives. In addition, this seminar is aimed to provide insights into the development of tourism in various aspects (e.g. community-based, event, ecology, leisure and wellness) post the global COVID19 pandemic.

We are grateful that six distinguished speakers have agreed to join us as the panel speakers.

Mark your date, register now. See you then.

Organised by UCSI University (FHTM) in partnership with Sarawak Tourism Board, UiTM Sabah Branch, RCE Kuching, Emerald Publishing and Sarawak Research Society

Date: 7 July 2020 (Tuesday)
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Platform: GotoWebinar (Registration is mandatory)
Fee: None (Donation is welcome to support SGDs)
Registration: https://forms.gle/hKV9jLALt9FKpkkn6
Remark: E-certificate will be provided.A collaboration between FHTM-UCSI University Sarawak, UiTM Sabah Branch, SRS and Emerald Publishing (East Asia)

Learn How to Prepare for Your Thesis Defence with our Experts!

They will assist you on the preparation of your thesis defence during the Webinar session.

Full details are provided in the poster above. Mark your calendar and join us!

Online registration will start on 15th June. Click this to register https://forms.gle/YzFAdo6ZZkJkPg4L9

Date : 22 June 2020
Time : 10.00-11.30am(GMT+8)
Platform : Zoom

Webinar Series #askEditor part 1:

“Publication Opportunities in Scopus and WOS Indexed Journals: Advice and Recommendation from the Editors” is a collaboration program between Research Synergy Foundation (RSF), Sarawak Research Society (SRS), Emerald Publishing, and Pampanga Research Educators Organization (PREO) Philippines.

Topics include:
1. Aims and scope of the journals and the special issues
2. Editor’s expectation from paper submitted to journal/special issues
3. Reason for/behind acceptance, minor/major revision, rejection and sending to reviews.
4. Preparations which author should do before submission/re-submission

Save the date!
Date: June 5, 2020
Time: 10.00 a.m-11.30 a.m (UTC+7)/ Jakarta TimePlatform: Zoom MeetingFees: FREE with Donation 5 USD/ IDR 75K (Optional)

Please register through: https://bit.ly/askEditor1
Registration will be closed on June 2, 2020.

*All the meeting ID and Password will be emailed 2 days before webinar (June 3, 2020).

More information:
WhatsApp: +628112317334
Email: researchsynergy.institute@gmail.com

Greetings from Sarawak Research Society!

We would like to inform you about our upcoming workshop on ‘Theory and Framework Development’ as per details below:-

Date : 6 June 2020 (Saturday)
Time : 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Venue : Zoom Application

Fee: RM80 per person (Inclusive of registration fee, materials in softcopy, e-certificate and donation, such as to COVID-19 Relief)
OR
Amount equivalent to your currency (any transaction charges to be borne by the participant/remitter)
Instructor: Dr Francis Chuah Chin Wei
Medium: English

For further information you can email at yusman779@gmail.com (Dr Yusman Yacob), Secretary of Sarawak Research Society.

Greetings from Sarawak Research Society!

We would like to inform you about our upcoming workshop on ‘Questionnaire and Item Development for Quantitative Research: Issues and Challenges From Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives’ as per details below:-

Date : 13 June 2020 (Saturday)
Time : 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Venue : Zoom Application

Fee: RM80 per person (Inclusive of registration fee, materials in softcopy, e-certificate and donation, such as to COVID-19 Relief)
OR
Amount equivalent to your currency (any transaction charges to be borne by the participant/remitter)
Instructor: Dr Francis Chuah Chin Wei
Medium: English

For further information you can email at yusman779@gmail.com (Dr Yusman Yacob), Secretary of Sarawak Research Society.

Speaker: Dr. Daniel Turner, Director and Founder of Quirkos
Date : 18-19 June 2020 (Thursday and Friday)
Time : Malaysia time 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM (GMT +8)
Platform : ZoomRegistration: https://forms.gle/YsgKnMeUB4CSdZKF7
Fee : RM40 for the whole course. RM20 per session. Donation included.
Targets : Students, academics, researchers and those who are keen to learn specific topics and procedures about running Quirkos to perform qualitative analysis
Materials : Materials in softcopy will be provided 2 days before the forum if any. A preparation email containing information about software installation and meeting password will be provided.
Certificate : E-certificate will be given after the forum via email

Greetings from Sarawak Research Society!

We would like to inform you about our upcoming workshop on ‘Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Using Amos: Practical Guide For Beginners’ as per details below:-

Date : 23rd May 2020 (Saturday)

Time : 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Venue : Zoom Application

Fee: RM80 per person (Inclusive of registration fee, materials in softcopy, e-certificate and donation, such as to COVID-19 Relief)
OR
Amount equivalent to your currency (any transaction charges to be borne by the participant/remitter)

Instructor: Asst. Prof Dr Cham Tat Huei

Medium: English

For further information you can email at yusman779@gmail.com (Dr Yusman Yacob)

Session 1: Formative Measurement Assessment
Session 2: Simple & Multiple/Sequential Mediation Analysis
Session 3: Simple & Multiple Moderation Analysis
Session 4: Measurement Invariance & Multi-group Analysis
Note: SmartPLS2-month license will **NOT *be provided in this course. Participants can join with/without the software.

Date :
Session 1 – 7 May 2020 (Thursday)
Session 2 – 8 May 2020 (Friday)
Session 3 – 14 May 2020 (Thursday)
Session 4 – 15 May 2020 (Friday)

Registration: https://forms.gle/PM9HG7MfJc8tc1sK6

Time : Malaysia time 3.00 PM – 4.30 PM (GMT +8)

Platform : Zoom

Fee : RM50 for registering all four sessions; RM15 per session (donation included) or amount equivalent to your currency (any transaction charges to be borne by the participant/remitter)

Medium : English

Targets : Students, academics, researchers and those who are keen to learn specific topics and procedures about running SmartPLS (as shown under Agenda)

Materials : Materials in softcopy will be provided 2 days before the course together with other information

Certificate : E-certificate will be given after the courseFor general enquiries and more information about the online course and other online events, please write to the Secretariat at srs.onlinetraining@gmail.com. Please leave your email as comment if you wish to get the brochure in PDF.

Additional Remarks

1. Zoom application, internet connectivity & any technical issues are not the Instructor/Secretariat to deal with.
2. This course is **NOT **designed to guide every participant to click. The speaker will demonstrate and the speech must not be interrupted until Q&A section.
3. No refund is allowed 5 days before the course.

The course materials are downloadable at:

1. Formative Measurement Assessment: 
   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341249789_PLS-SEM_using_SmartPLS_30_Chapter_8_Assessment_of_Formative_Measurement_Models
2. Assessment of Mediation Analysis: 
   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341250748_PLS-SEM_using_SmartPLS_30_Chapter_12_Assessment_of_Mediation_Analysis
3. Assessment of Moderation Analysis: 
   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341357609_PLS-SEM_using_SmartPLS_30_Chapter_13_Assessment_of_Moderation_Analysis

Date : 7-8 March 2020 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time : 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue : Institut Koperasi Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawak

Fee: RM 200 (Inclusive of workshop materials, brunch, lunch and certificate)

Instructor: AP Dr Jayson Cham Tat Huei

Medium: English

Kindly please register through my email at yusman779@gmail.com (Dr Yusman Yacob), Secretary of Sarawak Research Society.

Greetings from Sarawak Research Society!

We would like to inform you about our upcoming workshop on Application of Smart PLS in Quantitative Data Analysis (Intensive) as per details below:-

Date : 15 February 2020 (Saturday)
Time : 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Venue : Institut Koperasi Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawak

Fee: RM 150 (Inclusive of 2-mth Smart PLS License, workshop materials, brunch, lunch and certificate)

Instructor: Dr Jacky Cheah

Medium: English

Kindly please register through my email at yusman779@gmail.com (Dr Yusman Yacob), Secretary of Sarawak Research Society. More details will be provided.

Remarks: Participants are expected to have used Smart PLS before. As it is an intensive course, the workshop will cover path analysis, mediation, moderation, PLS predict and multi-group analysis.