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Bandar Seri Begawan - The "EMS: The Brunei Perspective" seminar will be held on January 12, 2009, while the "EMS: A Business Initiative" seminar will take plaCe from January 13-14, 2009 at the SEAMED VOCTECH Regional Centre, Brunei Darussalam.

The centre's Officer-in-Charge, Dr Paryono, Deputy Director for Professional, announced that environmental officers, researchers, industry/business leaders/officers, school administrators, teachers and student leaders are expected to attend the seminars.

The Japanese Government in coordination with the Japanese Embassy in Brunei Darussalam and SEAMED VOCTECH is sponsoring the seminars.

Two related EMS programmes have already been held - a two-week training course for 22 Southeast Asian lecturers and researchers from November 6-11, 2006 organised in collaboration with the Jefri Bolkiah College of Engineering, Kuala

Belait and a two-day EMS seminar at the centre attended by 50 government/private institution officers from February, 26-27 2008.

The upcoming EMS seminars will highlight the prevention and reduction of environmental risks, including compliance problems; improvement of environmental performance and increase in efficiency by reducing costs, saving energy and resources; and improvement of image with the public, leaders and even investors of an organisation.

SEAMED VOCTECH has sent invitation letters to government offices, industrial/business firms and schools. Due to limited seats, the seminars will accommodate participants based on nomination forms. The centre hopes to receive these forms on or before the deadline December 27, 2008 via fax 6783-447955 or e-mail to Ms Nana at voctech@brunet.bn. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin