Updates

:: LATEST UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ::

Download ICOBS 2019 Brochure (.pdf)

[24/3/19] Online payment is available via FPX and Credit Card! - Go to the Fees, Registration & Payment menu.

[11/4/19] - Abstract submission EXTENDED to 30 April 2019!

[11/4/19] - A reminder to all international participants please check the immigration entry to Sabah when arranging your trip.

[11/4/19] - Conference Certificate is only free for presenter. If you require a certificate in the name of a co-author who has not attended the conference, please provide us the full name. Each additional certificate costs RM 15.00.

[30/4/19] - To pre-order the Conference Certificate, please click here.

[19/6/19] - Free shuttle services to the conference venue will be provided from:

(1) Promenade Hotel and Grandis Hotel at Kota Kinabalu

(Hotels within 5 minutes walking distance to Grandis Hotel pick-up point include: Mecure Hotel, Gaya Centre Hotel and Hotel Capital)

(2) 1Borneo Hypermall (next to UMS)

Shuttle pick-up schedule:

Morning ( 24-25 July 2019)

7.:00 a.m - Promenade Hotel (view visual here)

7:20 a.m - Grandis Hotel (view visual here)

7:45 a.m - 1Borneo roadside bus stand (view visual here)

5:00 p.m - Conference venue to 1Borneo, Grandis Hotel, Promenade Hotel

[10/7/19] - Registration reminder and payment issue

(1) To all participants, please proceed with registration latest by 15 July 2019 to confirm your participation in ICoBS 2019. Kindly disregard this reminder if you have submitted your registration.

(2) Should you encountered problem/ error in online payment via credit card, please email us directly immediately or payment by cash/ credit card can also can be made during the day of conference

[17/7/19] - Presentation schedule released and Parking Information (map)

(1) Parking information (map). Download here.

[20/7/19] - Immigration information

For first time international participants to Sabah, please be advised although Sabah is part of Malaysia, it retains control over its own immigration. Below are sources to inquire to ease your travel arrangement:

1) Kota Kinabalu International Airport - Immigration Office - Level 2, KKIA Terminal 1. Phone: +6088-413656/660/652 ; Email: kiltakk@gmail.com

2) Tripadvisor.com has a dedicated discussion sharing about immigration in Sabah. Read about it here.

[21/7/19] - Latest Presentation schedule

1) Download here.

2) Please be advised that allocated time for a presentation is between 10-15 minutes.

[23/7/19] - Information for presenters

To all paper presenters:

To ease the presentation process during the conference, we highly recommend that you either save your presentation slides in your email or email to the ICoBS official email.

This will enable you to download the slides from an online source, to avoid technical issues that may arise from incompatible equipment.

Paper presenters are recommended to keep the duration of their presentation between 10-12 minutes, in order to allow for Q&A and discussion session.

[23/7/19] - Latest ICoBs Programme and Presentation schedule

Please visit the Programme menu here.

[23/7/19@11:30PM] - ICoBs: Conference venue and parking information

ICoBS 2019 will be held at UMS Chancellery Building, just follow the direction signage once your in UMS. Additionally you may want to download photographic images related to the location and parking (click) here. Safe journey and see you there!

::POST CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT::

Thank you to all participants. Hope you had a fruitful conference.It was our pleasure to host you here in Sabah.

Below are information that might be of interest to you:

[29/7/19] - Information on publication

Please be advised that we are in the midst of processing your paper for publication. Although papers have been accepted for publication, further improvements and editing on papers maybe required as to adhere to journal requirement. Our editorial team will be contacting you accordingly should the need arises.