PRESS RELEASE: World Forum Taking People Along The New Silk Roads

World Forum Taking People Along The New Silk Roads

WHAT IS THIS WORLD FORUM?
The New Silk Roads World Forum (NSRWF) is an independent and non-political entity. The Forum is now on its 2nd iteration and will be staged in March 2020 in Kota Kinabalu, capital city of the State of Sabah (Malaysia) on Borneo Island. The main goal of the New Silk Roads World Forum is to connect countries, cities, peoples and promote positive activities along the New Silk Roads. Each event is staged in a different city and in a different country taking people along the New Silk Roads over the coming years.

1ST WORLD FORUM WAS A SUCCESS
The inaugural New Silk Roads World Forum (NSRWF) was staged in Melbourne in October 2018 at the Monash University City Campus at 271 Collins Street in Melbourne. It was a successful event and was launched two months earlier at the Bank of Melbourne head office building in Collins Street.

2ND WORLD FORUM
The venue of the New Silk Roads World Forum 2020 will be at the prestigious 5-star Pacific Sutera Hotel, part of the Sutera Harbour Resort complex of two hotels, 18-hole golf course and Marina/Country Club. The complex is situated at the famous beach front of Tanjung Aru, only 10km from the city centre of Kota Kinabalu.

SPECIAL COCKTAIL & TOUR
The newly built Sabah International Convention Centre is hosting a Special Cocktail and Tour of its premises for the New Silk Roads World Forum. VIPs, delegates and guests are looking forward to the occasion to enjoy drinks, canape and Kota Kinabalu’s famous sunset, ranked one of the eight most beautiful in the world.

FORUM LOCAL HOST
The Institute for Development Studies (Sabah), also known as IDS, is the local host of the New Silk Roads World Forum in Kota Kinabalu. It is an autonomous, non-profit-making research organisation. Established by the Sabah State Government on 1 August 1985, IDS is devoted to carrying out policy and problem-oriented research on socio-economic and public administrative development issues. IDS serves as a think tank to the Sabah State Government. It also has considerable event management experience and will be a great host of the New Silk Roads World Forum.
 
SOME COMMENTS BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE
1ST NEW SILK ROADS WORLD FORUM
• “Thanks Geoffrey. And congratulations on a successful event, some very interesting discussions and points of convergence for many people I think”.
Quoted by Professor Tim Winter, Professor of Heritage Studies, University Western Australia, Australia.

• “Congratulations on the success of the event! You did a remarkable job.”
Quoted by Professor Kriengsak Chareonwongsak, Chairman, National Building Institute of Thailand; Harvard Professorial Fellow; Former Advisor to the Prime Minister and Former Member of Parliament of Thailand

• “Thanks Geoffrey. It’s really encouraging to get such positive feedback from participants.”
Quoted by Dr Damian Lee, CEO/MD, DRL Corporation Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

• “Thanks Geoffrey. Congratulations on a successful meeting [forum] and I look forward to participating in future iterations!”
Quoted by Professor Joseph Liow, Dean, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Nanyang Technology University, Singapore.

• “The round tables produced unexpected positive results and created opportunities for deeper relationship building. A very successful start to an annual event which holds bright promise for the future. Congratulations to all those involved in organising this event.”
Quoted by Ms Ann Sathasivam, Partnership Coordinator Policy, Research & Social Justice Department, The Salvation Army | Australia

• “Do let me know if you require any assistance for the next forum. Happy to help in whatever way possible.”
Quoted by Dr Danny Ng, Lecturer in International Business School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Australia

• “Thank you, I really enjoyed Gu Zheng music for the dinner. It was pleasing to the ears and relaxing after a day’s forum.”
Quoted by Dr Vanaja Karagiannidis, Senior Management Lecturer, Melbourne Institute of Technology

• “I enjoyed the 1st Silk Roads World Forum held at Monash University City Campus on 15-16 Oct. 2018. The event was successful.”
Quoted by Professor Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Director, Maritime Logistics and Free Trade Islands Research Center, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, China.

FURTHER INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Registration for Special Cocktail and Tour: https://www.nsrwf.com/nsrwf-2020/specialcocktail (FREE to attend)

New Silk Roads World Forum website and registration: https://nsrwf.com

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