Speaker 5: Todd Wayne Saurman (Asia SIL Ethnomusicology Coordinator and Mainland Southeast Asia Group Ethnomusicology Consultant SIL International)
Todd Saurman has a BS in Music Therapy, an MA in Intercultural Studies/Ethnomusicology, and completed a Ph.D. in Social Science at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He has worked in Asia with SIL International for the last 22 years as an advocate for the music and arts of ethnic minority groups. In Thailand, he works for Mahidol University in Bangkok Thailand and trains others as catalysts for the creation of culturally relevant arts throughout Asia.
The Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA), together with organizing partners, invites representatives of Government of Malaysia (including Ministry of Education and other government agencies/departments), indigenous communities, teachers, providers of Alternative Learning Centers/Community Learning Centers, NGOs and civil society, academics and experts, private/corporate sector and others to join us for the
2nd Malaysian Indigenous Peoples'
Conference on Education (MIPCE II)
20th-22nd September 2016
Kuching, Sarawak (Damai Beach Resort)
This conference is co-organized by:
Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA)
UNICEF Malaysia
State Planning Unit, Chief Minister's Department of Sarawak
Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak
Kadazandusun Language Foundation (KLF)
SIL Malaysia
PACOS TRUST
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Sarawak Convention Bureau
Conference activities:
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Inspiring presentations from key-note speakers
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Case Studies from around the world, including Malaysia
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A chance to network and interact with different indigenous associations and NGOs
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Cultural performances
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Exhibitions, book and craft sales.
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Optional field visits to indigenous education centers after the conference.
