Contesting and advancing knowledge in Borneo Academic Publishing

Mankind civilisation is reflected in books that are published by a state. The degree and speed of development is represented by the number of new titles a nation is able to publish annually. Publishing codifies knowledge so as to allow the wisdom the flow within the pages of a book to be transferred and diffuse across borders. With rigorous and vigorous research, knowledge is transformed and reinvented. New insight will continuously be added, but its validity and reliability will always be contested and debated.

Contestation and discursive researches allow knowledge to flourish and grow indefinitely. This is reflected in the researches done on Borneo, the third largest island in the world. The richness of its biodiversity and amalgamation of different cultural heritage have and will still attract many local and international scholars to converge on the island to seek and expand knowledge on Borneo.

All these breakthrough researches have now spread and being highlighted across the globe thanks to the persistent efforts by the community of local and international scholars who are continuously  investigating, writing and publishing books and journals on Borneo. The diffusion rate of this new knowledge has increased tremendously with the advent of new publishing technologies. With the new technology, books and journals have moved into the realm of e-publishing, making it easier for humankind to share knowledge across space and time. With well-published books and journals, the shores of Borneo will continue to attract learned scholars from every field imaginable.

With the underlying premise, this international conference is organised to celebrate the different viewpoints among interested scholars in their discourse on academic publishing in Borneo. The objectives of this conference are:

Objectives

• To provide a platform for academic content creators, authors and book industry players in exchanging experience, knowledge and ideas through the conduct of forums, presentations and brainstorming sessions.

• To encourage academic publication potentiality focusing on Borneo themes in pursuit of advancing knowledge.

• To gather resources that will be able to assist high impact academic publication by experiencing the authenticity of Sarawak (as the conference venue) first-hand.

For more information, kindly visit us at http://www.conference.unimas.my/2017/bbpf/index.php

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