The Malaysia Geoheritage Conference started as an annual event in 1998 organized by the Malaysian Geological Heritage Group which later became a biennial event when interested geoheritage researchers from Indonesia agreed to co-host the Joint Malaysia-Indonesia Geoheritage Conference in alternate years. The former is a well established platform for gathering researchers, policy makers and implementers, as well as tourism players involved in conservation initiatives and sustainable development of geoheritage resources in Malaysia. This year the Malaysia Geoheritage Conference is commemorating its historic 10th edition of progressively evolved from merely a venue for sharing understanding on geodiversity and geoheritage values to ranking, conserving, protecting and managing of geoheritage resources. Lately this conference has also become a venue for discussing aspects of geotourism and geopark development.

In 2004 a new series of conferences, named as the Joint Malaysia-Indonesia Geoheritage Conference was established and this year we are privilege to once again organise this 10th edition of this event back in Malaysia. For this 10th edition we decide to rename the conference as Regional Geoheritage Conference 2015 and would like to open up opportunity in sharing geoheritage resources and geotourism prospects beyond political boundaries in order to share common challenges in geoheritage conservation initiatives and to facilitate regional geotourism and geopark development. This time the host also invite geoheritage enthusiasts from neighbouring Thailand to join the conference as special guests to look for possibility of forming a tripartite conference in the future.

This conference is co-organized by the Geological Heritage Group of Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional, Langkawi Development Authority, Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia and Department of National Heritage Malaysia.

Call for Papers
Once again, we seek your support to ensure the success of RGC 2015 in Langkawi, Kedah. Participants are invited to present papers on original research in English for the Technical Sessions. Contributors may submit more than one papers, but the Organizing Committee has the right to select only one paper by any first author for oral presentations. So, please come and share your knowledge, ideas, experiences, and expertise particularly on conservation geology, geoconservation, characterization, assesment & development of geosites, geotourism, geoheritage, geohazard and public awareness & education on geoheritage for the benefit of the country and future generations.

Those who would like to present paper(s) are required to submit an abstract(s) in English using Microsoft Office Word Document, with 1.5 line spacing on A4 paper size, with 2.5 margins all round. Use Times New Roman size 12 pt and underline the name and email address of presenting author and do not cite reference in the abstract and try not to exceed 300 words. Please send your extended abstract (s) to one of the following addresses:
secretariat.rgc2015@gmail.com (UKM)
jatmikosetiawan@yahoo.com (UPN ,‘Veteran’)

Deadlines
Submission of abstract: 1st September 2015. 

For further information contact us at:

Secretariat Regional Geoheritage Conference 2015
Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI),
UKM, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Phone              : +03 89214717/4161
Fax                  : +03 89255104
E-mail             : secretariat.rgc2015@gmail.com

INDONESIA COUNTERPART
Dr. Jatmika Setiawan,
Universiti Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) “Veteran”
E-mail             : jatmikosetiawan@yahoo.com

Registration form, click here.
First circular, click here.
Second circular, click here.
Final circular, click here.
Guideline for Presentations, click here.