BRC to hold int'l event

BRC to hold int'l event

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Borneo Research Council
(BRC) will begin a five-day international conference on human
resources here Monday.

M. Usop, head of the conference's organizing committee, said
yesterday that the BRC's fifth conference would focus on
sustainable development of human resources.

"The main goal of the biannual meeting is to empower local
people in development," Usop said.

The conference is to also feature Minister of Home Affairs
Syarwan Hamid and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas.

Human resource development will be discussed from socio-
political, educational, economic, cultural and religious points
of view.

Other topics, such as forest conservation and agricultural
programs as well as biodiversity and traditional medicine, will
also be taken up at the conference.

Some 250 participants from a number of countries, including
Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Malaysia and Indonesia, are
expected to attend the conference, Antara reported Tuesday. (rms)