We are up and kicking!

The Natural Science Society’s 1st AGM was held yesterday attended by 14 charter members.

The new Board of Directors as follows:

President: Dr. Daisy Kho
Vice-President: Ms Claire Wilson
Secretary: Mr. Lau Song Ting
Treasurer: Mr. Billy Young
Committee Members: Mr.Joannes Unggang
Ms. Roslina Ragai
Dr. Joseph Bong
Mr. Nalong Buda
Miss Wong Ling Chie

The committee and members thank the Protem Committee for their work and effort in registering the Natural Science Society. Special thanks go to Mr. Lau Song Ting for his time and contribution to getting the Society legally registered and lending us the use of his premise for our meetings.

We have lined up a series of educational talks for the year, preliminaries as follows:

25/10/2008 “Small Mammals” by visiting Biologist
08/11/2008 “Operation Nest Egg” by Ms Claire Wilson
06/12/2008 “Plant Pathology” by Miss Wong Ling Chie
10/01/2009 “Pesticide Residuals” by Mr. Lim Guan Mian
21/02/2009 “Termites” by Ms. Hoe Pik Kheng
14/03/2009 “Peat Soil” by Miss Lee Jia Huey
11/04/2009 “ Feeding Preferences of Termites” by Mr. Chan Seow Phan
09/05/2009 “ Conservation in Golf Course Management” by Mr. Nalong Buda
14/06/2009 “ Fishes of the Planted Forests” by Mr. Azizan Juhin
11/07/2009 “ The Wildlife Ordinance of Sarawak” by Mr. Lau Song Ting
08/08/2009 “ Small Mammals of the Planted Forests” by Miss Roslina Ragai

Details of Date, Time and Venue will be posted when confirmed.

Other proposed activities include field work, publicity, educational talks and zoo visit.

We also want to put together a more detailed short and long term plan for the Society.

Congratulations to all the Charter Members and thank you all for your enthusiasm, support and contribution of ideas.

This Society has immense potential to do good work and I look forward to the challenge to make it one that we all love and can be proud of.