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CAMPUS NEWS 25The 8th International APSA CongressPenang 2005 was held at Grand PlazaParkRoyal Hotel at Batu Ferringhi, Penangon September 11 - 14, 2005. It wasorganised by the School of Housing, Buildingand Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia.MIP was a co-sponsor with a generousfinancial grant to the organisers.The APSA Executive Committee Members 2005 - 2007From left : Prof. Anthony Yeh, Secretary-General (University of Hong Kong), Prof. Do Hau,President (Hanoi Architectural University), Prof. Wu Zhiqiang, Past President (Tongji University,Shanghai), Prof. Yukio Nishimura, Committee Member (Tokyo University),Plnr K.D. Fernando, Committee Member (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka)and Assoc. Prof. Lee Lik Meng, Vice-President (Universiti Sains Malaysia).Not in picture, Prof. Utpal Sharma, Committee Member (CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India).Twenty countries were represented withover 140 participants including 22 planningstudents from South Australia. More than 70full papers were presented including many high quality papers from local academics and researchers from UTM, UPM, MU, UIA,UiTM, USM as well as the Federal Town and Country Planning Department. The full papers can be accessed viahttp://www.apsa2005.net/.APSA currently has 24 Full Members and Malaysia is represented by UTM and USM while UIA has expressed interest to join. It ishoped that UiTM will follow suit as the association works to promote the planning profession. Membership benefits include discountedfees for attendance at APSA Congresses, free copies of proceedings and of course opportunities for international networking. APSAis working to further improve the quality of its selected papers series with rigorous review criteria and procedures. Papers presentedat its Congresses are the sole source for selection for the Best Paper from Asia for the Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planningproduced by the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN) through the Routledge publisher. GPEAN is aconglomeration of nine planning associations formed after the 1st World Planning Schools Congress in Shanghai in 2001.The APSA Congress is held biennially. The next Congress will be held in Sri Lanka in 2007 followed by Ahmedabad, India in 2009.APSA is also one of the co-organisers of the forth-coming 2nd World Planning Schools Congress to be held in Mexico City, Mexicofrom July 11 – 17, 2006.For more information of APSA visit http://www.apsaweb.org/.By Lee Lik MengStudents from the DEPARTMENT OF URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING, KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA, recently went on an educational trip to Sydney and Canberra, Australia for a weekfrom 4th to 10th September, 2005. This trip was part of students planning education under the course AUP 3253 ComparativePlanning System. Aspects of planning included Transport, Tourism, andnational capital development. In the area of tourism, the students alsovisited a homestay and experienced horse-riding as part of theactivities offered by the organizers.Students also visited the national capital, Canberra and learned themeaning of low-profile development and the Y-Plan currently utilized bythe National Capital Development Authority (NCDA), for their transportsystem.Highlights of the visit were two briefings at the Sydney Townhall, on thedevelopment of the city of Sydney and the briefing at Regatta Point,Canberra on the planning and development of the city of Canberra.This was a valuable experience for students to make comparison ofour own Putrajaya.BERITA PERANCANG By Mohd Shamsuddin Zahid SopianBriefing at the Sydney Townhall