ASSET MANAGEMENT 2005 - MALAYSIA

SEMINAR THEME

Multi-National Comparison of Current Status and Perspectives of Asset Management

INTRODUCTION

In order to actualize sustainable economic growth in the Asian region, it is necessary to secure the safety and security of social infrastructures and facilities with appropriate maintenance and management. In this circumstance, asset management is attracting attention as a methodology for maintaining and managing an enormous amount of social infrastructures and facilities, which vary broadly in construction time, structural characteristics, environmental conditions, and use conditions, and it is being distributed rapidly in Asian countries. However, managers and researchers in the Asian region never held a meeting to discuss the current situation of asset management in Asian countries.

The objective of this asset-management personnel’s conference is to grasp the current situation of asset management in Asia from the comprehensive and panoramic perspectives, based on the reports on the situation and outlook of asset management produced by managers in Asian countries. In addition, this conference will be utilized as the opportunity to glean basic information for :

(1) Understanding problems regarding asset management in each country
(2) Finding common issues in the entire Asian region, through the comparative analysis among several countries.

The representatives of each Asian country are requested write based on the following guidelines.

1. Background

2. Organizational Responsibilities

3. Asset and Current Status

4. Asset Management Programme and Achievement

5. Inspection / Monitoring System

6. Budgeting and Sectional Allocation

7. Training & Education for Managers and Inspectors

8. Business Model

9. Database

10. Software (Application)

11. Future Perspectives

OBJECTIVES

Key objectives of the conference are:

• To recognize current status and perspectives of each country·
• To explore the common aspects and diversity of asset management· To discuss new concepts and paradigms in management schemes

LANGUAGE

The official language of the conference is English

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

DAY1 (Feb. 23)

8:00- 9:00 Registration

9:00- 9:20 Opening Remarks Prof. Mansor Ibrahim
Dean, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
International Islamic University Malaysia

9:20-10:00 Keynote Speech 1
Y. Bhg. Dato’Ir. Hj. Mohd. Noor Yaacob
Deputy Director General Public Works Department Malaysia

10:00-10:40 Keynote Speech 2
Representative from JICA

10:40-11:00 Coffee/Tea Break

11:00-11:40 Keynote Speech 3
Prof. Kiyoshi KOBAYASHI Kyoto University

11.40-12.20 Solomon Islands
Asian Development Bank
Dr. Daisuke Mizusawa

12.20 -14.00 Lunch

14:00 - 14.40 Korea
National Hanbat University
Prof. Myungsik DO

14:40-15:20 VietnamUniversity of Transportation and Communication
Mr. Nguyen Dinh THAO

15:20-15:40 Coffee/Tea Break

15:40-16:20 Papua New Guinea
Asian Development Bank
Dr. Chen Chen

19.30 - 21.30 Conference Dinner


DAY2 (Feb.24)

9:00- 9:40 Representative from Malaysia

9:40-10:20 Singapore
National University of Singapore
Assoc. Prof. Chan Weng Tat

10:20-10:40 Coffee/Tea Break

11:40-12:20 Indonesia
Bandung Institute of Technology
Dr. Ir. Benedictus Kombaitan

12:20-13:00 India
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Prof. A U Ravi Shankar

13:00-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:30 Thailand
Chulalongkorn University
Assoc. Prof. Wisanu SUBSOMPON

15:10-15.50 Japan
Osaka University
Assoc. Prof. Kiyoyuki KAITO

15.50-16.30 Closing Remarks
Kyoto University
Prof. Kiyoshi KOBAYASHI

SECRETARIAT

Assoc.Prof. Ir. Dr. Maisarah Ali
Department of Building Technology and Engineering

Nor Aiza Md. Hashim
Phone : 6196 5271
Email : hnaiza@iiu.edu.my

Hasnita Ahmad
Phone : 6196 5241
Email : hasnita@iiu.edu.my

Fax : 6196 4864
email: iiumasset@gmail.com

SEMINAR GOVERNORS

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Prof. Kiyoshi Kobayashi(Kyoto University)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Prof. Kiyoshi KOBAYASHI, (Kyoto University)
Assoc. Prof. Kiyoyuki KAITO (Osaka University)
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Maisarah Ali (International Islamic University Malaysia)
Prof. A U Ravi Shankar (National Institute of Technology Karnataka)

GENERAL SECRETARIAT CONTACT DETAILS

Assoc. Prof. Kiyoyuki KAITO
Osaka University, Japan
E-mail: kaito@ga.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Phone: +81-6-6879-7598Fax: +81-6-6879-7601

PREVIOUS PAPERS PRESENTED IN ISAM2005

1. STATISTICAL DETERIORATON PREDICTION CONSIDERING THE NONUNIFORMITIY
OF VISUAL INSPECTION INTERVAL - Kiyoyuki Kaito, Japan

2. IIUM EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING SPATIAL INFORMATION AND FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM – I-SPACE - Muhammad Faris Abdullah , Malaysia

3. SYSTEMIC ASSET MANAGEMENT. THE KEY TO A NATION 'S SERVICE DELIVERY RELIABILITY & URBAN RURAL SUSTAINABILITY -KC Leong, Malaysia

4. MANAGING PUBLIC BUILDINGS - NOT MERELY MAINTENANCE - Rahah Ismail, Malaysia

5. ROAD PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM APPLICATION - Kazuya Aoki, Japan

6. COMPREHENSIVE, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT BUILDING AND QUARTERS PUTRAJAYA - Lee Soon Jin, Malaysia

7. THE CODE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOUNTING IN JAPAN - Tetsuji Uemure, Japan

VISA INFORMATION

Participants from outside Malaysia are advised to go through the Malaysia Immigration procedures.Abolition of VISA / VISIT PASS (Business) Facilities.
No visa is required for U.S.A. citizens visiting Malaysia for social, business or academic purposes (except for employment).

No visa is required for a stay of less than one month for nationals of all ASEAN countries except Myanmar. For a stay exceeding one month a visa will be required, except for nationals Brunei and Singapore.For national of Israel, visas are required and permission must be granted from Ministry of Internal Security. For national of Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro), visas are required and permission must be granted from Ministry Of Home Affairs.

Nationals of countries other than those stated above (with the exception of Israel) are allowed to enter Malaysia without a visa for a visit not exceeding one month.All foreign visitors entering Malaysia through the gazette entry points will be given social visit pass for social visits including the following purposes:· Visiting Relatives· Tourism· Journalist / Reporter· Attending Meeting· Attending Business Discussion· Inspection of factory· Auditing Company's Account· Signing Agreement· Doing survey on investment opportunities/setting up factory· Attending Seminars· On goodwill mission for students or sitting for examinations in University Taking part in sports competitions· Other activities not mentioned above but approved by the Director General of Immigration.For more details, please surf the official website as follows and WELCOME TO MALAYSIA!

More details about visa·
Attending Seminar On Social Visit Pass

ACCOMMODATIONS

We recommend participants to stay at the conference venue Seri Pacific Hotel. The arrangement should be made in advance to ensure room availability.Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur (Formerly Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur) is adjacent to the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). It is 60 minutes by car or 30 minutes by metro from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). A limousine is available on request.·

Distance from train station: 6 km· Distance from shopping area: 6 km· Distance from Convention Centre / Trade Fair: 6 km· Distance from train station: 10 minutes drive· Distance from shopping area: 10 minutes drive· Distance from Convention Centre / Trade Fair: 10 minutes drive· Distance from bus station: 3 minutes walk· Distance from bus station: 0.20 km· Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur is 70 km from KLIA International Airport· Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur is 80 minutes drive from KLIA International AirportNearby hotels around PWTC:

Grand Pacific Hotel
Cititel Express Hotel
Grand Seasons Hotel
City Villa Hotel
Legend Hotel
Dynasty Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Plaza Hotel
Eastin Hotel
Quality Hotel City Centre
Grand Central Hotel
Vistana Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Grand Continental Hotel
Wira Hotel