{"id":27,"date":"2024-03-14T03:11:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/mesmerize\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T03:58:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T03:58:56","slug":"mesmerize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Created with Elementor --><div  data-label=\"Introduction\" data-id=\"about--1\" data-export-id=\"about-9\" data-category=\"about\" class=\"about-9 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"introduction\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row middle-sm text-center\"><div  class=\"col-sm-5 space-bottom-xs content-column content-right-sm\" data-type=\"column\">    <h2  class=\"\">Introduction<\/h2><p  class=\"\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 600;\">In the backdrop of the evolving global landscape, join us for a pivotal event dedicated to advancing science-based collaboration and sustainable development. The <span  style=\"font-weight: 700;\">International Symposium of the Category 2 Institutes and Centres under the auspices of UNESCO in the field of Natural Sciences<\/span> sets the stage for enhanced coordination and collaboration among Category 2 Centres, fostering knowledge exchange and promoting shared goals while inspiring collective action.<\/span><\/p><a class=\"button big color2\" href=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/registration\" target=\"_self\" data-cp-link=\"1\" data-icon=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Register Now<\/a><\/div> <div  class=\"col-sm-7 flexbox flexbox middle-xs center-xs space-bottom-xs\"><div  class=\"overlay-box flexbox middle-xs center-xs overlay-holder \"> <div  class=\"overlay-box-offset offset-background shadow-medium bg-color2 hide-xs\"><\/div> <a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"#\"><img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"flexbox shadow-large img1\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-C2C-Microsite-Maintenance-Page-4.png\" data-size=\"600x400\" title=\"cropped-C2C-Microsite-Maintenance-Page-4.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div><div  data-label=\"Plenary\" data-id=\"features--4\" data-export-id=\"features-16-card-bordered-colored\" data-category=\"features\" class=\"features-16-card-bordered-colored content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"plenary\" style=\"background-color: rgb(245, 250, 253);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row text-center\"><div  class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\"> <h2  class=\"\">Plenary Themes<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row spaced-cols\" data-type=\"row\"> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4\"> <div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-shutterstock_612723869-scaled-2.jpg\" title=\"Letter,Dice,With,Blue,And,White,Color,And,Open,Text\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0); font-weight: 700;\">Open Science<\/span><\/h4> <p  class=\"\">Delve into the principles and practices of Open Science, emphasizing transparency, collaboration, and accessibility in research. Discuss innovative approaches and technologies shaping the future of open scientific inquiry.<\/p><\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4\"><div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-vectors-for-c2c-microsite-1-1.png\" title=\"cropped-vectors-for-c2c-microsite-1-1.png\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\">International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development<\/span><\/h4> <p  class=\"\">Explore the significance and goals of the International Decade, focusing on strategies for implementing sustainable practices in the natural sciences.\n<\/p><\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4\"><div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-cropped-shutterstock_1028168668-scaled-3.jpg\" title=\"Four,Hands,Of,Businessmen,Collect,Gear,From,The,Gears,Of\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\">International Research Collaboration<\/span><\/h4> <p  class=\"\">Uncover the transformative potential of collaborative research efforts, harnessing diverse expertise and resources to drive innovation and cultivate sustainable solutions on a global scale.<\/p><\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Thematic\" data-id=\"features--5\" data-export-id=\"features-16-card-bordered-colored\" data-category=\"features\" class=\"features-16-card-bordered-colored content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"thematic\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row text-center\"><div  class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\"> <h2  class=\"\">Thematic Sessions<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row spaced-cols\" data-type=\"row\"> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"> <div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-shutterstock_1933826324-scaled-3.jpg\" title=\"Sustainable,Society,Concept.,Environmental,Technology.,Sustainable,Development,Goals.,Sdgs.\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\">Science Policy<\/span><\/h4> <\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"><div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shutterstock_1438600409-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Scientist,Researcher,In,Protective,Suit,Takes,Water,For,Analysis,From\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0); font-weight: 700;\">Water Sciences<\/span><\/h4> <\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"><div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shutterstock_660890449-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Close,Up,Of,Biologist's,Hand,With,Protective,Gloves,Holding,Young\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0); font-weight: 700;\">Earth Sciences<\/span><\/h4> <\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"> <div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-shutterstock_1913579515-scaled-1.jpg\" title=\"Technology,,Hand,Holding,With,Environment,Icons,Over,The,Network,Connection\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\">Biosphere Reserve<\/span><\/h4> <\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div><div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"> <div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/shutterstock_2134650733-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Landslide,In,Petropolis,City,,Natural,Disaster,Destroyed,House,,Mud,And\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\">Disaster Risk Reduction<\/span><\/h4> <\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div><div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 \"> <div  class=\"card no-padding bottom-border-color2\"> <img  decoding=\"async\" class=\"face\" src=\"https:\/\/c2csymposium.istic-unesco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-C2C-Microsite-Maintenance-Page-3.png\" title=\"cropped-C2C-Microsite-Maintenance-Page-3.png\" alt=\"\"> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\"> <h4  class=\"font-500 color1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0); font-weight: 700;\">Basic Sciences<\/span><\/h4> <\/div> <div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs read-more-container\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Testimonials\" data-id=\"testimonials--1\" data-export-id=\"testimonials-2\" data-category=\"testimonials\" class=\"testimonials-1 content-section content-section-spacing\" id=\"testimonials-1\" style=\"background-color: rgba(3, 169, 244, 0.165); background-image: none;\"><div  class=\"gridContainer\"> <div  class=\"row\"><div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"section-title-col\"> <h2  class=\"\">Contact Us<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <div  class=\"row spaced-cols content-center-sm\" data-type=\"row\"> <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">     <h5  class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">ISTIC-UNESCO\n<\/h5><p  class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span ><b >\u2022 <\/b><\/span><span ><b >Programme:&nbsp;<\/b><span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharizad Dahlan&nbsp;<span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:sharizad@istic-unesco.org\" href=\"mailto:sharizad@istic-unesco.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[sharizad@istic-unesco.org]<\/a><\/span><\/span><br ><b >\n\u2022<span > Technical:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azim Noor <span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:azimnoor@istic-unesco.org\" href=\"mailto:azimnoor@istic-unesco.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[azimnoor@istic-unesco.org]<\/a><\/span><\/span><br ><b >\n\u2022 Travel &amp; Accommodation: <\/b><span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zarmila Salmi Sabot&nbsp;<span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:zarmiela@istic-unesco.org\" href=\"mailto:zarmiela@istic-unesco.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[zarmiela@istic-unesco.org]<\/a><\/span><\/span><br ><b >\n\u2022 Airport transfer:<\/b><span >&nbsp;<\/span><span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hazman Hazal <span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:hazman@istic-unesco.org\" href=\"mailto:hazman@istic-unesco.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[hazman@istic-unesco.org]\ufeff<\/a><\/span><\/span><br ><b >\n\u2022 Exhibition:&nbsp;<\/b><span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fasehah Ali <span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:fasehah@istic-unesco.org\" href=\"mailto:fasehah@istic-unesco.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[fasehah@istic-unesco.org]<\/a><\/span><\/span><br ><span  style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>   <div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">     <h5  class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">UNESCO\n<\/h5><p  class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Christin Ametodou&nbsp;<span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a href=\"mailto:c.ametodou@unesco.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-href=\"mailto:c.ametodou@unesco.org\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[c.ametodou@unesco.org]\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><br >\u2022 <span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isis Le Bas <span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:i.le-bas@unesco.org\" href=\"mailto:i.le-bas@unesco.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[i.le-bas@unesco.org]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">     <h5  class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Permanent Delegation of Malaysia to UNESCO<\/h5><p  class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span  style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Dr Idris Ismail&nbsp;<span  style=\"color: rgb(255, 152, 0);\"><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:i.ismail.my@unesco-delegations.org\" href=\"mailto:i.ismail.my@unesco-delegations.org\" target=\"_self\" data-mce-selected=\"inline-boundary\" data-cp-link=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">[i.ismail.my@unesco-delegations.org]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div><div  data-label=\"Cta\" data-id=\"cta--2\" data-export-id=\"cta-blue-section\" data-category=\"cta\" class=\"cta-blue-section content-section content-section-spacing-medium bg-color1 white-text\" id=\"cta-2\" style=\"background-color: rgb(14, 50, 85); 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