Programme update (as of 03-March-2014)
Saturday 8th March
Overseas Guest Arrivals
7.00pm: Welcoming Dinner by the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society and Dr. Wu Lien-Teh family reunion. (Venue: Bayview Hotel George Town, Premier Lounge 16th Floor)
Sunday 9th March
8:30am gather at Bayview Hotel lobby. 9.00am to 1.00pm: Tour-The Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Historic Trail (include a visit to the Batu Gantong Columbarium to pay respect to Mr. & Mrs. Wu Lien-Teh). Lunch break at Penang Free School.
2:00 pm Unveiling of the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh’s bronze bust and memorial at Penang Medical College, Sepoy Lines Road, Penang
3.30pm to 5.00pm: The Inaugural Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Lecture by Professor Dr. Anthony Capon, Director of the Institute of Global Health, United Nations University (UNU-IIGH), Malaysia. (Venue: E&O Hotel)
7.30pm: Official State Government of Penang Dinner (Venue: E&O Hotel, New Annex – Fullerton Room). Dress Code: Formal or Batik suit
Monday 10th March
Bus pick-up from Bayview Hotel at 8:15am
8.30am to 2.00pm: International Symposium on Global Health Challenges-Infectious Diseases in the New Millennium. (Penang Medical College)
| Arrival of guests and registration | 8.30am – 9.00 |
| Welcome address by President of PMC | 9.00 – 9.15 |
| Opening speech and officiating of the inaugural WLT symposium by the representative of the Minister of Health | 9.15 – 9.30 |
| Dr Alex K H Ooi – The Legacy of WLT | 9.30 – 9.45 |
| Tea break | 9.45 – 10.15 |
| Prof Stan Fenwick – a Short History of Animal-Associated Epidemics Zoonoses and human disease | 10.15 – 11.30 |
| Prof Richard Loh – Tuberculosis- Still a scourge of mankind | 11.30 – 12.15pm |
| Professor Ooi Eng Eong – Dengue prevention and the elusive sustainable solution | 12.15 – 1.00 |
| Close of symposium | 1.00-1.10 |
| Lunch | 1.10 – 2pm |
Note: Dr. Wu’s bust is placed at the Penang Medical College, Sepoy Lines Rd, NOT at the State Museum and Art Gallery in Macalister Rd as announced in the newspapers.
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
The Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society, Penang (wulientehsociety.org)
Penang Institute (penanginstitute.org)
Penang Medical College (www.pmc.edu.my)
Institute of International Global Health, United Nations University (iigh.unu.edu)
Penang Heritage Trust (www.pht. org. my)
Penang Global Tourism (www.mypenang.gov.my)
Think City (www. thinkcity.com.my)
Please email to: wulientehsociety@gmail to obtain further information on participation.