Annual Review 2017 | Page 9

Research Data Directions and Enterprise Systems The campus talk, sponsored by the Library and Campus Research Management, featured David Groenewegen, Director of Research at Monash University Australia Library. He highlighted the University's research ecosystems, infrastructure and services that support Monash research outputs and research data, including the Library-managed systems and research repositories. CONFERENCES International Symposium on Dementia This symposium attracted over 100 participants including 24 representatives from various medical organisations in Japan, resulting in a multidisciplinary mix of clinical investigators, basic scientists, established investigators and young students in attendance. Topics discussed included recent research, developments and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. The event sustained a highly interactive environment where exchange of ideas and networking were encouraged. Annual EILP Summit The Schools of Engineering and IT held their annual Engineering & IT Leadership Program (EILP) conference, titled ‘Horizons − Achieve What You Believe’. The conference presented talks by academics and Monash alumni, as well as a forum featuring a line-up of accomplished industry leaders. The State of Malaysian Literature in the 21st Century: An ASIATIC Symposium Hosted by the School of Arts and Social Sciences, the objective of the symposium was to assess the state of Malaysian literature in the 21st century, covering literature in all the major written languages in the country. Participants included professors from universities in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Tokyo. Telemedicine Conference The third Malaysian conference on telemedicine was hosted in collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Health, Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology (CREST), and Sunway Medical Centre. Participants of the three-day conference included relevant stakeholders and medical providers who discussed significant topics and issues surrounding moving healthcare in Malaysia into the information technology age. International Symposium on Autism Organised by the Brain Research Institute at Monash Sunway, the symposium brought together experts in autism who shed light on the disorder. Speakers from Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia gave insights into some of the advanced therapeutic, clinical and basic knowledge about autism. Academia Sinica-Monash Malaysia Bilateral Forum The first Academia Sinica-Monash Malaysia Bilateral Forum was jointly organised by the School of Science and the Tropical Medicine & Biology Multidisciplinary Platform. Twenty-five speakers from various institutions presented their research in neuroscience, environmental science and cancer. Genderworks Symposium ‘Genderworks: Dialogue and Action Across Our Differences’, an undergraduate conference on gender studies, was convened by the School of Arts and Social Sciences with the School of Business. The top five papers were published in Legal Craft & Such, a monthly e-publication initiated by the Continuing Professional Development Department of the Bar Council in collaboration with Thomson Reuters. 8