On March 20, 2018, LPPM-UNJA hosted a one-day ABS symposium that discussed the results and outcomes of the ABS research projects of counterparts and stakeholders which have been funded by EFForTS. The symposium was opened by Prof. Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat (speaker of the Indonesian University Consortium, Vice rector for Collaboration and System Information, IPB) and by Prof. Stefan Scheu (speaker of EFForTS, University of Göttingen). The symposium was attended by about 60 people: by Prof. Anas Miftah Fauzi (Dean of the postgraduate school of IPB), Dr. Bambang Irawan (Representative of UNJA for EFForTS), Dr. Aiyen Tjoa (Coordinator of EFForTS at UNJA), Dr. Sunny W.H. Reetz (Coordinator of EFForTS at IPB), academic staff and counterparts of EFForTS at UNJA as well as stakeholders of EFForTS in Jambi.

Participants of the ABS symposium
Participants of the ABS symposium hosted by UNJA on March 20, 2018.
From left to right: Mr. Peri Hermansyah (TNBD), Ms. Asri Buliyansih (TNBD),
Prof. Stefan Scheu (speaker of EFForTS), Ms. Elisa Septina (BKSDA), Mr. Marwa Prinando (BKSDA).

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Participating counterparts and stakeholders of the ABS symposium hosted by UNJA on March 20, 2018.