10 December 2009 (Thursday)

6.00 pm – 7.30 pm
Registration of Foreign Speakers and Foreign Participants

8.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Welcoming Dinner for Foreign Speakers & Foreign Participants

11 December 2009 (Friday)

8.00 am – 9.00 am
Registration for Local Speakers & Participants

9.00 am – 9.15 am
Arrival of YB Datuk Seri Utama Rais Yatim Minister of Information, Communications & Culture

9.15 am – 9.30 am
Welcome Address by YBhg Puan Nori Abdullah, Chairman of Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia

9.30 am – 10.15 am
Keynote Address by YB Datuk Seri Utama Rais Yatim Minister of Information, Communications & Culture

10.15 am – 10.30 am
Refreshments

10.30 am – 11.15 am
Lead Paper – Malaysia Batik Prof. Najib Dawa (Malaysia)

11.15 am – 12.45 pm
The cloth that cuts: re-appraising batik as a Trans – Cultural Signifier Dr Farish Noor (Malaysia)
The Versatility & Internationalization of Batik. (Western adaptation of batik) Ms Lee Creswell (UK)
(Chair – Mr Edric Ong)

12.45 pm – 2.00 pm
Luncheon

2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
The importance of recognizing Batik as a hand made wax resist textile Ms Diane Gaffney (UK)
A method of wax patterning Ms Janet Stoyel (UK)
(Chair – Ms Olivia Batchelder)

3.30 pm – 3.45 pm
Refreshments

3.45 pm – 5.15pm
High & Low Batik Painting Mr Kamal Dollah (Singapore)
The artistic language of Batik Mr Ray Pierotti (USA)
Searching for new Challenge – Batik as a Multidisciplined Art Mr Tony Dyer (Australia)
(Chair – Ms Susan Fell–Mclean)

5.15 pm – 6.45 pm
Batik Malaysia : Exquisite Heritage of ancient Motif Dr Achmad Sopandi (Indonesia)
Batik in Azerbaijan Ms Tatyana Agababayeva(Azerbaijan)
How Sri Langka is using batik – perfect value addition medium to fashion themes Ms Sonali Dharmawardena (Sri Langka)
(Chair – Ms Susan Fell–Mclean)

7.45 pm – 10.30 pm
World Batik Council Dinner cum Meeting ROOM 304 – 305 (Dinner) ROOM 306 (Meeting) (For members only)

12 December 2009 (Saturday)

8.30 am – 10.00 am
Palimsets : Textiles in Nature Ms Susan Fell–Mclean (Australia)
Comtemporary Seaweed Batik Ms Olivia Batchelder (USA)
Batik through Creative Knowledege Dr Nazlina Shaari (Malaysia)
(Chair – Ms Lee Creswell )

10.00 am – 10.15 am
Refreshments

10.15 am – 11.45 am
Antibiosis of batik fabrics treated with Ag nano colloid solution Mr Kim Joan Sunghee & Jeong Sung Hoon (China)Spinning Traditional
Japanese Cotton Ms Sumi Takamoto (Japan)
(Chair – Ms Diane Gaffney)

11.45 am – 12.45 pm
Revival of Mud Batik with Natural Dyes Mr Sunil K.Vaid (India)
Trends of Awa natural indigo industry in Japan Ms Miyoko Kawahito
(Chair – Ms Janet Stoyel)

12.45 pm – 1.45 pm
Luncheon (Light Music)

1.45 pm – 2.45 pm
Service Innovation design in Batik Industry Dr Khairul Azlin(Malaysia)
Batik – preservation and copyright issues Mr Abd. Kareem Said Khadaied (Malaysia)
(Chair – Mr Ray Pierotti)

2.45 pm – 3.45 pm
Discourse of Batik as Post-Modern Practice Mr Lee Hui Seng (Malaysia)
Filipiana Style In Batik Mr Alfonso Guino–O (Philippines)
(Chair – Dato’ Fajura)

3.30pm – 4.15 pm
Natural Dyes on Fiber Mr Edric Ong (Malaysia)
(Chair – Dr Khairul Azlin)

4.15 pm – 4.45 pm
Refreshments

4.45 pm – 6.00 pm
Final Plenary & Closing (Chair – Dato’ Seri Mohamad Jawhar Hassan, ISIS)