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STI Events happen in and outside Malaysia. (All the events information are taken from the organisation):

• OIL & GAS ASIA 2013

5-7 June 2013, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

• SMIDEX 2013

12-14 June 2013, Lumut, Perak

• GAGASAN SRI MALAYSIA

11-13 June 2013, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur

• 10th ASIAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

23-25 August 2013, Batu Feringgi, Penang

• 1st INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON AGARWOOD (ISSA 2013)

3-5 September 2013, Serdang, Selangor

• THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IEEE RFID TECHNICAL AND APPLICATION

4-5 September 2013, Zon Regency Hotel, Johor Bahru

• POWER - GEN ASIA

2-4 October 2013, IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Centre, Bangkok Thailand

• 6th MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ANTARTICA

8-9 October 2013, Batu Feringgi Beach, Pulau Pinang

• MDBD 2013 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS AND BIOMARKER DISCOVERY

23-25 October 2013, Hotel Equatorial, Penang

• 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF TOURISM RESEARCH

29-31 October 2013, ICity Bayview Hotel, Kuah, Langkawi Island

• SIMPOSIUM KEBANGSAAN SAINS MATEMATIK KE-21 (SKSM21)

6-8 November 2013, The Gurney Resort Hotel & Residence, Pulau Pinang

• THE 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS, VISION, SIGNAL PROCESSING & POWER APPLICATIONS (ROVISP 2013) PENANG, MALAYSIA 10-12 NOVEMBER 2013

10-12 November 2013, Batu Feringgi Beach, Penang

• 32nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KENAF AND ALLIED FIBRES (ICKAF 2013)

3-5 December 2013, Hotel Grand Seasons, Kuala Lumpur