The first World Maritime University (WMU) Regional Alumni Conference is taking place in Yangon, Myanmar (27-28 January). Mrs. Pamela Tansey, Senior Deputy Director, Technical Cooperation Division, is representing IMO at the conference, which will focus current developments in maritime education, in line with the World Maritime Day theme for 2015 – “Maritime education and training”. The event has attracted some 160 delegates, including WMU graduates from the Asia and Oceania region (Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam). Local and regional industry representatives are also attending. Link http://alumniconference.wmu.se