BESarawak announced that the state will be the first East Malaysian destination to host the Asian Association for Sport Management Conference in 2023 (AASM 2023).
Organised and hosted by the Asian Association for Sport Management (AASM), Curtin University Miri and Sport Management & Administration Association Malaysia (SMAS), the event will gather national and international sports stakeholders, sports students, academics and those employed by the industry.
Set to take place at Imperial Hotel Kuching from 19-20 August, discussions will revolve around the topic ‘The Asian Sport Industry and the Sustainability Agenda: Action and Education through Sport’, which perfectly echoes the Sarawak Government’s efforts for sustainability.
“Sustainability is one of the three aspirational pillars of the Post Covid-19
Development Strategy, one of our objectives in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and
Entrepreneur Development is to develop a more balanced sports policy for youths and other categories of the sports communities,” said Sarawak’s Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development, Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.