Organized by: The Malaysia International Chemical Sciences Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Centre of Student Innovation (CSI) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia “The World Water Council reports that 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water, while 1.8 million people die every year from diarrhoeal diseases. While the world's population tripled in the 20 th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50%. This growth will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.” ( The ACS GIC was originally held at UTM, Johor, Malaysia in It brought together undergraduate students from many universities in the country to present their ideas on how to solve various problems pertaining to water resources. Due to the success of the inaugural event, this year the challenge returns. Participants from universities in South East Asian countries will convene once again at UTM CSI to present their ideas to a panel of distinguished judges. The finalists for the Regional Round will be selected from submissions at the National Round, through rigorous selection by the National Round Committee. National Round How to Participate Open to all undergraduate students from any institutions of higher learning in South East Asia. Form a group of three persons. Identify a significant water resources-related problem, propose a viable solution, and submit your idea to Your submission must consist of: Introduction of the identified problem. Your idea in relation to the competition theme. How your idea can solve the related problem. Pictorial sketch of your idea. Ideas must be in a form of PowerPoint presentation. Deadline of submission is by 21 st September 2015, midnight. Outstanding ideas will be selected to attend the Regional Round in UTM, Johor, Malaysia. The selected ideas will be announced by 28 th September 2015 via . Participants selected for the Regional Round will be provided a shared accommodation and meals on the competition day. Travel expenses is not provided but the organizer can provide invitation letter to support funding applications from participants’ own institution. Regional Round Date: 7 th November 2015 (Saturday) Venue: CSI, UTM, Johor, Malaysia Rules A 10 minutes PowerPoint presentation (in English) of proposed idea, followed by 5 mins Q&A from panel of judges. Participants are allowed to use any props/visual aids/prototype during the presentation. Cash prizes, trophy, and certificates await the best ideas! For any enquiries regarding the national round competition, please contact: Name of national correspondence: Dr Galuh Yuliani Address: Chemistry Study Program, Indonesia University of Education, Jl.Dr.Setiabudi 229 Bandung Visit our Facebook page for more information on this competition!