The Twelfth Global Zoom CMA Program was held over 3 weekends in March 2026. It was an immense success with 99 participants from 24 countries. It commenced at 1pm AEDT and finished at 9pm each day. The most participants were from Australia and New Zealand. There were those who tuned in from Canada at Midnight the day before; and from New Zealand who finished after midnight the day following! There were also participants from Europe, Africa, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
From March 7 onwards, some of the participants from the middle-east showed their commitment to the CMA program as they continued the follow the Zoom presentations despite the noise of missiles exploding in there vicinity could be heard.
The presenters were Prof Janek Ratnatunga, Prof Brendan O’Connell and Dr. Chris D’Souza. Given the incredible logistics involved, it was a team-teaching effort on all the days. From the comments posted in the chat boxes; it was extremely well received. Special commendation must go to Mr. Kapila Dodamgoda, who is responsible for marketing the Global GMA conversion program and Mr. Kumar Khatiwada the Regional Director of Nepal, for once again promoting the program.