The fifth Global Zoom CMA Program was held over 3 weekends in in September 2022. It was an immense success with 150 participants from 26 countries. It commenced at 1pm AEDT and finished at 9pm each day. The most participants was 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, the UAE, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.
The presenters were Prof Janek Ratnatunga, Prof Brendan O’Connell and Dr. Chris D’Souza; and the Zoom Host was Dr Chintan Bharwada; ICMA’s COO. 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 Dr Ana Sopanah and Dr Josua Tarigan , the Regional Directors from Indonesia; and also Mr. Sazzad Hassan, the Regional Director of Bangladesh, Mr. Kapila Dodamgoda, the Regional Director of Sri Lanka, and Shakeeb Ahmed the Regional Director of UAE.