Abstract
Over the period 28 to 29th November 2022, the Sunway University
Research Centre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies
(CAPRT) hosted an event initially planned as the 1st Sunway-Asian/
Oceania Radiation Physics Networking Workshop. We have great aspirations to emulate the best, wishing ourselves to become much like the
Gordon Research Conferences (GRC), ‘dedicated to building communities that advance the frontiers of science’. The GRC is a not-for-profit
organization, as is the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation that funds Sunway
University. Born out of a successful competitive bid to the University, we
were able to make use of a stimulus package that looked to encourage
regional engagements in areas of interest to the University. That funding
has been central to the success of the event, a matter recorded herein and
strongly appreciated. As a result, by way of invitations, we now have an
improved understanding of regional efforts taking place within the
broad remit of what one might call the radiation sciences. Clearly this is
work in progress, the meeting providing a forum which at the regional
level is looking to help realize the greater potential of our shared aspirations, knowledge, facilities, human resource and capacity to attract
funding.