2026 WMDA Asia-Pacific Registries Meeting, Setia Alam, Malaysia
WMDA will organise the third Asia-Pacific Registry Meeting in Setia Alam, Malaysia on June 19 2026. the day before the ISBT Meeting in Kuala Lumpur will begin. The meeting will graciously be hosted by Dr. Masita Arip at the Malaysian Stem Cell Registry (Malaysian Stem Cell Registry) in Setia Alam, Shah Alam.
Programme
09:30 – 10:00 | Introduction of the Malaysian Stem Cell Registry
Speaker: Dr. Masita Arip
10:00 – 10:30 | Session 1: WMDA Global Meetings 2026 – update
Speakers: Ching Wa Lau (Hong Kong BMDR), Lydia Foeken (WMDA)
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 | Session 2: How registries use social media for awareness for donor recruitment
Speakers: Dr Norhazlin Mustafa (Malaysian Stem Cell Donor Registry), Siti Zubaidah (Singapore BMDP)
Round Table: share experiences on social media strategies, HLA typing strategies at recruitment
12:00 – 13:00 | Session 3: Donor recruitment & facilitation – how to engage young donors
Speakers: Thai National Stem Cell Donor Registry, Celest Loy (Singapore BMDP)
Round Table: share experiences on donor recruitment (tips and tricks for Gen-Z and Alpha)
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 | Session 4: Sharing Practice on the use of volunteers for recruitment and other parts of the operations in a registry
Round Table: share experiences working with volunteers (what type of work, how many)
14:30 – 15:00 | Session 5: To Be Decided
Speaker:
Short break |15:00 – 15:20
15:20 – 16:00 | Session 6: Search, Match & Connect
Speakers: Lydia Foeken (WMDA), Saranya Srinivasan (Datri)
16:00 – 17:00 | Visit the Malaysian facility
17:00 | Closing remarks & end of Programme
Host Venue
Institute for Medical Research (IMR)
Blok C7, Kompleks Institut Kesihatan Negara (NIH)
No. 1, Jalan Setia Murni U13/52
Seksyen U13, 40170 Shah Alam
Selangor, Malaysia
The meeting will take place on 19 June 2026
Recommended Hotels
A convenient accommodation option near the institute is the Courtyard by Marriott Setia Alam. You can find more information here: [Courtyard by Marriott Setia Alam](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/kulsc-courtyard-setia-alam/overview/
Registration
Please register for this meeting via this link.
We look forward to seeing you there!