Dato' Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin, Chair of MANCPEC and Chief Executive of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), passed away on 22 June 2013 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.  She was the Chair of MANCPEC and Chief Executive of ISIS since January 2010.  Dato' Dr. Mahani joined ISIS as its Director General in 2007. She will be missed by the PECC community. We offer our condolences and sympathies to ISIS and the family of the late Dato' Dr. Mahani.