FIRST (Forum in Research, Science and Technology)

FIRST has been held for four times and organized by State Polytechnic of Sriwijaya. The previous beginning FIRST conference was a National Conference and it was held on October 27, 2015, with the theme: Peningkatan Kualitas SDM melalui Penelitian Teknologi Tepat Guna dalam Menghadapi Ekonomi Asean.  On 2016, the FIRST was upgraded in order to enhance the quality of the conference.  The first FIRST international conference was held in State Polytechnic of Sriwijaya, on October 18-19, 2016, while the second FIRST international conference was held on October 30-31, 2019 at Horison Ultima Hotel Palembang, and the 3^rd FIRST was held on October 9-10, 2019, at Excelton Hotel Palembang, Indonesia. 

This 4^th FIRST 2020 International Conference has atrrated 8 participants, i.e., from Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, Taiwan, Thailland, United Kingdom, Hungaria,  and Cambodia. While SNAPTEKMAS has become the destination of  6  biggest university in Indonesia.